Journal article

A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating a web-based training program on pediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care for emergency department staff

C Hoysted, L Jobson, E Alisic

Psychological Services | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC | Published : 2019

Abstract

This pilot parallel group superiority randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy and acceptability of a web-based training program on pediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care (Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12617001148369). Eligibility criteria for this study included being a nurse or physician working in an ED in Australia or New Zealand, being fluent in English and having Internet access. Emergency department (ED) staff (N = 71) were randomly assigned into the training (n = 32) or control group n = 39). We hypothesized that compared to the control group, ED staff in the training group would show a greater improvement in knowle..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank the organizations and individuals who assisted in the distribution of the study information, including the Australian and New Zealand Colleges of Nursing. In addition, we thank Mairead Cardamone-Breen and Janet Tong for their assistance in this project. This work was supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship (CH); National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Early Career Fellowship under Grant 1090229 (EA).