Caregiver Reports of Children’s Activity Participation Following Serious Injury
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Overview of the Child Patients
3.2. Themes
3.2.1. Three to Five Years
Physical Restrictions
Postive Attitudes
Missing Out
3.2.2. Six to Eleven Years
Physical Restrictions
Negotiating Activities at School
Caregiver Involvement in Their Child’s Activities at School
Passivity and Disconnections from Activity and Social Participation
3.2.3. Twelve to Sixteen Years
Varying Effects on Adolescents’ Independence and Caregivers’ Sense of “Powerlessness”
Concerns for the Future
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Interview Questions |
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What impact has your child’s injury had on home life? |
Has the injury affected their ability to do things at home in any way? |
How has it impacted on the rest of the household? |
What impact has the injury had on your child’s participation in activities outside your home life? |
What factors influence your child’s participation in activities? |
Has the injury affected your child’s relationships with family members (e.g., parents, siblings), other relatives or friends or in any way? |
What impact has their injury had on them emotionally?Has the injury affected their schooling? |
What impact has the injury had on your child’s general health? |
Have they had any other problems as a result of their injury? |
Has your child experienced any difficulties in their environment with the attitudes of others or with policies or services? |
Descriptor | Group | Mean (SD)/n (%) |
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Age | Mean (SD) | |
8.8 (5.3) | ||
n (%) | ||
3–5 years | 16 (36.3) | |
6–11 years | 12 (27.4) | |
12–16 years | 16 (36.3) | |
Gender | n (%) | |
Male | 26 (59.1) | |
Female | 18 (40.9) | |
Mechanism of injury | n (%) | |
Fall | 10 (22.7) | |
Motorcycle | 6 (13.6) | |
Struck by/collision with object or person | 6 (13.6) | |
Motor vehicle | 5 (11.4) | |
Other causes including pedal cyclist, pedestrian, horse-related, fire, flames, smoke | 17 (38.6) | |
Discharge destination | n (%) | |
Home | 35 (79.6) | |
Inpatient rehabilitation and other | 9 (20.4) | |
36 month outcomes | KOSCHI *,# | n (%) |
Intact recovery | 17 (38.6) | |
Good recovery | 8 (18.2) | |
Upper moderate disability | 6 (13.6) | |
Lower moderate and upper severe disability | 13 (29.6) | |
PedsQL ^ | Mean (SD) | |
Physical health summary score (n = 43) | 83 (21.0) | |
Psychosocial health summary scores (n = 35) | 82 (19.3) |
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Braaf, S.; Ameratunga, S.; Teague, W.; Jowett, H.; Gabbe, B. Caregiver Reports of Children’s Activity Participation Following Serious Injury. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070652
Braaf S, Ameratunga S, Teague W, Jowett H, Gabbe B. Caregiver Reports of Children’s Activity Participation Following Serious Injury. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(7):652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070652
Chicago/Turabian StyleBraaf, Sandra, Shanthi Ameratunga, Warwick Teague, Helen Jowett, and Belinda Gabbe. 2016. "Caregiver Reports of Children’s Activity Participation Following Serious Injury" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 7: 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070652