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Game for Health: Development of a modular eHealth resource for children and adolescents with chronic illness

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Illness (e.g. asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, etc.) in children and adolescents
Mental Health - Anxiety
Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above
Registration Number
ACTRN12616001244493
Lead Sponsor
Oakley Foundation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

There will be three groups of participants:
1) Young people (children and adolescents): Participants will be included if they are 7-19 years of age, if they speak English, consent/assent to participate and if they sought medical care for chronic health conditions including asthma, etc. from a paediatrician or general practitioner within the ADHB area.
2) Parents/guardians/whanau members: Participants will be included if they are parents/guardians of a child with a chronic health conditions such as asthma, etc., who have sought care from a a paediatrician or general practitioner within the ADHB area, if they speak English and consent to participate.
3) Clinicians: Participants will be included (in the focus groups, interviews, survey) if they are paediatricians or general practitioners who are providing care to children with chronic health conditions such as asthma, etc. within the ADHB area and who consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

People who do not consent to participating or are unable to provide written and verbal consent to participate in focus groups.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the needs and wants of children and adolescents with chronic illness in order to design a set of modular interactive eHealth programmes through focus group discussion. [December 2015]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
one[None]
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