A study of parents' views and motivations on presenting to their local paediatric emergency department during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
- Conditions
- Paediatric emergency department presentationNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12833010
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital Lewisham
- Brief Summary
2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276055 (added 21/11/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Current inclusion criteria as of 03/12/2020:
1. The parent/carer/guardian of any child under 16 years old (trust policy during the pandemic is to allow only one parent to attend person per child into the PED or PAU area)
2. Presenting between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday
3. Those presenting over a period of approximately 7 weeks
4. Those who present to Lewisham PED or respectively in the PAU at Woolwich
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Previous inclusion criteria:
1. The parent/carer/guardian of any child under 16 years old (trust policy during the pandemic is to allow only one parent to attend person per child into the PED or PAU area)
2. Presenting between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday
3. Those presenting over a period of approximately 3 weeks
4. Those who present to Lewisham PED or respectively in the PAU at Woolwich
1. Those who refuse/do not consent
2. Reattending child or young person/those participants re-attending with another child/young person but have participated previously
3. Those uncomfortable or unable to participate in English
4. Children/young people who are having resuscitation or have died in the department
5. Those who attend outside of the recruitment time period for example out of hours in the evenings or at weekends
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method