Paediatric emergency department presentation Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Current intervention as of 03/12/2020:
Participants will be recruited from parents who attend the paediatric emergency department (PED) at University Hospital Lewisham or the Paediatri
Sponsors
University Hospital Lewisham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 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 _____ 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
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Influence of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviour in how parents and carers attend and access the Paediatric Emergency Department, measured using data derived from a self-reported questionnaire and qualitative analysis of a semi-structured interview at a single timepoint | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 03/12/2020: 1. The severity and clinical disease of children presenting to the paediatric emergency department over the period of interest as a proxy for how unwell they are, as defined by the following criteria: percentage of children/young people with; high triage score thereby indicating urgency to be seen, the need for specialised treatment such as Intravenous Immunoglobulin, the need for PICU admission. Information to be obtained from the electronic date record at a single timepoint of presentation 2. Number of presentations by children and/or young people to the Paediatric Emergency Department, obtained from electronic attendance data records, during the 7-week period of the study compared with an equivalent 7-week historical time period 3. Number of modes of communication that parents/carers/guardian used to get information about COVID-19, obtained from the questionnaire and the semi-structured interview at the single timepoint of presentation _____ Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. The severity and clinical disease of children presenting to the paediatric emergency department over the period of interest as a proxy for how unwell they are, as defined by the following criteria: percentage of children/young people with; high triage score thereby indicating urgency to be seen, the need for specialised treatment such as Intravenous Immunoglobulin, the need for PICU admission. Information to be obtained from the electronic date record at a single timepoint of presentation 2. Number of presentations by children and/or young people to the Paediatric Emergency Department, obtained from electronic attendance data records, during the 3-week period of the study compared with an equivalent 3-week historical time period 3. Number of modes of communication that parents/carers/guardian used to get in | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactTina Sajjanhaar
Outcome results
None listed