Fracture Forearm, Pediatric ALL
Conditions
Keywords
health literacy, pediatric fractures, OrthoKids
Brief summary
The objective of this project is to determine the efficacy of a tablet-based educational intervention at improving orthopaedic health literacy amongst families of pediatric patients treated for fractures in an outpatient setting.
Detailed description
This project aims to reduce knowledge disparity amongst caregivers of patients presenting for pediatric fracture care. At our institution, many patients presenting with fractures do not have easy access to either technology or the internet, preventing caregivers from benefiting from educational tools such as POSNA's OrthoKids®. We are planning to increase access and improve health literacy through a simple intervention of providing tablet-based access to POSNA's Orthokids while families are waiting for their physician. Families will be randomized to either standard waiting room experience vs. tablet-based educational intervention to limit selection bias. A brief pre-visit questionnaire will be completed by all caregivers to assess fracture and cast care knowledge as well as the highest educational degree obtained by the caregiver.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTablet-based educational intervention
POSNA's Orthokids website and the article on pediatric forearm fracture will be provided on a tablet. The article provided has two separate tabs, labeled Condition and FAQs, that caregivers will be able to read through. Those who speak Spanish will have the Spanish translated version of Orthokids.
Sponsors
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
(RCT and observational arms): * Children with forearm fractures who presented to the CHNOLA ED. Children are defined as persons under the age of 18 years for this study. Forearm fracture is defined as a radial and or ulnar shaft fracture for this study. * Documented radiographs must show an injury in which the fracture line is wholly located within the diaphysis of the radius or ulna.
Exclusion criteria
(RCT and observational arms): * Fractures that require internal or external fixation * Fractures associated with multi-system trauma * Caregivers that do not speak English or Spanish as their first language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Knowledge questionnaire scores | up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in caregiver satisfaction scores | up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks) |
| Feedback about the OrthoKids website | up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed