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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on November 11, 2009
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp095
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Early Intervention for Children and their Parents Following Unintentional Injury

Catherine M Cox, BA, BSoc Sci1, Justin A Kenardy, PhD, FAPS1,2 and Joan K Hendrikz, PGCert2

1School of Psychology, University of Queensland and 2Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Queensland

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Catherine Cox, Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, Herston, Queensland, Australia 4006. E-mail: c.cox{at}psy.uq.edu.au


  Abstract

Objective The aim of this article was to evaluate the effectiveness of an information provision web-based early intervention via a randomized controlled trial for children and their parents following pediatric unintentional injury. Method Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 29) or a control group (n = 27) following baseline measurements. Further assessment was taken at 4–6 weeks and 6 months post-trauma event. Results Analyses revealed that children within the intervention group reported improved anxiety, in comparison to a worsening of symptoms for children in the control group. Furthermore, children who had higher baseline trauma scores reported the intervention to be helpful. Conclusions The intervention showed promising results in its ability to aid child recovery.

Key words: Children; early intervention; information provision; unintentional injury; web-based..

Received May 5, 2009; revision received September 28, 2009; accepted September 29, 2009


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