Journal of Pediatric Psychology 29(4) pp. 269-272, 2004
Journal of Pediatric Psychology vol. 29 no. 4 © Society of Pediatric Psychology 2004; all rights reserved
Commentary: Computer-Based Interventions in Pediatric Psychology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
All correspondence should be sent to Shari L. Wade, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039. E-mail: shari.wade@cchmc.org.
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The study by Davis, Quittner, Stack, & Yang (this issue) details an exciting and innovative approach to providing psychoeducation to pediatric populations. These investigators employed a CD-ROM to deliver in-office education and illness-related coping skills to children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Findings demonstrated significant increases in both knowledge and coping competency after only 30 minutes exposure to the computer-based materials. These findings are noteworthy because they suggest that a brief, self-directed educational intervention can result in substantial improvements in outcomes that are the frequent target of psychoeducational interventions. Moreover, the intervention described can be delivered cost-effectively and with little professional involvement. This commentary seeks to examine Davis et al. (this issue
) in the context of the broader field of computer-delivered interventions, variously referred to as e-health or telehealth, and to consider the opportunities and challenges that this emerging area poses for the field of pediatric psychology.
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