Clinical pediatrics
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Clinical pediatrics · Dec 2013
Multicenter StudyHealth promotion in pediatric primary care: importance of health literacy and communication practices.
Health literacy has been shown to predict health behaviors and outcomes above the effects of education or socioeconomic status. Much remains unknown about the health literacy of parents and the role it plays in children's health outcomes or in health disparities. ⋯ When comparisons were made between 2 educational attainment groups, there were variations in indicators of health literacy and health communication needs. These data can be used to guide the development of interventions by primary care providers to improve parent education.
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Clinical pediatrics · Dec 2013
How often do providers discuss asthma action plans with children? Analysis of transcripts of medical visits.
To examine how often providers discussed asthma action plans with children and their caregivers and child, clinical, and provider characteristics that were associated with those discussions. ⋯ In our sample, providers rarely discussed action plans with children and their caregivers. Providers should discuss asthma action plans with every child with persistent asthma and their caregivers and revise them regularly.
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Clinical pediatrics · Dec 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of a medical clown on pain during intravenous access in the pediatric emergency department: a randomized prospective pilot study.
We report the effect of the presence of a medical clown during insertion of an intravenous catheter during their emergency department visit. ⋯ Therapeutic clowns are useful for diminishing pain and anxiety during painful procedures being performed on children in the emergency department.