TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries
AU - Hoysted, Claire
AU - Babl, Franz E.
AU - Kassam-Adams, Nancy
AU - Landolt, Markus A.
AU - Jobson, Laura
AU - Van Der Westhuizen, Claire
AU - Curtis, Sarah
AU - Kharbanda, Anupam B.
AU - Lyttle, Mark D.
AU - Parri, Niccolo
AU - Stanley, Rachel
AU - Alisic, Eva
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Background: Provision of psychosocial care, in particular trauma-informed care, in the immediate aftermath of paediatric injury is a recommended strategy to minimize the risk of paediatric medical traumatic stress. Objective: To examine the knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress and perspectives on providing trauma-informed care among emergency staff working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method: Training status, knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress, attitudes towards incorporating psychosocial care and barriers experienced were assessed using an online self-report questionnaire. Respondents included 320 emergency staff from 58 LMICs. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, t-tests and multiple regression. Results: Participating emergency staff working in LMICs had a low level of knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress. Ninety-one percent of respondents had not received any training or education in paediatric medical traumatic stress, or trauma-informed care for injured children, while 94% of respondents indicated they wanted training in this area. Conclusions: There appears to be a need for training and education of emergency staff in LMICs regarding paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care, in particular among staff working in comparatively lower income countries.
AB - Background: Provision of psychosocial care, in particular trauma-informed care, in the immediate aftermath of paediatric injury is a recommended strategy to minimize the risk of paediatric medical traumatic stress. Objective: To examine the knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress and perspectives on providing trauma-informed care among emergency staff working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method: Training status, knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress, attitudes towards incorporating psychosocial care and barriers experienced were assessed using an online self-report questionnaire. Respondents included 320 emergency staff from 58 LMICs. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, t-tests and multiple regression. Results: Participating emergency staff working in LMICs had a low level of knowledge of paediatric medical traumatic stress. Ninety-one percent of respondents had not received any training or education in paediatric medical traumatic stress, or trauma-informed care for injured children, while 94% of respondents indicated they wanted training in this area. Conclusions: There appears to be a need for training and education of emergency staff in LMICs regarding paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care, in particular among staff working in comparatively lower income countries.
KW - child traumatic stress
KW - Paediatric injury
KW - psychological first aid
KW - psychosocial care
KW - traumatic stress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076327409&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/20008198.2018.1468703
DO - 10.1080/20008198.2018.1468703
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076327409
VL - 9
JO - European Journal of Psychotraumatology
JF - European Journal of Psychotraumatology
SN - 2000-8198
IS - 1
M1 - 1468703
ER -