Understanding mothers' experiences of their children's pain in the ED
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A qualitative study to explore the experience of mothers in relation to the management of their child's pain when attending the Emergency Department.
IRAS ID
169496
Contact name
Alison Twycross
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
London Southbank University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 24 days
Research summary
This study will look at a mothers’ experience of the management of their child’s pain in the emergency department (ED). Several studies have explored how parents can assist in the management of acute pain but few have focused specifically on the mother or on pain in the ED. As the majority of children present with their mothers to the ED, exploring mothers’ perceptions of pain management in this context is important.
Mothers whose children aged 2 - 7 years, have been patients in the ED will be eligible for the study. The research will be conducted on one site only, the ED of a District General Hospital in the East of England.
Ten face to face semi-structured interviews will be conducted. This gives mothers the opportunity to discuss in depth their experiences of the management of their child’s pain in the ED. This will enable better understanding of how mothers feel about the management of their children’s pain in the ED and enable strategies to be developed to ensure children's pain is managed more effectively.
REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/EE/0035
Date of REC Opinion
4 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion