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G214 USING CHILDREN’S VIEWS TO IMPROVE PRACTICE: WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT INJECTIONS
L. C. Haines, P. Kirby, K. Read, M. Lynch, E. Estlin.The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK

Aims: The study was undertaken to establish whether children of varying ages and illness experience can be supported using appropriate techniques to express their views about a common medical procedure to inform clinical practice.

Method: Focus group discussions (incorporating a draw/write technique for the 3–9 year olds) were undertaken about children’s experiences and perceptions of injections and how they could be improved. Older children (11–17) also discussed what they would teach doctors about giving injections. Consultations with healthy school children were facilitated by teachers; consultations with children with a disability by an experienced researcher and those with children with acute and chronic illness by trained young researchers (16 years).

Results: 74 children were consulted (36 boys 38 girls 3–17 years). Strategies which could improve the experience for children included . . . [Full text of this article]

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