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Title: | Quantitative and qualitative testing of DARWeb: An online self-guided intervention for children with functional abdominal pain and their parents |
Author: | Nieto Luna, Rubén Boixadós, Mercè Hernández Encuentra, Eulàlia Beneitez, Imma Huguet, Anna McGrath, Patrick |
Others: | Dalhousie University Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) IWK Health Centre |
Citation: | Nieto Luna, R., Boixadós Anglès, M., Hernàndez Encuentra, E., Beneitez de Dios, I., Huguet Rosselló, A. & McGrath, P.J. (2019). Quantitative and qualitative testing of DARWeb: An online self-guided intervention for children with functional abdominal pain and their parents. Health Informatics Journal, 25(4), 1511-1527. doi: 10.1177/1460458218779113 |
Abstract: | The main objective of this study was to preliminary explore the effects of DARWeb on different outcomes. A Quasi-experimental, one-group, pretest-posttest design was used. Parents and children were asked to complete questionnaires and questions (separately) about quality of life, abdominal pain severity, and satisfaction. Semi-structured interviews with families were also performed. This study focuses on 17 families. Results showed that parent's ratings of children's abdominal pain severity were significantly lower after finishing the intervention and at the 3-month follow-up, and quality of life scores had increased significantly after 3 months. From children's ratings, mean abdominal pain severity scores were significantly lower after the intervention compared to the preintervention assessment. Both parents and children were quite satisfied with the intervention. In qualitative interviews, families suggested that DARWeb helped them to give less importance to pain and to learn coping strategies. In conclusion, this study showed the potential usefulness of DARWeb for children with functional abdominal pain and for their parents. |
Keywords: | functional abdominal pain online intervention pediatric pain psychosocial intervention self-administered intervention |
DOI: | 10.1177/1460458218779113 |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Version: | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion |
Issue Date: | 4-Jun-2018 |
Publication license: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es |
Appears in Collections: | Articles Articles cientÍfics |
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