Publications by authors named "Brynn M LiaBraaten"
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- The study aims to identify and describe the challenges faced by parents of children hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), based on insights from family navigators.
- Data was collected from 224 parents through qualitative analysis of open-response feedback during a randomized controlled trial in two university-affiliated PICUs in the Midwest.
- Key challenges reported included home life, hospitalization stress, and concerns about diagnosis, with communication difficulties particularly noted by 8% of families, highlighting the need for improved communication strategies and resources.
Stress is a commonly reported issue in pediatric populations of chronic and acute pain. Both outpatient and inpatient settings impose time constraints, which decreases opportunities to measure and address patient stress. The aim of these studies was to evaluate the validity of the Stress Numeric Rating Scale-11 (SNRS-11) in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
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