Background: The onset of the coronavirus disease in 2019 necessitated a rapid transition to virtual care for chronic pain treatment.
Methods: A mixed methods design was implemented using qualitative interviews and quantitative satisfaction surveys. Interviews were conducted in February 2021 with a sample of healthcare professionals (HCPs; = 6) who had provided multidisciplinary treatment (MDT) through an outpatient hospital pediatric chronic pain program.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
April 2021
The integration of psychological services in medical settings has numerous benefits but a process for systematic integration and system wide evaluation is needed. A process model was created and evaluated for integrating services in 32 outpatient subspecialty clinics. Levels of satisfaction in caregivers ( = 98), physicians ( = 27), and non-physicians ( = 45) were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA boy aged 14 years with conversion disorder who presented with an ataxic gait pattern experienced complete symptom resolution after engaging in physiotherapy (PT) as part of interdisciplinary treatment. Is there evidence to support the use of PT in children and adolescents with motor symptoms of conversion disorder? All the extant paediatric literature consists of case studies and case series. Some exciting research has been published in the adult literature that suggests the potential positive benefits of PT.
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