Identifying actions taken by health care professionals during procedures involving children with autism spectrum disorders in a high technological environment: Using critical incident technique.

Purpose: To explore actions taken by health care professionals during a procedure with a child with autism spectrum disorder DESIGN AND METHOD: Critical incident technique was used, which is a technique with a qualitative descriptive retrospective design, to capture situations experienced by health care professionals during a procedure in an anaesthesia or radiology department. Health care professionals from anaesthesia and radiology departments (n = 20) were interviewed about situations affecting the procedure.

Results: The findings revealed a broad range of actions (n = 205) taken by the health care professionals during a procedure with a child with autism spectrum disorder.

Children with autism spectrum disorder in high technology medicine environments; a qualitative systematic review of parental perspectives.

Background: Children with autism spectrum disorders are frequent visitors to high technology environments, and their needs may differ from those of their typically developed peers. Procedures in high technology environments can constitute a challenge for these children and their parents since the environment presents many challenges relevant to the child's impairments. This systematic review aimed to explore the experiences of children with autism spectrum disorders and their parents during procedures in a high technology environment.

Healthcare professionals' experiences of situations during a procedure with a child with autism spectrum disorder in the high-technology environment.

Background: High technological environments can be challenging for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), because they can be sensitive to new environments, new faces and changes in daily routines. Those children are frequent visitors in those settings, and due to their heightened healthcare needs and their comorbidities, it could constitute a challenge for healthcare professionals to encounter those children. Exploring the healthcare professionals' experiences can contribute to facilitate the procedure for a child with ASD.

Voices of children with intellectual disabilities on participation in daily activities.

Background: Participation in daily activities is expressed as a human right. Full participation of children with disabilities in daily activities creates optimal opportunities for learning and development. Previous studies have focused primarily on proxy ratings of participation of children with intellectual disabilities in daily activities.

Barriers and facilitators to participation for children and adolescents with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries - A scoping review.

Background: Research has shown that all children and adolescents have the right to participate in their everyday life. However, little is known about what impacts the participation of children and adolescents with disabilities living in low-and middle-income countries.

Objective: The present study undertakes a scoping review of research to synthesise the current literature about barriers and facilitators to participation in everyday life for children and adolescents with disabilities living in low- and middle-income countries.

A scoping review of the use of visual aids in health education materials for persons with low-literacy levels.

Objective: To conduct a scoping review on the literature on visual aids in health education for persons with low-literacy.

Methods: A scoping review methodology was employed. Pre-defined selection criteria identified 47 studies for inclusion.

Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Anesthesia and Radiographic Context.

Objective: As a primary objective, this study purports to develop guidelines to better care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly regarding these children's preparation for anesthesia and radiologic procedures.

Methods: Using a Delphi method with an online distribution of questionnaire, guidelines for caring for children with ASD were created. Twenty-one participants were included in the expert panel.

Perioperative and Anesthesia Guidelines for Children with Autism: A Nationwide Survey from Sweden.

Objective: The overall aim of this study was to describe the current set of guidelines for the preparation and care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the perioperative setting across Sweden and explore the content of these guidelines in detail.

Method: An online questionnaire was distributed to the chairpersons of all anesthesia departments (n = 68) and pediatric departments (n = 38) throughout Sweden. Follow-up phone calls were made to those departments that did not return the questionnaire.

Nurse anaesthetists' experiences with pre-operative anxiety.

Aims: To explore nurse anaesthetists' experiences and actions when administering and caring for children requiring anaesthesia.

Method: A qualitative design employing critical incident technique was used. Interviews were carried out with a purposeful sample of nurse anaesthetists (n=32).

Factors influencing pain management in children.

Aim: To identify factors that influence nurses' pain management in children.

Method: A qualitative design was used. Twenty-one nurses working in one paediatric department were interviewed using semi-structured interviews.