Publications by authors named "Megan Macneil"
: Caregivers of children with chronic illnesses, including chronic pain, experience high levels of distress, which impacts their own mental and physical health as well as child outcomes. Virtual care solutions offer opportunities to provide accessible support, yet most overlook caregivers' needs. We conducted a scoping review to create an interactive Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) of virtual care solutions across a stepped care continuum (i.
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- - Parents see sleep as important for their children's health and try to create good sleep habits at home, but face challenges like busy schedules and lack of role models.
- - A study conducted with 25 Alberta parents revealed that they value school efforts to promote sleep but acknowledge barriers to implementing those strategies at home.
- - To enhance the effectiveness of school-based sleep promotion, it's crucial to create resources that involve and support parents, addressing the obstacles they report in encouraging healthy sleep practices.
Current literature is lacking in describing families' experiences in being involved in children's pain management. This study sought to understand children and their parents' experiences with pain management at a tertiary care children's hospital. Twelve child-parent dyads were recruited to participate in the study from January to August 2022.
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