Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
Adenotonsillectomy is performed in children on an outpatient basis, and pain is managed by parents. A pain diary would facilitate pain management in the ambulatory setting. Our objective was to evaluate the parental response rate and the compliance of a prototype electronic pain diary (e-diary) with...
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| description | Adenotonsillectomy is performed in children on an outpatient basis, and pain is managed by parents. A pain diary would facilitate pain management in the ambulatory setting. Our objective was to evaluate the parental response rate and the compliance of a prototype electronic pain diary (e-diary) with cloud storage in children aged 2–12 years recovering from adenotonsillectomy and to compare the e-diary with a paper diary (p-diary). Parents recorded pain scores twice daily in a pain diary for 2 weeks post-operation. Parents were given the choice of an e-diary or p-diary with picture message. A total of 208 patients were recruited, of which 35 parents (16.8%) chose the e-diary. Most parents (98%) chose to be contacted by text message. Eighty-one families (47%) returned p-diaries to us by mail. However, the response rate increased to 77% and was similar to that of the e-diary (80%) when we included data texted to the research phone from 53 families. The proportion of diaries with <i>Complete</i> (e-diary:0.37 vs. p-diary:0.4) and <i>Incomplete</i> (e-diary:0.43 vs. p-diary:0.38) data entries were similar. E-diaries provide a means to follow patients in real time after discharge. Our findings suggest that a smartphone-based medical health application coupled with a cloud would meet the needs of families and health care providers alike. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6994b0b8b74149c8b1cae97c274551992023-11-22T02:08:04ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-06-018755910.3390/children8070559Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort StudyTobial Mchugh0Karen A. Brown1Sam J. Daniel2Sharmila Balram3Chantal Frigon4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montréal, QC H4H 3J1, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montréal, QC H4H 3J1, CanadaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montréal, QC H4H 3J1, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montréal, QC H4H 3J1, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montréal, QC H4H 3J1, CanadaAdenotonsillectomy is performed in children on an outpatient basis, and pain is managed by parents. A pain diary would facilitate pain management in the ambulatory setting. Our objective was to evaluate the parental response rate and the compliance of a prototype electronic pain diary (e-diary) with cloud storage in children aged 2–12 years recovering from adenotonsillectomy and to compare the e-diary with a paper diary (p-diary). Parents recorded pain scores twice daily in a pain diary for 2 weeks post-operation. Parents were given the choice of an e-diary or p-diary with picture message. A total of 208 patients were recruited, of which 35 parents (16.8%) chose the e-diary. Most parents (98%) chose to be contacted by text message. Eighty-one families (47%) returned p-diaries to us by mail. However, the response rate increased to 77% and was similar to that of the e-diary (80%) when we included data texted to the research phone from 53 families. The proportion of diaries with <i>Complete</i> (e-diary:0.37 vs. p-diary:0.4) and <i>Incomplete</i> (e-diary:0.43 vs. p-diary:0.38) data entries were similar. E-diaries provide a means to follow patients in real time after discharge. Our findings suggest that a smartphone-based medical health application coupled with a cloud would meet the needs of families and health care providers alike.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/559childrenpain measurementelectronic pain diarypain scalePPPMparent’s postoperative pain measure |
| spellingShingle | Tobial Mchugh Karen A. Brown Sam J. Daniel Sharmila Balram Chantal Frigon Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study Children children pain measurement electronic pain diary pain scale PPPM parent’s postoperative pain measure |
| title | Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_full | Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_short | Parental Engagement of a Prototype Electronic Diary in an Ambulatory Setting Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study |
| title_sort | parental engagement of a prototype electronic diary in an ambulatory setting following adenotonsillectomy in children a prospective cohort study |
| topic | children pain measurement electronic pain diary pain scale PPPM parent’s postoperative pain measure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/559 |
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