title: Information-provision intervention for children and their parents following pediatric accidental injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated an early intervention for children and their parents following pediatric accidental injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information booklets provided to participants within 72 h of the initial trauma detailed common responses to trauma, the common time course of symptoms, and suggestions for minimizing any post-trauma distress. Following admission for traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents, falls and sporting injuries a total of 103 children (aged 7-15) and their parents were evaluated at pre-intervention, 1 month, and 6 months post-trauma. The intervention (N = 33) was delivered to one of two hospitals, the second hospital was the control (N = 70).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses indicated that the intervention reduced child anxiety symptoms at 1-month follow-up and parental posttraumatic intrusion symptoms and overall posttraumatic symptoms at the 6-month follow-up. No other differences between the intervention and control groups were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the information-based early intervention is simple, cost-effective method of reducing child and parent distress post-trauma.
authors: School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. j.kenardy@uq.edu.au
authors: Justin
authors: J
authors: Kenardy
authors: Katie
authors: K
authors: Thompson
authors: Robyne
authors: R
authors: Le Brocque
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Olsson
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010174:Pamphlets; D011793:Queensland; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*