title: Ear for recovery: protocol for a prospective study on parent-child communication and psychological recovery after paediatric injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  One in six children who have been admitted to hospital with an injury develop persistent stress symptoms that put their development at risk. Parents play a crucial role in children's psychological recovery, however, it is unknown how specific parenting behaviours can help or hinder. We aim to describe the nature and quantity of parent-child communication after a child has been injured, and to examine how these interactions are related to children's psychological recovery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We are conducting a prospective observational study among children aged 3-16 years, who have been admitted to a tertiary children's hospital with a serious injury. Data collection involves a naturalistic observation of spontaneous, everyday parent-child communication at home, shortly after discharge, and an assessment of children's psychological recovery at 6 weeks and 3 months post-injury. Main analyses comprise descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and analyses of variance.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (33103) and Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (CF13/2515-2013001322). We aim to disseminate the findings through international peer-reviewed journals, international conferences and social media. Participants will be sent a summary of the overall study findings.
authors: Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Alisic
authors: Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Barrett
authors: Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Bowles
authors: Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia Emergency Department, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Franz E
authors: FE
authors: Babl
authors: Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia Psychology Service, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Rowena
authors: R
authors: Conroy
authors: Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
authors: Roderick J
authors: RJ
authors: McClure
authors: Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Emergency Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Melbourne, Australia Psychology Service, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors: Vicki
authors: V
authors: Anderson
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
authors: Matthias R
authors: MR
authors: Mehl
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012107:Research Design; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: MENTAL HEALTH; PAEDIATRICS; SOCIAL MEDICINE
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