A National Survey of Caregiver Needs and Experiences When Attending the Emergency Department
Almost one fourth of caregivers report their overall needs were not fully met. Improving the quality of PED experience through better communication (ie, wait time delays, medical updates) and earlier pain care initiation may improve family experiences while policymakers work nationally to address lengthy wait times.
Authors
- Kurt Schreiner
- Naveen Poonai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-0413)
- Amy C. Plint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1245-7174)
- Antonia Stang
- Samina Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-364X)
- April Kam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-0966)
- Maryna Yaskina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7104-0785)
- Katie Gardner
- Bruce Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5056-9356)
- Tania Principi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-2759)
- Darcy Beer
- Keon Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9469-475X)
- Asa Rahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-1222)
- Manasi Rajagopal
- Serge Gouin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5038-9099)
- Shannon D. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-3742)
- Paul Clerc
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Stollery Children's Hospital (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003327
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25