Experiences of children with moderate head injuries
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How do children aged six to eleven years old living in Wales experience their quality of life following a moderate head injury?
IRAS ID
187427
Contact name
Ian Williams
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
1485-15, Sponsor Reference Number
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
Paediatric head injury can lead to death or morbidity. For those who survive the ongoing impact of the injury on the child may not always be immediately obvious at the initial stages of rehabilitation, but may appear over time as the young person resumes their ‘day to day’ living. For example children who have suffered head injuries can experience ongoing changes in their ability to communicate and in their activity participation. Even with children who have suffered mild head injuries, 10% will develop chronic problems with movement, cognition, school performance and, emotions.
However, there is a dearth of literature considering children’s quality of life following moderate head injuries. As a result of this significant gap in the literature we have little understanding of the ongoing consequences of moderate head injury and what this means for clinical practice and the wellbeing of children and their families.
As a result this study aims to partially address this gap in the literature through exploring the effect that a moderate head injury has on quality of life in children aged 6 to 11 years old living in Wales, and whether this changes over a one year period post injury. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology will be to collect and analyse data together with the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) assessment tool being used to guide interview questions. This novel approach will yield rich data exploring how the child is affected by the head injury and also how they recover over a one year period. Data are to be collected from ten participants, with each being interviewed four times, an approach to will develop a much needed longitudinal understanding of children's recovery from moderate head injury.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
16/WA/0004
Date of REC Opinion
4 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion