Observational Behavioral Coding in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of the Emergency Department Child Behavior Coding System.

Sarah R MartinTheodore W HeymingBrooke J ValdezLuis H SalasLindsey L CohenMichelle A FortierKent LeeSherrie KaplanZeev N Kain

Published in: The Journal of emergency medicine (2024)

We developed a psychometrically sound tool tailored for pediatric ED procedures. Future work could use this measure to better identify behavioral targets and test the effects of interventions to relieve pediatric ED pain and distress.

Keyphrases

emergency department
chronic pain

mental health
physical activity

pain management
adverse drug

smoking cessation