Facilitating young children’s participation in health care situations Background An initiative was given to perform a collaborative research project with health practices in Sörmland on facilitating young children’s participation in health care situations. Departing from workshop with healthcare professionals conveyed that it is an ambiguous challenge to be in care situations with children since each situation depends on its participants; the child, the parents and the professionals. These findings were used in reflective forums to integrate theory and practice to broaden the professionals’ awareness of the child’s perspective in care situations. The project is inspired by a clinical application research (CAR) design, where scientifically trained researchers work with health care professionals, building a team to exchange experiences related to data collection, interpretations and the applicability of the results.
The use of research involves a process of learning as well as engaging beliefs and actions, and these questions are foundational for the practice of clinical care. Such approach aims at facilitating the use of research in clinical practice, to reduce the eventual gap between theory and its practical application.
The overall aim of the project is to facilitate young children’s participation in their health care situations Method and Material The CAR design involves understanding, interpretation and application. This means reflecting on care situations and being confronted with assumptions from theoretical perspectives as well as training an openness and awareness in caring encounters. The team work is in a continued progress and will last during 2014. The data analysis will then proceed.
Result :Some preliminary result will be presented about the process and outcome of the clinical application research Clinical implications: This study may contribute to the stock of knowledge regarding the implementation of an interactive communicative device with the purpose to facilitate young children’s participation in their health care situations.