Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
• Have you ever heard about RAP (Recurrent
abdominal pain) or DAR (Dolor abdominal
recurrent)?
• Do you know any children with RAP?
• Are online Psychosocial interventions effective?
• Do Paediatricians prescribe psychosocial
interventions?.... and online psychosocial
interventions?
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
• RAP is common in children (prevalence about 12%), it
has no identifiable organic cause, and it affects their
daily lives.
• Psychosocial interventions are effective for children
with RAP to improve their quality of life and reduce its
consequences later in life.
• Online interventions can help to increase access to
treatments.
• Paediatricians don’t prescribe psychosocial
interventions, whether face-to-face or online.
What is already known about RAP?
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Researchers
Rubén Nieto, Mercè Boixadós , Eulàlia Hernández-Encuentra , Imma Beneitez, Elisabeth Aulet
PSiNET research group, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona
Anna Huguet, Patrick McGrath
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
2011-2013 PHASE
DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY TEST
OF DARWEB
2013-2016 PHASE
IMPROVING DARWEB AND TESTING IT IN
A CLINICALTRIAL
Nieto Luna, R.; Hernández-
Encuentra, E.; Boixadós, M.;
Huguet, A. Beneitez, I. &
McGrath, P. (2015). Testing
the feasibility of DARWeb: an
online intervention for children
with FAP and their parents.
The Clinical Journal of Pain
Boixadós, M., Hernández Encuentra,
E., Nieto Luna, R., Huguet, A. &
Aumatell, E. (2014). Paediatricians’
perceptions of a potential online
psychosocial intervention for children
with recurrent abdominal pain. Journal
of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50(6),
449–454. doi:10.1111/jpc.12511
OBJECTIVE 1
Designing DARWeb V1
OBJECTIVE 1
Designing
DARWeb V2
OBJECTIVE 2
Assessing the effects of
DARWeb V2 through a
randomized clinical trial
OBJECTIVE 2
Pilot study with
children and parents to
assess the feasibility of
the program
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Aims
To evaluate paediatricians’ perceived efficacy and perceptions of an
online psychosocial intervention for children with RAP
Participants
N=131 paediatricians
70.2% males
62% working in primary care services
76.3% with more than 10 years of experience
M= 47.74 years old (SD=11.30)
Measures
Ad-hoc online survey combining open- and closed-ended questions
Methods
Mixed-methods concurrent study combining qualitative and quantitative
data (QUAN+ QUAL).
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Quantitative analyses. Perceptions of the effectiveness of an online psychosocial intervention
(face-to-face)
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Quantitative analyses. Perceptions of the effectiveness of an online psychosocial intervention
(face-to-face)
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Qualitative analyses :
Perceptions of an online psychosocial intervention for children with RAP: Characteristics,
and advantages and disadvantages
• “Easy and attractive design “
• “Clear and coherent contents “
Characteristics of an online psychosocial
intervention
• “Accessible and comfortable “
• “Cheap, reduces costs of consultations” Main Advantages
• “Depersonalized, lack of personal relationships and verbal communication“
• “Neglect, difficulty to control and monitor”
• “Difficulties with access and with the use of ICT”
• “Distrust”
Main Disadvantages
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
• Paediatricians have a positive attitude towards
using online psychosocial interventions for RAP,
expecting them to be effective.
• Face-to-face interventions for children with RAP are
preferred to those delivered online.
• Online interventions should be easy to use,
attractive and have quality contents in order to be
applied in a clinical context.
What does this paper add to the topic?
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
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Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Researchers
Rubén Nieto, Mercè Boixadós , Eulàlia Hernández-Encuentra , Imma Beneitez, Elisabeth Aulet
PSiNET research group, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona
Anna Huguet, Patrick McGrath
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
2011-2013 PHASE
DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY TEST
OF DARWEB
2013-2016 PHASE
IMPROVING DARWEB AND TESTING IT IN
A CLINICALTRIAL
Nieto Luna, R.; Hernández-
Encuentra, E.; Boixadós, M.;
Huguet, A. Beneitez, I. &
McGrath, P. (2015). Testing
the feasibility of DARWeb: an
online intervention for children
with FAP and their parents.
The Clinical Journal of Pain
Boixadós, M., Hernández Encuentra,
E., Nieto Luna, R., Huguet, A. &
Aumatell, E. (2014). Paediatricians’
perceptions of a potential online
psychosocial intervention for children
with recurrent abdominal pain. Journal
of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50(6),
449–454. doi:10.1111/jpc.12511
OBJECTIVE 1
Designing DARWeb V1
OBJECTIVE 1
Designing
DARWeb V2
OBJECTIVE 2
Assessing the effects of
DARWeb V2 through a
randomized clinical trial
OBJECTIVE 2
Pilot study with
children and parents to
assess the feasibility of
the program
Paediatricians’ perceptions of a potential online psychosocial
intervention for children with RAP
Thanks!!!
Acknowledgements
This work has been funded with a grant from the Fundació La Caixa
(Recercaixa2012). PSINET is a research group recognized and
supported by the Catalan Government (SGR09-197; SGR2014-585).