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Trial reportPediatric blood & cancer2018

Token economy to improve adherence to activities of daily living.

Victoria Hickey, Laura Flesch, Adam Lane, Ahna L H Pai, John Huber, Priscila Badia, Stella M Davies, Christopher E Dandoy

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Trial report in Pediatric blood & cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Victoria HickeyDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Laura FleschDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Adam LaneDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ahna L H PaiBehavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
John HuberInformation Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Priscila BadiaDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stella M DaviesDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Christopher E DandoyDivision of Bone Marrow Transplant and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0002-4001-9203
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

Automated Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Adherence System to Reduce Complications After Intensive Cancer Therapy in PediatricsR21CA223503 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI DANDOY, CHRISTOPHER EUGENE · 2018 to 2019
$375k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA223503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParticipation in key activities of daily living (ADL), including daily bathing, physical activity, and oral hygiene, can decrease the risk of bloodstream infections, oral complications, and deconditioning in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). However, many patients fail to perform ADL during their inpatient stay. To improve inpatient adherence to ADL, we tested a token economy to engage patients, families, and the clinical team in improving adherence to these important health behaviors during this critical time.

methodsWe used a controlled before-after study design to test our hypothesis. All patients were prescribed three ADL. We used an "all or none" measurement for each component of the ADL 1-2-3 initiative to measure adherence. HSCT patients with poor ADL adherence (<20%) were eligible to receive the intervention, which consisted of rewarding patients through an ADL via a token economy.

resultsTwenty-one patients participated in the study. ADL adherence for the 14 days prior to intervention in study subjects (n = 294 inpatient days) averaged 0.51 ADL per day (95% CI 0.45-0.57). In the 14 days postinitiation of the token economy intervention (n = 294 inpatient days), the average adherence was 2.5 ADL per day (95% CI 2.4-2.5; P = <0.001). DISCUSSION: Positive reinforcement through a token economy system is associated with improved adherence to ADL in hospitalized pediatric patients who demonstrated poor ADL adherence at baseline. We believe this intervention can positively impact adherence to targeted health behaviors with the ability to correlate with improved health outcomes.

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Activities of Daily LivingPatient ComplianceToken EconomyChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth BehaviorHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMalePatient Education as TopicPostoperative Complicationsactivities of daily livingadherencebloodstream infectionshematopoietic stem cell transplantoperant conditioningtoken economics

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PMID30051581
PMCPMC6150780
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