Trial reportBMC complementary medicine and therapies2023
Experience of parents in delivering pediatric tuina to children with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative findings from focus group interviews.
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- Feature Selection and Prediction of PediatricBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parents' experience in pediatric Tuina treatment program for congenital muscular torticollis in infants and children: qualitative findings from individual interviews.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Parental Perspectives on Eating Disorders of Their School-Age Children with ADHD in Hong Kong: A Qualitative Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Parental Experiences of Administering PediatricJMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- "She mimicked the manipulations on my hand": fostering embodied care among children with recurrent acute respiratory tract infections in Southern China.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Views of Hong Kong Chinese medicine practitioners on the application of the "Chinese Medicine Anti-epidemic Plans" prepared by the Chinese medicine expert group of central authorities: a focus group study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Generation Z's Health Information Avoidance Behavior: Insights From Focus Group Discussions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Pediatric Tui Na for Feeding Intolerance in Premature Infants: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence suggests that pediatric tuina, a modality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), might have beneficial effects on the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as overall improvements in concentration, flexibility, mood, sleep quality, and social functioning. This study was conducted to understand the facilitators and barriers in the delivery of pediatric tuina by parents to children with ADHD symptoms.
methodsThis is a focus group interview embedded in a pilot randomized controlled trial on parent-administered pediatric tuina for ADHD in preschool children. Purposive sampling was employed to invite 15 parents who attended our pediatric tuina training program to participate voluntarily in three focus group interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed through template analysis.
resultsTwo themes were identified: (1) facilitators of intervention implementation and (2) barriers to intervention implementation. The theme of the facilitators of intervention implementation included the subthemes of (a) perceived benefits to children and parents, (b) acceptability to children and parents, (c) professional support, and (d) parental expectations of the long-term effects of the intervention. The theme of barriers to intervention implementation included the subthemes of (a) limited benefits for children's inattention symptoms, (b) manipulation management difficulties, and (c) limitations of TCM pattern identification.
conclusionPerceived beneficial effects on the children's sleep quality and appetite and parent-child relationships, as well as timely and professional support, mainly facilitated the implementation of parent-administered pediatric tuina. Slow improvements in the children's inattention symptoms and the possible inaccuracies of online diagnosis were the dominant barriers of the intervention. Parents have high expectations for the provision of long-term professional support during their practice of pediatric tuina. The intervention presented here can be feasibly used by parents.
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