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ArticleAcademic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine2025

Research themes and key data points for child and adolescent emergency department mental health presentations: A national Delphi study.

Marietta R John-White, Edmund Proper, Frank Muscara, Franz E Babl, Vicki A Anderson, Catherine L Wilson, Meredith L Borland, Bruce J Tonge, Kylie M Gray, Glenn A Melvin and 9 more

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Marietta R John-WhiteDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Edmund ProperDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Frank MuscaraClinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Franz E BablClinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1107-2187
Vicki A AndersonDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Catherine L WilsonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5893-4226
Meredith L BorlandDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Bruce J TongeDepartment of Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kylie M GrayDepartment of Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Glenn A MelvinCentre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED), School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Amit KocharDepartment of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Rohan BorschmannMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Richard HaslamDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Emma J TavenderDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Michael S GordonDepartment of Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stuart R DalzielDepartment of Surgery and Paediatrics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Karen SmithDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Simon S CraigDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2594-1643
Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Network

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Million Minds Mission GNT1179137Metro South Health RSS_2020_066National Health and Medical Research Council GNT1171228National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2008073Royal Children's Hospital FoundationRoyal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation 20-205
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Abstract

objectiveThe objective was to identify a prioritized list of research themes and key data points (baseline data and research outcomes) for future studies regarding child and adolescent emergency department (ED) mental health presentations.

methodsA prospective survey-based Delphi process was undertaken in Australia within the Pediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) network. Hospital-based and community-based clinicians, researchers, police, ambulance paramedics, pediatric patients, and their carers were recruited to generate research themes and key data points for future pediatric ED mental health research. Responses were collated and analyzed by a steering group consisting of pediatric mental health, medical, and research/academic experts. Participants then prioritized the items through three survey rounds using a 9-point Likert-type scale to generate a final prioritized list.

results184 participants (36 patients/carers and 148 clinicians/researchers) were recruited and generated 267 items for initial prioritization; 23 completed all survey rounds. The surveys identified a consensus of 71 items: 35 research themes and 36 key data points (11 baseline data points and 25 research outcomes) for future research. The top-rated research themes included patient/staff safety within the ED, the efficacy of dedicated mental health spaces, and the importance of patient follow-up. Important baseline data points included risk factors for mental health presentations and history of child abuse and/or family violence. Top-rated research outcomes included the occurrence of severe behavioral disturbance in the ED, the use of parenteral sedation, and ED re-presentation and/or suicide attempt postdischarge.

conclusionsThe Delphi process identified a prioritized list of research themes and key data points that will inform future research on child and adolescent mental health-related ED presentations.

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Emergency Service, HospitalMental DisordersMental HealthAdolescentAustraliaChildDelphi TechniqueFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesSurveys and Questionnairesadolescentemergencymental healthresearch prioritization

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