Electronic and Paper Diary Recording of Infant and Caregiver Behaviors

Lam, Jessica W.K.; Barr, Ronald G.; Catherine, Nicole; Tsui, Haley; Hahnhaussen, Claire L.; Pauwels, Julie; Brant, Rollin

doi:10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181e416ae

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“…Either an e-diary or a paper diary is useful in objectively measuring both duration of crying and behavior of caregivers. 11 This will improve the comparability of studies regarding insights in cause and treatment of these infants.…”

Section: Definition Of Excessive Cryingmentioning

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The Excessively Crying Infant: Etiology and Treatment

Akhnikh¹,

Engelberts²,

Sleuwen³

et al. 2014

Pediatr Ann

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Excessive crying, often described as infantile colic, is the cause of 10% to 20% of all early pediatrician visits of infants aged 2 weeks to 3 months. Although usually benign and self-limiting, excessive crying is associated with parental exhaustion and stress. However, an underlying organic cause is found in less than 5% of these infants. In the majority of cases, treatment consists not of "curing the colic," although usually it is possible to reduce crying, but of helping the parents to get through this challenging period in their baby's development. The aims of this review are to discuss definition, etiology, and evaluate different treatment regimes in infants who cry excessively.

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Section: Definition Of Excessive Cryingmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Excessively Crying Infant: Etiology and Treatment

Akhnikh¹,

Engelberts²,

Sleuwen³

et al. 2014

Pediatr Ann

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“…New parents have many demands on their time, and Fig. 3 Histograms demonstrating distortion in age of emergence from researcher assessments compared to continuous unified electronic (CUE) diary method data, with lines of best fit electronic diaries have previously been shown to offer greater ease of use than paper and pencil diaries (Lam et al, 2010). As a result, electronic diaries as a method encourage compliance and continued participation (Stone et al, 2002).…”

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“…Those studies that have involved parental reporting of infant behavior have focused on crying and sleeping, states that are both easily identified (Lam et al, 2010). To ensure that maternal reporters could remember and identify specific behaviors correctly, we developed a training and support system to accompany the electronic diaries.…”

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“…Electronic diaries allow for easier and more consistent reports across participants (Hufford & Shields, 2002). For example, in one study comparing paper and electronic diary reports of infant fussiness and caregiver holding, maternal reporters described paper diaries as more onerous and made more frequent entries with electronic diaries (Lam et al, 2010). In addition, because electronic diaries contain automatic timestamp information for entries, they allow researchers to monitor and assess participant entries for compliance and reliability (Ebner-Priemer & Trull, 2009).…”

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CUE: The continuous unified electronic diary method

Ellis-Davies

Sakkalou

Fowler³

et al. 2012

Behav Res

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In the present article, we introduce the continuous unified electronic (CUE) diary method, a longitudinal, event-based, electronic parent report method that allows real-time recording of infant and child behavior in natural contexts. Thirty-nine expectant mothers were trained to identify and record target behaviors into programmed handheld computers. From birth to 18 months, maternal reporters recorded the initial, second, and third occurrences of seven target motor behaviors: palmar grasp, rolls from side to back, reaching when sitting, pincer grip, crawling, walking, and climbing stairs. Compliance was assessed as two valid entries per behavior: 97 % of maternal reporters met compliance criteria. Reliability was assessed by comparing diary entries with researcher assessments for three of the motor behaviors: palmar grasp, pincer grip and walking. A total of 81 % of maternal reporters met reliability criteria. For those three target behaviors, age of emergence was compared across data from the CUE diary method and researcher assessments. The CUE diary method was found to detect behaviors earlier and with greater sensitivity to individual differences. The CUE diary method is shown to be a reliable methodological tool for studying processes of change in human development.

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“…25 However, several studies of children and adults with asthma have shown decreased compliance and reliability of data in those completing a mobile diary compared to a paper diary. 26,27 Additionally a study of parental report of infant sleep habits suggested poorer compliance in patients completing an electronic version compared to a paper version.…”

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Evaluation of a Mobile Voiding Diary for Pediatric Patients with Voiding Dysfunction: A Prospective Comparative Study

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Purpose One potential strategy for improving voiding diary completion rates and data quality is use of a mobile electronic format. We evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of mobile voiding diaries for patients with nonneurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, and compared mobile and paper voiding diaries. Materials and Methods We prospectively enrolled children presenting with daytime symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction between July 2012 and April 2013. We enrolled an initial cohort of patients who were provided a paper voiding diary and a subsequent cohort who were provided a mobile voiding diary. We conducted in person interviews and assessed completion rates and quality, comparing paper and mobile voiding diary groups. Results We enrolled 45 patients who received a paper voiding diary and 38 who received a mobile voiding diary. Completion rates were 78% for paper voiding diaries and 61% for mobile voiding diaries (p = 0.10). Data quality measures for patients completing paper vs mobile voiding diaries revealed a larger proportion (63% vs 52%) providing a full 5 days of data and a smaller proportion (20% vs 65%) with data gaps. However, the paper voiding diary also demonstrated a lower proportion (80% vs 100%) that was completely legible and a lower proportion (40% vs 65%) with completely prospective data entry. Conclusions The use of a mobile voiding diary was acceptable and feasible for our patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction, although completion rates were somewhat lower compared to paper voiding diaries. Data quality was not clearly better for either version. The mobile voiding diary format may offer data quality advantages for select groups but it did not display significant superiority when provided universally.

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Electronic and Paper Diary Recording of Infant and Caregiver Behaviors

Cited by 25 publications

References 41 publications

The Excessively Crying Infant: Etiology and Treatment

The Excessively Crying Infant: Etiology and Treatment

CUE: The continuous unified electronic diary method

Evaluation of a Mobile Voiding Diary for Pediatric Patients with Voiding Dysfunction: A Prospective Comparative Study

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