Kathryn A Birnie
Biographic Data
| ID | 284038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn A Birnie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn A |
| FAMILY NAME | Birnie |
| SIGNATURE | BIRNIE K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8223-8834 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Identifying Common Patient‐Oriented Priorities for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Care
Children's Communication Choices About Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury
INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal pain and injury are common in childhood. To assess and manage children's pain appropriately, it is crucial to understand their perspective on how the problem started and how it feels. There are multiple barriers to children being heard. Offering visual-based communication opportunities, in addition to traditional language-based communication, could potentially help children to retell their experiences. The aim of the…
Balancing Care and Sacrifice
Findings underscore the need for systemic investment in caregiver well-being. Digital health solutions, including virtual peer networks, mental health resources, and tailored education, offer scalable, accessible pathways for support. These insights will inform the development of Power over Pain for Primary Caregivers, a digital solution and knowledge hub aimed at improving caregiver well-being and family outcomes, aligning with global efforts to…
Engaging families to create a better post-pandemic future
Canadian youth and parents in our sample provided detailed descriptions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their wellbeing and the strategies they used to reduce these impacts as much as possible. There is a need for support both at-home and in-school, emphasizing the importance of having a range of programs that address challenges across all facets of youths' lives
Integrating Chronic Disease Management and Harm Reduction for Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Amid Canada’s Overdose Crisis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic autoimmune condition in children that often requires long-term pain management, which can include opioid use. In the context of Canada's ongoing overdose crisis, youth with JIA face risks due to potential opioid dependency and exposure to toxic drug supplies. This commentary proposes an integrated approach combining chronic disease management with harm reduction strategies specifically tailored for…
Social factors associated with self-reported changes in mental health symptoms among youth in the Covid-19 pandemic
Self-reported data from a nationally representative sample of children and youth suggest strong associations between social factors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions targeting child and youth familial relationships may positively impact child and youth mental health
Photos Sculpt the Stories of Youth
Spinal fusion surgery is one of the most common major surgical procedures in youth. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most frequent reason for corrective spinal fusion. AIS (∼25%-47% of cases) and spinal fusion surgeries are associated with pain, including the development of new onset chronic pain for up to 15% of youth. This research used photovoice approaches to explore the journeys of youth from before, during, and after spinal fusi…
Piloting a Virtual Arts-Based Methodology to Explore Children's Experiences of Chronic Pain
In the field of childhood pain, the knowledge and expertise of children has long been overlooked. Instead, adult knowledge has been privileged over child knowledge, despite contemporary understandings that the experience of pain is subjective in nature and can only be fully appreciated by the person experiencing it - regardless of age, stage, or status. In this paper, we report on a pilot study that combined virtual semi-structured interviewing m…
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent-Led Memory-Reframing Intervention to Reduce Distress and Pain Associated with Vaccine Injections in Young Children
Children remember their memories of pain long after the painful experience is over. Those memories predict higher levels of future pain intensity. Young children's memories can be reframed to be less distressing. Parents and the way they reminisce about past events with their children play a key role in the formation of pain memories. A novel parent-led memory-reframing intervention changed children's memories of post-surgical pain to be less dis…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Youth with Chronic Pain and Their Parents
Identifying risk and resilience profiles in youth and parents at high risk for worsening pain and mental health may better inform matching interventions to individual need
Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 youth, many of whom manage their pain using a biopsychosocial approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way that healthcare is delivered. As part of a larger program of research, this study aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on pediatric chronic pain care delivery including impact on patients' outcomes, from the perspective of pediatric healthcare providers. A qualitative descriptive study design was…
Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes have demonstrated beneficial outcomes in a variety of populations. Self‐compassion and empathy have theoretical connections to mindfulness, the key element of the MBSR programme; however, previous studies examining the programme's impact on self‐compassion or empathy have demonstrated mixed results. This study examined the impact of MBSR on self‐compassion and empathy, as well as on mindfulness…
Photos Sculpt the Stories of Youth
Spinal fusion surgery is one of the most common major surgical procedures in youth. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most frequent reason for corrective spinal fusion. AIS (∼25%-47% of cases) and spinal fusion surgeries are associated with pain, including the development of new onset chronic pain for up to 15% of youth. This research used photovoice approaches to explore the journeys of youth from before, during, and after spinal fusi…
Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes have demonstrated beneficial outcomes in a variety of populations. Self‐compassion and empathy have theoretical connections to mindfulness, the key element of the MBSR programme; however, previous studies examining the programme's impact on self‐compassion or empathy have demonstrated mixed results. This study examined the impact of MBSR on self‐compassion and empathy, as well as on mindfulness…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Youth with Chronic Pain and Their Parents
Identifying risk and resilience profiles in youth and parents at high risk for worsening pain and mental health may better inform matching interventions to individual need
Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 youth, many of whom manage their pain using a biopsychosocial approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way that healthcare is delivered. As part of a larger program of research, this study aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on pediatric chronic pain care delivery including impact on patients' outcomes, from the perspective of pediatric healthcare providers. A qualitative descriptive study design was…
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent-Led Memory-Reframing Intervention to Reduce Distress and Pain Associated with Vaccine Injections in Young Children
Children remember their memories of pain long after the painful experience is over. Those memories predict higher levels of future pain intensity. Young children's memories can be reframed to be less distressing. Parents and the way they reminisce about past events with their children play a key role in the formation of pain memories. A novel parent-led memory-reframing intervention changed children's memories of post-surgical pain to be less dis…
Integrating Chronic Disease Management and Harm Reduction for Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Amid Canada’s Overdose Crisis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic autoimmune condition in children that often requires long-term pain management, which can include opioid use. In the context of Canada's ongoing overdose crisis, youth with JIA face risks due to potential opioid dependency and exposure to toxic drug supplies. This commentary proposes an integrated approach combining chronic disease management with harm reduction strategies specifically tailored for…
Social factors associated with self-reported changes in mental health symptoms among youth in the Covid-19 pandemic
Self-reported data from a nationally representative sample of children and youth suggest strong associations between social factors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions targeting child and youth familial relationships may positively impact child and youth mental health
Photos Sculpt the Stories of Youth
Spinal fusion surgery is one of the most common major surgical procedures in youth. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most frequent reason for corrective spinal fusion. AIS (∼25%-47% of cases) and spinal fusion surgeries are associated with pain, including the development of new onset chronic pain for up to 15% of youth. This research used photovoice approaches to explore the journeys of youth from before, during, and after spinal fusi…
Piloting a Virtual Arts-Based Methodology to Explore Children's Experiences of Chronic Pain
In the field of childhood pain, the knowledge and expertise of children has long been overlooked. Instead, adult knowledge has been privileged over child knowledge, despite contemporary understandings that the experience of pain is subjective in nature and can only be fully appreciated by the person experiencing it - regardless of age, stage, or status. In this paper, we report on a pilot study that combined virtual semi-structured interviewing m…
Identifying Common Patient‐Oriented Priorities for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Care
Children's Communication Choices About Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury
INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal pain and injury are common in childhood. To assess and manage children's pain appropriately, it is crucial to understand their perspective on how the problem started and how it feels. There are multiple barriers to children being heard. Offering visual-based communication opportunities, in addition to traditional language-based communication, could potentially help children to retell their experiences. The aim of the…
Balancing Care and Sacrifice
Findings underscore the need for systemic investment in caregiver well-being. Digital health solutions, including virtual peer networks, mental health resources, and tailored education, offer scalable, accessible pathways for support. These insights will inform the development of Power over Pain for Primary Caregivers, a digital solution and knowledge hub aimed at improving caregiver well-being and family outcomes, aligning with global efforts to…
Engaging families to create a better post-pandemic future
Canadian youth and parents in our sample provided detailed descriptions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their wellbeing and the strategies they used to reduce these impacts as much as possible. There is a need for support both at-home and in-school, emphasizing the importance of having a range of programs that address challenges across all facets of youths' lives
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (7 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Chronic pain (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)