Janet E. Rennick, RN, MScN, PhD

My research focuses on (1) the impact of severe life-threatening illness and exposure to highly invasive, technological care on the child and family; and (2) innovations in care to enhance child comfort and parent involvement during pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) hospitalization, and promote healthy recovery following critical illness. Current research includes: 1) Development of child self-report measures of psychological distress for use following PICU hospitalization; 2) Exploring children’s and parents’ psychological outcomes following critical illness; 3) Identifying predictors of child and parent outcome post-critical illness; 4) Pilot testing a PICU-based comfort intervention aimed at enhancing child comfort and sleep, decreasing anxiety, and preventing psychological sequelae post-discharge.