Positively distracting children with cystic fibrosis during routine clinic visits: A cross-sectional pilot evaluation

Eden G. Robertson, Erika Fortunati, Kate Rasheed, Natalie Younes, Amy De Michele, Beck Parker, Claire Treadgold, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine , Research and Evaluation, Starlight Children, s Foundation Australia, Respiratory Department, s and Children, s Hospital, Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Women, s Health

Journal of Child Health Care

Published online on April 18, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Child Health Care, Ahead of Print.
This study aimed to assess how paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients attending an Australian tertiary paediatric hospital accepted and perceived the ‘Captains on Call’ (CoC) program, a positive distraction initiative by Starlight Children’s Foundation ...