The study will assess families' perspectives and decision-making regarding the duration of oral antibiotic courses prescribed to children (4-17 years) who present with uncomplicated bacterial infections at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Emergency Department (ED). The study will involve (i) children discharged from ED on oral antibiotics and (ii) children transferred to Hospital-in-the-Home (HITH) on IV antibiotics who then switch to oral antibiotics. In addition, the study will assess how feasible and acceptable it is to track children's symptoms via the Garmin Smartwatch and the WeGuide platform (WeGuide is a patient engagement software platform that allows for enrolment, consent, and data collection \[via questionnaires/surveys and from the Garmin Smartwatches\] through a singular platform).
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Percentage of days Garmin Tracker was worn during antibiotic course
Timeframe: Baseline through to Day 10
Number of parents/participants who report issues (via study-specific questionnaire) with Garmin Tracker use
Timeframe: Day 10
Number of parents/participants who report issues (via study-specific questionnaire) with Garmin Tracker use
Timeframe: Day 14
Issues with Garmin Tracker use (as recorded on study-specific questionnaires) - reports by frequency
Timeframe: Day 14
Acceptability of the Garmin Tracker as measured by a study-specific targeted questionnaire
Timeframe: Day 14
Percentage of completed study-specific questionnaires
Timeframe: Baseline through to Day 28
Number of parents/participants who report issues completing study-specific questionnaires
Timeframe: Day 10
Number of parents/participants who report issues completing study-specific questionnaires
Timeframe: Day 28
Issues with completing questionnaires (as recorded on study-specific questionnaires) - reports by frequency
Timeframe: Day 10
Issues with completing questionnaires (as recorded on study-specific questionnaires) - reports by frequency
Timeframe: Day 28
Number of parents/participants who expressed no concerns with study procedures
Timeframe: Day 28
Acceptability of the study procedures as measured by a study-specific targeted questionnaire
Timeframe: Day 28
Number of parents willing to be contacted regarding joining a parent group
Timeframe: Day 28
Number of parents/participants who completed all study-specific procedures
Timeframe: Day 28