Articles: adolescent.
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2019
ReviewRecruiting epidemiologists: A developmental perspective on expanding epidemiology exposure for adolescents.
Adolescents are at a unique developmental stage that is well-primed for epidemiology instruction. Although a handful of pioneers have focused on expanding epidemiology instruction to teen audiences, there are still no systematic efforts in the United States to attain this goal. ⋯ Through these efforts, we can leverage teens' natural interests in risk taking, health and wellness, and community change to learn population-level thinking. I posit that these measures can encourage widespread exposure to epidemiology principles, and also enhance the future of public health disciplines.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Mar 2019
ReviewResilience in children and their parents enduring pediatric medical traumatic stress.
Due to the general lack of familiarity with the concept in the medical field, resilience is rarely considered in pediatric medical traumas. Resilience is an ability that enables recovery after adversities such as traumas, surgeries, serious health problems, or social issues. Stress from medical traumas encompasses both the psychological and physical responses of children and their families. ⋯ Findings from the stress scale and screened risks could indicate the need for additional psychosocial support at the time of diagnosis of a serious illness, soon after injuries, and before and after operations. Such interventions can include decreasing distress, counseling children and their parents, and enabling strong connections to health care providers. Health care providers can help parents to minimize distress and adjust to their child's illness, thereby supporting the child's resilience, adjustment, and recovery.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2019
ReviewPain relief in the palm of your hand: Harnessing mobile health to manage pediatric pain.
The development and implementation of mobile health (mHealth) interventions provide an opportunity for more optimal management of pediatric pain in the home setting. Leveraging the popularity, mobility, and technological capabilities of digital mobile devices may reduce pediatric pain. Several mHealth applications have already been developed that target the reduction of acute and chronic pediatric pain by digitally delivering intervention strategies in an engaging manner, accumulating pain assessment data, facilitating patient-provider communication, and providing interactive training. ⋯ Recommendations are provided that advocate for continued advancement of pediatric pain mHealth implementation with an emphasis on robust scientific evaluation, a structured approach to development and design elements that enhance engagement. Increased awareness about the positive influence of mHealth along with the encouragement of researchers and healthcare providers to promote and develop mHealth programs has the potential to transform pediatric pain management. This merger of evidence-based pain management strategies and digital technology positions pediatric mHealth to have a profound impact by effectively augmenting standard of care and benefiting healthcare providers, parents, and especially children in need.
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Joint pain may be an early indicator of biomechanical stress. During adolescence the physical development, including the development of the musculoskeletal system, is still ongoing and joint pain requires special attention, especially among young athletes. ⋯ From the point of view of pain medicine, it is not only the high prevalence of pain that is remarkable but also the widespread use of analgesics without a prescription and the misguided conception of adolescent competitive athletes that such medications have preventive effects.
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Review Practice Guideline
Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Paediatric Age: A Position Paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group.
Health risks associated with the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) include overweight or obesity and their complications such as diabetes, as well as oral and dental decay, among others. ⋯ Consumption of SSB by children and adolescents should be limited, and the consumption of water and other non-sweetened beverages should be promoted. Educational institutions such as nurseries, pre-schools and schools should offer unlimited access to drinking water, whereas the sale of SSBs should be banned.