Articles: adolescent.
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Palliative medicine · Apr 2024
ReviewA scoping review of guidelines and frameworks for advance care planning for adolescents and young adults with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
Advance care planning discussions are crucial in the management and support of individuals with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Few studies have examined best practices for advance care planning with adolescents and young adults. ⋯ Results highlight the importance of engaging adolescents and young adults in advance care planning and considering their unique needs when initiating and framing these discussions. Our findings can be used by healthcare professionals to inform advance care planning in this group.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Optimal bracing compliance in AIS is significantly influenced by pre-bracing satisfaction and brace compliance at earlier time point. These findings highlight the need to address psychological factors and early compliance in AIS bracing treatment. SRS-22r can be useful to identify the need for psychological support.
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To find out the motivations of adolescents for alcohol consumption. ⋯ Public health strategies focused on preventing alcohol consumption in adolescents should incorporate their motivations to achieve greater efficiency, paying due attention to sex/gender variables.