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Hidinger I, Kong L, Ely A. Associations of strabismus surgery timing in childhood with mental health: a retrospective cohort study. J AAPOS 2024; 28:103929. [PMID: 38705352 PMCID: PMC11156528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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PURPOSE To investigate the incidence of psychiatric diagnoses in relation to strabismus surgery timing among children with an early strabismus diagnosis who underwent surgery in childhood. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using TriNetX network data from 2003-2023 on patients diagnosed with strabismus at ≤5 years of age and having strabismus surgery before 18 years of age. Cohort 1 comprised patients who underwent initial strabismus surgery at ≤6 years of age; cohort 2, patients with initial surgical intervention at ≥7 years of age. Incidence of mental health diagnoses from 7 until 18 years of age were compared between cohorts. RESULTS In cohort 1, 59 of 688 patients (8.6%) of patients were diagnosed with at least 1 mental health disorder versus 123 of 693 patients (17.7%) in cohort 2 (risk ratio [RR] = 2.07; 95% CI, 1.546 to 2.77; P < 0.0001). Gender analysis showed that only males had a statistically significant increased rate of mental health diagnoses in cohort 2 versus cohort 1 (RR = 1.82; 95% CI, 1.284 to 2.577; P = 0.006). An increased risk for specific psychiatric diagnoses was found in cohort 2 versus cohort 1; anxiety disorders (RR = 2.19; 95% CI, 1.225-3.922; P = 0.0065), attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (RR = 2.18; 95% CI, 1.499-3.175; P < 0.0001), conduct disorders (RR = 2.81; 95% CI, 1.425-5.556; P = 0.0018), and adjustment disorders (RR = 2.07; 955% CI, 1.103-3.876; P = 0.0204). Depressive disorders showed no statistically significant difference between cohorts (RR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.419-2.392; P = 0.9974). CONCLUSIONS Compared with children having early strabismus surgery, those having surgery at a later age after an early strabismus diagnosis at ≤5 years of age may be more likely to experience a mental health disorder during childhood, although it is unclear whether such disorders are a result of delayed surgery or a driver of the decision to opt for surgery rather than continued conservative management.
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- Ian Hidinger
- Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Bilgin A, Wolke D, Trower H, Baumann N, Räikkönen K, Heinonen K, Kajantie E, Schnitzlein D, Lemola S. Emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescents born very preterm and full-term: Role of self-control skills in childhood. Dev Psychopathol 2024; 36:302-311. [PMID: 36453116 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422001201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The aim of the current study was to examine whether self-control skills in childhood moderate the association between very preterm birth (<32 weeks of gestational age) and emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescence. We used data from four prospective cohort studies, which included 29,378 participants in total (N = 645 very preterm; N = 28,733 full-term). Self-control was mother-reported in childhood at 5-11 years whereas emotional problems and peer victimization were both self- and mother-reported at 12-17 years of age. Findings of individual participant data meta-analysis showed that self-control skills in childhood do not moderate the association between very preterm birth and adolescence emotional problems and peer victimization. It was shown that higher self-control skills in childhood predict lower emotional problems and peer victimization in adolescence similarly in very preterm and full-term borns.
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- Ayten Bilgin
- School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Division of Health Sciences, Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Psychology/Welfare Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- PEDEGO Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Wright BN, Glidewell MJ, Downing KF, Vagi KJ, Fundora MP, Farr SL. Bullying among children with heart conditions, National Survey of Children's Health, 2018-2020. Cardiol Young 2023:1-9. [PMID: 38111963 PMCID: PMC11187677 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123004225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Children with chronic illnesses report being bullied by peers, yet little is known about bullying among children with heart conditions. Using 2018-2020 National Survey of Children's Health data, the prevalence and frequency of being bullied in the past year (never; annually or monthly; weekly or daily) were compared between children aged 6-17 years with and without heart conditions. Among children with heart conditions, associations between demographic and health characteristics and being bullied, and prevalence of diagnosed anxiety or depression by bullying status were examined. Differences were assessed with chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression using predicted marginals to produce adjusted prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Weights yielded national estimates. Of 69,428 children, 2.2% had heart conditions. Children with heart conditions, compared to those without, were more likely to be bullied (56.3% and 43.3% respectively; adjusted prevalence ratio [95% confidence interval] = 1.3 [1.2, 1.4]) and bullied more frequently (weekly or daily = 11.2% and 5.3%; p < 0.001). Among children with heart conditions, characteristics associated with greater odds of weekly or daily bullying included ages 9-11 years compared to 15-17 years (3.4 [2.0, 5.7]), other genetic or inherited condition (1.7 [1.0, 3.0]), ever overweight (1.7 [1.0, 2.8]), and a functional limitation (4.8 [2.7, 8.5]). Children with heart conditions who were bullied, compared to never, more commonly had anxiety (40.1%, 25.9%, and 12.8%, respectively) and depression (18.0%, 9.3%, and 4.7%; p < 0.01 for both). Findings highlight the social and psychological needs of children with heart conditions.
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- Brittany N Wright
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Bjereld Y, Augustine L, Turner R, Löfstedt P, Ng K. The association between self-reported psychosomatic complaints and bullying victimisation and disability among adolescents in Finland and Sweden. Scand J Public Health 2023; 51:1136-1143. [PMID: 35491912 PMCID: PMC10642226 DOI: 10.1177/14034948221089769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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AIM To analyse the associations between bullying victimisation, disability, and self-reported psychosomatic complaints in adolescents, and to investigate the role of support from parents and teachers in such associations. METHODS The study was based on Finnish and Swedish data from two waves (2013/2014 and 2017/2018) of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey (n=16,057). Descriptive statistics were produced for four groups of adolescents: (a) bullied with disabilities; (b) not bullied with disabilities; (c) bullied without disabilities; and (d) not bullied without disabilities (reference group). Two multilevel multinomial logistic regression models were performed for the Finnish and Swedish samples separately. The first model analysed associations between psychosomatic complaints and bullying victimisation, controlling for a range of confounders. The second model analysed associations between psychosomatic complaints and social support from parents and teachers. RESULTS Across both countries, bullied adolescents with disabilities were more likely to self-report psychosomatic complaints than the reference group, even after adjusting for other potential confounders. Teacher support was identified as a potential protective factor as the odds ratio for psychosomatic complaints decreased when including teacher support as a factor in the model. The association with parent support showed mixed findings in Finland and Sweden. CONCLUSIONS Disability in combination with bullying victimisation generated the highest levels of self-reported psychosomatic complaints compared to adolescents that were not bullied nor had disabilities. High teacher support may be a protective factor against psychosomatic complaints for bullied and/or disabled adolescents.
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- Ylva Bjereld
- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- CHILD, Department of Education and Psychology, School of Education and Communication, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
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Sentenac M, Santos T, Augustine L, Michelsen SI, Movsesyan Y, Ng K, Małkowska-Szkutnik A, Godeau E. Chronic health conditions and school experience in school-aged children in 19 European countries. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023; 32:1711-1721. [PMID: 35451647 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-01987-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study investigates chronic conditions (CC) prevalence among children in mainstream schools, their school experience and life satisfaction in Europe. Data were collected from the 2017/2018 HBSC survey, a cross-national study using self-reported questionnaires administered in classrooms. Nationally representative samples of children aged 11, 13, and 15 years in mainstream schools from 19 European countries (n = 104,812) were used. School experience was assessed using four variables: low school satisfaction, schoolwork pressure, low teacher support, and peer-victimization, which were related to life satisfaction. Latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to identify patterns of school experience among students with CC. The prevalence of CC varied from 8.4 (Armenia) to 28.2% (Finland). Children with CC (n = 17,514) rated their school experience and life satisfaction lower than children without CC. LCA identified three school experience patterns: "negative on all items" (37%), "negative on all items, except school pressure" (40%) and "overall positive" (23%). The distribution of subgroups varied across countries-in countries with a higher proportion of children with CC in mainstream schools, children reported more negative school experiences. Compared to the "overall positive" group, low life satisfaction was highest for students classified as "negative on all items" (relative risk (RR) = 2.9; 95% CI 2.2-3.8) with a lesser effect for "negative on all items, except school pressure" (RR) = 1.8; 95% CI 1.4-2.4). These findings provide cross-national data documenting the diversity in inclusive educational practices regarding school placement and school experiences, and suggest that efforts are still needed to allow a fully inclusive environment.
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- Mariane Sentenac
- Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Obstetrical Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team, EPOPé, Inserm, INRAE, Université de Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Universidade Europeia, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Em Saúde (CIIS), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CHILD, School of Learning and Communication, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Arabkir Medical Center-Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- French School of Public Health, EHESP, Rennes, France
- CERPOP-UMR1295, UMR INSERM-Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier-Team SPHERE, Toulouse, France
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Alhaboby ZA, Evans H, Barnes J, Short E. The Impact of Cybervictimization on the Self-Management of Chronic Conditions: Lived Experiences. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e40227. [PMID: 37624637 PMCID: PMC10492166 DOI: 10.2196/40227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cybervictimization of people with long-term conditions is a disturbing phenomenon with a documented impact on health and well-being. These experiences are primarily examined using quantitative methods, focusing on children and young people. However, research centered on the cybervictimization of adults with chronic conditions is scarce, with limited qualitative input from the victims as experts in their own experiences. OBJECTIVE This study aims to understand the impact of cybervictimization on the self-management of long-term conditions among adults with chronic conditions and disabilities in the United Kingdom. METHODS This paper reports the findings from the qualitative phase of a phenomenologically informed mixed methods study. The biographical disruption concept was used to conceptualize the study. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 participants with chronic conditions who experienced cybervictimization. A codebook was developed, and a zigzag approach to thematic analysis was used to define and refine themes. Ethical considerations and risk assessment were ongoing during the research process because of the sensitivity of the topic and cases of harassment. RESULTS Cybervictimization has direct and indirect impacts on the self-management of chronic conditions. This impact was verified across 6 overarching themes that emerged from this study. First, biomedical events included overall health deterioration because of existing conditions, new diagnoses, and subjective physical complaints. Second, the impact on mental health was perceived through psychological consequences and psychiatric disorders that developed after or during this traumatic experience. Third, the multilevel impact theme focused on disrupting the strategies for coping with health conditions and involved unplanned changes to victims' health management priorities. Fourth, the impact of complexity reflected the perceived uniqueness in each case, intersectionality, struggle to obtain formal support, and subsequent health complications. Fifth, social network involvement comprised the effects of social isolation, victim blaming, and deception. Finally, the disability discrimination theme focused on prejudice, issues on inclusion, and hostility in society, with subsequent effects on well-being. CONCLUSIONS People with long-term conditions experienced different forms of cybervictimization, all disruptive with various effects on health. Disability discrimination was a prominent finding to be further investigated. This paper reports the impact as themes to guide further research and practice, with the recognition that long-term conditions and impairments are not a homogeneous group. Despite the devastating consequences, there are positive points that strengthen potential interventions. Awareness-raising campaigns, training of support channels, and multidisciplinary research are recommended to tackle this issue and initiate change.
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- Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom
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Cerqueira A, Botelho Guedes F, Marques-Pinto A, Branco A, Galvão C, Sousa J, Goulao LF, Bronze MR, Viegas W, Gaspar T, Godeau E, de Matos MG. Chronic Conditions and School Participation of First-Year University Students-HOUSE ULisbon Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:1397. [PMID: 36138706 PMCID: PMC9497637 DOI: 10.3390/children9091397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Students with chronic conditions (CC) tend to experience several barriers in terms of their school participation and performance. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the factors related to the time of diagnosis of CC (recent/non-recent), the barriers to participation and academic success (health condition, people's attitude towards CC and school physical environment), the physical and mental health (physical/psychological symptoms and concerns) and school-related variables (relationship with teachers and peers), regarding the school participation of first-year students with CC. This work is part of the HOUSE-Colégio F3 Project, University of Lisbon, which includes 1143 first-year university students from 17 Faculties and Institutes of the University of Lisbon. In this specific study, only the subsample of 207 students with CC was considered, 72.4% of which were female, aged between 18 and 54 years (M = 20.00; SD = 4.83). The results showed that students with a recent diagnosis of CC and students with school participation affected by the CC were those who presented more negative indicators regarding barriers to school participation, physical and mental health, and school-related variables. A greater impact of CC in terms of school participation was associated with having a recent diagnosis, with people's attitude towards CC and with the health condition as barriers, with more psychological symptoms and worse relationships with teachers and peers. This is a relevant message for the organization of health services for students with CC at the beginning of their university studies, especially since they are often displaced from home and managing their health conditions alone (in many cases, for the first time).
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- Ana Cerqueira
- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon/FMH-UL, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon/FMH-UL, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Center for Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon, 1649-013 Lisbon, Portugal
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- GHES Research Center—Office of Economic and Social History, ISEG—Lisbon School of Economics & Management of the University of Lisbon, 1249-078 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Institute of Education, University of Lisbon (IEUL), 1649-013 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Nutrition Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF) Research Unit, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon (ISA/ULisbon), 1349-107 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon (FFULisbon), 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Institute of Experimental Biology and Technology (iBET), 2780-157 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF) Research Unit, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon (ISA/ULisbon), 1349-107 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs (HEI-LAB), Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- French School of Public Health, EHESP, 35043 Rennes, France
- CERPOP—UMR 1295, Unite Mixte UMR INSERM—Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier—Team SPHERE, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL), 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
- APPSYci, ISPA—University Institute, 1149-041 Lisbon, Portugal
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Jesina O, Baloun L, Kudlacek M, Dolezalova A, Badura P. Relationship of Exclusion From Physical Education and Bullying in Students With Specific Developmental Disorder of Scholastic Skills. Int J Public Health 2022; 67:1604161. [PMID: 36090840 PMCID: PMC9448864 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the relationships among exclusion from PE, gender, and bullying in adolescents with specific developmental disorder of scholastic skills (SDDSS) aged 11, 13, and 15 years in Czechia.Methods: In total, the final research sample consisted of 13,953 students (49.4% boys) from the 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. Chi-square tests and regression models stratified by presence of SDDSS diagnosis were used to assess the relationships between non-involvement in PA and bullying.Results: Students diagnosed with SDDSS (12.4% of the sample) were more likely to be excluded from physical education (PE) than students without this diagnosis. This exclusion was associated with higher odds of bullying victimization and perpetration. Our findings further showed that male gender plays a significant role for bullying perpetration for both groups (with and without SDDSS) investigated in the present study.Conclusion: Higher likelihood of aggressive behavior occurs in students who are excluded from PE, including students with SDDSS.
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Hu N, Fardell J, Wakefield CE, Marshall GM, Bell JC, Nassar N, Lingam R. School academic performance of children hospitalised with a chronic condition. Arch Dis Child 2022; 107:289-296. [PMID: 34475105 PMCID: PMC8862027 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine academic outcomes among children hospitalised with a chronic health condition. DESIGN Population-level birth cohort. SETTING New South Wales, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 397 169 children born 2000-2006 followed up to 2014. INTERVENTION/EXPOSURE Hospitalisations with a chronic condition. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Academic underperformance was identified as 'below the national minimum standard' (BNMS) in five literacy/numeracy domains using the national assessment (National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy) data. Multivariable logistic regression assessed the adjusted ORs (aORs) of children performing BNMS in each domain at each grade (grades 3, 5 and 7, respectively). RESULTS Of children hospitalised with a chronic condition prior to National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) (16%-18%), 9%-12% missed ≥1 test, with a maximum of 37% of those hospitalised ≥7 times, compared with 4%-5% of children not hospitalised. Excluding children who missed a NAPLAN test, more children hospitalised with a chronic condition performed BNMS across all domains and grades, compared with children not hospitalised (eg, for BNMS in reading at grade 3: n=2588, aOR 1.35 (95% CI 1.28 to 1.42); for BNMS in numeracy at grade 3: n=2619, aOR 1.51 (95% CI 1.43 to 1.59)). Increasing frequency and bed-days of hospitalisation were associated with 2-3 fold increased odds of performing BNMS across all domains and grades. Children hospitalised with mental health/behavioural conditions had the highest odds of performing BNMS across all domains at each grade. CONCLUSIONS Children hospitalised with a chronic condition underperform academically across literacy/numeracy domains at each school grade. Health and educational supports are needed to improve these children's academic outcomes.
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- Nan Hu
- Population Child Health Research Team, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia,Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia,Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Child Population and Translational Health Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Child Population and Translational Health Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Population Child Health Research Team, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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Emerson E, Aitken Z, King T, Arciuli J, Llewellyn G, Kavanagh AM. The association between disability and risk of exposure to peer cyber victimisation is moderated by gender: Cross-sectional survey. Disabil Health J 2021; 15:101170. [PMID: 34253505 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the exposure of youth with disability to cyber victimisation. OBJECTIVE /Hypothesis: To estimate the prevalence of peer cyber and non-cyber victimisation in a nationally representative sample of 14-year-old adolescents with and without disability and to determine whether gender moderates the relationship between disability and exposure to victimisation. METHODS Secondary analysis of data collected in Wave 6 of the UK's Millennium Cohort Survey on 11,726 14-year-old adolescents living in the UK. RESULTS Adolescents with disability had higher prevalence of cyber and non-cyber victimisation than those with no disability. For cyber victimisation there was a statistically significant interaction between gender and disability, with evidence of increased cyber victimisation for adolescents with disability compared to those with no disability among girls, but not boys. For non-cyber victimisation there was no evidence of an interaction between gender and disability. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of both cyber and non-cyber victimisation was higher among adolescents with disability than those with no disability. The association between disability and risk of exposure to peer cyber victimisation appears to be moderated by gender.
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- Eric Emerson
- Centre for Research Excellence - Disability and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia; Centre for Disability Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, UK; College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia.
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- Centre for Research Excellence - Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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- Centre for Research Excellence - Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia.
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- Centre for Research Excellence - Disability and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Research Excellence - Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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van Opstal SEM, Wagener MN, Miedema HS, Utens EMWJ, Aarsen FK, van der Knaap LC, van Gorp ECM, van Rossum AMC, Roelofs PDDM. School functioning of children with perinatal HIV-infection in high-income countries: A systematic review. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252746. [PMID: 34086807 PMCID: PMC8177442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a manageable chronic disease. However, school-age children (4-18 years) living with HIV could still experience problems with functioning at school, due to the impact of the virus itself, medication, comorbidities and social stigma. School functioning covers academic achievement, school attendance, and social relationships and is of utmost importance to optimize normal participation. METHODS To gain insight in school functioning problems of perinatally HIV-infected children, we performed a systematic review of the literature in multiple databases from January 1997 up to February 2019. Studies were included if they described outcomes of school functioning of school-age children perinatally infected with HIV, in high-income countries. Meta-analyses were performed for sufficiently comparable studies. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Results from 32 studies show that HIV-infected children experience more problems in various areas of school functioning in comparison with national norms, matched healthy controls, siblings and HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children. The most pronounced differences concerned the usage of special educational services, general learning problems, and mathematics and reading performance scores. Comparisons with both national norms and siblings/HEU children show that the differences between HIV-infected children and siblings/HEU children were less pronounced. Moreover, siblings/HEU children also reported significantly worse outcomes compared to national norms. This suggests that problems in school functioning cannot be solely attributed to the HIV-infection, but that multiple socio-economic and cultural factors may play a role herein. CONCLUSION Perinatally HIV-infected children seem vulnerable to problems in various areas of school functioning. Therefore, monitoring of school functioning should be an important aspect in the care for these children. A family-focused approach with special attention to a child's socio-environmental context and additional attention for siblings and HEU children, is therefore recommended.
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- Stefanie E. M. van Opstal
- Erasmus MC, Department of Viroscience, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Centre of Expertise Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Bascule, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, Department of Viroscience, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Tittel SR, Dunstheimer D, Hilgard D, Knauth B, Fröhlich-Reiterer E, Galler A, Wurm M, Holl RW. Coeliac disease is associated with depression in children and young adults with type 1 diabetes: results from a multicentre diabetes registry. Acta Diabetol 2021; 58:623-631. [PMID: 33483854 PMCID: PMC8076130 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01649-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS To analyse the association between coeliac disease (CD) and depression in children, adolescents, and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS We included 79,067 T1D patients aged 6-20 years, with at least six months of diabetes duration, and treatment data between 1995 and 2019 were documented in the diabetes patient follow-up registry. We categorized patients into four groups: T1D only (n = 73,699), T1 + CD (n = 3379), T1D + depression (n = 1877), or T1D + CD + depression (n = 112). RESULTS CD and depression were significantly associated (adjusted OR: 1.25 [1.03-1.53]). Females were more frequent in both the depression and the CD group compared with the T1D only group. Insulin pumps were used more frequently in T1D + CD and T1D + depression compared with T1D only (both p < .001). HbA1c was higher in T1D + depression (9.0% [8.9-9.0]), T1D + CD + depression (8.9% [8.6-9.2]), both compared with T1D only (8.2% [8.2-8.2], all p < .001). We found comorbid autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and eating disorders more frequently in the T1D + CD + depression group compared with T1D only (all p < .001). CONCLUSIONS CD and depression are associated in young T1D patients. The double load of T1D and CD may lead to an increased risk for depression. Depression was associated with additional psychological and neurological comorbidities. Aside from imperative CD screening after T1D diagnosis and regular intervals, depression screening might be helpful in routine care, especially in patients with diagnosed CD.
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- Sascha René Tittel
- Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 41, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Faculty University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, CJD Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgaden, Germany
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- Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic St. Hedwig, University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO Clinics), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 41, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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Hutzler Y, Tesler R, Ng K, Barak S, Kazula H, Harel-Fisch Y. Physical activity, sedentary screen time and bullying behaviors: exploring differences between adolescents with and without disabilities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1875852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Yeshayahu Hutzler
- Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
- Israel Sport Center for the Disabled, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland
- Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat-Gan
- Kaye Academic College of Education, Physical Education, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- College of Public Health, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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What Do We Know about Bullying in Schoolchildren with Disabilities? A Systematic Review of Recent Work. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13010416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bullying is a serious problem that particularly affects schoolchildren with disabilities. However, studies in this group have been carried out on smaller cohorts and the results obtained are, therefore, less representative and sometimes inconclusive. The purpose of this paper is to perform a systematic review of the work carried out in recent years, including the analysis of several variables related to the sample, the methodology applied and the type of bullying. The guidelines set down by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement were followed in three phases. The total sample consisted of 55 children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The results reveal that half the studies were conducted in cohorts of less than 250 schoolchildren and drew no distinctions between the different types of disabilities. Furthermore, there is no consensus regarding the methodology used, and no specialized instruments were used. Hardly any specific interventions have been performed into the type of bullying investigated, in which victimization is the predominant mode. We concluded that there is an urgent need to increase the number of studies, including a larger number of individuals and using specialized instruments, in order to obtain more solid results. Such studies will allow us to create specific prevention and intervention programs to address the bullying of schoolchildren with disabilities.
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Currie C, Morgan A. A bio-ecological framing of evidence on the determinants of adolescent mental health - A scoping review of the international Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study 1983-2020. SSM Popul Health 2020; 12:100697. [PMID: 33335971 PMCID: PMC7732871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This paper extracts, organises and summarises findings on adolescent mental health from a major international population study of young people using a scoping review methodology and applying a bio-ecological framework. Population data has been collected from more than 1.5 million adolescents over 37 years by the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children: WHO Cross-National (HBSC) Study. The paper reviews the contribution that this long standing study has made to our understanding of the individual, developmental, social, economic, cultural determinants of adolescent mental health by organising the findings of 104 empirical papers that met inclusion criteria, into individual, microsystem, mesosystem and macrosystem levels of the framework. Of these selected papers, 68 were based on national data and the other 36 were based on international data, from varying numbers of countries. Each paper was allocated to a system level in the bio-ecological framework according to the level of its primary focus. The majority (51 papers) investigate individual level determinants. A further 28 concentrate primarily on the microsystem level, 6 on the mesosystem level, and 29 on the macrosystem level. The paper identifies where there is evidence on the determinants of mental health, summarises what we have learned, and highlights research gaps. Implications for the future development of this population health study are discussed in terms of how it may continue to illuminate our understanding of adolescent mental health in a changing world and where new directions are required.
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- Candace Currie
- Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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- Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, UK
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Carlsen LT, Christensen SR. Childhood cancer patients' baseline for social affiliation as a determining factor for the self-reported impact of person-based exclusion. J Psychosoc Oncol 2020; 38:714-727. [PMID: 32758028 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2020.1798577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Childhood cancer patients experience a challenging reentry to social activities after diagnosis. This study aims to generate knowledge about the challenges experienced by childhood cancer patients with peers during and after treatment. DESIGN This study is a qualitative mixed study. PARTICIPANTS The study included 70 children - 34 boys and 36 girls - aged 3 to 17 years who are affiliated with a pediatric oncology unit in Denmark. FINDINGS Childhood cancer patients experience two types of exclusion: (1) unavoidable diagnosis-related exclusion and (2) person-based exclusion from teachers, peers, and peers' parents. Person-based exclusion is manifested through the perceived insecurity of peers, misconceptions, and bullying. The impact and degree of these interactions partly depend on the patients' social affiliation prior to cancer. IMPLICATION FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL PROVIDERS There is a need to understand the exclusion experiences of childhood cancer patients and identify particularly vulnerable children to reduce the self-reported impact of person-based exclusion.
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- Line Thoft Carlsen
- Patient Support and Community Activities, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Patient Support and Community Activities, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Özyurt G, Tuncel T, Eliaçık K, Şenol HD, Öztürk Y, Özdoğru EE. Adolescents with asthma reported more peer victimization, more anger repression, and less anger expression. J Asthma 2020; 58:1307-1313. [PMID: 32543255 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1782428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the peer victimization and anger expression in adolescents with asthma. The relationship between asthma control and psychological features was also examined.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study with a healthy control group. The sample of the study was composed of 61 adolescents who were previously diagnosed by a physician with asthma of various intensities. Sixty adolescents with no chronic disorders were enrolled as the control group. Peer victimization was examined using the Multidimensional Peer Victimization Scale (MPVS). The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) was used to assess anger expression styles. Emotional and behavioral symptoms of the adolescents were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).Results: Adolescents with asthma reported more peer victimization in the subscales of physical, social, verbal, attacks on property, and frightening in the MPVS; and having more problems in emotional, social, and peer relations areas in the SDQ (p < .001 for all subscales) compared to the control group. The results were similar between the groups regarding the conduct problems and hyperactive behaviors. The adolescents with asthma reported more anger repression and less anger expression than the control group (p < .001 for both subscales).Conclusions: The results indicated that the adolescents with asthma were subjected to more peer victimization and experienced more difficulties in anger expression than the controls. Based on the findings of this study, we suggest that these psychological factors should be kept in mind during the management of asthma in adolescents.
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- Gonca Özyurt
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, İzmir, Turkey.,Department of Pediatrics, Izmir University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Izmir University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Izmir University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Izmir University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Andrade CJDN, Alves CDAD. Relationship between bullying and type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: a systematic review. JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA (VERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Andrade CJDN, Alves CDAD. Relationship between bullying and type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: a systematic review. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2019; 95:509-518. [PMID: 30391140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To carry out a systematic review on the relationship of bullying with type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. METHODS Systematic review, according to the PRISMA methodology, in which the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Thomson Reuters, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Begell House Digital Library, LILACS, and SciELO were searched using the terms "bullied", "aggression", "peer victimization", "victimization", "school violence", "diabetes mellitus", "type 1 diabetes mellitus", "autoimmune diabetes", "children" and "adolescents." The authors included original studies, involving bullying associated with type 1 diabetes, with children and adolescents, without language restriction and publication period, with texts available in full. RESULTS Of the 32 articles found, four studies met the selection criteria. Of these studies 85.7% identified occurrence of victimization in diabetics or found a higher frequency in diabetic children and adolescents when compared with young people with other chronic conditions or with healthy peers. Association between bullying and worse glycemic control was observed in two studies, and all the studies mention the fact that type 1 diabetes is a limiting factor for socialization related to diabetes, with less social support and difficulties for the management of the disease in public environments, such as school. The type of bullying suffered varied, including physical, verbal, social, psychological, and sexual. CONCLUSION Most of the studies showed an association between bullying and type 1 diabetes when compared to individuals with no such condition. Knowledge of this association has become essential for the follow-up of these patients and the implementation of preventive programs.
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos, Unidade de Endocrinologia Pediátrica, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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Alhaboby ZA, Barnes J, Evans H, Short E. Cyber-Victimization of People With Chronic Conditions and Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Scope and Impact. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2019; 20:398-415. [PMID: 29333943 DOI: 10.1177/1524838017717743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The victimization of individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities is prevalent with severe impact at psychological and physiological levels. With the increasing use of technology these experiences were further reshaped. This systematic review aimed at scoping the experiences of cyber-victimization of people living with chronic conditions or disabilities and examine the documented impact on them. Following a four-stage search strategy in several databases including MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane and snowballing of references, a total of 2,922 studies were scanned and 10 studies were eventually included. Quality assessment was done in two phases using tools specific to observational studies and cyber-victimization research. A narrative synthesis of reported results covered a total of 3,070 people. Sample size ranged between 42 and 823 participants, and the age range was 6-71 years with a majority of White ethnic backgrounds. Most studies (n=9) were cross sectional. The prevalence range of cyber-victimization was 2%-41.7% based on variable definitions, duration and methods. Targeted conditions included physical impairments, intellectual disabilities and specific chronic diseases. The most common documented impact was psychological/psychiatric, mainly depression followed by anxiety and distress. Somatic health complaints and self-harm were also reported. We concluded that people with chronic conditions and disabilities were consistently at higher risk of victimization with devastating health complications. Research gaps were identified such as the need to address more conditions and acknowledge differences between heterogeneous health conditions. Other recommendations include allowing flexibility and accountability to patients/victims in research design, education on victimization and health consequences, and improving primary care.
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- Zhraa A Alhaboby
- 1 Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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- 2 National Centre for Cyberstalking Research, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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- 1 Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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- 2 National Centre for Cyberstalking Research, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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King T, Aitken Z, Milner A, Emerson E, Priest N, Karahalios A, Kavanagh A, Blakely T. To what extent is the association between disability and mental health in adolescents mediated by bullying? A causal mediation analysis. Int J Epidemiol 2019; 47:1402-1413. [PMID: 30085115 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Disability among adolescents is associated with both poorer mental health (MH) and higher levels of bullying-victimization. Bullying, therefore, conceivably mediates the association between disability and MH. Quantifying this pathway is challenging as the exposure (disability), mediator (bullying) and outcome (MH) are subjective, and subject to dependent measurement error if the same respondent reports on two or more variables. Methods Utilizing the counterfactual and potential outcomes approaches to causal mediation, we decomposed the total effect of disability on MH into natural indirect effects (through bullying) and natural direct effects (not through bullying) using a sample of 3409 adolescents. As the study included data from multiple informants (teacher, parent, adolescent) on the outcome (MH, as measured on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) and two informants (adolescent, parent) on the mediator (bullying), we assessed the influence of dependent measurement error. Results For preferred analysis (using parent-reported bullying and adolescent-reported MH), the total effect was a 2.18 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.66-3.40] lower MH score for adolescents with a disability, compared with those with no disability (strength of association equivalent to 37% of the standard deviation for MH). Bullying explained 46% of the total effect. Use of adolescent-reported bullying with adolescent-reported MH produced similar results (37% mediation, 95% CI: 12-74%). Conclusions Disability exerts a detrimental effect on adolescent MH, and a large proportion of this appears to operate through bullying. This finding does not appear to be spurious due to dependent measurement error.
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- Tania King
- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Disability Research, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.,Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research and Methods, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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Bully victimization and child and adolescent health: new evidence from the 2016 NSCH. Ann Epidemiol 2019; 29:60-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ng K, Pickett W, Michaelson V, Freeman J. Activity Involvement and Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2018.1467294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Kwok Ng
- Faculty of Education, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Education, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Gillespie GL, Willis DG, Amar AF. Review and application of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine bullying or cyberbullying recommendations for screening and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Nurs Outlook 2018; 66:372-378. [PMID: 29699772 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bullying has been long seen as a natural part of childhood and adolescence. However, a growing body of evidence suggests bullying and now cyberbullying may inflict harm or distress on targeted youth including physical, psychological, social, or educational harm. The purpose of this paper is to endorse the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine statement, summarize the report, and apply the recommendations to screening lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth related to bullying and cyberbullying; line 11 change exemplified to discussed. Screening for bullying against youth; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth as a high-risk group for bullying victimization; and implications to address bullying against youth are exemplified. Nurses need to promote policies that foster inclusive, supportive, safe, and healthy schools and environments for youth.
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- School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Mori-Yoshimura M, Mizuno Y, Yoshida S, Minami N, Yonemoto N, Takeuchi F, Nishino I, Murata M, Takeda S, Takahashi Y, Kimura E. Social involvement issues in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy: A questionnaire survey of subjects from a patient registry. Brain Dev 2018; 40:268-277. [PMID: 29196072 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the relationship between Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) and developmental problems, school life, employment, and mental problems. We aimed to clarify whether BMD is a risk factor for developmental disorders, problematic behavior, psychiatric diseases, and other social difficulties in school life and employment. METHODS Adults with genetically or immunohistochemically confirmed BMD from the Registry of Muscular Dystrophy in Japan (REMUDY) were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding patient history, school life, employment, and mental problems. RESULTS In total, 125 (68.3%) of 183 participants with BMD (median age, 37.2 years) completed the questionnaire. Of these, ten had developmental disorders (mental retardation, autism, and speech disturbance). Fifty-eight (44%) experienced bullying in school, and 39 felt the reason for bullying was physical handicap. Sixteen participants experienced problematic behavior such as cutting class, domestic violence, violent incidents, suicide attempts, or self-mutilation. Employment histories were noted by 92 (73%), of whom 15 could not continue to work due to physical handicaps. Fifteen participants had psychiatric disorders, with 5, 3 and 1 having neurosis, depression, and bipolar disorder, respectively. The other 6 participants with psychiatric disorders did not specify their diagnoses. Patients carrying a Dp140 expression change had significantly more incidences of developmental disorders, but not bullying, problematic behavior, workplace difficulties, or psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSIONS Patients with BMD risk bullying and workplace difficulties, as well as developing psychiatric disorders. Parents, teachers, and supporters should be mindful of the daily environment of BMD patients and provide support to help them cope with stress.
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- Madoka Mori-Yoshimura
- Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan; Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan; Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553, Japan; Department of Biostatistics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Translational Medical Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan; Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Translational Medical Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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Brunes A, Nielsen MB, Heir T. Bullying among people with visual impairment: Prevalence, associated factors and relationship to self-efficacy and life satisfaction. World J Psychiatry 2018; 8:43-50. [PMID: 29568731 PMCID: PMC5862654 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v8.i1.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To examine associated factors of bullying and to determine associations between bullying and psychosocial outcomes among individuals with visual impairments (VI).
METHODS We conducted an age-stratified cross-sectional survey of adults with VI who were recruited from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. Data were collected through structural telephone interviews in the period between February and May, 2017. Linear regression models were used to examine factors related to bullying and associations of bullying with self-efficacy and life satisfaction.
RESULTS A total of 736 individuals were interviewed. The lifetime and 6-mo prevalence of bullying was 41.7% and 8.2%, respectively. The majority of bullied participants reported VI-specific bullying (65.1%). Victimization of bullying was associated with young age, early onset-age of VI, and having other impairments. Participants who reported bullying had lower levels of self-efficacy [Adjusted relative risk (ARR): 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.19-0.85] and life satisfaction (ARR: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.51-0.91).
CONCLUSION Bullying is highly prevalent among individuals with VI. Our findings suggest that interventions to reduce bullying may be beneficial for improving the well-being and life quality of people with VI.
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- Audun Brunes
- Section for Trauma, Catastrophes and Migration - Adults, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo 0409, Norway
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- Department of Work Psychology and Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo 0363, Norway
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- Department of Trauma and Migration, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo 0484, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0315, Norway
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Kavanagh A, Priest N, Emerson E, Milner A, King T. Gender, parental education, and experiences of bullying victimization by Australian adolescents with and without a disability. Child Care Health Dev 2018; 44:332-341. [PMID: 29341204 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study sought to compare the prevalence of bullying victimization between adolescents with and without a disability and between adolescents with and without borderline intellectual functioning or intellectual disability (BIF/ID). We also sought to assess whether the relationships between either disability or BIF/ID and bullying victimization vary by gender and parental education. METHODS The sample included 3,956 12- to 13-year-old adolescents who participated in Wave 5 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Three indicators of bullying were used: physical bullying victimization, social bullying victimization, and "any bullying victimization." We used Poisson regression to obtain the prevalence risk ratios (PRR) of bullying by disability status adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS In adjusted models, we found evidence that social bullying victimization was more prevalent among adolescents with a disability than those without a disability (PRR 1.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.42) and between adolescents with BIF/ID than those without (PRR 1.24, 95% CI 1.07-1.44). Adolescents with BIF/ID were also more likely to experience "any bullying victimization"(PRR 1.10, 95% CI 1.00-1.22). Having a disability and living in a family with low parental education were associated with an elevated risk of social bullying victimization BIF/ID. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with disabilities and BIF/ID are at elevated risk of social bullying victimization. School-based antibullying initiatives should concentrate on enhancing the inclusion of adolescents with disabilities, with an emphasis on adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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- A Kavanagh
- Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Disability Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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Hayes C, Kelly D, Taut C, Nixon E, Zgaga L, Williams J, O'Dowd T, Reulbach U. Health Care Utilisation by Bullying Victims: A Cross-Sectional Study of A 9-Year-Old Cohort in Ireland. Healthcare (Basel) 2018; 6:E19. [PMID: 29495335 PMCID: PMC5872226 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare6010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Children frequently refrain from disclosing being bullied. Early identification of bullying by healthcare professionals in children may prevent adverse health consequences. The aim of our study was to determine whether Health Care Utilisation (HCU) is higher in 9-year-olds who report being bullied and factors influencing type of HCU. The study consists of cross-sectional surveys of Child Cohort of Irish National Longitudinal Study of Children (Wave 1), 8,568 9-year-olds, and their carers. Being bullied was assessed by a self-reported questionnaire completed by children at home. HCU outcomes consisted of the following: visits to GP, Mental Health Practitioner (MHP), Emergency Department (ED), and nights in hospital by parent interview. Bivariate logistic regression and gender-stratified Poisson models were used to determine association. Victimisation by bullying independently increased visits to GP (OR 1.13, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03 to 1.25; p = 0.02), MHP (OR 1.31, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.63; p = 0.02), though not ED visits (OR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.87 to 1.13; p = 0.8) or nights in hospital (OR 1.07 95% CI: 0.97 to 1.18; p = 0.2), adjusting for underlying chronic condition(s) and socio-demographic confounders. Victimised girls made higher GP visits (RR 1.14, 95% CI: 1.06 to 1.23; p < 0.001) and spent more nights in hospital (RR 1.10, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.15; p < 0.001). Victimised boys were more likely to contact MHPs (RR 1.21, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.44; p = 0.03). 9-year-old bullied subjects were more likely to utilise primary care services than non-bullied 9-year-olds. Different HCU patterns were observed according to gender and gender differences in the presentation of victimisation. Our findings may lead to the development of clinical practice guidelines for early detection and appropriate management of bullied children.
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- Catherine Hayes
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Lum A, Wakefield CE, Donnan B, Burns MA, Fardell JE, Marshall GM. Understanding the school experiences of children and adolescents with serious chronic illness: a systematic meta-review. Child Care Health Dev 2017; 43:645-662. [PMID: 28543609 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serious chronic illness can have a detrimental effect on school attendance, participation and engagement, leaving affected students at risk of failing to meet their developmental potential. An improved understanding of factors that help to explain or mitigate this risk can help educators and health professionals deliver the most effective support. This meta-review critiqued the available evidence examining the link between six chronic illnesses (asthma, cancer, chronic kidney diseases, heart diseases, cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal diseases) and children's and adolescents' school experiences and outcomes, as well as investigating the medical, school, psychosocial and sociodemographic factors that are linked to poorer or better school outcomes. METHODS We searched CINAHL, Cochrane Database, EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, ProQuest Theses and Dissertations, and PsycINFO (2000-2015). Systematic and narrative reviews, and meta-analyses, of original studies examining students' subjective school experiences and objective school outcomes were eligible. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses criteria to critically appraise all systematic reviews. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system guided our recommendations for practice and research. RESULTS Eighteen reviews of 172 studies including more than 40 000 students were eligible. Therefore, we chose to conduct a meta-review to provide an overview of the literature on the relationship between chronic illness and school experiences and outcomes. We also explored the associated medical, school, psychosocial and sociodemographic factors affecting the relationship between illness and school experiences and outcomes. CONCLUSION Students with chronic illness demonstrate mixed school experiences and outcomes that are often worse than students without chronic illness. Modifiable factors, such as students' engagement with school, may be novel yet appropriate targets of educational support to ensure that these students reach their full schooling potential.
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- A Lum
- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Ssewanyana D, Nyongesa MK, van Baar A, Newton CR, Abubakar A. Health risk behavior among chronically ill adolescents: a systematic review of assessment tools. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2017; 11:32. [PMID: 28725261 PMCID: PMC5512752 DOI: 10.1186/s13034-017-0172-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescents living with chronic illnesses engage in health risk behaviors (HRB) which pose challenges for optimizing care and management of their ill health. Frequent monitoring of HRB is recommended, however little is known about which are the most useful tools to detect HRB among chronically ill adolescents. AIMS This systematic review was conducted to address important knowledge gaps on the assessment of HRB among chronically ill adolescents. Its specific aims were to: identify HRB assessment tools, the geographical location of the studies, their means of administration, the psychometric properties of the tools and the commonest forms of HRB assessed among adolescents living with chronic illnesses globally. METHODS We searched in four bibliographic databases of PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts for empirical studies published until April 2017 on HRB among chronically ill adolescents aged 10-17 years. RESULTS This review indicates a major dearth of research on HRB among chronically ill adolescents especially in low income settings. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and Health Behavior in School-aged Children were the commonest HRB assessment tools. Only 21% of the eligible studies reported psychometric properties of the HRB tools or items. Internal consistency was good and varied from 0.73 to 0.98 whereas test-retest reliability varied from unacceptable (0.58) to good (0.85). Numerous methods of tool administration were also identified. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and physical inactivity are the commonest forms of HRB assessed. CONCLUSION Evidence on the suitability of the majority of the HRB assessment tools has so far been documented in high income settings where most of them have been developed. The utility of such tools in low resource settings is often hampered by the cultural and contextual variations across regions. The psychometric qualities were good but only reported in a minority of studies from high income settings. This result points to the need for more resources and capacity building for tool adaptation and validation, so as to enhance research on HRB among chronically ill adolescents in low resource settings.
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- Derrick Ssewanyana
- 0000 0001 0155 5938grid.33058.3dCentre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya ,0000000120346234grid.5477.1Utrecht Centre for Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0001 0155 5938grid.33058.3dCentre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya
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- 0000000120346234grid.5477.1Utrecht Centre for Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0001 0155 5938grid.33058.3dCentre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya ,0000 0004 1936 8948grid.4991.5Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ,grid.449370.dDepartment of Public Health, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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- 0000 0001 0155 5938grid.33058.3dCentre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya ,0000000120346234grid.5477.1Utrecht Centre for Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands ,0000 0004 1936 8948grid.4991.5Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ,grid.449370.dDepartment of Public Health, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
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Fridh M, Köhler M, Modén B, Lindström M, Rosvall M. Subjective health complaints and exposure to peer victimization among disabled and non-disabled adolescents: A population-based study in Sweden. Scand J Public Health 2017; 46:262-271. [PMID: 28693369 DOI: 10.1177/1403494817705558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIMS To investigate subjective health complaints (SHCs) (psychological and somatic, respectively) among disabled and non-disabled adolescents, focusing on the impact of traditional bullying and cyber harassment, and furthermore to report psychological and somatic SHCs across different types of disability. METHODS Data from the public health survey of children and adolescents in Scania, Sweden, 2012 was used. A questionnaire was answered anonymously in school by 9791 students in the 9th grade (response rate 83%), and 7533 of these with valid answers on key questions were included in this study. Associations with daily SHCs were investigated by multi-adjusted logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Any disability was reported by 24.1% of boys and 22.0% of girls. Disabled students were more exposed to cyber harassment (boys: 20.0%; girls: 28.2%) than non-disabled peers (boys: 11.8%; girls: 18.1%). Exposure to traditional bullying showed the same pattern but with a lower prevalence. Disabled students had around doubled odds of both daily psychological SHCs and daily somatic SHCs in the fully adjusted models. In general, the odds increased with exposure to cyber harassment or traditional bullying and the highest odds were seen among disabled students exposed to both cyber harassment and traditional bullying. Students with ADHD/ADD had the highest odds of daily psychological SHCs as well as exposure to traditional bullying across six disability types. CONCLUSIONS Disabled adolescents report poorer health and are more exposed to both traditional bullying and cyber harassment. This public health issue needs more attention in schools and in society in general.
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- Maria Fridh
- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden
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- 2 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden.,3 Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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The impact of peer victimization and psychological symptoms on quality of life in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol 2017; 36:1297-1304. [PMID: 28451871 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-017-3650-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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There is no documentation about the association between peer victimization, psychological status, and quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between peer victimization, psychological symptoms, and QOL in a cohort of children and adolescents with SLE. Forty-one patients (aged 9-18 years) participated in this study. The control group (n = 49) was composed of healthy children and adolescents from local community. Questionnaires were used to evaluate the peer victimization, psychological status, and QOL of children and adolescents with and without SLE. No significant difference was found between the study and control groups for peer victimization, depression, state and trait anxiety, and QOL scores. The peer victimization, depression, anxiety, and self-esteem scores were negatively correlated with psychosocial and total subscale scores of QOL in the study group. According to regression analyses, trait anxiety had a negative predictive effect on the physical health domain scores of QOL, whereas trait anxiety and peer victimization had a negative effect on the psychosocial domain and total scores of QOL in the SLE patients. This study suggests that trait anxiety and peer victimization are risk factors for poor QOL in adolescents with SLE.
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Otto C, Steffensen BF, Højberg AL, Barkmann C, Rahbek J, Ravens-Sieberer U, Mahoney A, Vry J, Gramsch K, Thompson R, Rodger S, Bushby K, Lochmüller H, Kirschner J. Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy from six European countries. J Neurol 2017; 264:709-723. [PMID: 28175989 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8406-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, genetically determined neuromuscular disease that affects males and leads to severe physical disability in early teenage years. Over the last decades, patient-reported outcomes such as Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) gained great interest in clinical research. However, little is known about factors affecting HRQoL in boys with DMD. Data from the multi-center CARE-NMD project of boys with DMD from six European countries collected between 2011 and 2012 were analyzed (8-17 years old; n = 321). HRQoL was measured using the KIDSCREEN-10 index, the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and the Neuromuscular Module of the PedsQL (NMM). Linear regression models served to examine influences of socio-demographic, disease- and treatment-specific as well as participation- and environment-related factors on overall and disease-specific HRQoL. Proportions of explained variance varied across models using different outcomes (18-34%). Overall HRQoL according to the KIDSCREEN-10 index was associated with household income, the frequency of attending a clinic with specialized staff, the number of days spent outside home, and the attitude of the local community, but no significant association with age occurred. Overall HRQoL according to the generic PedsQL and disease-specific HRQoL were both positively associated with age and influenced by the country of residence, the disease stage, number of days spent outside home, and the attitude of the local community. Our results may be relevant for clinical practice and planning interventions for this population, but should be confirmed by future research. Further questions for future studies on boys with DMD are proposed.
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- Christiane Otto
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- The Danish National Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Kongsvang Allé 23, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- The Danish National Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Kongsvang Allé 23, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- The Danish National Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Kongsvang Allé 23, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- The Danish National Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Kongsvang Allé 23, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, University Medical Center Freiburg, Mathildenstraße 1, 79116, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, University Medical Center Freiburg, Mathildenstraße 1, 79116, Freiburg, Germany
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre and MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, University Medical Center Freiburg, Mathildenstraße 1, 79116, Freiburg, Germany
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Corrigan P, Buchholz B, Michaels PJ, McKenzie S. Adults’ perceptions about whether children should disclose their mental illness. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH 2016. [DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-03-2016-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Disclosure of mental illness is a key ingredient in contact-based public stigma change strategies. Adults who disclose their personal recovery story experience greater empowerment and heightened quality of life. Qualitative research suggests youth may similarly benefit, but also have unique benefits and costs associated with disclosure. The purpose of this paper is to examine adults’ perceived costs and benefits of mental illness disclosure for middle and high school students with a new measure, the Coming Out with Mental Illness Scale for Children (COMIS-Child).
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 300 adult participants from Amazon’s MTurk completed the COMIS-Child, the Beliefs about Disclosure Scale (BDS), assessing perceptions about child disclosure, and the Attribution Questionnaire, assessing public stigma.
Findings
Principal component analyses of the COMIS-Child yielded one factor representing disclosure costs and two factors for benefits (changing pubic stigma; person-defined benefits). Internal consistencies of the COMIS-Child factors were strong. Parents with children with mental illness endorsed more costs and fewer benefits from the changing public stigma factor than other respondents. Regression analyses showed decisions about youth disclosing mental illness from the BDS were associated with perceived costs, perceived benefits as personally defined, and public stigma. Disclosure beliefs were also inversely associated with public stigma.
Social implications
Adults who identify more costs and fewer benefits were less likely to believe youth should disclose, favoring a more conservative approach to youth disclosure. This highlights the importance of participating in self-stigma interventions that guide an individual’s decision making about disclosure.
Originality/value
To the author’s knowledge, this is the first study examining adults’ perceptions of youth disclosure of mental illness.
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Herbert L, Shemesh E, Bender B. Clinical Management of Psychosocial Concerns Related to Food Allergy. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2016; 4:205-13; quiz 214. [PMID: 26968959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Current estimates indicate that 4% to 8% of children in the United States are diagnosed with food allergy, and more than 40% of US children with food allergy experience severe allergic reactions. Families trying to avoid foods that may trigger an allergic reaction and ensure adequate treatment of allergic reactions that do occur face numerous challenges. The rise in the number of children diagnosed with food allergies underscores the importance of food allergy-related interventions to address elevated psychosocial concerns, such as parenting stress, anxiety, and worries about bullying. This review provides an overview of common psychosocial concerns among children with food allergy and their families across the developmental spectrum, and offers guidance to medical providers regarding the identification and treatment of food allergy-related psychosocial challenges.
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- Linda Herbert
- Center for Translational Science, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC.
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- Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Center for Health Promotion, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo
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Palfiova M, Dankulincova Veselska Z, Bobakova D, Holubcikova J, Cermak I, Madarasova Geckova A, van Dijk JP, Reijneveld SA. Is risk-taking behaviour more prevalent among adolescents with learning disabilities? Eur J Public Health 2016; 27:501-506. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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van Weelden M, Lourenço B, Viola GR, Aikawa NE, Queiroz LB, Silva CA. Substance use and sexual function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2016; 56:323-9. [PMID: 27476625 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbre.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use and sexual function in adolescent juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and healthy controls. METHODS 174 adolescents with pediatric rheumatic diseases were selected. A cross-sectional study with 54 JIA patients and 35 controls included demographic/anthropometric data and puberty markers assessments, physician-conducted CRAFFT (car/relax/alone/forget/friends/trouble) screen tool for substance abuse/dependence high risk and a questionnaire that evaluated sexual function, bullying and alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use. Clinical/laboratorial data and treatment were also assessed in JIA. RESULTS The median current age was similar between JIA patients and controls [15(10-19) vs. 15(12-18) years, p=0.506]. Frequencies of alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use were high and similar in both JIA and controls (43% vs. 46%, p=0.829). However, age at alcohol onset was significantly higher in those with JIA [15(11-18) vs. 14(7-18) years, p=0.032], particularly in polyarticular onset (p=0.040). High risk for substance abuse/dependence (CRAFFT score≥2) was found in both groups (13% vs. 15%, p=1.000), likewise bullying (p=0.088). Further analysis of JIA patients regarding alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use showed that the median current age [17(14-19) vs. 13(10-19)years, p<0.001] and education years [11(6-13) vs. 7(3-12)years, p<0.001] were significant higher in those that used substances. Sexual activity was significantly higher in the former group (48% vs. 7%, p<0.001). A positive correlation was evidenced between CRAFFT score and current age in JIA patients (p=0.032, r=+0.296). CONCLUSION A high risk for substance abuse/dependence was observed in both JIA and controls. JIA substance users were more likely to have sexual intercourse. Therefore, routine screening is suggested in all visits of JIA adolescents.
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- Marlon van Weelden
- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Medical Faculty, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Adolescent Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Adolescent Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Adolescent Unit, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Chatzitheochari S, Parsons S, Platt L. Doubly Disadvantaged? Bullying Experiences among Disabled Children and Young People in England. SOCIOLOGY 2016; 50:695-713. [PMID: 27546915 PMCID: PMC4963628 DOI: 10.1177/0038038515574813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bullying among school-aged children and adolescents is recognised as an important social problem, and the adverse consequences for victims are well established. However, despite growing interest in the socio-demographic profile of victims, there is limited evidence on the relationship between bullying victimisation and childhood disability. This article enhances our understanding of bullying experiences among disabled children in both early and later childhood, drawing on nationally representative longitudinal data from the Millennium Cohort Study and the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. We model the association of disability measured in two different ways with the probability of being bullied at ages seven and 15, controlling for a wide range of known risk factors that vary with childhood disability. Results reveal an independent association of disability with bullying victimisation, suggesting a potential pathway to cumulative disability-related disadvantage, and drawing attention to the school as a site of reproduction of social inequalities.
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- London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Polloni L, Baldi I, Lazzarotto F, Bonaguro R, Toniolo A, Celegato N, Gregori D, Muraro A. School personnel's self-efficacy in managing food allergy and anaphylaxis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2016; 27:356-60. [PMID: 26887784 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Food allergy affects up to 4-7% European schoolchildren. Studies identified important shortcomings on food allergy and anaphylaxis management in schools. In social cognitive theory, personal beliefs in own capabilities influence choices, effort levels, perseverance and performance accomplishments. This study aimed to investigate school personnel's self-efficacy in managing food allergy and anaphylaxis, providing a valid instrument to deeply understand how to support schools to effectively manage students at risk of food reactions. METHODS A total of 440 schoolteachers and caretakers from north-east Italy completed a questionnaire assessing self-efficacy in managing food allergy and anaphylaxis at school. Exploratory factor analysis was performed. Factors' internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha. Factors' scores were estimated using Bartlett approach, and kernel density estimate of distributions was provided. Descriptive statistics explored school personnel's self-efficacy. A regression model assessed the influence of gender, school, job and previous experience. RESULTS Two factors emerged from exploratory factor analysis related to anaphylaxis management (AM) and food allergy management (FAM). The two subscales both showed good internal consistency. School personnel showed lower self-efficacy in recognizing symptoms, administering drugs and guaranteeing full participation to extra-curricular activities to food-allergic students. Participants who previously had food-allergic students showed a significantly increased self-efficacy in AM and a significantly decreased self-efficacy in FAM. CONCLUSIONS The study supports the use of self-efficacy scale to identify specific areas where teachers' confidence in their ability to care for food-allergic students is especially weak. This would empower the development of training programs specifically tailored to the needs of teachers and caregivers.
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- Laura Polloni
- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment, Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Uso de álcool, tabaco e drogas ilícitas por pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico pediátrico. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ikuta N, Koike Y, Aoyagi N, Matsuzaka A, Ishihara K, Hirohara T, Saito F, Takizawa T. Japanese university students' views on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals based on previous encounters. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2016; 30:/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2015-0121/ijamh-2015-0121.xml. [PMID: 27089401 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the acceptability of sexual minorities according to Japanese youth, we conducted a survey targeting university students. METHODS Participants were second- to fourth-year students (n=945) at Ibaraki University, Japan, who were randomly chosen for the survey to measure their attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. We divided the respondents into two groups: one group who had encounters with LGBT people, and one group with no such experience. Chi-square tests were used to compare responses between the groups. RESULTS More than 60% of the students considered LGBT people to be acceptable; the group with prior encounters had greater levels of acceptance compared to the group without such encounters. CONCLUSION This is the first study to clarify the acceptability of sexual minorities among university students in Japan. Our data suggested that having contact with LGBT people in school life may help build an inclusive educational system.
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- Nasa Ikuta
- Master's Course, Graduate School of Education, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512 Japan, Phone/Fax: +81-29-228-8295
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Health and Education, Ibaraki University College of Education, Ibaraki, Japan
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Alcohol, smoking and illicit drug use in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2016; 56:228-34. [PMID: 27267641 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbre.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate alcohol, smoking and/or illicit drug use, and history of bullying in adolescent childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy controls. METHODS 174 adolescents with pediatric rheumatic diseases were selected. All of the 34 childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients and 35 healthy controls participated in this study. A cross-sectional study included demographic/anthropometric data and puberty markers assessments; structured questionnaire and CRAFFT screening interview. RESULTS McNemar tests indicated an excellent test-retest reliability of the structured questionnaire (p=1.0). The median current age was similar between childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients and controls [15 (12-18) vs. 15 (12-18) years, p=0.563]. The median of menarche age was significantly higher in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients compared to controls [12 (10-15) vs. 11.5 (9-15) years, p=0.041], particularly in those that lupus had occurred before first menstruation [13 (12-15) vs. 11.5(9-15) years, p=0.007]. The other puberty marker and sexual function parameters were similar in both groups (p>0.05). Alcohol use was similar in both childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients and controls (38% vs. 46%, p=0.628). A trend of lower frequency of CRAFFT score ≥2 (high risk for substance abuse/dependence) was evidenced in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients compared to controls (0% vs. 15%, p=0.053). Bullying was reported similarly for the two groups (43% vs. 44%, p=0.950). Further analysis in lupus patients regarding alcohol/smoking/illicit drug use showed no differences in demographic data, puberty markers, history of bullying, sexual function, contraceptive use, disease activity/damage scores, clinical/laboratorial features and treatments (p>0.05). CONCLUSION This study showed high frequencies of early alcohol use in lupus adolescents and healthy controls, despite of a possible low risk for substance abuse/dependence in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
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van Weelden M, Lourenço B, Viola GR, Aikawa NE, Queiroz LB, Silva CA. Substance use and sexual function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2016; 56:S0482-5004(16)00008-5. [PMID: 26924004 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to evaluate alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use and sexual function in adolescent juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and healthy controls. METHODS 174 adolescents with pediatric rheumatic diseases were selected. A cross-sectional study with 54 JIA patients and 35 controls included demographic/anthropometric data and puberty markers assessments, physician-conducted CRAFFT (car/relax/alone/forget/friends/trouble) screen tool for substance abuse/dependence high risk and a questionnaire that evaluated sexual function, bullying and alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use. Clinical/laboratorial data and treatment were also assessed in JIA. RESULTS The median current age was similar between JIA patients and controls [15(10-19) vs. 15(12-18)years, p=0.506]. Frequencies of alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use were high and similar in both JIA and controls (43% vs. 46%, p=0.829). However, age at alcohol onset was significantly higher in those with JIA [15(11-18) vs. 14(7-18)years, p=0.032], particularly in poliarticular onset (p=0.040). High risk for substance abuse/dependence (CRAFFT score≥2) was found in both groups (13% vs. 15%, p=1.000), likewise bullying (p=0.088). Further analysis of JIA patients regarding alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use showed that the median current age [17(14-19) vs. 13(10-19)years, p<0.001] and education years [11(6-13) vs. 7(3-12)years, p<0.001] were significant higher in those that used substances. Sexual activity was significantly higher in the former group (48% vs. 7%, p<0.001). A positive correlation was evidenced between CRAFFT score and current age in JIA patients (p=0.032, r=+0.296). CONCLUSION A high risk for substance abuse/dependence was observed in both JIA and controls. JIA substance users were more likely to have sexual intercourse. Therefore, routine screening is suggested in all visits of JIA adolescents.
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- Marlon van Weelden
- Unidade de Reumatologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Faculdade de Medicina, VU University, Amsterdã, Países Baixos
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- Unidade do Adolescente, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Unidade de Reumatologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Unidade de Reumatologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Unidade do Adolescente, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Unidade de Reumatologia Pediátrica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Unidade do Adolescente, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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Lindén-Boström M, Persson C. Disparities in mental health among adolescents with and without impairments. Scand J Public Health 2015; 43:728-35. [DOI: 10.1177/1403494815589219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aim: To analyse whether there are differences in mental health among adolescents with and without various kinds of impairments, taking into account the number of impairments and gender. Methods: Data from the study Life & Health – Young People conducted in a Swedish county in 2011 was used. The survey included all students in grades 7 (13–14 years) and 9 (15–16 years) in compulsory school and grade 2 (17–18 years) in upper secondary school; there were 7793 respondents (81.0%). The students answered a questionnaire anonymously during school hours. Various measures of mental health were assessed in the groups: hard of hearing, visual impairment, motor impairment, difficulties in reading/writing/dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactive disorder/attention deficit disorder, other impairment, no impairment. Results: Of the studied impairments, difficulties in reading/writing/dyslexia are the most common (6.3%), followed by hard of hearing (5.4%). To have at least one impairment is more common among boys (18.2%) than girls (15.4%). In the impairment group, 21.5% have multiple impairments. Adolescents with impairments have worse mental health than those without, and those with multiple impairments have particularly higher odds ratio to have worse mental health. There are also differences in mental health between number and various kinds of impairments and between girls and boys. Conclusion: Adolescents with impairments, particularly girls and those with multiple impairments, have considerably worse mental health than others. These inequalities in health are an immense challenge, not only for those directly involved with the impaired: they affect everyone involved with the goal health equity for the whole population.
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- Margareta Lindén-Boström
- Department for Sustainable Development, Region Örebro County, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden
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- Department for Sustainable Development, Region Örebro County, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden
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Lambert V, Keogh D. Striving to live a normal life: a review of children and young people's experience of feeling different when living with a long term condition. J Pediatr Nurs 2015; 30:63-77. [PMID: 25450440 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This paper presents a review of findings from qualitative studies on children's experience of feeling different when living with the long term conditions; diabetes, epilepsy and asthma. Following electronic database and hand searches of reference lists of identified papers, eighteen studies were selected for inclusion in the review. These studies revealed three common themes; participation in everyday life-restrictions and adjustments; treatment regimens-constraining and enabling; and communication-disclosure, stigma and support. Across these themes it was evident that children felt different physically and socially and they grappled constantly with balancing the dilemma of feeling and acting normal or feeling, being and revealing difference.
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- Veronica Lambert
- School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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McGee MG. Peer victimization as a mediator of the relationship between disability status and psychosocial distress. Disabil Health J 2014; 8:250-7. [PMID: 25457460 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Youth with disabilities experience greater levels of peer victimization and psychosocial distress than non-disabled youth. However, the extent to which exposure to peer victimization mediates the relationship between disability status and psychosocial distress is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the relationship between disability status and psychological distress was mediated by exposure to peer victimization, and if so, whether the mediation effects of peer victimization on psychosocial distress was moderated by sex. METHODS This cross-sectional study involved a series of regressions to test for mediation and moderated mediation using complex survey data from 6664 Oregon 11th graders. RESULTS Peer victimization partially mediated the relationship between disability status and psychosocial distress. Sex, however, did not significantly moderate the mediating effects of peer victimization on psychosocial distress. CONCLUSION Exposure to peer victimization mediated the relationship between disability status and psychosocial distress; there was little support for sex as a moderator.
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- Marjorie G McGee
- Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA; Graduate School of Education, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA.
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Gibson-Young L, Martinasek MP, Clutter M, Forrest J. Are students with asthma at increased risk for being a victim of bullying in school or cyberspace? Findings from the 2011 Florida youth risk behavior survey. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2014; 84:429-434. [PMID: 24889079 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adolescents with asthma are at risk for psychological and behavioral problems. The aim of this study was to determine whether high school students with asthma are at increased risk for bullying in school and cyberspace, and to explore the role of depressive symptoms in moderating this association. METHODS A secondary data analysis was completed with the 2011 Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Participant included a random sample of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 who attended public high schools in Florida. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted using SPSS software. RESULTS We examined data from 6212 high school adolescents and found a significant relationship between current asthma and cyberbullying in adolescents. Of the sample diagnosed with asthma, 15.6% reported bullying and 17% cyberbullying (versus 10.2% and 11% of nonasthmatics). We further examined data using depressive symptoms as a mediating and moderating variable and found significance on all accounts. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with asthma are at increased risk for being victims of bullying in school and cyberspace. Our findings suggest that adolescents with asthma who also report depressive symptoms are particularly at high risk for bullying than adolescents with asthma who did not report depressive symptoms. Efforts to increase education and decrease all types of bullying at the high school level for both students with and without asthma are warranted.
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- Linda Gibson-Young
- Assistant Professor, , University of Central Florida, 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 489, Orlando, FL 32826
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Rook MK, McEvoy CS, Greiner R, Brown H, Marchese V. Exploring the Feasibility of Performing Objective Screening Tools on Survivors of Pediatric Cancers as Part of a Long-term Survivorship Clinic. REHABILITATION ONCOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1097/01893697-201432040-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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