Online cognitive-behavioral based group interventions for adolescents with chronic illness and parents: study protocol of two multicenter randomized controlled trials.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information is available in Iraq regarding the causes of under-five mortality. The vital registration system is deficient in its coverage, particularly from rural areas where access to health services is limited and most deaths occur at home, i.e. outside the health system, and hence the cause of dea...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Awqati NA,Ali MM,Al-Ward NJ,Majeed FA,Salman K,Al-Alak M,Al-Gasseer N

更新日期：2009-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic status is an important factor affecting the initiation and cessation of breastfeeding. However, limited evidence exists regarding the association between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding behavior in China on a national level. This study aims to investigate the relationship between socioec...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Chen C,Cheng G,Pan J

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydroxyurea (HU) is recommended as standard practice for youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). Yet, despite its efficacy, HU adherence in adolescents and young adults is often poor. Poor medication adherence increases disease burden, healthcare cost and widens health disparities. Adolescence is a critical ti...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Smaldone A,Manwani D,Aygun B,Smith-Whitley K,Jia H,Bruzzese JM,Findley S,Massei J,Green NS

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various studies have shown the effect of vigorous physical activity on academic achievements, no studies have investigated the effect of vitamin E levels on academic performance. The present study aimed to assess the association between physical activity, vitamin E levels and total antioxidant capac...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Alghadir AH,Gabr SA,Iqbal ZA,Al-Eisa E

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study evaluates children in schools that participate in the School Health Program in the Northern region of Brazil with the objective of assessing whether their schools interfered in the development of overweight/obesity and how individual and school environment variables behave according to contextual a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Andrade de Medeiros Moreira R,Ricardo Moreira T,Dias da Costa G,Vidigal Castro LC,Minardi Mitre Cotta R

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is a serious global health problem and its prevalence is increasing, especially among children. It represents a significant social and economic burden, and it can severely affect the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients. Among the numerous questionnaires aiming at evaluating asthma HRQL i...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ricci G,Dondi A,Baldi E,Bendandi B,Giannetti A,Masi M

更新日期：2009-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schoolbags and the consequences of carrying them, particularly those associated with overload, are often studied as a health concern. Modifications in gait and posture were reported when children carried loads that corresponded to more than 10% of their body weight (BW). The aims of this study were to verify...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Barbosa J,Marques MC,Izquierdo M,Neiva HP,Barbosa TM,Ramírez-Vélez R,Alonso-Martínez AM,García-Hermoso A,Aguado-Jimenez R,Marinho DA

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meconium peritonitis is defined as aseptic chemical inflammation caused by intrauterine bowel perforation. The underlying causes of bowel perforation include intestinal atresia, midgut volvulus, intussusception, congenital bands, and meconium ileus. CASE PRESENTATION:Siblings with prenatally diagnosed mecon...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Park KH,Bae MH,Lee NR,Han YM,Byun SY,Kim HY

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although anorectal malformations (ARMs) are frequently encountered, rare variants difficult to classify have been reported. METHODS:This study describes a patient with ARM and rectopenile fistula. The literature was reviewed systematically to assess the anatomical characteristics, clinical presentations and...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Yang G,Wang Y,Jiang X

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 90% of heart murmurs in children are innocent. Frequently the skills of the first examiner are not adequate to differentiate between innocent and pathological murmurs. Our goal was to evaluate the value of a simple and low-cost phonocardiographic recording and analysis system in determining the cha...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Noponen AL,Lukkarinen S,Angerla A,Sepponen R

更新日期：2007-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical and laboratory parameters can aid in the early identification of neonates at risk for bacteremia before clinical deterioration occurs. However, current prediction models have poor diagnostic capabilities. The objective of this study was to develop, evaluate and validate a screening tool for late ons...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Walker SAN,Cormier M,Elligsen M,Choudhury J,Rolnitsky A,Findlater C,Iaboni D

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication Errors (MEs) are considered the most common type of error in pediatric critical care services. Moreover, the ME rate in pediatric patients is up to three times higher than the rate for adults. Nevertheless, information in pediatric population is still limited, particularly in emergency/critical ca...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Brennan-Bourdon LM,Vázquez-Alvarez AO,Gallegos-Llamas J,Koninckx-Cañada M,Marco-Garbayo JL,Huerta-Olvera SG

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that tight blood glucose (BG) control improves outcomes in critically ill adults. Children show similar hyperglycaemic responses to surgery or critical illness. However it is not known whether tight control will benefit children given maturational differences and different diseas...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Macrae D,Pappachan J,Grieve R,Parslow R,Nadel S,Schindler M,Baines P,Fortune PM,Slavik Z,Goldman A,Truesdale A,Betts H,Allen E,Snowdon C,Percy D,Broadhead M,Quick T,Peters M,Morris K,Tasker R,Elbourne D

更新日期：2010-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birthweight remains one of the strongest predictors of perinatal mortality and disability. Birthweight percentiles form a reference that allows the detection of neonates at higher risk of neonatal and postneonatal morbidity. The aim of the study is to present updated national birthweight percentiles by gesta...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Li Z,Umstad MP,Hilder L,Xu F,Sullivan EA

更新日期：2015-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of a heart murmur in healthy children is common, but may generate anxiety among parents. Many parents believe a heart murmur is a sign of heart disease, although the majority of heart murmurs are innocent. The purpose of this study was to assess anxiety and concerns in parents of children referred ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bårdsen T,Sørbye MH,Trønnes H,Greve G,Berg A

更新日期：2015-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We propose a modified lung ultrasound (LUS) score in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), which includes posterior instead of lateral lung fields, and a 5-grade rating scale instead of a 4-grade rating scale. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the rating scale and ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Szymański P,Kruczek P,Hożejowski R,Wais P

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the need to identify the causes of disparities in childhood obesity, the existing epidemiologic studies of early life risk factors have several limitations. We report on the construction of the Linked CENTURY database, incorporating CENTURY (Collecting Electronic Nutrition Trajectory Data Using Recor...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hawkins SS,Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Mariotti M,Taveras EM

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants born at 34(+0) to 36(+6) weeks gestation are defined as 'late preterm' infants. It is not clear whether these babies can be managed on the postnatal ward (PNW) or routinely need to be admitted to the neonatal unit after birth. AIM:To conduct a national survey of admission practice for late preterm a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Fleming PF,Arora P,Mitting R,Aladangady N

更新日期：2014-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early environmental influences have been linked to child weight status, however further understanding of associations in diverse populations is needed. METHODS:A cross-sectional analysis of household and family factors associated with overweight was conducted on a culturally diverse, urban dwelling sample o...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hauser SI,Economos CD,Nelson ME,Goldberg JP,Hyatt RR,Naumova EN,Anderson SE,Must A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence estimates internationally suggest that many preschool-aged children (3-5 years) are insufficiently physically active and engage in high levels of screen-based entertainment. Early childhood is the developmental period for which we know the least about the effects of physical activity on developmen...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Cliff DP,McNeill J,Vella S,Howard SJ,Kelly MA,Angus DJ,Wright IM,Santos R,Batterham M,Melhuish E,Okely AD,de Rosnay M

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased survival of extremely low birth infants due to advances in antenatal and neonatal care has resulted in a population of infants at high risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Therapeutic interventions include the use of antenatal and postnatal steroids however, their effects on the sev...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Karna P,Muttineni J,Angell L,Karmaus W

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to document the clinical, laboratory and genetic features of galactosemia in patients from the Cape Town metropolitan region. METHODS:Diagnoses were based on thin layer chromatography for galactosuria/galactosemia and assays of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransfer...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Henderson H,Leisegang F,Brown R,Eley B

更新日期：2002-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compare the efficacy and safety of Plasma-Lyte A (PLA) versus 0.9 % sodium chloride (NaCl) intravenous (IV) fluid replacement in children with moderate to severe dehydration secondary to acute gastroenteritis (AGE). METHODS:Prospective, randomized, double-blind study conducted at eight pediatric emergency d...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Allen CH,Goldman RD,Bhatt S,Simon HK,Gorelick MH,Spandorfer PR,Spiro DM,Mace SE,Johnson DW,Higginbotham EA,Du H,Smyth BJ,Schermer CR,Goldstein SL

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants born at extreme prematurity are at high risk of developmental disability. A major risk factor for disability is having a low level of thyroid hormone described as hypothyroxinaemia, which is recognised to be a frequent phenomenon in these infants. Derangements of critical thyroid function during the ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ng SM,Turner MA,Gamble C,Didi M,Victor S,Malamateniou C,Parkes LM,Tietze A,Gregory L,Sluming V,Abernethy L,Weindling AM

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In children, the most significant cause of rhabdomyolysis or muscle breakdown is viral infection. However, there are no reports that norovirus, a gastroenteric virus that commonly infects children, specifically causes rhabdomyolysis. Here, we report the first pediatric case of norovirus-associated rhabdomyol...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Nishio T,Yonetani R,Ito E,Yoneta M,Maruo Y,Yoshida T,Sugimoto T

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2006, a new rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq) was licensed in the US and recommended for routine immunization of all US infants. Because a previously licensed vaccine (Rotashield) was withdrawn from the US for safety concerns, identifying barriers to uptake of RotaTeq will help develop strategies to broaden vac...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Patel MM,Janssen AP,Tardif RR,Herring M,Parashar UD

更新日期：2007-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parenting children with special health care needs can be challenging particularly if children have complex conditions. Parents may struggle to manage their child's health and their own emotions, contributing to poorer health outcomes for the family. Frequent healthcare contact presents opportunities to inter...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bradshaw S,Bem D,Shaw K,Taylor B,Chiswell C,Salama M,Bassett E,Kaur G,Cummins C

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several maternal health determinants during the first period of life of the child, as feeding practice, smoking habit and socio-economic level, are involved in early childhood health problems, as caries development. The potential associations among early childhood caries, feeding practices, maternal and envi...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Majorana A,Cagetti MG,Bardellini E,Amadori F,Conti G,Strohmenger L,Campus G

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This systematic review aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and clinical utility of all condition specific outcome measures used to assess quality of life (QOL) in school aged children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS:Relevant outcome measures were identified by searching 8 electronic databases, s...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Carlon S,Shields N,Yong K,Gilmore R,Sakzewski L,Boyd R

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) carries a serious risk of mortality, morbidity, and handicap. As echocardiography is commonly used to diagnose congenital heart disease (CHD), echocardiographic investigations in newborns may be helpful in detecting CCHD earlier and with higher se...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kondo M,Ohishi A,Baba T,Fujita T,Iijima S

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00