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Children, Volume 7, Issue 7

2020 July - 13 articles

Cover Story: Childhood obesity is associated with dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes. These conditions are clinically silent and therefore expert guidelines recommend screening for these conditions. Multiple studies have demonstrated suboptimal rates of laboratory screening in children with obesity. We compared rates of screening for dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes in children before and after implementation of a point of care decision support tool. We found no increase in the rates of screening following implementation of the tool. Further strategies are needed to improve rates of screening for obesity related comorbid conditions in children with obesity. View this paper.
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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,409 Views
13 Pages

Familial Factors Associating with Youth Physical Activity Using a National Sample

  • Ryan D. Burns,
  • Taylor E. Colotti,
  • Christopher D. Pfledderer,
  • You Fu,
  • Yang Bai and
  • Wonwoo Byun

The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of familial and child-related factors with reported child physical activity using a representative sample of US children and adolescents. Data were analyzed from the combined 2017–2018 N...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,240 Views
16 Pages

Poverty, Child Labor, and Hope: The Relationship between Hope and Perceived Social Support in Children Working in Street Markets in TRC2 Region of Turkey

  • Mehmet Reşit Sevinç,
  • Mustafa Hakkı Aydoğdu,
  • Mehmet Cançelik,
  • Turan Binici and
  • Muhammed Ali Palabıçak

Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa (TRC2 Region) are the cities within the provinces of Turkey that have a high prevalence of poverty with an associated high child population. Due to the poverty in the cities of Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa, this study investigate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,049 Views
26 Pages

Physical literacy (PL) as a concept is important in developing lifelong physical activity; however, there is little research exploring how PL can be developed during the preschool years. This two-phase qualitative study sought the insights of academi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
13,161 Views
18 Pages

Compressive Garments in Individuals with Autism and Severe Proprioceptive Dysfunction: A Retrospective Exploratory Case Series

  • Vincent Guinchat,
  • Elodie Vlamynck,
  • Lautaro Diaz,
  • Coralie Chambon,
  • Justine Pouzenc,
  • Cora Cravero,
  • Carolina Baeza-Velasco,
  • Claude Hamonet,
  • Jean Xavier and
  • David Cohen

(1) Background: Compression garments (CGs) are an adjuvant treatment for generalized joint hypermobility (GJH), including the Ehlers–Danlos syndrome/hypermobility types. The effects of CGs are likely to be related to better proprioceptive contr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,762 Views
14 Pages

African American Children’s Diminished Returns of Subjective Family Socioeconomic Status on Fun Seeking

  • Shervin Assari,
  • Golnoush Akhlaghipour,
  • Shanika Boyce,
  • Mohsen Bazargan and
  • Cleopatra H. Caldwell

Background: Reward sensitivity (fun-seeking) is a risk factor for a wide range of high-risk behaviors. While high socioeconomic status (SES) is known to reduce reward sensitivity and associated high-risk behaviors, less is known about the differentia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,317 Views
14 Pages

Background: Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) refer to systemically weaker effects of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators on various developmental, behavioral, and health outcomes of ethnic minorities compared to non-Hispanic (non-Latino) White...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
10,619 Views
33 Pages

Purpose: The overall aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of 3 to 10 year-old children’s experiences, main concerns, and how they manage attending hospital for dental treatment under general anesthesia (DTGA). Methods: Twelve chi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,457 Views
12 Pages

Background: This study aims to assess the relationships between alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity (PA) and demographic characteristics in Romanian students. Methods: There were 253 participants in this study (112 male and 141 female,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,268 Views
15 Pages

Simple Method for the Objective Activity Type Assessment with Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents

  • Jan Christian Brønd,
  • Anders Grøntved,
  • Lars Bo Andersen,
  • Daniel Arvidsson and
  • Line Grønholt Olesen

Background: The objective and accurate assessment of children’s sedentary and physical behavior is important for investigating their relation to health. The purpose of this study is to validate a simple and robust method for the identification...

  • Feature Paper
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,367 Views
6 Pages

Dexmedetomidine as an Opioid-Sparing Agent in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery

  • Srijaya K. Reddy,
  • Jacob J. Jones,
  • Heather Gordish-Dressman and
  • Sophie R. Pestieau

Pediatric craniofacial reconstruction surgery is associated with significant perioperative analgesic requirements. As dexmedetomidine mediates central nervous system sympathetic activity and pain modulation, its intraoperative use could be beneficial...

  • Review
  • Open Access
409 Citations
60,430 Views
14 Pages

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may result in the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The clinical presentation of MIS-C includes fever, severe illness, and the involvement of two or more orga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,806 Views
11 Pages

Background: Drowning is the second leading cause of unnatural death in childhood worldwide. More than half of the drowned children, who were in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the scene suffered from lifelong neurological sequelae. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,645 Views
9 Pages

Impact of Point-of-Care Decision Support Tool on Laboratory Screening for Comorbidities in Children with Obesity

  • Tara K. Kaufman,
  • Natalie Gentile,
  • Seema Kumar,
  • Marian Halle,
  • Brian A. Lynch,
  • Valeria Cristiani,
  • Karen Fischer and
  • Rajeev Chaudhry

Background: Childhood obesity is associated with dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes. Expert guidelines recommend screening for these conditions in children with obesity. Aims and objectives: The objective of the study was to compa...

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