Sentences with phrase «for pediatric populations»

She has produced a long - awaited and much - needed resource for clinicians wanting to adapt EMDR for their pediatric populations.

Recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations: A consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

«Understanding changes in prevalence according to population subgroups is important to inform clinicians about care that will be needed for the pediatric population living with diabetes and may provide direction for other studies designed to determine the causes of the observed changes,» the authors write.

Not exact matches

«Between [Nassau and Suffolk counties] you probably have the population to justify a facility or part of a facility [for pediatric care].»

The study was conducted at Parkland, the public health system for Dallas County, the ninth largest county by population and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S.. From Parkland's system of 10 neighborhood - based pediatric clinics, researchers identified four clinics with the largest volume of patients aged 11 to 18.

Of those facilities that implemented a pediatric dose protocol, only one varied the dose protocol for different age groups within the pediatric population.

A previous paper by Dr. Stockwell and colleagues looked at the impact of text messaging reminders for first dose influenza vaccination rates in pediatric and adolescent populations.

These statistics are alarming, the authors of the new paper point out, considering that the prevalence of ARFID has been estimated at 3.2 percent in the general population and from 14 to 22.5 percent among children in pediatric treatment programs for any kind of eating disorder.

Only two children out of the 79 met the criteria for this diagnosis, suggesting that it's exceedingly rare in the pediatric population.

Experts suggest that as survival rates improve, understanding racial and socioeconomic differences in pediatric populations are important factors to consider for overall health status.

Our 225,000 square foot location houses patient - focused outpatient clinical space for adult and pediatric patient care as well research space for our renown faculty members to conduct basic, clinical, population, and translational research.

There are numerous known health benefits for spay / neuter in cats, in addition to the population management benefits, and there is «no evidence to suggest that pediatric gonadectomy by 5 months of age is linked to any increased risk of disease.»

Perform venipuncture and administer immunizations for adults and pediatric populations.

Medical Assistants (MA) are part of a care team dedicated to the highest quality of care for our pediatric patient population and their families in Ambulatory Services at Childrens Community Practices (CCP).

Medical Assistants (MA) are part of a care team dedicated to the highest quality of care for our pediatric patient population and their families in Ambulatory Services at Nationwide Childrens Hospital (NCH).

Obtained vitals for 25 patients per shift, and delivered high quality care to indigent patients including pediatric and geriatric populations.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

Our conclusions apply to families who were able to complete a 10 - week course of parent training when offered as a research intervention and not to the entire population of families who seek pediatric care for their children.

Programs designed for the pediatric medical home provide opportunities for low - cost, population - based preventive intervention with low - income families.

Increasing numbers of children in the United States (ie, ∼ 200 children per 100 000 population) require intensive care annually, because of advances in pediatric therapeutic methods and a changing spectrum of pediatric disease.1 It has been projected that there will be continued growth in the number of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds well into the new millennium, with a higher level of illness acuity for children occupying them.2

From an ecological perspective, availability of comprehensive primary care is strongly associated with improved population health.2, 9 The FCMH was initially conceived in pediatrics in the 1960s and 1970s as a model for providing comprehensive pediatric care.10 Over the past 3 decades the medical home model has been further refined, defining the medical home as accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family - centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective.11, 12 The central goal of the FCMH is to facilitate partnerships between patients, families, clinicians, and community resources to improve children's health, and the joint principles for the FCMH have been widely endorsed.7

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Thus, this is another possible choice for refractory aggression especially as it has been used safely with pediatric populations with epilepsy.

Children with certain preexisting medical conditions are at an increased risk for influenza complications, 34 including hospitalization or death.35, 36 Among influenza - associated pediatric deaths, neurologic disorders were the most commonly reported conditions, as previously described.1, 7,8 These conditions are rare in the general population but are overrepresented among pediatric deaths and children who are hospitalized with influenza.37 — 39 Vaccine coverage was low for these high - risk children, and ongoing educational efforts are needed.

VT: University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Burlington, 2000), a widely used measure for EBD, contains several norm - referenced scales derived through factor analysis of data from the general pediatric population.

The need for creative, new strategies to confront these morbidities in a more effective way is essential to improve the physical and mental health of children, as well as the social and economic well - being of the nation.6 Developmental, behavioral, educational, and family problems in childhood can have both lifelong and intergenerational effects.7 — 18 Identifying and addressing these concerns early in life are essential for a healthier population and a more productive workforce.5, 6,19 — 21 Because the early roots or distal precipitants of problems in both learning and health typically lie beyond the walls of the medical office or hospital setting, the boundaries of pediatric concern must move beyond the acute medical care of children and expand into the larger ecology of the community, state, and society.

Development of a brief coping checklist for use with pediatric populations.

Several strengths of this investigation are noteworthy, including the use of a statistical method (i.e., HLM) that allows for an examination of longitudinal intraindividual changes in parenting behavior (i.e., across T1 → T3), the inclusion of both mothers and fathers, the use of both questionnaire and observational indices of predictors and outcomes, and the focus on extending the literature on developmental processes of adolescence to a pediatric population.

Prior research has established the influence of maternal depression on the child's behavioral and emotional health3, 27,28 and its relevance for pediatric practice.29, 30 Several studies have analyzed the independent effects on children of mothers» and fathers» mental health, but few have examined the more clinically relevant question of how the mental health of parents jointly influences child outcomes.16, 31,32 The largest study of the joint effects of mothers» and fathers» mental health on children was a population - based study of twins and their parents.16 Similar to our results, the combination of maternal and paternal depression was associated with the largest increase in children's depressive symptoms.

(1) Our data are derived from children / adolescents (and mothers) referred to our tertiary Headache Center and may not be representative of the whole pediatric population suffering from migraine without aura; (2) The psychological tools employed in our study (TAS - 20, ASQ, SAFA - A, D, and S) have a self - report nature; although, they have been considered valid for psychological screening, they are not suitable for a formal diagnosis of psychiatric disorder; moreover, ASQ, as a self - report questionnaire, may not be able to elicit stress and danger situations, which are indispensable to activate the attachment system; (3) In future studies, it would be important to further explore not only the role of maternal attachment and alexithymia but also the role of maternal migraine features on their children's migraine severity, attachment style, and psychological profile.

However, pediatric psychology researchers also need to make better use of newer statistical methods that allow for better testing of latent constructs, factor structure relations, and assessment of measurement invariance across populations.

A subset of the family measures has been developed specifically for use in pediatric populations and these self - report instruments demonstrate strong psychometric properties across a range of pediatric samples.

The applicability of the DAS norms in pediatric samples has been an issue of some concern (Walker, Manion, Cloutier, & Johnson, 1992); however, the internal consistency is excellent for the total score (α >.88) and it has been found to reliably predict marital distress in these populations (Walker et al., 1992).

Measures developed or used within pediatric populations or with an extensive literature base in the general population with promise for use in pediatric populations were selected for review.

See DeLucia and Pitts (2006) for an elaboration on the application of growth curve modeling to pediatric populations.