Despite long wait times, public paediatric developmental assessment services remain crucial for the assessment of vulnerable children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Assessment represents a critical opportunity to guide the placement of supports to improve functioning and developmental trajectories. There is, however, a lack of research examining how multi-disciplinary assessment services conduct assessments, synthesise results and provide reports to families. This study retrospectively examined 85 reports provided to caregivers at a multi-disciplinary developmental assessment service....

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jad-10.1177_10870547231155438 for The Impact of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Children’s Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sithara Wanni Arachchige Dona, Nalini Badloe, Emma Sciberras, Lisa Gold, David Coghill and Ha N. D. Le in Journal of Attention Disorders

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Supplemental material, sj-docx-6-anp-10.1177_00048674231161504 for Against the use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 2–15 years by Tracey Chau, Jeggan Tiego, Louise Brown, David Coghill, Laura Jobson, Alicia Montgomery, Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Emma Sciberras, Tim J Silk, Megan Spencer-Smith, Nicole Stefanac, Daniel P Sullivan and Mark A Bellgrove in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract Objective To compare colorectal cancer (CRC) incidences in carriers of pathogenic variants of the MMR genes in the PLSD and IMRC cohorts, of which only the former included mandatory colonoscopy surveillance for all participants. Methods CRC incidences were calculated in an intervention group comprising a cohort of confirmed carriers of pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in mismatch repair genes (path_MMR) followed prospectively by the Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database (PLSD). All had colonoscopy surveillance, with...

To (a) identify rates of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) re-presentation for asthma within a 12-month period, (b) estimate the effects of modifiable hospital, general practitioner (GP) and home environmental factors on hospital readmission, ED re-presentations and rescue oral corticosteroid use. We recruited 767 children aged 3–18 years who were admitted to 3 hospitals in Victoria, Australia between 2017 and 2018 with a validated diagnosis of asthma on chart review. Primary outcome was hospital...

To (a) identify rates of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) re-presentation for asthma within a 12-month period, (b) estimate the effects of modifiable hospital, general practitioner (GP) and home environmental factors on hospital readmission, ED re-presentations and rescue oral corticosteroid use. We recruited 767 children aged 3–18 years who were admitted to 3 hospitals in Victoria, Australia between 2017 and 2018 with a validated diagnosis of asthma on chart review. Primary outcome was hospital...

Objective:The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a widely used screening tool for emotional and behavioural problems in children. Recent quantitative analyses have raised concerns regarding its structural validity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This paper aims to extend upon existing findings by analysing the factor structure of both the parent- and teacher-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in this population across a broader age range than in previous studies.Methods:Participants were the caregivers and teachers...

Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-anp-10.1177_00048674231161504 for Against the use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 2–15 years by Tracey Chau, Jeggan Tiego, Louise Brown, David Coghill, Laura Jobson, Alicia Montgomery, Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Emma Sciberras, Tim J Silk, Megan Spencer-Smith, Nicole Stefanac, Daniel P Sullivan and Mark A Bellgrove in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

A complex interplay of viral, host and ecological factors shape the spatio-temporal incidence and evolution of human influenza viruses. Although considerable attention has been paid to influenza A viruses, a lack of equivalent data means that an integrated evolutionary and epidemiological framework has until now not been available for influenza B viruses, despite their significant disease burden. Through the analysis of over 900 full genomes from an epidemiological collection of more than 26,000 strains from...

Objective: Determining the genetic basis of speech disorders provides insight into the neurobiology of human communication. Despite intensive investigation over the past two decades, the etiology of most children with speech disorder remains unexplained. Here we searched for a genetic etiology in children with severe speech disorder, specifically childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Methods: Precise phenotyping together with research genome or exome analysis were performed on children referred with a primary diagnosis of CAS, as...

Introduction:Hemolysis is a common complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). There are few data on whether carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), a potential marker of hemolysis, are elevated during ECMO support.Methods:We conducted a single-center, retrospective study comparing peak COHb levels of children pre-, during, and post-ECMO from January 2017 to August 2020.Results:There were 154 ECMO runs in 147 children (154 PICU admissions) included in the study. The median age was 3.5 (IQR 0.2, 39.2) months. Veno-arterial ECMO was...

Pediatric hospital admissions for asthma provide an opportunity to trigger a review of the current management with an aim of preventing readmissions. However, caregiver voices on how best to improve care are missing. As part of a larger, mixed methods cohort study, we identified caregivers of children aged 3–18 years who had an index hospital admission to a tertiary pediatric, mixed adult and pediatric, or regional hospital in Victoria, Australia, between 1st September 2017 and...

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Abstract Purpose To investigate whether exposure to systemic antibiotics influences the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity. Methods The study sample comprised 2209 (110 with incident diabetes) participants from the population-based Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS) aged 24–39 years in 2001. The exposure was national linked register data on purchased antibiotic courses between 1993 and 2001. Clinical examinations including BMI were conducted in 2001, 2007 and 2011. Participants with prevalent diabetes...

Despite long wait times, public paediatric developmental assessment services remain crucial for the assessment of vulnerable children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Assessment represents a critical opportunity to guide the placement of supports to improve functioning and developmental trajectories. There is, however, a lack of research examining how multi-disciplinary assessment services conduct assessments, synthesise results and provide reports to families. This study retrospectively examined 85 reports provided to caregivers at a multi-disciplinary developmental assessment service....

Lack of recognition of asthma in childhood results in unmet asthma treatment needs and leads to the risk of sub-optimal respiratory health. The present study assessed the prevalence of asthmatic under-recognition in middle school children in Vietnam. We conducted a school-based survey among 15,112 Vietnamese children. Most of them are aged from 13 to 14. Schools and students were recruited using multi-stage sampling. Respiratory symptoms were collected via self-report using a standardized tool from the...

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jad-10.1177_10870547231155438 for The Impact of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Children’s Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sithara Wanni Arachchige Dona, Nalini Badloe, Emma Sciberras, Lisa Gold, David Coghill and Ha N. D. Le in Journal of Attention Disorders

Supplemental material, sj-docx-6-anp-10.1177_00048674231161504 for Against the use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 2–15 years by Tracey Chau, Jeggan Tiego, Louise Brown, David Coghill, Laura Jobson, Alicia Montgomery, Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Emma Sciberras, Tim J Silk, Megan Spencer-Smith, Nicole Stefanac, Daniel P Sullivan and Mark A Bellgrove in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-anp-10.1177_00048674231161504 for Against the use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 2–15 years by Tracey Chau, Jeggan Tiego, Louise Brown, David Coghill, Laura Jobson, Alicia Montgomery, Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Emma Sciberras, Tim J Silk, Megan Spencer-Smith, Nicole Stefanac, Daniel P Sullivan and Mark A Bellgrove in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Introduction:Hemolysis is a common complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). There are few data on whether carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), a potential marker of hemolysis, are elevated during ECMO support.Methods:We conducted a single-center, retrospective study comparing peak COHb levels of children pre-, during, and post-ECMO from January 2017 to August 2020.Results:There were 154 ECMO runs in 147 children (154 PICU admissions) included in the study. The median age was 3.5 (IQR 0.2, 39.2) months. Veno-arterial ECMO was...

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