Neighborhood Opportunity and Vulnerability and Incident Childhood Asthma
This cohort study uses data from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program to investigate whether opportunity and social vulnerability at the neighborhood level are associated with childhood asthma incidence. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Machine Learning and Statistics in Clinical Research —Bridging the Gap
To the Editor We are writing in response to the Viewpoint by Finlayson et al. While the authors highlight the potential of machine learning (ML) in clinical research, we would like to address some points that warrant further discussion. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
MOUD During Prenatal Period and Infant Outcomes
This cross-sectional study explores the association between mothers ’ receipt of opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy and their infants’ health services use in the first year of life. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Reconsidering the Diagnostic Construct Validity of Depressive Disorders for Young Children
Depression is a leading cause of global disease burden and premature death, with early age at depression onset portending poorly for a host of negative outcomes. Children who experience depression are at risk of having a more severe course of illness, including a greater number of and more severe episodes, increased risk of suicide attempts, greater number of hospitalizations, more medical and psychiatric comorbidity, and greater impairment in social, cognitive, and occupational functioning, compared with onset in adolescence or adulthood. The treatment costs for childhood mental disorders in the US are estimated to be $10...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Chest Pain in Children
This Patient Page describes common causes for chest pain in children, heart-related causes of chest pain, and what an evaluation with a pediatric cardiologist migh tlook like. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Public Health Risk of Unintentional Pediatric Ingestion of Cannabis
This Viewpoint discusses the growing unintentional ingestion of cannabis and copycat products by children and urges clinicians, legitimate cannabis companies, large consumer brands, state attorneys general, and national legislators to provide solutions and education to adult users. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Pediatric COVID-19 Severity Over the Course of the Pandemic
This study attempts to whether determine the dominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern were associated with differences in COVID-19 severity among hospitalized children. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Screen Time Exposure at Age 1 Year and Developmental Delay at Ages 2 and 4 Years
This cohort study examines the association between screen time exposure among children aged 1 year and developmental delay at age 2 and 4 years. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Reexamining Quality Assessment and Effect Size Reporting Among Studies Showing Major Changes in Depressive Symptoms —Reply
In Reply In a letter regarding our systematic review and meta-analysis on COVID-19 –related child and adolescent changes in depression symptoms where we reported a standardized mean change (SMC) of 0.26 (95% CI, 0.19-0.33), Daly asserts that (1) inclusion of 6 of the 7 largest effect sizes “may have led to an exaggerated estimate of change in depressive symptoms,” (2) the fi ndings are “at odds with the broader literature,” and (3) the inclusion of conference abstracts is suspect given the “limited information on which to base a quality assessment.” We address each point below. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Reexamining Quality Assessment and Effect Size Reporting Among Studies Showing Major Changes in Depressive Symptoms
To the Editor In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 53 longitudinal cohort studies, Madigan and colleagues concluded that depressive symptoms increased notably among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic (standardized mean change [SMC] = 0.26). Seven studies included in the meta-analysis reported major changes in depressive symptoms (≥0.6 SDs, considered indicative of moderate to large changes). These studies are at odds with the broader literature, and their inclusion may have led to an exaggerated estimate of change in de pressive symptoms. For this reason, I reexamined these studies and foun...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Psychotropic Medication and Polypharmacy Among Youths in the US Child Welfare System
This cross-sectional study evaluates rates of psychotropic medication and polypharmacy use among youths in the US child welfare system compared with other youths with Medicaid coverage in 2019. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Temporal Trend in Suicide Mortality for Chinese Adolescents
This study aims to evaluate the temporal trend in suicide mortality for Chinese adolescents aged 10 to 19 years from 2008 to 2021. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Error in Table
The Original Investigation titled “Body Mass Index and Associated Medical Expenditures in the US Among Privately Insured Individuals Aged 2 to 19 Years in 2018,” published on July 3, 2023, was corrected to fix an error in the mean for moderate obesity in female participants reported in Table 4; the correct mean is 379. The artic le was corrected online. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Errors in the Figure
This article has been corrected online. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JAMA Network Call for Papers on Health and the 2024 US Election
Nationally and globally, health will continue to be one of the most important policy issues for the 2024 US election. Information about these health issues is critical for decision-making and to answer pressing public and global health questions affecting the US and the world. US elections are not only domestic; they affect world politics, economies, security, welfare, and health. (Source: JAMA Pediatrics)
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - August 18, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
