Associations Between Peer Use, Costs and Benefits, Self-Efficacy, and Adolescent E-cigarette Use
ConclusionPeer use, self-efficacy to resist use, and expectations of cost and benefits of e-cigarette use should be considered as possible targets when devising tailored interventions and policies to prevent or reduce negative health consequences of long-term e-cigarette use. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 29, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Transactional Model of Parental Adjustment and Caregiving Burden Following a Children's Acquired Disability
Conclusions The findings revealed the relationship between objective severity indices and caregiver burden. They suggest that parents ’ adjustment may affect their perception of the child’s adjustment to disability, and emphasize the role of parental perceptions over time. Therefore, parents who are less likely to adjust effectively should be identified early on to facilitate professional intervention. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 23, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Parental Experiences of Adolescent Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Qualitative Study
ConclusionsParents see adolescent cancer-related fatigue as multi-faceted and experience it as unpredictable and attributed to cancer. They struggle to distinguish normal adolescent behavior from problematic fatigue, and to balance supporting and empowering the adolescent to live life to the fullest whilst also being realistic about the limitations imposed by fatigue and the benefits of activity. Parents try to manage fatigue practically but want more information about adolescent cancer-related fatigue to help establish their own and their adolescent ’s expectations. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 22, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Latent Profiles of Health Behaviors in Rural Children with Overweight and Obesity
ConclusionsThere are subgroups of rural children with OW/OB that engage in various combinations of healthy and unhealthy behaviors. LVMM has the potential to inform future interventions and identify needs of groups of children with OW/OB. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 21, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Child and Family Outcomes Following Pandemics: A Systematic Review and Recommendations on COVID-19 Policies
ConclusionsFindings from this review suggest current gaps in COVID-19 policies and provide recommendations such implementing “family-friendly” policies that are inclusive and have flexible eligibility criteria. Examples include universal paid sick leave for parents and financial supports for parents who are also frontline workers and are at an elevated risk for contracting the disease. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 21, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Illness-Related Parenting Stress and Maladjustment in Congenital Heart Disease: Mindfulness as a Moderator
ConclusionsConsistent with the broader literatures, our sample of parents of infants and toddlers with CHD reported high illness-related parenting stress and maladjustment. Building on other studies demonstrating the benefits of mindful parenting, our results suggest that engaging in mindfulness might thwart the association between illness-related parenting stress and maladjustment in parents of infants and toddlers with CHD. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 18, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Commentary: Harnessing the Parent Perspective to Understand Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents
As a result of medical innovations, survival rates for pediatric cancer are around 83% today (Siegel, 2016). Unfortunately, two thirds of survivors of childhood cancer will experience long-term side effects from their cancer and its treatments (Blaauwbroek et al., 2007), such as fatigue. Fatigue is defined as a general lack of energy, tiredness, or exhaustion, is different from the tiredness a person feels at the end of the day, is not related to activity, and may not resolve with additional rest or sleep (Canadian Cancer Society, 2019). Up to 100% of children report experiencing fatigue during and immediately after cancer...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 17, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
The Needle in the Haystack: Identifying Credible Mobile Health Apps for Pediatric Populations during a Pandemic and beyond
ConclusionYouth are increasingly turning to technology for support, especially during the pandemic, and pediatric psychologists must be primed to recommend the most credible tools. We offer additional recommendations for rapidly disseminating evidence-based apps to the public. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 17, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Parenting-Related Exhaustion During the Italian COVID-19 Lockdown
ConclusionThe findings add further support to the call for preventive programs to support parents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health professionals and social workers should be warned of the effects of lockdown and social distancing on parenting and, consequently, the well-being of children. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 17, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
A Longitudinal Assessment of Parenting Stress in Parents of Children with New-Onset Epilepsy
ConclusionsParenting stress was elevated for a subset of families and appeared to be relatively stable over time, with the exception of life stress, which was more variable. With early screening, child factors and parent appraisals of epilepsy may be valuable targets for clinical intervention with families of children with epilepsy. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 14, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Longitudinal Trajectories of Neurocognitive Functioning in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Conclusions Most patients with ALL have stable neurocognitive profiles. Smaller groups have significant impairments shortly after diagnosis or have worsening performance over time. A tiered assessment approach, which includes consideration of individual and clinical risk factors, may be useful for monitoring neurocognitive functioning during treatment and survivorship. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 4, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
The Impact of Cancer on Early Childhood Development: A Linked Data Study
Conclusion Following an early cancer diagnosis, children may require targeted care to support their physical health and wellbeing. Geographic variation in developmental outcomes indicates remoteness was a protective factor and requires further investigation. This study highlights the feasibility of using administrative whole-population data to investigate cancer outcomes. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - October 4, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Understanding Sex Differences in Children ’s Injury Risk as Pedestrians
ConclusionTo enhance their safety as pedestrians, girls adopt a proactive approach and select larger inter-vehicle gaps to cross into, whereas boys apply a reactive approach aimed at managing the risk created by having selected smaller (riskier) gaps. Girls ’ proactive approach yielded safer outcomes than boys’ reactive strategy. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - September 29, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Illness Uncertainty Longitudinally Predicts Distress Among Caregivers of Children Born With DSD
ConclusionsCaregivers ’ perceptions of uncertainty about their child’s DSD are highest soon after diagnosis, and uncertainty continues to predict both anxious and depressive symptoms across time. Thus, the initial diagnostic period is a critical time for psychological assessment and intervention, with parent illness uncertainty being an important clinical target. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - September 26, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Predicting BMI in Young Children with Developmental Delay and Externalizing Problems: Links with Caregiver Depressive Symptoms and Acculturation
ConclusionsCaregiver depressive symptoms may confer elevated risk for child obesity when caregivers are highly acculturated to the United States, suggesting clinicians should consider levels of acculturation to optimize services for children and families from cultural minority backgrounds. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - September 26, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
