To review the literature comparing use of anterior and posterior walkers (PW’s) by children with cerebral palsy (CP) to determine which walker type is preferable. SSSFT - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
Here at the Fund, we’ve looked at change between around 2010 and the latest available data – which differs by indicator – for key indicators of child health status and wellbeing; health system quality (namely vaccinations); and the wider social and economic determinants that influence them.
This guidance follows the journey of a child weight management service user in a tier 2 service and provides recommendations, considerations and resources needed to put this in practice.
This systematic review, commissioned by Public Health England, addresses the critical features of successful Tier 2 weight management programmes for children aged 0 to 11 years.
Researchers found those who received the LP were more active, less tired and less anxious after six months. At 12 months, they also had improved depression scores and school attendance.
However, this therapy is not recommended by the NHS, which currently suggests behavioural and exercise therapy for people with CFS/ME.
How can we run children’s services effectively when data about parents, deprivation and disability is missing or could be inaccurate, asks Paul Bywaters
Risk assessment is crucial in preventing child maltreatment since it can identify high-risk cases in need of child protection intervention. Despite widespread use of risk assessment instruments in child welfare, it is unknown how well these instruments predict maltreatment and what instrument characteristics are associated with higher levels of predictive validity. Therefore, a multilevel meta-analysis was conducted to examine the predictive accuracy of (characteristics of) risk assessment instruments. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis affects at least 1% of secondary school children in the UK and is very disabling. Treatment is effective but few children get a diagnosis or access treatment. This paper summarises what we currently know about diagnosing and treating this important illness in childhood.
The 2012 Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report, ‘Our Children Deserve Better: Prevention Pays,’ was an honest review of the then state of child public health written by experts. Five years on is an opportunity to reflect on the impact and learn what worked. This is not a full evaluation but rather an opportunity to guide future reports and crucially highlight this important area once again. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Editorial. Patients of all ages with an epilepsy are at an increased risk of a premature death. The standardised mortality rate in all patients with an epilepsy is between 1.6 and 4.1 but considerably higher (up to 10) in those with a medically-refractory epilepsy and with additional childhood-onset comorbid problems including learning difficulties and severe four-limb spastic cerebral palsy. Mortality in epilepsy may be seizure-related (eg, resulting in an accident, including submersion1 or in convulsive status epilepticus) or associated with an underlying neurological disorder. Only a few of the factors associated with the increased mortality risk are outside the patient’s (or the family’s, in the case of children) control and largely non-preventable, notably sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and complications of the underlying neurological disorder responsible for the epilepsy....To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Objective Investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Lightning Process (LP) in addition to specialist medical care (SMC) compared with SMC alone, for children with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalitis (ME). To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Bruising in young children is probably the most overlooked or underappreciated injury prior to a child being severely injured or killed at the hands of their caregiver/s. In fact, 28%–64% of children who sustained subsequent severe physical abuse injuries had prior ‘sentinel’ bruising that was overlooked or dismissed as insignificant by a professional providing care for the child.......To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This device could have great medical potential, but it's important to realise that this is very early research.
More stages of testing in mice would be needed before we could think about human trials. There may be many as-yet-unknown obstacles in terms of safety and effectiveness when considering using the device for human immunisation.
Antipsychotics are efficacious for tics and are increasingly prescribed to children with behavioral disorders. Antipsychotics have important adverse effects, and systematic monitoring of drug safety is infrequently performed. The objectives of this study were to determine the feasibility of antipsychotic safety monitoring in children with Tourette Syndrome using a defined protocol and to evaluate the risk of adverse effects with chronic use. SSSFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Mental health conditions and problems are often reported in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). A systematic review was undertaken to describe their prevalence. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai