Caffeine Awareness in Children: Insights from a Pilot Study.
Female; Humans; Male; Adolescent; Pilot Projects; Incidence; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; United States; Surveys and Questionnaires; Age Factors; Sex Factors; Risk Assessment; adolescents; Awareness; Beverages/*adverse effects/statistics & numerical data; caffeine; Caffeine/administration & dosage/*adverse effects; Needs Assessment; sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders/*chemically induced/epidemiology; Students/statistics & numerical data; Practice; *Health Knowledge; Attitudes
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Caffeine, a commonly consumed psychoactive substance, can have significant effects on sleep. Caffeine intake among children is increasing, mainly in the form of sodas. However, adolescent caffeine consumers may lack knowledge about the caffeine content in common beverages. If true, this very fact may hamper the assessment of the effects of caffeine consumption on sleep in children if such assessments are a priori dependent on responders being able to reliably distinguish between caffeinated and noncaffeinated beverages. This preliminary study investigated adolescents' caffeine knowledge and intake at a Cleveland-area public middle school. METHODS: Seventh- and eighth-grade students were surveyed using: (1) the Caffeine Literacy and Sleep Study (CLASS), a
Thakre Tushar P; Deoras Ketan; Griffin Catherine; Vemana Aarthi; Podmore Petra; Krishna Jyoti
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2015
2015-07
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4848" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.5664/jcsm.4848</a>
Exploring the scope of post-intensive care syndrome therapy and care: engagement of non-critical care providers and survivors in a second stakeholders meeting.
*Health Status; *Intensive Care Units; Awareness; Continuity of Patient Care/*organization & administration; Critical Illness/*psychology; Health Education; Humans; Mental Health; Survivors/*psychology; Syndrome; United States
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of survivors of critical illness are at risk for physical, cognitive, and/or mental health impairments that may persist for months or years after hospital discharge. The post-intensive care syndrome framework encompassing these multidimensional morbidities was developed at the 2010 Society of Critical Care Medicine conference on improving long-term outcomes after critical illness for survivors and their families. OBJECTIVES: To report on engagement with non-critical care providers and survivors during the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine post-intensive care syndrome stakeholder conference. Task groups developed strategies and resources required for raising awareness and education, understanding and addressing barriers to clinical practice, and identifying research gaps and resources, aimed at improving patient and family outcomes. PARTICIPANTS: Representatives from 21 professional associations or health systems involved in the provision of both critical care and rehabilitation of ICU survivors in the United States and ICU survivors and family members. DESIGN: Stakeholder consensus meeting. Researchers presented summaries on morbidities for survivors and their families, whereas survivors presented their own experiences. MEETING OUTCOMES: Future steps were planned regarding 1) recognizing, preventing, and treating post-intensive care syndrome, 2) building strategies for institutional capacity to support and partner with survivors and families, and 3) understanding and addressing barriers to practice. There was recognition of the need for systematic and frequent assessment for post-intensive care syndrome across the continuum of care, including explicit "functional reconciliation" (assessing gaps between a patient's pre-ICU and current functional ability at all intra- and interinstitutional transitions of care). Future post-intensive care syndrome research topic areas were identified across the continuum of recovery: characterization of at-risk patients (including recognizing risk factors, mechanisms of injury, and optimal screening instruments), prevention and treatment interventions, and outcomes research for patients and families. CONCLUSIONS: Raising awareness of post-intensive care syndrome for the public and both critical care and non-critical care clinicians will inform a more coordinated approach to treatment and support during recovery after critical illness. Continued conceptual development and engagement with additional stakeholders is required.
Elliott Doug; Davidson Judy E; Harvey Maurene A; Bemis-Dougherty Anita; Hopkins Ramona O; Iwashyna Theodore J; Wagner Jason; Weinert Craig; Wunsch Hannah; Bienvenu O Joseph; Black Gary; Brady Susan; Brodsky Martin B; Deutschman Cliff; Doepp Diana; Flatley Carl; Fosnight Sue; Gittler Michelle; Gomez Belkys Teresa; Hyzy Robert; Louis Deborah; Mandel Ruth; Maxwell Carol; Muldoon Sean R; Perme Christiane S; Reilly Cynthia; Robinson Marla R; Rubin Eileen; Schmidt David M; Schuller Jessica; Scruth Elizabeth; Siegal Eric; Spill Gayle R; Sprenger Sharon; Straumanis John P; Sutton Pat; Swoboda Sandy M; Twaddle Martha L; Needham Dale M
Critical care medicine
2014
2014-12
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000525" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/CCM.0000000000000525</a>
Testicular health awareness in pubertal males.
*Health Education; Adolescent; Attitudes; Awareness; Data Collection; Health Knowledge; Humans; Internet; Male; Ohio; Practice; Schools; Sports; Testicular Diseases/*diagnosis
PURPOSE: We examined the knowledge and understanding of male teenagers of the necessity for genital examination, and signs and symptoms of serious testicular pathology. Furthermore, current national guidelines for health education were reviewed to understand better the curriculum used by the educational system and to assess its effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 1998, a 5-question survey was administered privately and confidentially to male athletes before a sports physical examination. The athletes were 12 to 18 years old, attended middle or high school, and were sampled randomly. The National Health Education Standards benchmark for grades 9 through 11 was examined with specific attention to male self-health education standards. RESULTS: A total of 318 athletes responded revealing that 54% did not know why the genitals were examined on a sports physical examination, 45% did not use appropriate testicular protection and the majority did not respond appropriately to symptoms of serious testicular pathology. Despite the fact that 46% of respondents answered that checking for a hernia is reason for a genital examination there was no mention of tumor, infection or varicocele. Review of the benchmarks revealed no standards referring to a minimum understanding of anatomy or physiology. Generalized guidelines for high risk behaviors were provided without specific mention of testicular torsion, cancer, varicocele or sexually transmitted diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Young males are at higher risk for testicular torsion, cancer and varicocele than other age groups, and yet our population was universally unaware of these as a reason for genital examination. Furthermore, the majority did not respond appropriately to questions regarding serious testicular pathology. Review of national guidelines reveals poorly defined, nonspecific provisions for male self-health care. Therefore, we have developed a curriculum for male self-health to address this problem.
Nasrallah P; Nair G; Congeni J; Bennett C L; McMahon D
The Journal of urology
2000
2000-09
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/00005392-200009020-00049" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/00005392-200009020-00049</a>
A foreigner in my own country: forgetting the heterogeneity of our national community.
*Bioethics; *Poverty; *Social Welfare; Awareness; Empirical Research; Employment; Humans; Information Dissemination; Rural Health Services/*ethics; United States
Aultman Julie M
The American journal of bioethics : AJOB
2006
2006-04
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/15265160500506787" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/15265160500506787</a>