{"title":"Psychiatric characteristics of child survivors after the Kahramanmaraş double earthquake.","authors":"Gonca Özyurt, Gülberat Totur, Özlem Üzüm, Ezgi Karagöz Tanıgör, Cemaliye Başaran, Fatma Mutlubaş, Belde Kasap Demir, Demet Alaygut, Mehmet Zeynel Keskin, Nihal Olgaç Dündar, Aynur Akay, Secil Arslansoyu Çamlar","doi":"10.1111/ped.15830","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ped.15830","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The two strongest earthquakes in Turkey for eight decades hit Kahramanmaraş province on February 6, 2023. This study aimed to determine psychiatric complaints, acute stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, and sleep characteristics in children who were treated in a tertiary inpatient pediatric unit after the earthquakes. They were evaluated in the fourth week after the earthquake.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Trauma experiences and acute stress disorders were evaluated by child and adolescent psychiatrists, sleep characteristics were examined by the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), and the anxiety and depressive symptoms were investigated using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Forty-two patients aged 1-17 were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Trauma experiences and acute stress disorder symptoms were similar for all age groups examined. There were no significant differences in RCADS or CSHQ scores based on age or gender groups. There were significant differences in RCADS scores when the children were grouped as having parental loss or not and, similarly, there were significant differences in sleep anxiety and resistance to bedtime in CSHQ between these children.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research offered baseline findings about psychological outcomes after these earthquakes in child survivors, and it may provide a further basis to assess the effect of psychological interventions after earthquakes. These results may offer a foundation for suitable psychological interventions for children in developing countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e15830"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143033473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors related to parenting difficulties among caregivers of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Chia-Fen Wu, Tai-Ling Liu, Yu-Ping Chang, Huei-Fan Hu, Fan-Hao Chou, Cheng-Fang Yen","doi":"10.1111/ped.15887","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ped.15887","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Caregivers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience more parenting stress than do caregivers of children without ADHD. Evidence suggests that ADHD severity is positively associated with parenting stress. In adolescents, ADHD increases the risks of contracting Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and having poor outcomes. This follow-up study explored the prospective and cross-sectional factors influencing parenting difficulties experienced by the caregivers of adolescents with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The following data were collected at baseline (before the outbreak of the pandemic in Taiwan): caregivers' demographic characteristics, affiliate stigma, parenting stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, perceived ADHD causes, and adolescents' ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), depressive, and anxiety symptoms. The following data were collected at follow-up (after the pandemic): caregivers' parenting difficulties during the pandemic, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and adolescents' ADHD symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Stepwise multivariate regression analysis indicated that caregivers' parenting stress and adolescents' hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms at baseline were positively correlated with caregivers' parenting difficulties during the pandemic. Furthermore, adolescents' hyperactivity, impulsivity, and ODD symptoms at follow-up were cross-sectionally and positively correlated with caregivers' parenting difficulties during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Caregivers' parenting stress and adolescents' hyperactivity, impulsivity, and ODD symptoms should be considered when developing interventions for improving caregivers' ability to manage adolescents with ADHD, particularly in relation to self-protection, learning, life changes, daily routines, and emotional well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e15887"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ji-Man Kang, Xavier Carbonell-Estrany, Bosco Paes, Barry Rodgers-Gray, John Fullarton, Jean-Eric Tarride, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Yun Sil Chang, Ian Keary
{"title":"Optimizing risk factors to guide COST-effective use of palivizumab in KOREAN infants.","authors":"Ji-Man Kang, Xavier Carbonell-Estrany, Bosco Paes, Barry Rodgers-Gray, John Fullarton, Jean-Eric Tarride, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Yun Sil Chang, Ian Keary","doi":"10.1111/ped.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Korean infants born at 32-35 weeks gestational age (wGA) receive palivizumab prophylaxis to prevent respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization (RSVH) if they are born during the RSV season and have a sibling. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of using the International Risk Scoring Tool (IRST) to target prophylaxis in Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The IRST includes 3 risk factors: birth 3 months before to 2 months after the RSV season starts; smokers in the household and/or smoking while pregnant; and, siblings/daycare. First, the accuracy of the Korean guidelines to predict RSVH was compared to that of the IRST using a historic dataset of 13,475 infants born 32-35 wGA. Second, a published cost-utility model was adapted using Korean-specific parameters for costs (2022) and resource use to assess the cost-effectiveness of palivizumab versus no prophylaxis guided either by the Korean guidelines or the IRST.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using the Korean guidelines identified 26.9% of RSVHs, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.512. The corresponding results for infants assessed at moderate- to high-risk by the IRST were 85.1% and 0.773, respectively. The incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) for prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis was ₩29,674,102 (USD22,977) using the Korean guidelines, with a 67.0% probability for cost-effectiveness against a willingness-to-pay threshold of ₩41,655,203 (USD32,255). For the IRST, it was ₩26,265,142 (USD20,338)/QALY and 70.8% probability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adoption of the IRST in Korea would provide greater protection of the most vulnerable infants born 32-35 wGA against RSVH whilst improving cost-effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70021"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11987582/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of pediatric spinal tuberculosis contracted in a high-endemic country and developed in a low-endemic country.","authors":"Yukitsugu Nakamura, Rei Fumimoto, Rika Goto, Takumi Moriuchi, Ryo Niiya, Yoshiaki Torii, Tomohiro Katsuta","doi":"10.1111/ped.70048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70048"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144035295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrepancy between levels of HbA1c and continuous glucose monitoring in patients with Fontan circulation.","authors":"Yasuhiro Naiki, Reiko Itho, Yasushi Misaki","doi":"10.1111/ped.70060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70060"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144047980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antigenicity of proteins in cooked egg powder and skim milk powder for children with egg and milk allergies.","authors":"Michihiro Naito, Teruaki Matsui, Shiro Sugiura, Komei Ito, Hidehiko Izumi","doi":"10.1111/ped.15861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.15861","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e15861"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142984475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Onat, Dila Elif Sema Mert Kılıç, Ayda Beril Nas Ünver, Gonca Özyurt, Gülser Şenses Dinç, Esra Çöp
{"title":"The relationship between autistic traits, social media addiction, and loneliness in adolescents with ADHD.","authors":"Merve Onat, Dila Elif Sema Mert Kılıç, Ayda Beril Nas Ünver, Gonca Özyurt, Gülser Şenses Dinç, Esra Çöp","doi":"10.1111/ped.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Our study aims to investigate the relationship between autistic traits, social media addiction, and loneliness among adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to compare our findings with healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 90 adolescents aged 14-18 years, 50 of them diagnosed with ADHD and 40 healthy controls, were included in our study. Adolescents participating in our study were evaluated with the Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised: Short Form (CPRS-R:S), the Autism Spectrum Quotient-Adolescent Version (AQ-Adolescent), the 9-item Social Media Disorder Scale (SMD) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale Short Form (ULS-8). The SPSS 25.0 program was used in the analysis. p < 0.05 was accepted as the significance level.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It is found that adolescents diagnosed with ADHD had statistically significantly higher scores on the communication, social skill, imagination, attention switching subscales, and total score of the AQ-Adolescent compared to healthy controls. Moreover, adolescents diagnosed with ADHD obtained statistically significantly higher scores from the SMD and the ULS-8 compared to healthy controls. The ULS-8 showed a significant positive correlation with the AQ-Adolescent and the SMD in the ADHD group. It was also found that only loneliness may be associated with the risk of developing social media addiction in adolescents with ADHD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of our study indicate that adolescents diagnosed with ADHD are susceptible to encountering challenges regarding social difficulties, feelings of loneliness, and social media addiction. It is believed that it may be essential to address these factors when dealing with social media addiction, which is prevalent among adolescents diagnosed with ADHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":20039,"journal":{"name":"Pediatrics International","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70064"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}