{"title":"Support group for a bullied schoolchild: A case study","authors":"L. G. Kvarme, Ann Jeanette Heitman, L. Valla","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.191","url":null,"abstract":"Bullying among schoolchildren has long-term consequences for children's health. Support groups could be an effective method against this. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of the children, mothers, and school nurse regarding bullying and support groups. This study is a qualitative exploratory design case study, with interviews of the participants. Individual interviews were conducted with the bullied child, two mothers and the school nurse and focus group interviews were had with seven boys in the support group. The bullied boy coped better after receiving help from the support group, his family and the school nurse. We found that working together as a team is important to prevent bullying, and the school nurse reported being happy to have the support group as a tool.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114807888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing children with an inherited cardiovascular condition in school","authors":"Catherine E Renwick","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.171","url":null,"abstract":"Inherited cardiovascular conditions (ICC) predisposing to lethal arrhythmias are increasingly diagnosed in childhood. Management strategies aim to reduce symptoms and prevent sudden death, and include daily medications and lifestyle modification. Children spend a large proportion of their time at school. The responsibility for monitoring and responding to symptoms, ensuring medication regimes are adhered to, and providing life-saving treatment in the event of collapse is assumed by non-medical professionals. Strategies to support non-medical professionals within schools, plus health-care professionals, such as school nurses who may have little experience caring for affected children, should be employed to ensure they are well informed about the condition and its management. Affected children should be supported to achieve their full academic ability and should not be limited unnecessarily or disadvantaged as a result.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130250020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Asthma and self-management: Improving support for teenagers","authors":"Debbie Duncan","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.179","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence and severity of allergic diseases is still rising in those aged 11–25 years ( Venkataraman et al, 2018 ; Mallol et al, 2019 ). An estimated 800 000 teenagers in the UK have asthma. This figure could be higher as teenagers can have undiagnosed asthma ( Siersted et al, 1998 ; BTS/SIGN, 2019). A person-centred approach to all aspects of care is central to supporting adolescents to self-manage their asthma and therefore minimise concerns around morbidity and mortality. School nurses have a key role in communicating strategies that support self-management, and the use of tools can be helpful.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127370839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fear of the future: A public health risk","authors":"C. Voogd","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126396914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What added value can school nursing bring to integrated care systems?","authors":"S. White","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.205","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated care systems will help provide real opportunity for school nursing services to improve the care of children and young people. Sharon White explains","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125136426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parents’ attitudes towards conversations with their young children about sex: A cross-sectional study","authors":"J. Jackson, C. Rhodes, Y. Kotera","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.4.183","url":null,"abstract":"Parental confidence and attitudes towards a young child's readiness to receive sex education are varied and complex. There is growing global concern about increased sexual activity among younger children and related discussions about how families address sex education in the home. The purpose of this study was to identify determinants of parents’ communication about sex with their primary school-aged child/ren. The study employed a cross-sectional design for UK parents with at least one child aged 5–11 years using an online questionnaire which incorporated validated scales. A total of 205 parents participated with a total of 405 children. Parents with more than one child were more likely to have had a conversation with their child about sex and were more confident in talking about the reproductive process and healthy sexual relationships. Parents with the confidence to engage children in conversations about sex can support targeted risk behaviour, pubertal development and sexuality.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"265 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132911930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring school children's experiences of the school health services in Sweden: a pilot study","authors":"C. Petersson, J. Falk, Marina Lundquist, Y. Ståhl","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.127","url":null,"abstract":"This pilot study describes the initial testing of two age-matched questionnaires aiming to measure school children's experiences and satisfaction of services provided by the school health services (SHS) in Sweden. Experiences from the point of view of school children is important to improve services. The methodology followed several steps. First, an expert panel (n=8) selected items based on earlier questionnaires used in healthcare. Second, cognitive interviews with children (n=25) were performed to adjust items to be understood by school children. Finally, the questionnaires (n=144) were distributed and compared. After adjustments to items in both questionnaires the pilot study indicated overall high satisfaction, but there are differences between age groups, where younger children are more positive than older children. Involving children to evaluate and improve SHS is an important consideration. In future studies, such questionnaires need further development to increase the sensibility and reveal further insight.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"36 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129351789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"We owe it to ourselves to refill the empty cup","authors":"S. White","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.153","url":null,"abstract":"School nurses and the wider health care workforce are notoriously bad at practising self-care, yet this is essential. Sharon White explains","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123346342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatitis: Increase in paediatric cases still under investigation","authors":"Dorothy Lepkowska","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.117","url":null,"abstract":"As the sudden increase in cases of hepatitis in young children worldwide still remains unexplained, Dorothy Lepkowska discusses some of the research.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"15 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123512772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychosis: Looking at recent research","authors":"S. Thornton","doi":"10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.3.148","url":null,"abstract":"Psychosis is a serious but complex and heterogeneous condition. Stephanie Thornton discusses recent research, including the staging system and early intervention.","PeriodicalId":354264,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Child Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114752820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}