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Sleep in the time of COVID-19: findings from 17000 school-aged children and adolescents in the UK during the first national lockdown
(2022-01)
Sleep is essential to young people’s wellbeing, yet may be constricted by the adolescent delayed sleep phase coupled with school start times. COVID-19 restrictions caused major disruptions to everyday routines, including ...
How should we ensure that children are safeguarded in gymnastics?
(2022-03)
Gymnastics has had multiple abuse scandals involving the USA, Australia, Europe and the UK [1]. These involve allegations of sexual abuse. In the UK, we are currently awaiting publication of the Whyte Report, an independent ...
Associations between mental and physical conditions in children and adolescents: An umbrella review
(2022-06)
We mapped the evidence on the type and strength of associations between a broad range of mental and physical conditions in children and adolescents, by carrying out an umbrella review, i.e., a quantitative synthesis of ...
Life problems in children and adolescents who self-harm: findings from the multicentre study of self-harm in England
(2022-01)
Background: Self-harm, a significant and increasing global problem in children and adolescents, is often repeated and is associated with risk of future suicide. To identify potential interventions, we need to understand ...
Exploring the factors that influence stakeholders’ expectations and subsequent perception of lower limb orthopaedic surgical outcomes for ambulant children with cerebral palsy – a qualitative study
(2022-01)
Purpose: To explore the perspectives of children with CP, their parents or carers, and health professionals
on factors affecting expectations and perceptions of surgical outcomes for lower limb orthopaedic surgery.
Materials ...
The importance of prototype similarity for physical activity: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in a large sample of young adolescents
(2022-02)
Objectives. Physical activity declines during adolescence. The Theory of Planned
Behaviour (TPB) is a useful framework for investigating activity but leaves variance
unexplained. We explored the utility of a dual-process ...
Outcomes of importance to children and young adults with cerebral palsy, their parents and health professionals following lower limb orthopaedic surgery: A qualitative study to inform a Core Outcome Set
(2022-02)
Introduction: Although several outcomes are commonly measured to assess the
effect of surgery for young people with cerebral palsy (CP), these are selected mainly
by health professionals and researchers. Including the ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation following selfharm: a systematic review
(2022-01)
Background Evidence on the impacts of the pandemic on healthcare presentations for self-harm has accumulated rapidly. However, existing reviews do not include studies published beyond 2020.
Aims To systematically review ...
Assessment of digital risks in child and adolescent mental health services: A mixed-method, theory-driven study of clinicians’ experiences and perspectives
(2022-05)
Children and adolescents in the UK spend increasingly more time in the digital world, raising societal
fears about digital risks in this age group. Professionals are not always aware of the ever-developing
research or ...
Understanding antibiotic-seeking behaviour: A qualitative case study of mothers of children aged 5 and under
(2022-07)
Antibiotics savelives and have been effectively and reliably used for
decades to treat infections and improve health outcomes. This trust in antibiotics
has contributed to over prescribing and the emergence of antimicrobial ...