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COVID-19 Pandemic and Reduced Physical Activity: Is There an Impact on Healthy and Asthmatic Children?
2021
Physical activity (PA) has been seen to improve asthma symptoms, lung function, and quality of life, as well as to reduce airway inflammation and bronchial responsiveness. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the minimal amount of PA recommended by the World Health Organization—i.e., about 60 min/day of moderate-to-high intensity—is difficult to achieve for many children, particularly those living in urban areas. Short-term changes in PA because of the COVID-19 pandemic may become habitual, increasing the risk of adverse asthma outcomes in children. Indeed, prolonged home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic reduces PA levels and increases sedentary behaviors, possibly impairing i…
Parental Distress and Perception of Children’s Executive Functioning after the First COVID‐19 Lockdown in Italy
2021
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and the consequential first italian lockdown to minimize viral transmission, have resulted in many significant changes in the every-day lives of families, with an increased risk of parental burnout. This study explores the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italy on parental distress and parental perceptions of children’s executive functions (EFs). Participants were 308 Italian parents with children between 4 and 17 years of age; they were recruited through online advertisements on websites and social media, and they were given an online survey. The measures were: the balance between risks and resources (BR2) and the executive functionin…
Familial hypercholesterolæmia in children and adolescents: Gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment
2015
Contains fulltext : 155263.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Globally, one baby is born with FH every minute. If diagnosed and treated early in childhood, individuals with FH can have normal life expectancy. This consensus paper aims to improve awareness of the need for early detection and management of FH children. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is diagnosed either on phenotypic criteria, i.e. an elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level plus a family history of elevated LDL-C, premature coronary artery disease and/or genetic diagnosis, or positive genetic testin…
Online platforms to teach Nutrition Education to children: a non-systematic review.
2016
espanolIntroduccion: la obesidad infantil es actualmente considerada un problema a nivel global. La educacion nutricional (EN) ha sido identifi cada como un factor para prevenir el sobrepeso y la obesidad en los ninos. Durante los ultimos anos se ha incrementado el interes en metodos novedosos para ensenar este conocimiento a los ninos, especialmente a traves del uso de Internet. Objetivo: revisar y analizar la evidencia disponible con respecto a los programas de EN dirigidos a ninos a traves del uso de Internet. Resultados: se identifi caron 3 formatos para transferir EN a ninos a traves del uso de Internet: plataformas disenadas para comunicarse con otros ninos o con profesionales, plataf…
A family based tailored counselling to increase non-exercise physical activity in adults with a sedentary job and physical activity in their young ch…
2011
Abstract Background Epidemiological evidence suggests that decrease in sedentary behaviour is beneficial for health. This family based randomized controlled trial examines whether face-to-face delivered counselling is effective in reducing sedentary time and improving health in adults and increasing moderate-to-vigorous activities in children. Methods The families are randomized after balancing socioeconomic and environmental factors in the Jyväskylä region, Finland. Inclusion criteria are: healthy men and women with children 3-8 years old, and having an occupation where they self-reportedly sit more than 50% of their work time and children in all-day day-care in kindergarten or in the firs…
Sekcija “Dezinformācijas un sazvērestību radītie riski demokrātijai: Latvijas pieredzes pārlūkošana”: Kopsavilkumi : 2021. gada 25. un 26. februāris
2021
Latvijas Zinātnes padomes fundamentālo un lietišķo projektu programmas projekts “Dezinformācijas un sazvērestību radītie riski demokrātijai: Latvijas pieredzes pārlūkošana” (lzp-2019/1-0278)
COVID 19 vaccine in the pediatric age: the recommendation of the Italian Pediatric Society
2022
AbstractVaccine is an important and effective tool to protect from preventable infectious diseases. Neverthless, in the COVID-19 pandemic era, scientific and accurate information are required to responde to false and misleading information on efficacy and safety of immunization in the pediatric age.
Revista electrónica de investigación y evaluación educativa
2014
Resumen basado en el de la publicación Título, resumen y palabras clave en inglés y español Se pretende comprobar de forma experimental la asunción teórica que plantea la posibilidad de fomentar el potencial creativo de acuerdo con las condiciones ambientales que el medio proporciona. Para ello, se diseñó un programa psicoeducativo basado en cuentos infantiles, con el fin de estimular la capacidad creativa en niños de Educación Infantil. Para la medición de la creatividad se utilizaron la Batería Gráfica y Verbal de Test de Pensamiento Creativo de Torrance. Tras la aplicación del programa, los resultados arrojaron un incremento significativo en los niveles de creatividad verbal en el grupo …
Physical Activity of Children With and Without Long-Term Illness or Disability
2011
Background:We know very little about physical activity in children with long-term illness or disability compared with those children without disabilities. Previous studies indicate low physical activity levels among all adolescents.Methods:The sample consisted of Canadian (n = 2720) and Finnish pupils (n = 3459) approximately 13.5 and 15.5 years of age in general (mainstreamed) education. The study is a part of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Nationally representative data were collected in 2002 using a standardized questionnaire. The moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity screening measure was used.Results:Approximately one-fifth of the pupils in both co…
Semantics bias in cross-national comparative analyses : Is it good or bad to have "fair" health?
2016
The Health Behavior in School-aged Children is a cross-national study collecting data on social and health indicators on adolescents in 43 countries. The study provides comparable data on health behaviors and health outcomes through the use of a common protocol, which have been a back bone of the study sine its initiation in 1983. Recent years, researchers within the study have noticed a questionable comparability on the widely used item on self-rated health. One of the four response categories to the item “Would you say your health is….?” showed particular variation, as the response category “Fair” varied from 20 % in Latvia and Moldova to 3–4 % in Bulgaria and Macedonia. A qualitative min…