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Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Bhuiyan, M., Stiboy, E., Hassan, M., Chan, M., Islam, M., Haider, N., Jaffe, A., & Homaira, N. (2021). Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine, 39(4), 667 - 677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.078

Introduction
Emerging evidence suggests young children are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection than initially predicted. However, a comprehensive understanding of epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years, the most at-r... Read More about Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The efficacy of appropriate paper-based technology for Kenyan children with cerebral palsy. (2020)
Journal Article
Samia, P., Williams, F., Taylor, S., Lindoewood, R., Barton, C., & Buckley, J. (2020). The efficacy of appropriate paper-based technology for Kenyan children with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2020.1830442

PURPOSE: Appropriate paper-based technology (APT) is used to provide postural support for children with cerebral palsy (CP) in low-resourced settings. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of APT on the children's and families' lives. MATERIA... Read More about The efficacy of appropriate paper-based technology for Kenyan children with cerebral palsy..

Action prediction during real-time parent-infant interactions (2020)
Journal Article
Monroy, C., Chen, C., Houston, D., & Yu, C. (2021). Action prediction during real-time parent-infant interactions. Developmental Science, 24(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13042

Social interactions provide a crucial context for early learning and cognitive development during infancy. Action prediction—the ability to anticipate an observed action—facilitates successful, coordinated interaction and is an important social-cogni... Read More about Action prediction during real-time parent-infant interactions.

Can risk prediction models help us individualise stillbirth prevention? A systematic review and critical appraisal of published risk models. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Can risk prediction models help us individualise stillbirth prevention? A systematic review and critical appraisal of published risk models. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16487

BACKGROUND: Stillbirth prevention is an international priority - risk prediction models could individualise care and reduce unnecessary intervention, but their use requires evaluation. OBJECTIVES: To identify risk prediction models for stillbirth, an... Read More about Can risk prediction models help us individualise stillbirth prevention? A systematic review and critical appraisal of published risk models..

Why are children with asthma bullied? A quantitative analysis of bullying risk factors in the Room to Breathe cohort (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2020, September). Why are children with asthma bullied? A quantitative analysis of bullying risk factors in the Room to Breathe cohort. Presented at ERS International Congress 2020

Background: Bullying and asthma are common challenges faced by children worldwide. It has been shown that children with chronic health conditions are at higher risk of being bullied, but this has not been explored in detail in asthma. Aims and Object... Read More about Why are children with asthma bullied? A quantitative analysis of bullying risk factors in the Room to Breathe cohort.

Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners (2020)
Journal Article
Erisman, J. C., De Sabbata, K., Zuiderent-Jerak, T., & Syurina, E. V. (2020). Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01226-6

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Dutch child and youth health care (CYHC) practitioners monitor and assess the well-being of children. One of their main concerns is identifying cases of child abu... Read More about Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners.

Use of home-based records for children in the countries of the WHO European Region (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Use of home-based records for children in the countries of the WHO European Region

A home-based record (HBR) system has long been promoted by WHO as an effective tool for child health. The record contents, design and operation are unique to each individual country. This report compares the contents and processes for HBR use in all... Read More about Use of home-based records for children in the countries of the WHO European Region.

Does Being Born Deaf Affect How We See? (2020)
Journal Article
Monroy, C., Freeman, J., & Houston, D. (2020). Does Being Born Deaf Affect How We See?. Frontiers for Young Minds, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00082

Have you ever heard someone say that if you are born deaf, you have better vision to make up for it? People often think so, but is that actually true? We know that what babies hear, see, and touch determines how their brains develop. When you are gro... Read More about Does Being Born Deaf Affect How We See?.

Sleep problems increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain in boys but not girls: a prospective cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Andreucci, A., Campbell, P., Mundy, L. K., Sawyer, S. M., Kosola, S., Patton, G. C., & Dunn, K. M. (2020). Sleep problems increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain in boys but not girls: a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Pediatrics, 179(11), 1711–1719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03667-8

Adults with sleep problems are at higher risk for onset of musculoskeletal pain, but the evidence is less clear for children. This prospective cohort study investigated whether children with sleep problems are at higher risk for onset of musculoskele... Read More about Sleep problems increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain in boys but not girls: a prospective cohort study.

Associations Between Child Maltreatment, Dysfunctional Family Environment, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children’s Bullying Perpetration in a National Representative Sample in Taiwan (2020)
Journal Article
Huang. (2020). Associations Between Child Maltreatment, Dysfunctional Family Environment, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children’s Bullying Perpetration in a National Representative Sample in Taiwan. Journal of Family Violence, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00144-6

This study aims to examine the associations between child maltreatment (physical and psychological neglect and abuse), dysfunctional family environment (inter-parental violence, parental substance abuse), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and ch... Read More about Associations Between Child Maltreatment, Dysfunctional Family Environment, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Children’s Bullying Perpetration in a National Representative Sample in Taiwan.

Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why. Child: Care, Health and Development, https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12757

BACKGROUND: Children have the right to health and countries a duty under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to facilitate this. The European Union has emphasized the importance of investing in children, but at times this seems m... Read More about Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why..

Developing a core outcome set for children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. (2020)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2020). Developing a core outcome set for children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. ERJ Open Research, https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00344-2019

Background: Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a chronic endobrochial infection and a leading cause of chronic wet cough in children. There is an urgent need for a randomised controlled trial to investigate the optimal treatment but there is no... Read More about Developing a core outcome set for children with protracted bacterial bronchitis..