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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..

If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying? (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 494 - 498. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318215

Outcomes for children with asthma in the UK continue to lag behind other European countries. Mortality remains unacceptably high and in contrast to adults with asthma, most deaths occur in the 1 in 20 children with asthma who have severe asthma. Desp... Read More about If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?.

Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2019, September). Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection. Presented at ERS International Congress 2019, IFEMA, Madrid

Background: Vitamin D deficiency affects immune function increasing susceptibility to respiratory tract infections (RTI). Randomised controlled trials show vitamin D supplementation protects against acute RTIs. Most vitamin D (>90%) is acquired from... Read More about Less sun, more cough: Annual hours of sunshine are inversely associated with hospital admissions for children with lower respiratory tract infection.

Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Wu. (2019). Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 394(10204), 1181 - 1190. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2819%2931963-4

BACKGROUND: In women with late preterm pre-eclampsia, the optimal time to initiate delivery is unclear because limitation of maternal disease progression needs to be balanced against infant complications. The aim of this trial was to determine whethe... Read More about Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial.

Auditory stimulation improves motor function and caretaker burden in children with cerebral palsy-A randomized double blind study (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Auditory stimulation improves motor function and caretaker burden in children with cerebral palsy-A randomized double blind study. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208792

Aim To investigate the impact of auditory stimulation on motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and disabling hypertonia. Method 9 matched pairs (age: 7y5m, SD 4y1m; 13 boys; gross-motor-functional-classification-scale: median 4; manual-... Read More about Auditory stimulation improves motor function and caretaker burden in children with cerebral palsy-A randomized double blind study.

UNWARRANTED USE OF NEPHROTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2018, December). UNWARRANTED USE OF NEPHROTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS. Presented at British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2018, QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England

Introduction As life expectancy of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) continues to increase, complications resulting from lifetime drug exposures and CF comorbidities are becoming more prevalent. An example of this is chronic kidney disease (CKD).... Read More about UNWARRANTED USE OF NEPHROTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS.

Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2018, September). Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP). Presented at ERS International Congress 2018, Paris, France

Introduction: We have previously shown that several tidal breathing parameters measured using SLP varied between asthmatic children and healthy (Hmeidi et al., 2017). However, we did not test the classification power of a model which incorporates the... Read More about Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP).

Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough? (2018)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F. (2018). Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough?. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 27 - 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.01.005

Habit cough is a chronic, persistent dry cough which occurs in children only when awake. It is considered functional (non-organic) and can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the child and their family. One possible treatment option f... Read More about Is hypnotherapy an acceptable treatment option for children with habit cough?.

Chronic Cough In Children (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hine, C., Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. Chronic Cough In Children

All children cough. Despite the ubiquity of this common symptom, it remains a concern for many parents and results in a significant number of health consultations. Nearly every child in the UK will present to their family doctor with cough as the pre... Read More about Chronic Cough In Children.

An investigation into the early detection of psychosis and depression in individuals via Social Media (Twitter) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
COLLINS EADE, A., DE QUINCEY, E., & FOSTER, J. (2015, October). An investigation into the early detection of psychosis and depression in individuals via Social Media (Twitter). Presented at 3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015, One Health, One Planet, One Future: Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration for global public and animal health, Davos, Switzerland

Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone density in vitamin D-deficient children: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, F., El-Hajj Fuleihan, G., Cai, G., Lamberg-Allardt, C., Viljakainen, H. T., Rahme, M., Grønborg, I. M., Andersen, R., Khadilkar, A., Zulf Mughal, M., Mølgaard, C., Larnkjær, A., Zhu, K., Riley, R. D., & Winzenberg, T. Vitamin D supplementation for improving bone density in vitamin D-deficient children: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Presented at Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

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The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme improving children's asthma control
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme improving children's asthma control. Presented at ERS International Congress 2017

Background: The 10-year Finland asthma programme showed that educating healthcare workers, patients and families reduces hospital admissions and asthma-related deaths (1).

Aim: The Department of Health and the Scottish Government funded a 2-year p... Read More about The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme improving children's asthma control.