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Impact of threat level, task instruction, and individual characteristics on cold pressor pain and fear among children and their parents
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-05-26)
The cold pressor task (CPT) is increasingly used to induce experimental pain in children, but the specific methodology of the CPT is quite variable across pediatric studies. This study examined how subtle variations in CPT ...
Food for thought: analysing the internal and external school food environment
(Emerald, 2015-02-02)
Purpose - Availability and access to food is a determinant of obesity. The purpose of this paper is to examine food availability within and outside of post-primary schools in Ireland.
Design/methodology/approach - Data on ...
An evaluation of the measurement properties of the five cs model of positive youth development
(Frontiers Media SA, 2015-12-22)
There is growing recognition of the need to develop acceptable measures of adolescent's positive attributes in diverse contexts. The current study evaluated the measurement properties of the Five Cs model of Positive Youth ...
Trends in overweight prevalence among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in 25 countries in europe, canada and usa from 2002 to 2010
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess recent changes in the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among 11-, 13 and 15-year-olds in 33 countries from 2002 to 2010. Methods: Data from 25 countries from ...
Glycaemic control of type 1 diabetes in clinical practice early in the 21st century: an international comparison
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-02-21)
AimsImproving glycaemic control in people with Type1 diabetes is known to reduce complications. Our aim was to compare glycaemic control among people with Type1 diabetes using data gathered in regional or national ...
Anxiety at 13 and its effect on pain, pain-related anxiety, and pain-related disability at 17: an alspac cohort longitudinal analysis
(Informa UK Limited, 2015-06-04)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of anxiety at 13years of age on the presence of chronic pain, pain-related anxiety, and pain-related disability at 17years of age in a large longitudinal cohort. ...
Heart rate measurement during stereotyped motor behavior in autism spectrum disorder
(Springer Nature, 2015-08-14)
Previous research has suggested that a relationship may exist between physiological arousal and engagement in motor stereotypy among children and adolescents with autism. It has been speculated that levels or alterations ...
Fruit and vegetable consumption trends among adolescents from 2002 to 2010 in 33 countries
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is linked to many positive health outcomes, nevertheless many adolescents do not consume fruit and vegetables on a daily basis. Methods: Data of 488,951 adolescents, aged 11-, ...