Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Decline in Mental Health Seen in College Students Returning to Campus
Findings based on surveys of Ohio State students in August 2020 and April 2021
White House Outlines Effort to Vaccinate Young as Schools Start to Reopen
Push will include enlisting pediatricians to make COVID-19 vaccination part of back-to-school sports physicals
For U.S. Teens, Most Adverse Events to COVID-19 Vaccine Nonserious
Frequency of local, systemic reactions reported for teens enrolled in v-safe similar to preauthorization clinical trials
Protective Factors Can Reduce Vaping in U.S. Teens
Goal setting and positive parent-child relationships tied to less recent vaping
Pandemic-Related School Closures Tied to Poor Mental Health of Students
Much of the poor mental health during school closures tied to established risk factors
Long-Term Complications Common With Youth-Onset T2DM
Risk factors for development of complications include minority race or ethnic group, hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia
Depression, Suicide Concerns Up Among Teens During Pandemic
Increase seen in percent of teens screening positive for depression, positive suicide risk screening, and recent suicidal thoughts
~9 Percent of Teens Have Heard of Heated Tobacco Products
About 30 percent of those who had ever tried HTPs continued to use them; 18.3 percent of never users susceptible to future use
Survival Up for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens, Young Adults
Limited or no improvement seen in female breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and bone and joint sarcomas
Geographic Disparities Found in Cancer Diagnosis Stage, Mortality for AYAs
Living in rural counties and living farther from reporting hospital detrimental for adolescents and young adults with cancer
