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The community health nurse in school health services

Curationis, 1981
The Department of Health. Welfare and Pensions is responsible for rendering a school health service to Black, Coloured and Indian scholars in the Republic of South Africa.
N. Snyman
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Recent Developments in School-Based Health Services in Turkey [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2018
Seventeen million students aged between five and nineteen years and one million teachers and staff attending over 55.000 schools account for more than twenty percent of the Turkish population. They can present with a broad range of medical disorders.
Serpil Uğur Baysal, Tolga İnce
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Are more physical education classes related to less time in leisure-time sedentary behavior? An analysis including adolescents from 73 countries

BMC Public Health, 2023
This study aimed to verify the association between the weekly frequency of physical education (PE) classes and leisure sitting time among adolescents.
Danilo R. Silva, Raphael H. O. Araujo, André O. Werneck, Giada Ballarin, Federica Andricciola, Leandro dos Santos, Javier Brazo-Sayavera   +6 more
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Physician and Educator Co-design of a Canadian School-Based Health Centre Referral Form: a Quality Improvement Study [PDF]

International Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: A school-based health centre (SBHC) in Toronto, Canada, supports students with academic, developmental, and behaviour-related challenges. The educators in this centre complete a referral form to provide information to the SBHC.
Kristen Dietrich, Sloane Freeman, Justine Cohen-Silver   +2 more
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Skoolverpleging - 'n Voorligtingsuitdaging

Curationis, 1985
School health services cover three main areas which are health education, maintaining a healthy environment and services to school children. At present health education in schools is far from ideal. It should be planned according to the specific needs of
A.E.A. Moir
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Associations between study questionnaire-assessed need and school doctor-evaluated benefit of routine health checks: an observational study

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background In Finland, school doctors examine all children at predetermined ages in addition to annual health checks by school nurses. This study explored the association of study questionnaire-assessed need for and school doctor-evaluated benefit of ...
Kirsi Nikander, Elina Hermanson, Tero Vahlberg, Minna Kaila, Tuire Sannisto, Silja Kosola   +5 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
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