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F Finlay

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed2003

Who manages the care of students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in higher education?

OBJECTIVE: To identify who provides medical support to students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) while in higher education. METHODS: A questionnaire pack was sent to 50 undergraduate student health centres attached to higher education colleges/universities. RESULTS: Eighty-two per cent of practices returned questionnaires. Forty-nine per cent had undergraduate students with ADHD, of those 76% were on methylphenidate. Fifty-two per cent saw only their general practitioner (GP) for follow up and the rest were jointly managed by GP with: psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists or physicians. Eighty-seven per cent of GPs had not attended recent courses or training on ADHD. CONCLUSION: Those caring for undergraduate students with ADHD are still largely unfamiliar with the condition. Guidelines need to be drawn up to establish handover from paediatric to adult care.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

Use of the internet by parents of paediatric outpatients.

AIMS: (1) To establish how many parents of children seen in paediatric outpatient departments use the internet to find information about their child's medical condition. (2) To ascertain what information is sought and found, and what proportion of all parents had access to the internet at home or elsewhere. METHODS: Over a six week period in 2000, parents of children attending general paediatric outpatient clinics in the district general hospital in Bath and in the 10 associated community hospitals, were asked to complete a questionnaire survey. RESULTS: Of the 577 questionnaires distributed, 485 were returned, a response rate of 84%. A total of 332 (69%) families owned a computer and 248 (51%) had internet access; 107 (22%) had looked on the internet for information about the problem for which their child was being seen in clinic that day. Parents who knew their child's diagnosis were more likely to have used the internet than those who named their child's symptoms only. A health professional had suggested that parents seek information on the internet in 6% of cases. These parents were more likely to use the internet than parents to whom this had not been suggested (67% v 20%, p < 0.001). Eighty nine (84%) parents who had used the internet prior to this clinic appointment found it useful. Thirty six (34%) parents had discussed or were planning to discuss the information they had found with their doctors. CONCLUSION: A significant proportion of parents have access to the internet and use it to find information about their child's medical condition. The parents who discuss what they find with the clinic doctor are in the minority. Doctors should be prepared to ask parents about their information needs and discuss use of the internet.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

Sanitary towel provision and disposal in primary schools.

This study was designed to look at arrangements for menstruating girls in primary schools. We report the results of a questionnaire sent to the head teachers of 344 randomly selected primary schools throughout the UK. Although sanitary towels were available in 90% of schools, most girls had to ask an adult for a towel. Almost 60% of schools had disposal facilities, but in only 43% were facilities situated within individual toilet cubicles. The deficiencies identified in provision for girls in primary schools should be addressed.

Child↗
PubMed2000

Mutual inhibition in collaborative recall: evidence for a retrieval-based account.

In Experiment 1 participants gave 3 successive free recalls of items learned either individually or in pairwise collaboration. The first and third recalls were performed individually, the second alone or in collaboration. Collaborative recall led to an inhibitory effect after individual learning but not after collaborative learning, in which partners had similar retrieval strategies. Consistent with a retrieval locus for collaborative inhibition, non-recalled items reappeared in subsequent individual recall. Experiment 2 showed that collaborative inhibition was eliminated when a separate retrieval cue was given for each item. Experiments 2 and 3 also showed that when participants learned items in the same order, their retrieval strategies were more similar and they showed less collaborative inhibition. It is concluded that mutual interference in collaborative recall is due to the mutual disruption of individual retrieval strategies.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

Drug information leaflets: adolescent and professional perspectives.

This study was undertaken to evaluate a range of drug information leaflets from both an adolescent and professional perspective. 72 adolescents were interviewed in focus groups within school settings. Fifteen paediatricians were also interviewed individually. Participants were asked to consider the leaflets under the following categories: initial impact, content and overall suitability for adolescents. Paediatricians were not good judges of which leaflets would appeal to adolescents. They tended to choose the leaflets with comic strip illustrations and those written in a 'cool' or witty style. In contrast the adolescents seemed to prefer a more sober approach with high quality factual information combined with clear illustrations.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

Uptake and timing of immunisations in preterm and term infants.

Preterm infants are more at risk of complications from infectious disease and should be immunised as a matter of priority. This retrospective study followed the immunisations given to 110 premature infants and 220 control term infants admitted to the Neonatal Unit at the Royal United Hospital, Bath over a 12-month period. The overall immunisation uptake for infants admitted to the neonatal unit was 99.93, better than for the general population of the area. However, in both preterm and term infants there were considerable variations in the age at which each immunisation was given. Fewer of the preterm infants had their first three immunisations on time. The difference in timings between the two groups was statistically significant. Earlier immunisations were more often given on time than later ones. The greater the gestational age, the more likely that the infant would be immunised at the correct times. It is important to stress to parents the importance of immunisation for babies who are born prematurely or who have been unwell.

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