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[Epidemiological study of asthma in school age children at Bordeaux. Investigation by questionnaires and functional respiratory examinations by flow-volume curves (author's transl)].

The first results of a survey involving 1950 children from 6 to 12 years old living in Bordeaux are presented here. For 280 of them, who had attacks of asthma or showed other closely related signs, a questionnaire was filled out by the parents. On this basis, the main features of the disease, as well as the ORL bronchial and allergological course, were specified for a representative epidemiological population (with a distinction between actual asthma and disappeared asthma, distribution according to sex and age of the first attack). A functional examination by flow-volume curve for 111 of the children showed, using maximal flow measurement (particularly V 50 and V 25), the existence of modifications of the bronchial paths that were not detected by classical spirometric parameters.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1986

School absence rates as outcome measures in studies of children with chronic illness.

Health care providers are caring for growing numbers of children with chronic illnesses and research on the effects of various interventions with these children are being increasingly published. Data from a variety of sources indicate that children with chronic illness miss more school than their healthy peers. The relative ease with which school attendance data can be obtained and analyzed and the implications of excessive school absence for children's academic performance, social adjustment, and ultimate capacity to function in society suggest that school absence rates deserve to be more broadly emphasized in research on chronic illness in childhood. Although school absence rates have not been widely used as outcome measures in such studies they do reflect a wide variety of aspects of children's health status and have been shown to be responsive to interventions with children with various physical and mental health problems. Since these rates reflect both health and non-health related factors it is important that investigators recognize the nonspecific nature of this measure and account for non-health related influences either by sampling or analytic techniques.

Absenteeism↗
PubMed2003

Relations between inhibition, executive functioning, and ADHD symptoms: a longitudinal study from age 5 to 8(1/2) years.

The present study examined whether inhibition measured as early as preschool can predict more general executive functioning and ADHD symptoms at school age. In contrast to previous studies, the present study focused specifically on ADHD symptoms rather than general disruptive behavior problems, and boys and girls were studied separately. The main result was that inhibition was strongly related to ADHD symptoms both in school and at home for boys, but only in the school context for girls. Early inhibition was also significantly related to later executive functioning, and concurrent relations were found between executive functioning and ADHD symptoms, although in both cases only for boys. Besides this, inhibition added significantly to the variance, beyond that of executive functioning, which meant that for boys, inhibition and the other executive functioning explained about half the variance in inattention problems. The stronger relation between inhibition, executive functioning and ADHD symptoms for boys compared to girls could suggests that either the predictors of ADHD are different for the two sexes, or girls are more often equipped with some factor that protects them from developing ADHD symptoms, despite poor executive functioning. However, it is also possible that relations are just harder to demonstrate for girls due to their lower incidence of disruptive problem behaviors.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗
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Psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, and romantic relationships of adolescents with same-sex parents.

This study examined associations among family type (same-sex vs. opposite-sex parents); family and relationship variables; and the psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, and romantic attractions and behaviors of adolescents. Participants included 44 12- to 18-year-old adolescents parented by same-sex couples and 44 same-aged adolescents parented by opposite-sex couples, matched on demographic characteristics and drawn from a national sample. Normative analyses indicated that, on measures of psychosocial adjustment and school outcomes, adolescents were functioning well, and their adjustment was not generally associated with family type. Assessments of romantic relationships and sexual behavior were not associated with family type. Regardless of family type, adolescents whose parents described closer relationships with them reported better school adjustment.

Achievement↗
PubMed1990

Always trainable? never educable? Updating educational expectations concerning children with Down syndrome.

The misperception that school-age children with Down syndrome always function at the trainable (noneducable) level at the time they enter kindergarten, or will assuredly function at the trainable level later in their schooling, continues to restrict their educational opportunities. The academic achievements of children with Down syndrome who participated in four early education studies were examined. Clear evidence of educable-level performance was revealed. The importance of functional indicators of educability that can complement intelligence test results in determining an appropriate educational placement was stressed.

Achievement↗
PubMed2002

Attitudes of young people towards problems connected with human procreation.

The aim of the paper was to get acquainted with opinions and attitudes of secondary school students concerning the issues of human procreation. The survey was carried out in secondary comprehensive and technical schools in Lublin during the years 1999 and 2000 among 300 students aged 16-19. The survey shows that mass media play the leading role in conveying knowledge and shaping attitudes and behaviours of teenagers in the sphere of sexuality. The function of family and school in this field is realized to an insignificant extent. Media make use of issues and interests of teenagers that are natural at certain age and succeed in promoting acceptance of early sexual relationships, not showing the risk connected with them at the same time. Among the group under the survey 37% of the respondents have already had sexual initiation. Girls accounted for 41.5% of the total and boys--for 58.5%. The average age of sexual initiation among the respondents was 15.87. The declaration of love, according to the majority, gave the right to take up sexual activity. They accepted the rule that you can make sex whenever you wish and a stable partner is not necessary, which is a sign of psychological immaturity and willingness to grow up fast. The use of contraception was approved of by nearly all the respondents. The most frequent preventive methods they used were: condoms (44.8%), withdrawal method (15.3%), both characterized by easy accessibility but at the same time low efficiency. 7.6% of sexually active students do not use any method of contraception. Such behaviours create a serious risk of premature pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Easily overlooked language disabilities during childhood and adolescence. A cognitive-linguistic perspective.

The population of individuals with LLD make up a heterogeneous group. The identification of individuals with LLD may vary depending on the type(s) and adequacy of the tests used. Assessment protocols for evaluating the language functioning of older school-aged and adolescent individuals are few and far between. This state of affairs necessitates speech-language pathologists to begin to develop a variety of informal tools to assess the higher level (and perhaps more subtle) language abilities of these individuals. Because language functioning entails the convergence of a variety of cognitive and linguistic processes, these informal protocols must be informed by the developmental literature so as to take into account both language-specific (e.g., lexical knowledge, syntactic structure, semantic complexity) and general cognitive processes. Careful task and process analyses must be done to characterize the language performance of any individual.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2004

Treating and managing head lice: the school nurse perspective.

School nurses often are the first healthcare professionals to diagnose lice infestations in children. Although lice do not transmit disease, many schools send children home if they detect live head lice. It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses that children who have been treated for lice infestations should not be excluded from school because of the presence of residual nits. The primary goals of the school nurse in controlling infestations are to identify children with head lice and to break the cycle of reinfestation. Routine screening of children for head lice is often part of infestation management policies in school districts. A thorough screening of a child's head can take several minutes. If a school's policy is to screen all students, the total time for examination adds significantly to the school nurse's caseload. The use of the school nurse's time for universal screening must be measured against other responsibilities, including health problem management, medication management, health assessments, and vision and hearing screening. Once a child is identified as having lice, the school nurse can play a key role in working with the child's family to eradicate the infestation. Education about treatment options and environmental cleaning are topics the nurse can address with the family. The school nurse also can function as a case manager who coordinates various aspects of treatment for an affected child. Because infestations can be very upsetting to students and to their families, the nurse can provide support and reassurance to the family as the child is treated. Participation of school nurses in developing appropriate and consistent policies and procedures within the school district is vital to the overall management of infestations. Their efforts to control and reduce infestations are necessary for the overall health of the school population.

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