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Variability Of Fev And Criterion For Acute Pulmonary Exacerbation, Bradlee A. Jenkins, L. Lee Glenn
Variability Of Fev And Criterion For Acute Pulmonary Exacerbation, Bradlee A. Jenkins, L. Lee Glenn
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Excerpt: Morgan et al. (1) concluded that cystic fibrosis (CF) in children and adolescents with a high baseline forced expiratory volume (FEV1) were less likely to have a therapeutic intervention or slower rate of FEV1 decline after a single acute decline in FEV1 of 10%. This conclusion is not well supported due to the arbitrary criteria used for defining a pulmonary exacerbation, as explained below.
Examining General Versus Condition-Specific Health Related Quality Of Life Across Weight Categories In An Adolescent Sample, Autumn G. Dalton
Examining General Versus Condition-Specific Health Related Quality Of Life Across Weight Categories In An Adolescent Sample, Autumn G. Dalton
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Approximately 34% of adolescents are overweight or obese which can be accompanied by physical, psychosocial, and economic consequences. Increasingly, pediatric overweight/obesity research has focused on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as a health outcome. This study examined differences in HRQoL across weight categories in adolescents, specifically, the sensitivity of using a general versus condition-specific measure. Further, the influence of gender was explored.
Data were extracted from Wave 2 of Team Up for Healthy Living, a school-based obesity prevention program targeting adolescents in Southern Appalachia. Participants (N = 918; 50% Female; 93% Caucasian; 90% 9th graders) completed …