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Gun Violence Screening In The Adolescent Setting, Amy Burnett
Gun Violence Screening In The Adolescent Setting, Amy Burnett
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Objective: The purpose of this project was to implement a routine gun violence screening tool into practice in order to assess the need for this type of screening in the Adolescent Medicine Clinic at the University of Kentucky.
Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental one group posttest design to examine the impact of the implementation of a gun violence screening tool on the proportion of patients screened and the proportion of patients referred for intervention that screen positive.
Results: There were 44 adolescent patients that participated in this study (n=44). Twelve out of 44 participants screened positive, which means they …
An Evaluation Of Depression In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Elleanor Gray
An Evaluation Of Depression In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Elleanor Gray
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Depression can significantly affect how adolescents with T1DM self-manage their disease. The combination of depression and diabetes is closely linked to reduction in self-care behaviors, poor treatment adherence, and sub-optimal metabolic control.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate current screening for depression in adolescents with T1DM and determine the need for additional support or services to improve the quality of routine, follow-up diabetes care.
METHODS: A cross-sectional, retrospective review of electronic medical records was used to evaluate current practice of depression screening for adolescents with T1DM (11-21years) bring followed at a local pediatric diabetes center between April …