Increasing Severity of Radial Longitudinal Deficiency Correlates With the Degree of Proximal Ulnar Hypoplasia.

Purpose: Classification systems and treatment for children with radial longitudinal deficiency are classically focused on the hand and wrist. However, the elbow can affect the function of these patients secondary to stiffness or instability. The objective of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between severity of radial longitudinal deficiency (RLD) and degree of proximal ulnar hypoplasia.

Treatment Trends in Pediatric Trigger Thumb Among Hand Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons, and Pediatric Hand Surgeons.

Background: The appropriate initial management of pediatric trigger thumb (PTT) remains controversial. Some providers advocate for prolonged nonoperative management, whereas others may offer surgical release to provide a reliable and expedient resolution. The goal of this study was to elucidate the practice patterns of surgeons with different fellowship training who treat patients with PTT.

Coping, Social Support, and Caregiver Well-Being With Families Living With SCI: A Mixed Methods Study.

Objectives: To explore coping, problem solving, social support, and well-being among family caregivers of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: This was a mixed methods study (qualitative interviews and standardized surveys) with a diverse sample of 39 adults with SCI and their caregivers from four rehabilitation hospitals in the United States, including one Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. Cluster analysis was used to explore whether distinct profiles of caregivers could be identified, and it was used in conjunction with qualitative data to explore patterns in well-being.

Patterns of coping among caregivers of children with spinal cord injury: Associations with parent and child well-being.

Introduction: Few studies have investigated how caregivers manage stressors associated with their child's spinal cord injury (SCI) and how these patterns relate to their child's coping and adjustment. The current study explored empirically derived coping profiles among caregivers of youth with SCI and the relation of these patterns to parent and youth psychosocial outcomes.

Method: This was a cross-sectional survey of 318 children (ages 1 to 18) and a primary caregiver.

Psychosocial and Health Outcomes of Adults With Violently Acquired Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury.

To describe the psychosocial and medical outcomes of individuals with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) as a result of violent injuries. This was a cross-sectional study assessing adult outcomes associated with pediatric-onset SCI. Participants completed measures assessing demographics, injury characteristics, secondary conditions, and psychosocial functioning.

Poor sleep in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury: associations with pain, health, and activity.

Objective: To investigate medical complications that increase risk for poor sleep in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore the relation of poor sleep to psychosocial outcomes.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study of individuals with pediatric-onset SCI interviewed between 2011-2015. Participants were recruited from a pediatric specialty hospital and answered questions about demographics, injury characteristics, pain, and medical complications and completed standardized outcome measures, including: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, SF12v2 Health Survey, Craig Handicap Assessment and Recording Technique (CHART), and Subjective Happiness Scale.

Sleep, well-being, and psychological symptoms in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of poor sleep quality in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) and to assess the clinical correlates.

Method: Participants completed interviews that included demographic information and standardized measures of sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), physical (12-item Short-Form Health Survey, Version 2), mental (Beck Anxiety Inventory and Patient Health Questionnaire), and psychosocial well-being (Satisfaction With Life Scale). The study included 177 individuals between the ages of 19 and 50 years (M = 33.

Understanding post-traumatic growth following pediatric-onset spinal cord injury: the critical role of coping strategies for facilitating positive psychological outcomes.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore positive psychological growth in individuals who had sustained spinal cord injuries (SCIs) in childhood, and to identify factors correlating with such growth.

Method: Data were drawn from ongoing research aimed at assessing the long-term outcomes of pediatric-onset SCIs in adults. Participants were assessed using measures of demographics, coping ability, post-traumatic growth, life satisfaction, happiness, and mental health.

Patterns of coping strategy use and relationships with psychosocial health in adolescents with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To investigate patterns of coping among adolescents with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: Youth aged 13-18 years with SCI completed measures of participation, quality of life (QOL), mental health symptoms, and coping. A hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis using Ward's method was conducted.

Attention Problems and Stability of WISC-IV Scores Among Clinically Referred Children.

We examined the stability of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) scores among 51 diverse, clinically referred 8- to 16-year-olds (M(age) = 11.24 years, SD = 2.36).

Mental health and risk of secondary medical complications in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury.

Objective: To investigate mental health problems in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore how these problems relate to the risk of negative outcomes over time.

Method: The study included 466 adults who sustained an SCI prior to age 19 years and had been injured for at least 1 year. Participants were interviewed on an approximately annual basis using a study-specific questionnaire and standardized measures of depression, anxiety, substance use, and community involvement.

Symptoms of depression over time in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore potential risk factors that may be associated with elevated symptoms.

Design: Longitudinal, cohort survey over a period of 2 to 9 years. Follow-up occurred approximately every year, a total of 868 interviews were conducted, and most participants contributed to at least 3 waves of data (72%; range, 2-8; mean, 4.

Clinical PhD graduate student views of their scientist-practitioner training.

Objectives: The goal of the scientist-practitioner (S-P) training model is to produce clinical psychologists equipped to integrate and utilize both science and practice in the clinical and research domains. However, much has been written regarding the possible shortcomings of S-P training and whether clinical psychology graduate students are actually gaining the knowledge and skills to integrate science and practice during graduate training and beyond (Chang, Lee, & Hargreaves, 2008; Gelso, 2006; Merlo, Collins, & Bernstein, 2008; Phillips, 1993).

Methods: As such, the present study assessed ratings of satisfaction, perception of ability, and use of the S-P training model within 653 clinical psychology graduate students enrolled in programs that are members of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology.