Association of mobile health (mHealth) use with health status and COVID-19-related concerns by people with mobility impairments.

Purpose: Mobile health (mHealth) technology has increased dramatically in the wake of the pandemic. Less research has focused on people with mobility impairing (PMI) disabilities. This study determined the prevalence of mHealth use among PMI adults during the COVID-19 escalation and examines demographic, health and COVID-19 concerns correlates.

Preschoolers' parent and teacher/director perceptions of returning to early childcare education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Early Care and Education (ECE) sites are critical hubs for social, emotional, and physical learning development of preschool children (ages 3-5). The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted ECE enrollment and participation; until June 2022, preschool children in the US were ineligible for COVID-19 vaccines. It is critical to identify perceptions of teachers/directors and parents to enhance safe return-to-school efforts.

Developing and Evaluating Newsletters for Parent Engagement in Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE).

Physical activity and nutrition preschool programming must involve parents in positive long-term healthy habits. This paper describes parent outreach in the Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE) study. Newsletters were sent home with children to promote family opportunities to increase physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake.

Psychometric properties of the Food Environment Assessment Survey Tool (FEAST) in people with mobility impairment.

Objective: Approximately one in ten adults under the age of 65 in the USA has a mobility impairing disability. People with mobility impairment generally have poorer dietary habits contributing to obesity and related negative health outcomes. This article presents the psychometric properties of the Food Environment Assessment Survey Tool (FEAST) instrument that measures barriers to accessing healthy food from the perspective of people with mobility impairment (PMI).

Adverse childhood experiences among youth from high-achieving schools: Appraising vulnerability processes toward fostering resilience.

Among youth from high-achieving schools, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were examined in relation to (a) internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescence (n = 527), and (b) symptoms plus psychiatric diagnoses-based on multiple annual interviews-in adulthood (n = 316). Also examined were associations for a "Proxy ACEs" (P-ACEs) measure, containing items similar to those on standard ACEs measures without reference to abuse or neglect. Rates of ACEs were comparable with those in other studies; most commonly endorsed were perceived parental depression followed by aspects of emotional neglect.

Parental aggravation may tell more about a child's mental/behavioral health than Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a number of health problems and early mortality. Developmental studies have also shown strong links between parents' contemporaneous negative feelings toward their children and the children's maladjustment.

Objectives: The relative, unique contributions of ACEs and parents' feelings of aggravation were examined in predicting to the presence of children's internalizing and externalizing problems, perseverance and emotional regulation.

Acculturative stress in Korean Americans.

Background: Acculturative stress is known to contribute to chronic diseases among many immigrants and yet this association in Korean Americans remains unclear.

Aim: The study purpose was to examine the level of acculturative stress in Korean Americans and to determine if correlations existed with personal and physiological factors.

Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in a sample of 107 Korean American adults.