Publications by authors named "D L Diggs"
School connectedness may offset mental health risks associated with childhood adversity. The present study examined the potential protective effects of school connectedness against childhood adversity when predicting adolescent mental health outcomes in 9,964 individuals (51% female, 81% white) from the Millennium Cohort Study. Structural equation models were fitted to examine the longitudinal relationships between childhood adversity, school connectedness, and adolescent mental health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppropriateness of antibiotic prescribing varies by clinical services at United States children's hospitals.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
November 2023
Objective: To describe patterns of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at US children's hospitals and how these patterns vary by clinical service.
Design: Serial, cross-sectional study using quarterly surveys.
Setting: Surveys were completed in quarter 1 2019-quarter 3 2020 across 28 children's hospitals in the United States.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the relationship between first responder (FR) interventions, specifically CPR and AED use, and survival outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs).
- Only a small number of agencies showed a positive association between FR interventions and favorable neurological survival outcomes, with CPR having fewer positive results compared to AED use.
- Agencies with better outcomes tended to handle more OHCAs but had lower rates of FR CPR and AED interventions, indicating that factors other than the frequency of intervention might influence survival rates.
Background: Research on cerebral palsy (CP) has lacked emphasis on knowledge and treatment practices among caregivers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where socio-cultural contexts encourage a variety of treatment alternatives. In this study, we explored the beliefs and experiences that motivate care-seeking practices among caregivers of children with CP in Ghana.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 caregivers, 10 medical providers, and 5 alternative providers in the Greater Accra Region.
Spanish-Speaking Caregivers' Experience with an Emergency Department Pediatric Asthma-Care Bundle Quality Initiative.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
August 2019
Most pediatric emergency departments' (ED) quality improvement (QI) initiatives for asthma aim to standardize care based on the priorities of healthcare providers. Perceptions and priorities of the caregiver rarely are addressed, especially in families with limited English-language proficiency. We explored Spanish-speaking caregivers' perceptions, understandings, and barriers with the care they received for asthma, after exposure to an ED asthma-care bundle.
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