Eye injuries from sports, activities, and work are a leading cause of vision loss in youth. Most eye injuries can be prevented with protective eyewear. An open-ended survey on youth perspectives on eye trauma and protection was administered to the MyVoice Text Message Cohort of US youth ages 14-24 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Rights and access for transgender individuals, including the participation of transgender athletes in sports, have long been debated. These discussions often center around fairness and mental health impacts on youths associated with identity-based inclusion in sports.
Objective: To assess the experiences and perspectives of adolescents and young adults on the inclusion of transgender individuals in competitive sports.
Introduction: The implementation of programs of assessment based on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) offers an opportunity for students to obtain unique data to guide their ongoing learning and development. Although authors have explored factors that contribute to trust-based decisions, learners' use of assessors' decisions about the level of supervision they need has not been fully investigated.
Methods: In this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews of clerkship students who participated in the first year of our EPA program to determine how they interpret and use supervision ratings provided in EPA assessments.
Telemedicine is increasingly popular with the recent surge in use due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite youth status as "tech natives," limited data are available on their perspectives on telemedicine. Our study seeks to understand youth telemedicine knowledge, prior experiences, preferences for use, and the impact of COVID-19 on these perspectives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Asymptomatic youth in the United States acting as "silent spreaders" during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are an ongoing public health concern, particularly given their depiction as unengaged with recommendations. Our goal was to understand the knowledge, beliefs, and experiences of US youth at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We posed 2 open-ended surveys to the national MyVoice text message cohort of youth, aged 14-24 years.
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the needs, emotions, and coping behaviors of U.S. youth during COVID-19.
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