Epidemiology and assessment of Hepatitis B positive children in Western Australia.

Aim: To describe the characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) presenting to a tertiary paediatric hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Review of implementation of previous follow-up recommendations for the cohort was also undertaken.

Method: A retrospective data analysis of all individuals aged between 0 and 17 years presenting to the tertiary children's hospital who were hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive over 8 years (2013-2020).

Providing quality care for children and adolescents with diabetes from lower-income families in Mexico.

Background The objective of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical features of youth supported by member associations of the Federación Mexicana de Diabetes and the Life for a Child Program (LFAC). Methods An analysis of 2017 Annual Clinical Data Sheets of 306 subjects from five Mexican centers was performed. Results Type 1 diabetes (T1D) was diagnosed in 292 subjects; 54.

Text4Heart II - improving medication adherence in people with heart disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component of contemporary management for patients with coronary heart disease, including following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). CR typically involves education and support to assist people following an ACS to make lifestyle changes and prevent subsequent events. Despite its benefits, uptake and participation in tradition CR programs is low.

Development of a Culturally Tailored Text Message Maternal Health Program: TextMATCH.

Background: Mobile phones are increasingly being used to deliver health information and health services globally. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions may be well-suited for minority groups with greater barriers to accessing traditional health services. However, little has been written about the process of culturally adapting interventions for multiple ethnic and cultural minorities within a population.

You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Influence of Choice on Nocebo and Placebo Responding.

Objective: Choice may be an important influence on the effectiveness and side effects of medical treatments.

Purpose: We investigated the impact of having a choice of medication compared to no choice on both nocebo and placebo responding.

Methods: Sixty-one participants were randomly assigned to either choose between or be assigned to one of the two equivalent beta-blocker medications (actually placebos) for pre-examination anxiety.