HealthySMS Text Messaging System Adjunct to Adolescent Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Context of COVID-19 (Let's Text!): Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

Background: The widespread occurrence and devastating impact of adolescent depression warrant health service research focused on feasible and acceptable digital health tools to supplement evidence-based intervention (EBI) efforts, particularly in the context of shelter-in-place guidelines disrupting youth socialization and service use in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the promise of SMS text message interventions to enhance EBI engagement, our team developed the HealthySMS system as an adjunct to one of the most empirically supported interventions for adolescent depression: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group services. The system sends daily SMS text messages requesting responses assessing mood, thoughts, and activities; weekly attendance reminder messages; daily tips about adherence (eg, a prompt for activity completion); and personalized responses based on participants' texts.

Risk factors and outcomes of melanoma in children and adolescents: A retrospective multicenter study.

Background: Pediatric melanoma presents with distinct clinical features compared to adult disease.

Objective: Characterize risk factors and negative outcomes in pediatric melanoma.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective study of patients under 20 years diagnosed with melanoma between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 2015 from 11 academic medical centers.

Military Sexual Trauma and Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife Women Veterans.

Background: Sexual assault and/or sexual harassment during military service (military sexual trauma (MST)) can have medical and mental health consequences. Most MST research has focused on reproductive-aged women, and little is known about the long-term impact of MST on menopause and aging-related health.

Objective: Examine associations of MST with menopause and mental health outcomes in midlife women Veterans.

Pediatric to Adult Transition in Sickle Cell Disease: Survey Results from Young Adult Patients.

Background/aims: We surveyed sickle cell disease (SCD) patients who transitioned from pediatric care at Texas Children's Hematology Center (TCHC) to adult care to determine the characteristics of patients with an adult SCD provider, continuation rates of pre-transition therapies, and patient perceptions of the transition process.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by telephone survey of 44 young adults with SCD, aged 19-29 years, who transitioned from TCHC to adult care within the last 15 years.

Results: Findings of the 23-item questionnaire revealed that transitioned patients with current adult providers (68.

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Children and Young Adults.

Objective: To identify risk factors associated with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) occurrence and survival in children.

Study Design: This was a multicenter, retrospective, case-control study of patients <20 years of age diagnosed with NMSC between 1995 and 2015 from 11 academic medical centers. The primary outcome measure was frequency of cases and controls with predisposing genetic conditions and/or iatrogenic exposures, including chemotherapy, radiation, systemic immunosuppression, and voriconazole.