Sleep, Screen Behaviors, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Cross-Sectional Study of U.S. Children and Adolescents.

To examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and children's obesogenic behaviors (meeting recommendations for sleep duration and screen time) in a representative sample of U.S. children and adolescents.

Applying the Principles of Trauma-Informed Care to the Evaluation and Management of Patients Who Undergo Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Evaluation of relevant psychosocial variables is an important aspect of comprehensive, high-quality metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) care. Given the high rates of adverse childhood experience (ACEs) and other forms of trauma experienced later in life reported by individuals with class III obesity, it is time to apply the principles of trauma-informed care to the multidisciplinary care of MBS patients. This narrative review begins with a summary of the literature on the psychosocial functioning of individuals who present for MBS.

Demographics, comorbidities, and comedications in newly diagnosed patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Findings from United States Medicare claims data.

Background: Medicare claims data enables broad characterization of United States (US) patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Resulting insights can be used as a reference to describe this population and as a benchmark for generalizability of patients with ADRD enrolled in clinical trials.

Objective: To characterize demographics, comorbidities, comedications, and healthcare resource utilization in US patients with newly diagnosed ADRD, focusing on differences across Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage enrollees.

Nurse-Involved Policy, Systems, and Environmental School-Based Interventions for Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

Overweight and obesity are common in school-age children. Policy, system, and environmental (PSE) approaches-which entail making upstream changes to a school's context-can be leveraged to reduce childhood obesity. Nurses can advance PSE approaches in schools to promote healthy living habits.

Fostering Responsible Conduct of Research for Early-Stage Investigators: Challenges and Opportunities.

The rise of academic misconduct poses significant challenges to the integrity and credibility of scholarly research. Early-stage investigators (ESIs), particularly those representing marginalized groups, face unique pressures in navigating the "publish or perish" paradigm while establishing their careers. This commentary articulates strategies for cultivating research environments conducive to the responsible conduct of research (RCR) for ESIs.

Insights from user experience and evaluation of a mobile health nutrition intervention for children with autism: A qualitative study.

Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience high rates of atypical eating behaviours, such as food neophobia. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have been found to improve communication, behaviour and social skills for children with ASD. However, there is limited evidence examining mHealth nutrition interventions among children with ASD.

The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.

The role of neighborhood factors in the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and body mass index (BMI) has not been widely studied. A neighborhood ACEs index (NAI) captures neighborhood environment factors associated with ACE exposure. This study examined associations between BMI and an NAI among New York City (NYC) youth.

Developmental timing of child maltreatment in relation to obesity and substance use disorder in late adolescence.

Objective: Obesity and substance use are leading preventable causes of mortality, yet their origins in violence remain poorly understood. This study examined child maltreatment in relation to obesity and symptoms consistent with substance use disorder (SUD) in late adolescence, determining the roles of the child maltreatment type and timing, and gender.

Methods: The sample ( = 1,161) was drawn from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Addressing School Connectedness, Belonging, and Culturally Appropriate Care for Newly Immigrated Students and Families.

School connectedness is the degree to which students experience acceptance, inclusion, and care by school personnel and peers. A sense of belonging incorporates an emotional connection to the community. School connectedness and belonging are protective factors that promote student engagement, accomplishment, and community performance.

Supporting student learning and development through trauma-informed campuses.

Many students come to higher education with a history of trauma. College life may also expose students to traumatizing events. While the past decade has witnessed greater discussion of trauma-informed frameworks, it has not regularly been applied to the college environment.

The association between adverse childhood experiences, neighborhood greenspace, and body mass index: A cross-sectional study.

An association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and elevated body mass index (BMI) has been found in previous investigations. ACEs' effects on BMI have been primarily considered via individual-level physiological and behavioral frameworks. Neighborhood factors, such as greenspace, are also associated with BMI and may merit consideration in studies examining ACEs-BMI associations.

The intersection of adverse childhood experiences and neighborhood determinants of health: An exploratory spatial analysis.

Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with elevated risk for poor physical and psychological health outcomes. Nearly all of the literature on the association between ACEs and poor health focuses on the individual and family level; the potential role of neighborhood environment is overlooked. Understanding the relationship between ACEs and characteristics of the neighborhood environment is a necessary first step in determining if and how place-based, trauma-informed interventions might mitigate the negative effects of ACEs.

The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Methods for Creation of a Neighborhood ACEs Index.

This study evaluated methods for creating a neighborhood adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) index, a composite measure that captures the association between neighborhood environment characteristics (e.g., crime, healthcare access) and individual-level ACEs exposure, for a particular population.

Situating nursing science and public health within a shared context.

The purpose of this editorial is to discuss the opportunities associated with situating nursing science and public health within a shared context as an avenue for nursing to capitalize on its strong foundation for promoting health equity and mitigating the many social and structural determinants of poor health. We highlight one example of how this might be done, by housing departments of nursing in larger colleges of public health. Conducting nursing science within a college of public health presents both opportunities and challenges which are discussed here.

Does "wearing off" of efficacy occur in galcanezumab-treated patients at the end of the monthly treatment cycle? Post hoc analyses of four phase III randomized trials.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to propose a definition of "wearing off" at the individual patient-level and determine the percentage of patients with migraine who experience "wearing off" of efficacy of galcanezumab at the end of a treatment cycle using this predefined threshold.

Background: Anecdotal reports suggest that some patients may experience "wearing off" of efficacy during the last week of their calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody treatment cycle. A previous post hoc analysis of galcanezumab demonstrated consistent efficacy at each week throughout all monthly dosing intervals at the population-level, but "wearing off" has not been assessed at the individual patient-level.

Trauma-informed neighborhoods: Making the built environment trauma-informed.

Trauma is a response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event, such as sexual assault, violent crime, or childhood abuse. Trauma has impacted the majority of Americans, with racial/ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations being disproportionately affected. Extensive evidence demonstrates trauma's harmful effects on physical and psychosocial functioning and healthcare costs.

A call for trauma-informed intensive care.

Psychological trauma impacts two-thirds of Americans, suggesting that many intensive care unit (ICU) patients have a history of trauma. Our manuscript calls for translating the well-established system of trauma-informed care to the ICU setting – an approach we term “trauma-informed intensive care.” While trauma-informed approaches are being increasingly applied in medical settings such as emergency departments and burn units, the ICU is often overlooked, despite the fact that the ICU environment may be perceived as particularly threatening to those who have experienced trauma.

The Lived Experience of Being Diagnosed With COVID-19 Among Black Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Diagnosis and hospitalization for COVID-19 are disproportionately higher among black persons. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of being diagnosed with COVID-19 among black patients. Semistructured one-on-one interviews with black patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were conducted.

The Association of School Nurse Workload With Student Health and Academic Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

This study assessed associations between school nurse workload and student health and academic outcomes. We hypothesized that lower school nurse workload would be associated with better student outcomes, with associations being greater for members of groups who experience health disparities. Our methods entailed secondary analysis of data for New York City school students in kindergarten through 12th grade during 2015-2016 ( = 1,080,923), using multilevel multivariate regression as the analytic approach.