Publications by authors named "L Booth"
Misinformation and Readability of Social Media Content on Pediatric Ankyloglossia and Other Oral Ties.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Importance: Diagnosis of pediatric ankyloglossia and other oral ties is increasing in part due to social media, leading to more frenotomies and excess medicalization of often normal anatomy.
Objective: To assess the accuracy and readability of social media content on pediatric ankyloglossia and other oral ties.
Design, Setting, And Participants: In this cross-sectional study, the top 200 posts on an image-based social media platform tagged with #tonguetie, #liptie, or #buccaltie were collected using a de novo account on March 27, 2023.
Objective: Technological innovations in the online food delivery sector include the use of autonomous delivery vehicles. The aim of the present study was to investigate consumers' intentions to use these services once they are widely available and their motivations for using them to access unhealthy food.
Design: Online survey including a vignette describing a future world where autonomous food deliveries are in common use in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
Background: Despite strong adherence to central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) infection prevention bundles, the CLABSI rate in our academic pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and pediatric cardiac intensive unit (PCICU) remained high.
Methods: We developed a novel screening tool that stratified patients' risk for CLABSI and considered risk mitigation strategies.
Results: Of 1,583 screenings, 30% were classified as high-risk, 27% as moderate-risk, and 43% as low-risk.
Consumer support for restrictive policies on unhealthy food and beverage delivery via drones.
Aust N Z J Public Health
December 2024
Objective: Drone delivery services are set to increase unhealthy food and alcohol accessibility. The aim of this study was to evaluate public receptiveness to various options for regulating drone food and beverage deliveries and to identify sociodemographic differences in receptiveness.
Methods: In total, 1079 adults were surveyed to assess total support and differences in support between population subgroups (e.
Article Synopsis
- Parental provision of alcohol to minors is linked to negative outcomes, necessitating public health campaigns to address this issue through different messaging strategies.
- This study compared a fear-based campaign with a first-person narrative campaign to see which was more effective in changing parents' intentions to provide alcohol to their children.
- Both campaigns were successful in reducing intentions to supply alcohol, with varying effectiveness based on parents’ demographics, suggesting that tailored approaches are essential for future campaigns aimed at different parent groups.