Publications by authors named "L Straker"
Background: More sex-specific pain sensitivity normative values from population-based cohorts in pain-free older adults are required. The aims of this study were (1) to provide sex- and age-specific normative values of pressure and cold pain thresholds in older pain-free adults and (2) to examine the association of potential correlates of pain sensitivity with pain threshold values.
Methods: This study investigated sex-specific pressure (lumbar spine, tibialis anterior, neck and dorsal wrist) and cold (dorsal wrist) pain threshold estimates for older pain-free adults aged 41-70 years.
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- The study explores how technology use by infants and their mothers impacts child development at 12 months, emphasizing the importance of the entire family context in understanding these influences.
- Findings indicate that increased mobile touchscreen use by infants correlates with poorer development in areas like gross motor skills and problem-solving, while maternal tech use leads to higher infant tech use but doesn't directly affect development scores.
- The research highlights the need to focus on improving parental mental health and overall family dynamics rather than solely targeting technology use to enhance infant developmental outcomes.
Background: ActiMotus, a thigh-accelerometer-based software used for the classification of postures and movements (PaMs), has shown high accuracy among adults and school-aged children; however, its accuracy among younger children and potential differences between sexes are unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of ActiMotus to measure PaMs among children between 3 and 14 years and to assess if this was influenced by the sex or age of children.
Method: Forty-eight children attended a structured ~1-hour data collection session at a laboratory.
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- * Findings revealed that exceeding 12 hours of stationary time daily significantly increased the risk of orthostatic circulatory disease and major CVD, with additional sitting hours heightening these risks.
- * Interestingly, while sitting time was linked to CVD risk, increased standing time beyond a certain point did not show a significant association with major CVD outcomes, suggesting complex interactions between these behaviors and cardiovascular health.
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- The study looks at how risky behaviors in teenagers can affect their education later in life.
- Researchers analyzed data from a group of young people and their parents over many years to see how things like smoking, drinking, and sex at a young age relate to finishing school.
- Results showed that teens who waited longer to start smoking, drinking, or having sex tended to do better in school by the time they were 22.