Publications by authors named "M P Neininger"

Background: Medication handling errors (ME) in long-term antiseizure medication (ASM) compromise patient safety. Training programs to prevent those errors by parents are scarce.

Patients: The intervention concept is designed for parents of children and adolescents aged 0-18 years with at least one long-term ASM.

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  • * Data showed that by the third annual follow-up, a significant number of ADHD drug users (40%) were below the 25th percentile for weight, with notable decreases in both height and weight z-scores.
  • * Results indicate that prolonged use of ADHD medications may correlate with lower body height and weight compared to non-users, suggesting a need for further investigation into these effects.
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Background: To investigate the impact of children's inborn error of metabolism (IEMs) on the children's and their parents' lives from the parents' perspective. We focused on disease-related restrictions in various issues of daily life, experienced discrimination, parental family planning, and management of metabolic emergencies.

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire-based survey with 108 parents of 119 children with IEM who attended a metabolic outpatient clinic.

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Background: Children treated in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) often receive several drugs together, among them drugs defined as high-alert medications (HAMs). Those drugs carry a high risk of causing patient harm, for example, due to a higher potential for interactions. HAMs should therefore be administered with caution, especially in a PICU.

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Background: Child abuse and neglect (CAN) causes enormous suffering for those affected.

Objective: The study investigated the current state of knowledge concerning the recognition of CAN and protocols for suspected cases amongst physicians and teachers.

Methods: In a pilot study conducted in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania from May 2020 to June 2021, we invited teachers and physicians working with children to complete an online questionnaire containing mainly multiple-choice-questions.

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