Publications by authors named "Nohelani Lawrence"
High school students in the United States are being educated during an unprecedented time of social unrest, public health concerns, and gun violence. High school student athletes can be further challenged by sports-related stressors that may lead to anxiety, burnout, depression, disordered eating, sleep difficulty, performance-based identity concerns, and substance use. High school football players, in particular, are at higher risk of concussion, musculoskeletal injury, and may feel excess pressure to compete from coaches, parents, and peers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Pediatricians are in an ideal position to screen parents of their patients for alcohol use. The objective of this study was to assess parents' preferences regarding screening and intervention for parental alcohol use during pediatric office visits for their children.
Methods: A descriptive multicenter study that used 3 pediatric primary care clinic sites (rural, urban, suburban) was conducted between June 2004 and December 2006.
Objective: To assess adolescents' preferences for substance abuse screening in primary medical care settings.
Design/methods: Twelve- to 18-year-old patients (N = 2133) arriving for routine care at a network of primary care sites completed an interview that included demographic items, the CRAFFT screen, and a questionnaire assessing preferences for screening method (paper questionnaire, computer, oral interview by nurse or doctor). A subgroup (n = 222) completed the CRAFFT directly on the computer.
Prevalence of positive substance abuse screen results among adolescent primary care patients.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
November 2007
Objectives: To measure the prevalence of positive substance use screen results among adolescent primary care patients and to estimate the prevalence of substance-related problems and disorders.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: A network of primary care practices in New England.