Publications by authors named "Pat Tuohy"
Training and confidence in undertaking child protection work as reported by New Zealand paediatricians.
J Paediatr Child Health
January 2020
Aim: In New Zealand and rural Australia, general paediatricians undertake the majority of child protection (CP) medical assessments. This study aimed to document what New Zealand paediatricians think about their role in CP and their perceived preparedness for this work.
Methods: A 43-item SurveyMonkey questionnaire was sent to paediatricians working in CP.
Aim: Very preterm (VPT) children (≤32 weeks) have school readiness difficulties across multiple domains, but routine follow-up is often limited. We assessed the performance of VPT children on the Before School Check (B4SC), a community-based screening programme of school readiness at 4 years of age.
Methods: VPT children discharged from Wellington and Auckland Neonatal Intensive Care Units (2005-2009) were compared to a national control cohort born during the same period.
Aim: We describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in four-year-old children in New Zealand, variations with ethnicity and socio-economic status, and changes over the study duration using body mass index (BMI) measurements collected as part of the B4School Check programme.
Methods: Demographic and BMI data were extracted for all children measured between 2009 and 2012. Overweight and obesity rates were estimated using International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) 2012 standards and the 85th (overweight) and 95th (obese) percentiles for BMI-for-age of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 and UK 1990 reference standards.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine if there have been recent serious renal problems because of melamine among infants in New Zealand.
Methods: New Zealand paediatricians were surveyed in October 2008 using the New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit network.
Results: Two cases of renal stones and none of unexplained renal failure in the previous 12 months were reported.