The Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease Services: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents and Their Parents.

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often has its onset during late childhood and adolescence, a time of significant change. Young people may be required to transition from a pediatric to an adult IBD service during this time. The transition from pediatric to adult services can be a high-risk period for poor outcomes for emerging adults with IBD.

Pilot testing "Teach Ted": A digital application for children undergoing blood tests and their parents.

Objective: In this pilot study, we evaluated the acceptability and preliminary evidence of the impact of a new educational mobile application, "Teach Ted", for children undergoing blood tests.

Methods: Parents of children (4-10 years) completed questionnaires on anxiety and pain before their child had a blood test, and after using Teach Ted and receiving their blood test. Health professionals at each patient's blood test (e.

Smoke signals: The decline of brand identity predicts reduced smoking behaviour following the introduction of plain packaging.

This study tests a social identity based mechanism for the effectiveness of plain tobacco packaging legislation, introduced in Australia in December 2012, to reduce cigarette smoking. 178 Australian smokers rated their sense of identification with fellow smokers of their brand, positive brand stereotypes, quitting behaviours and intentions, and smoking intensity, both before and seven months after the policy change. Mediation analyses showed that smokers, especially those who initially identified strongly with their brand, experienced a significant decrease in their brand identity following the introduction of plain packaging and this was associated with lower smoking behaviours and increased intentions to quit.