Publications by authors named "T B Young"
Background: The last 25 years have seen enormous progression in digital technologies across the whole of the health service, including health education. The rapid evolution and use of web-based and digital techniques have been significantly transforming this field since the beginning of the new millennium. These advancements continue to progress swiftly, even more so after the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: How children prepare for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help reduce the need for sedation and improve access to pediatric health care. Embedding virtual reality (VR) tools within routine preparation for MRI may support this process. The aim of this study was to qualitatively describe the process of preparing a child for MRI in a tertiary health care setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince the first description of a set of characteristics of aging as so-called hallmarks or pillars in 2013/2014, these characteristics have served as guideposts for the research in aging biology. They have been examined in a range of contexts, across tissues, in response to disease conditions or environmental factors, and served as a benchmark for various anti-aging interventions. While the hallmarks of aging were intended to capture generalizable characteristics of aging, they are derived mostly from studies of rodents and humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction With the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple studies described a significant drop in common respiratory viruses in children with the lockdown and restrictions. With the lifting of pandemic precautions, we had the ability to observe new patterns of respiratory illnesses in children and emergency department visits. Materials and methods We studied all respiratory nucleic acid amplification test results in emergency patients from a large metropolitan children's hospital from the years 2018 to 2023.
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- Academic-government partnerships are crucial for providing timely evidence to inform decision-making during emergencies, like the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, utilizing integrated knowledge translation (KT) approaches.
- The study employed Cochrane's KT Framework to analyze activities, such as producing rapid reviews and engaging stakeholders, that facilitated evidence-informed decision-making.
- Key findings emphasize the significance of authentic partnerships, systematic stakeholder engagement, tailored KT strategies, and the need for ongoing evaluation to improve future emergency response efforts.