Publications by authors named "T G Hoy"
Background: Children are spending less leisure time with their friends in person and an increasing amount of time with digital screens. These changes may negatively affect children's physical and mental health. The Screen-Free Time with Friends Feasibility Trial will test the feasibility, including acceptability and compliance, of an intervention designed to reduce screen media usage and encourage physical interaction with friends during leisure time in 9-11-year-old children.
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- The paper talks about how it's really hard to stop kids who are healthy from becoming overweight.
- A group in Denmark looked at a lot of research to understand what works and found that many programs aimed at helping kids eat better or be more active didn’t really stop healthy kids from gaining weight.
- The researchers say we need new and smart ideas to prevent healthy kids from becoming overweight because the current methods aren't effective enough.
Intracranial Empyema in Children: A Single-center Retrospective Case Series.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
November 2023
We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 42 children with intracranial empyema admitted to a pediatric neurosurgical center over a 9-year period. Intracranial empyema is rare, but causes significant morbidity and mortality. Twenty-eight cases had neurosurgical source control, more commonly for subdural collections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of a health-promoting employment intervention with physical activity for young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET): NEXT STEP-on the path to education and job.
Pilot Feasibility Stud
October 2022
Background: In the EU, approx. 16.5% of the 20-34-year-olds are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study examined the incidence of and healthcare costs attributable to genital warts within a large US commercially insured, geographically dispersed population.
Research Design And Methods: Using a retrospective cohort study design, this longitudinal analysis assessed administrative claims of integrated medical and pharmacy encounters from five Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans. Genital warts cases were identified using a methodology previously described by Insinga et al.