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Acta Paediatr
November 2021
The Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shafer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the rapid development of remote medical services. During lockdown periods, children's growth data were obtained from parents' home assessments. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of home height and weight measurements and analyse their utility in clinical decision-making.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Internet Res
April 2021
School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Background: Communicating scientific uncertainty about public health threats such as COVID-19 is an ethically desirable task endorsed by expert guidelines on crisis communication. However, the communication of scientific uncertainty is challenging because of its potential to promote ambiguity aversion-a well-described syndrome of negative psychological responses consisting of heightened risk perceptions, emotional distress, and decision avoidance. Communication strategies that can inform the public about scientific uncertainty while mitigating ambiguity aversion are a critical unmet need.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Appl Clin Med Phys
June 2020
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
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