Academic pediatrics
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Academic pediatrics · Sep 2009
Electronic media use and adolescent health and well-being: cross-sectional community study.
To describe time adolescents spend using electronic media (television, computer, video games, and telephone); and to examine associations between self-reported health/well-being and daily time spent using electronic media overall and each type of electronic media. ⋯ Despite television's associations with obesity, time spent in other forms of media use appear more strongly related to adolescent health and well-being. This study supports efforts to reduce high video game use and further exploration of the role of computers in health enhancement.
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Academic pediatrics · Sep 2009
Prevalence and clinical significance of medication discrepancies at pediatric hospital admission.
To quantify admission medication discrepancies in a tertiary-care, general pediatric population, to describe their clinical importance and associated factors, and to assess a screening approach to pharmacist involvement. ⋯ Admission medication errors are common in this tertiary-care, general pediatric population, and nearly a third represent potential adverse events. The use of a medication reconciliation form by physicians without pharmacist involvement does not appear to reduce errors. A cutoff of > or =4 prescription medications is highly sensitive for identifying patients at risk of clinically important discrepancies.