American journal of preventive medicine
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Flourishing reflects a child's ability to cope with stress and have positive relationships, which are critical to health and well-being. Pediatricians may increase flourishing in children through family-centered care, which is perceived as sensitive and responsive to specific child needs and family circumstances. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between family-centered care and flourishing in young children. ⋯ Expanding receipt of family-centered care may support flourishing and help to reduce disparities in flourishing during early childhood. Future research should evaluate the strategies to overcome barriers to delivering and receiving family-centered care, especially among children with special healthcare needs and children who experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences.
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Much of the heterogeneity in the rate of cognitive decline and the age of dementia onset remains unexplained, and there is compelling data supporting psychosocial stressors as important risk factors. However, the literature has yet to come to a consensus on whether there is a causal relationship and, if there is, its direction and strength. This study estimates the relationship between lifecourse traumatic events and cognitive trajectories and predicted dementia incidence. ⋯ These results suggest that researchers and clinicians should not aggregate traumatic events for understanding the risk of accelerated cognitive decline.
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Exposure to E-cigarette marketing and media advertisements is prevalent among adolescents. A validated vaping media literacy scale is needed to inform effective vaping prevention programs. ⋯ The vaping media literacy scale may gauge the influence of E-cigarette marketing on adolescents with high reliability and validity. Racial minorities, younger adolescents, and males appear relatively vulnerable to vaping marketing influence. Efforts to increase vaping media literacy are needed to curb youth E-cigarette use.
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Although the transition to primary care after routine postpartum care has been recommended to mitigate adverse maternal outcomes, little is known about real-world transition patterns. The objective of this study was to describe the patterns and predictors of transition in a postpartum cohort receiving care at federally qualified health centers and a subcohort of clinically high-risk patients. ⋯ Postpartum patients at federally qualified health centers transitioned to primary care at low rates; insurance loss was one significant barrier to care. Strategies to increase continuity, including improving insurance access, should be studied. Future research is needed to study structural inequity, the impact of primary care on maternal outcomes, and patient experience.
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Child abuse is associated with adult obesity. Yet, it is unknown how the developmental timing and combination of abuse types affect this risk. This report examined how distinct child and adolescent abuse patterns were associated with incident obesity in young adulthood. ⋯ Obesity risk in young adulthood varied by distinct abuse groups for women and less strongly for men. Women who experience complex abuse patterns have the greatest risk of developing obesity in young adulthood.