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View article: Media-fasting in children and adolescents: a prospective study of screen-free day intentions across age groups
Media-fasting in children and adolescents: a prospective study of screen-free day intentions across age groups Open
Intensive use of screens during childhood is associated with health risks. This brief report evaluates whether a media-fasting intervention increases the number of screen-free days and intentions to reduce screen media use in different ped…
View article: The German national guideline “prevention of dysregulated screen media use in childhood and adolescence”
The German national guideline “prevention of dysregulated screen media use in childhood and adolescence” Open
The increasing prevalence of digital media has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on child and adolescent development. In response, Germany has developed a National AWMF (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies) Guideli…
View article: Study protocol: Mixed-methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial on preventing dysregulated screen use in children under 3
Study protocol: Mixed-methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial on preventing dysregulated screen use in children under 3 Open
Background Screen media use in early childhood is associated with increased risk for health and developmental problems. A preventive intervention during a regular examination in pediatric practices aims to prevent dysregulated screen time …
View article: Process evaluation of a Germany-wide complex intervention to prevent dysregulated screen time in under threes: a RE-AIM-approach
Process evaluation of a Germany-wide complex intervention to prevent dysregulated screen time in under threes: a RE-AIM-approach Open
Background Children's current screen time is well above current recommendations and is associated with many health consequences in the first years of life. Methods The complex intervention study “Screen free till 3” introduced parent educa…
View article: Febrile seizures in an app-based children’s fever registry: (Preprint)
Febrile seizures in an app-based children’s fever registry: (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Febrile seizures, although typically benign, can cause significant emotional distress for parents. Their diverse etiological risk factors underscore the need for further research. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) offers a …
View article: New findings from a media-fasting intervention: Intentions for screen-free days in different age cohorts and use of the resulting free time.
New findings from a media-fasting intervention: Intentions for screen-free days in different age cohorts and use of the resulting free time. Open
Media fasting has been found a way to reduce screen time. In this article new findings from the evaluation of the media-fasting intervention (https://mediafasting.org/) are presented. Starting with 407 children and young people who were su…
View article: Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen‐free till 3”
Screen Time, Nature, and Development: Baseline of the Randomized Controlled Study “Screen‐free till 3” Open
In the first years of life, increased screen media use is presumably associated with health consequences and developmental impairments. “Screen‐free till 3” is a prospective Germany‐wide randomized intervention study, started in May 2022 w…
View article: Distribution of mHealth applications in Germany: analysis of the FeverApp registry
Distribution of mHealth applications in Germany: analysis of the FeverApp registry Open
Objective In this observational study, we determined the distribution of mHealth applications (apps) in Germany using data from the FeverApp registry. Methods The registry data were processed to assess general monthly trends in app distrib…
View article: Children’s Symptoms with a Febrile Illness and a Positive or Negative Test of SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron Wave
Children’s Symptoms with a Febrile Illness and a Positive or Negative Test of SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron Wave Open
Febrile infections are common in childhood. Children can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, but their course is milder than in adults. So far, a comparison between febrile infections with a positive or negative Corona test with the Omicron varia…
View article: Reliability of Data Collected via Ecological Momentary Assessment on the Example of FeverApp Registry
Reliability of Data Collected via Ecological Momentary Assessment on the Example of FeverApp Registry Open
The FeverApp registry is an ambulant ecological momentary assessment (EMA) model registry focusing on research of fever in children. Verification of EMA reliability is a challenge, due to absence of other source data. To ensure the reliabi…
View article: Predictors of sustained use of mobile health applications: Content analysis of user perspectives from a fever management app
Predictors of sustained use of mobile health applications: Content analysis of user perspectives from a fever management app Open
Objectives Mobile health applications could be means of educating and changing behaviours of their users. Their features and qualities determine the sustainability of use. The FeverApp with two main features of information and documentatio…
View article: Parental Confidence in Relation to Antipyretic Use, Warning Signs, Symptoms and Well-Being in Fever Management—Results from an App-Based Registry
Parental Confidence in Relation to Antipyretic Use, Warning Signs, Symptoms and Well-Being in Fever Management—Results from an App-Based Registry Open
Parents’ confidence regarding their children’s fever is a key factor in its management and there is still unnecessary anxiety and associated antipyretic overuse. The FeverApp application collects naturalistic real-time data on febrile infe…
View article: Data Completeness and Concordance in the FeverApp Registry: Comparative Study
Data Completeness and Concordance in the FeverApp Registry: Comparative Study Open
Background The FeverApp registry uses ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to collect parental data on pediatric fever for scientific research. The mobile app FeverApp educates parents on safe fever management and serves as a fever diary.…
View article: Changing knowledge and attitudes about childhood fever: testing a video instruction before its application in a health app
Changing knowledge and attitudes about childhood fever: testing a video instruction before its application in a health app Open
Background: Although infantile fever is harmless in most cases, many parents feel insecure when having to deal with it because important information is often missing. For educational purposes, an information video on fever in children was …
View article: Complement Proteins C5/C5a, Cathepsin D and Prolactin in Chondrocytes: A Possible Crosstalk in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis
Complement Proteins C5/C5a, Cathepsin D and Prolactin in Chondrocytes: A Possible Crosstalk in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis Open
Introduction: Both increased activity of the complement system (CS) and the role of the pituitary hormone prolactin (PRL) are implicated in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. Besides, Cathepsin D (CatD) activity is increased in the context …
View article: Media Awareness and Screen Time Reduction in Children, Youth or Families: A Systematic Literature Review
Media Awareness and Screen Time Reduction in Children, Youth or Families: A Systematic Literature Review Open
Excessive use of screen media is a global public health issue and especially extensive screen exposure during very early childhood. This review was conducted in order to update previous reviews on the effectiveness of interventions to redu…
View article: Correction to: Cyclically stretched ACL fibroblasts emigrating from spheroids adapt their cytoskeleton and ligament-related expression profile
Correction to: Cyclically stretched ACL fibroblasts emigrating from spheroids adapt their cytoskeleton and ligament-related expression profile Open
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-021-03472-1
View article: Corona Children Studies "Co-Ki": First Results of a Germany-Wide Registry on Mouth and Nose Covering (Mask) in Children
Corona Children Studies "Co-Ki": First Results of a Germany-Wide Registry on Mouth and Nose Covering (Mask) in Children Open
Background: Narratives about complaints in children and adolescents caused by wearing a mask are accumulating. There is, to date, no registry for side effects of masks. Methods: In the context of the www.co-ki.de multi-study-complex an onl…
View article: Sociodemographic Characteristics and Interests of FeverApp Users
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Interests of FeverApp Users Open
The FeverApp Registry is a model registry focusing on pediatric fever using a mobile app to collect data and present recommendations. The recorded interactions can clarify the relationship between user documentation and user information. T…
View article: Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children Open
Background: Narratives about complaints in children and adolescents caused by wearing a mask are accumulating. There is, to date, no registry for side effects of masks. Methods: At the University of Witten/Herdecke an online registry has b…
View article: Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children Open
Background: Narratives about complaints in children and adolescents caused by wearing a mask are accumulating. There is, to date, no registry for side effects of masks. Methods: At the University of Witten/Herdecke an online registry has b…
View article: Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children
Corona children studies "Co-Ki": First results of a Germany-wide registry on mouth and nose covering (mask) in children Open
Background: Narratives about complaints in children and adolescents caused by wearing a mask are accumulating. There is, to date, no registry for side effects of masks. Methods: At the University of Witten/Herdecke an online registry has b…
View article: Pediatric COVID‐19 case with regard to the family infection chain and the psychosocial context
Pediatric COVID‐19 case with regard to the family infection chain and the psychosocial context Open
The role of children in households, spreading SARS‐CoV‐2, may differ from measles or influenza, and therefore, these diseases are not directly comparable to COVID‐19. The psychosocial aspect of infection and quarantine for families and chi…
View article: Paediatric COVID-19 case with regard to the family infection chain and the psychosocial context
Paediatric COVID-19 case with regard to the family infection chain and the psychosocial context Open
The biological father of an 11-year-old girl infects his daughter, who returns to her biological mother's family before the father's diagnosis. The daughter endures a 1-day, mild illness. However, despite close physical contact prior to an…
View article: SV40 Transfected Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Derived Ligamentocytes—Suitable as a Human in Vitro Model for Ligament Reconstruction?
SV40 Transfected Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Derived Ligamentocytes—Suitable as a Human in Vitro Model for Ligament Reconstruction? Open
Cultured human primary cells have a limited lifespan undergoing dedifferentiation or senescence. Anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) are hypocellular but tissue engineering (TE) requires high cell numbers. Simian virus (SV) 40 tumor (T) anti…
View article: Chamberlain, J.M., Dent, M. and Saks, M.Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest. International Perspectives. Bristol: Policy Press. 2018. 288 pp. $ 100.41 (pbk) $37.76 (ebk) ISBN‐10: 1447332261 ISBN‐13: 978‐1447332268
Chamberlain, J.M., Dent, M. and Saks, M.Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest. International Perspectives. Bristol: Policy Press. 2018. 288 pp. $ 100.41 (pbk) $37.76 (ebk) ISBN‐10: 1447332261 ISBN‐13: 978‐1447332268 Open
Bringing a social-scientific approach to professional healthcare regulation the book analyses the complex relationships between user interests and wider collective interests in the healthcare arena from an international perspective. It is …
View article: Migrating Myofibroblastic Iliotibial Band-Derived Fibroblasts Represent a Promising Cell Source for Ligament Reconstruction
Migrating Myofibroblastic Iliotibial Band-Derived Fibroblasts Represent a Promising Cell Source for Ligament Reconstruction Open
The iliotibial band (ITB) is a suitable scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, providing a sufficient mechanical resistance to loading. Hence, ITB-derived fibroblasts attract interest for ligament tissue engineering …
View article: Differentiation of nasoseptal chondrocytes into thermal phase-separated porous PLLA construct with bioactive glass 1393
Differentiation of nasoseptal chondrocytes into thermal phase-separated porous PLLA construct with bioactive glass 1393 Open
For the 3D cultures of chondrocytes, there is still a search for the best possible biomaterial. The focus is on the porous PLLA (poly-L-lactate) again and again. Due to the special production by means of thermoinduced phase separation (TIP…
View article: IL-10 Could Play a Role in the Interrelation between Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoarthritis
IL-10 Could Play a Role in the Interrelation between Diabetes Mellitus and Osteoarthritis Open
The association between osteoarthritis (OA), obesity and metabolic syndrome suggests an interrelation between OA and diabetes mellitus (DM). Little is known about the role of anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-10 in the interrelat…