Guidelines for Adolescent Health Research, A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 396-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Santelli
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Adolescent Medicine

Guidelines for Adolescent Health Research*1, *2A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 396-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
J SANTELLI ◽  
A SMITHROGERS ◽  
W ROSENFELD ◽  
R DURANT ◽  
N DUBLER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Adolescent Medicine

Opportunistic adolescent health screening of surgical inpatients

2012 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 919-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayden Wilson ◽  
Nancy Bostock ◽  
Nicola Phillip ◽  
Penny Shannon ◽  
Donald Payne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Inpatient Setting ◽  
Home Education ◽  
School Services ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Paper Document ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
Hospital School

PurposeOpportunistic health screening has long been promoted by advocates of adolescent health. However, there are few objective data documenting the outcomes in an inpatient setting.MethodsThe authors performed opportunistic health screening on 114 surgical inpatients, median age 14 (range 10–18) years, admitted to a general adolescent ward in a tertiary children's hospital. A four-page paper document with a formatted list of questions, based on the Home, Education, Activities, Drugs, Sexual Health, Suicide framework, was developed to standardise screening and documentation.ResultsAreas of concern requiring intervention were identified in 34 (30%) patients. Specific interventions included referrals to the Adolescent Medicine clinic (n=6), Hospital School Services (n=7) and Psychological Medicine (n=7).ConclusionsConsideration should be given to offer adolescent health screening to all surgical inpatients. Further research should involve the participation of young people and should focus on the outcomes, feasibility, acceptability and resource implications of such screening.

scholarly journals The status of adolescent medicine: building a global adolescent workforce

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana Lee ◽  
Krishna K. Upadhya ◽  
Pamela A. Matson ◽  
Hoover Adger ◽  
Maria E. Trent
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
Global Workforce

Abstract Remarkable public health achievements to reduce infant and child mortality as well as improve the health and well-being of children worldwide have successfully resulted in increased survival and a growing population of young people aged 10–24 years. Population trends indicate that the current generation of 1.8 billion young people is the largest in history. However, there is a scarcity of dedicated resources available to effectively meet the health needs of adolescents and young adults worldwide. Growing recognition of the pivotal roles young people play in the cultures, societies, and countries in which they live has spurred an expanding global movement to address the needs of this special population. Building an effective global workforce of highly-skilled adolescent health professionals who understand the unique biological, psychological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors that affect the health of adolescents is a critical step in addressing the health needs of the growing cohort of young people. In this review, we aim to: 1) define a global assessment of the health needs for adolescents around the world; 2) describe examples of current training programs and requirements in adolescent medicine; 3) identify existing gaps and barriers to develop an effective adolescent health workforce; and 4) develop a call for targeted actions to build capacity of the adolescent health workforce, broaden culturally relevant research and evidence-based intervention strategies, and reinforce existing interdisciplinary global networks of youth advocates and adolescent health professionals to maximize the opportunities for training, research, and care delivery.

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