Lower Respiratory Infections Among Hospitalized Children in New Caledonia: A Pilot Study for the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Project

Abstract Issue Counselling unit for positive parenting “Halobeba” has been established at Institute of Public Health of Belgrade with support of UNICEF in order to enable continuum of mother and child health care. Availability of information on child care and development was noticed as significant factor for parental confidence and practice. Description of the problem Trained nurses provide responses to parental questions through 24/7 phone and e mail communication to assist in problem solving and offer emotional support. Nurses are skilled in active listening, proper questioning, counselling and effective encouragement. Free mob app on breastfeeding was developed as knowledge base for parents. New interactive mob app was recently launched as parenting tool for child health and development monitoring. Results Since 2002, more than 1,700,000 responses were provided through phone communication and over 20,000 via email and number of beneficiaries has increased over the years. Most common topics were about breastfeeding, introducing solid food, treatment of fever and respiratory infections, gastrointestinal problems, injuries, immunization, and developmental milestones. Less than 15% of cases were referred to pediatric clinic. Level of parental overall satisfaction was very high and availability and effectiveness of service were especially valued as well as nurses communication skills. Lessons Family centered service that corresponds to caregivers needs is effective approach to support nurturing care for young children. Personalized M-health tools make child care more accessible and build capacities of caregivers. Key messages Sending consistent and trusted messages through different communication channels contribute to enhancing users' knowledge and skills. Knowledgeable and responsive caregivers properly interpret child’s needs, respond appropriately, facilitate the child’s social and emotional development, and provide proper care.

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Influenza Viral Infections Surveillance and Clinical Presentations in Hospitalized Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews ◽

10.2174/1573398x17666210319094524 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Montaha Al-Iede ◽

Lena Sarhan ◽

Leen Abushanab ◽

Tamara Ayasrah ◽

Rafaa Al Maani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Respiratory Infections ◽

Respiratory Viruses ◽

Influenza Viruses ◽

University Hospital ◽

Severe Illness ◽

Influenza B Virus ◽

Influenza B ◽

Hospitalized Children ◽

Acute Respiratory Infections ◽

Clinical Presentations

Background: Influenza virus and other respiratory viruses have been identified as an essential cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children worldwide. However, there are few data on its frequency and clinical presentation in Jordan. Objectives: We aimed to identify the viral etiology of acute respiratory infections and the various clinical presentations in hospitalized children, especially those with influenza viruses compared to other respiratory viruses. Methods: A retrospective study that was conducted at the Jordan university hospital. All the positive nasopharyngeal aspirates that were collected from hospitalized children aged 0-19 years from January 2017 to January 2019 were reviewed. Results: A total of 338 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) with positive viral serology results were reviewed. Among the patients younger than four years, the RSV virus was the most frequently detected. However, the Influenza B virus was the most commonly seen in patients older than 5 years, H1N1 was more frequent in autumn (29.5%), and RSV was the most frequent virus in winter. Bronchopneumonia was the most frequent diagnosis among all hospitalized patients, followed by bronchiolitis. Out of 338 patients, 50.3 % had tachypnea, 70.7% of patients were admitted to the pediatric floor, while 18.6% presented with a severe illness and required admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Infants under the age of one were more likely to have higher co-infection rates with other viruses compared to children over five years that had influenza. Conclusion: Presentations of influenza and other respiratory viruses vary between different age groups, such as sepsis in children younger than one year.

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Expressive arts therapy for hospitalized children: a pilot study measuring cortisol levels

Pediatric Reports ◽

10.4081/pr.2013.e7 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Garret Yount ◽

Kenneth Rachlin ◽

Jane Siegel

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Treatment Group ◽

Expressive Arts ◽

Control Group ◽

Hospitalized Children ◽

Expressive Arts Therapy ◽

Wait List Control Group ◽

Wait List Control ◽

Group A ◽

Cortisol Levels

This pilot study aimed at assessing the feasibility of capturing physiological evidence of reduced stress for hospitalized children following expressive arts therapy. Twenty-five patients were offered a novel form of expressive arts therapy, termed Healing Sock Creatures, during their stay in the hospital. Saliva samples were collected at two times in the afternoon for the purpose of measuring salivary cortisol levels. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups, a treatment group or a wait-list control group. A trend of decreased cortisol levels was apparent following therapy in the treatment group and concurrent steroid treatment, which is common in intensive care units, does not appear to interfere with the ability to measure decreased cortisol levels following therapy. Our results support the design of a formal study to assess physiological biomarkers of stress in hospital settings. To our knowledge, this is the first in-patient study assessing a biomarker of stress following expressive arts therapy for children

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Molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections in Croatia, 2014–2017

Infection Genetics and Evolution ◽

10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104039 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 76 ◽

pp. 104039 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. Jagusic ◽

A. Slovic ◽

J. Ivancic-Jelecki ◽

S. Ljubin-Sternak ◽

T. Vilibić-Čavlek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽

Molecular Epidemiology ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Human Metapneumovirus ◽

Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽

Hospitalized Children ◽

Acute Respiratory Infections ◽

Syncytial Virus

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Comparison of the nasopharynx microbiome between influenza and non-influenza cases of severe acute respiratory infections: A pilot study

Health Science Reports ◽

10.1002/hsr2.47 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (6) ◽

pp. e47 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Luiz Gustavo dos Anjos Borges ◽

Adriana Giongo ◽

Leandro de Mattos Pereira ◽

Fernanda J. Trindade ◽

Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Acute Respiratory Infections ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Infections

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Sleep during naturally occurring respiratory infections: A pilot study

Brain Behavior and Immunity ◽

10.1016/j.bbi.2019.02.006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 79 ◽

pp. 236-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Julie Lasselin ◽

Michael Ingre ◽

Christina Regenbogen ◽

Mats J. Olsson ◽

Maria Garke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Naturally Occurring

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Disk Diffusion Bioassays for the Detection of Antibiotic Activity in Body Fluids: Applications for the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Project

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/cir1061 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 54 (suppl_2) ◽

pp. S159-S164 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Amanda J. Driscoll ◽

Niranjan Bhat ◽

Ruth A. Karron ◽

Katherine L. O’Brien ◽

David R. Murdoch

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Body Fluids ◽

Antibiotic Activity ◽

Disk Diffusion ◽

Health Project

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FACTORS INFLUENCING FACE MASK SELECTION AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS: RESULTS FROM PILOT STUDY AMONGST MALAYSIAN UMRAH PILGRIMS

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v79.9779 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Mohamad Asyraf Azman ◽

Shahrul Anuwar Mohamed Yusof ◽

Imran Abdullah ◽

Irfan Mohamad ◽

Javeed Shaikh Mohammed

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Face Mask ◽

Study Data ◽

Acute Respiratory Infections ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Mask Design ◽

The Face ◽

Prevention Methods

Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims during which time over two million people from different parts of the world are gathered within a small area, leading to very high risks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) for the pilgrims. Therefore, preventive measures and controls should be implemented, including the implementation of non-pharmaceutical prevention methods such as the use of appropriate face masks, hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, social distancing, and quarantine. A pilot study was conducted in 2013 to identify the types of face masks used by Malaysian Umrah pilgrims as well as to identify the problems pertaining to the face masks being used and to understand the factors influencing the selection of face masks by Malaysian pilgrims. Observations and survey methods were used in the pilot study. Data was collected from thirty respondents through a survey. This paper presents the results of the pilot study. Based on the knowledge of factors influencing face mask usage and selection from the pilot study, new face mask design(s) will be proposed for the Malaysian pilgrims. It is anticipated that the use of new face mask design(s) can reduce the risk of acute respiratory infections in Hajj and Umrah pilgrims.

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