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Constructing the process of healthcare decision-making by adolescent athletes post sport-related concussion
Sport-related concussion (SRC) is associated with short- and long-term health consequences. Current recommendations require immediate removal of an athlete suspected of injury, relying symptom self-reporting. Many SRC are ...
Stress, bullying, cortisol, and depressive symptoms in 9th grade adolescents
Stress and bullying are known contributors to depressive symptoms in adolescents. Prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents is estimated to range from 13% to 34% in recent studies. Ninth graders are in a transitional ...
Self-management by adolescents and young adults following a stem cell transplant
Background: Stem cell transplant (SCT) is a major life event that affects not only the adolescents and young adults (AYA) receiving SCT but also the entire family. Patients are prescribed complex care regimens for disease ...
Understanding the meaning of the lived experience of adolescents in treatment for cancer
The increased intensity and complexity of cancer treatment has an impact on the lives of the adolescents undergoing such treatments. Living with cancer is a distinct experience for them which include physical, psychological, ...
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in the early adolescent period
The purpose of this study is to describe patterns and relationships among the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors of smoking behavior, overweight, physical inactivity and poor dietary behaviors within a ninth grade ...
Adolescent females' perceptions of the dating experience
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature and characteristics of adolescent females' dating relationships, including any experiences of abuse. The research question to be answered was what are the characteristics ...
Moderate-intensity risk reduction counseling and acquisition of sexually transmitted infection
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem in the United States, with adolescents and young adults to age 25 bearing a disproportionate burden of infection. Risk reduction counseling (RRC) as a ...
Coping strategies, social support, and self-care among young women with pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, is a serious complication of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that may lead to chronic pelvic pain, ectopic ...
The relationship among health locus-of-control, value of health, and health behavior in adolescents
This study explores selected personality factors which may explain part of the variance in health behavior in adolescents. Theoretical and empirical evidence suggested that internal health expectancy and high value of ...
Building a social identity: Peer-to-Peer sexual harassment in adolescents
Peer-to-peer sexual harassment is pervasive in secondary schools and is responsible for a number of health effects such as sleeplessness, loss of self-esteem and depression, as well as other negative educational and social ...