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| Melissa A WakeSummaryAffiliation: Royal Children's Hospital Country: Australia Publications
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The Cool Little Kids randomised controlled trial: population-level early prevention for anxiety disordersJordana K Bayer
Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
BMC Public Health 11:11. 2011....- Can improving working memory prevent academic difficulties? A school based randomised controlled trialGehan Roberts
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
BMC Pediatr 11:57. 2011..Our trial will determine whether the intervention is efficacious as a selective prevention strategy for young children at risk of academic difficulties and is cost-effective... - Does parents' evaluation of developmental status at school entry predict language, achievement, and quality of life 2 years later?Melissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Ambul Pediatr 5:143-9. 2005..We studied the accuracy of the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) at school entry in predicting academic, language, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes 2 years later... - Preschooler obesity and parenting styles of mothers and fathers: Australian national population studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Pediatrics 120:e1520-7. 2007..The purpose of this work was to determine relationships between BMI status at ages 4 to 5 years and mothers' and fathers' parenting dimensions and parenting styles... - Television, computer use and body mass index in Australian primary school childrenM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 39:130-4. 2003..To investigate relationships between children's body mass index (BMI) and parent reports of children's television and video game/computer habits, controlling for other potential risk factors for paediatric obesity... - Overweight, obesity and girth of Australian preschoolers: prevalence and socio-economic correlatesM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1044-51. 2007..1) To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian 4-5-year-old children. (2) To investigate associations between socio-economic characteristics and (a) overweight/obesity and (b) waist circumference... - Outcomes of children with mild-profound congenital hearing loss at 7 to 8 years: a population studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Ear Hear 25:1-8. 2004..Measured outcomes should cover a broad range of parameters, including health-related quality of life... - Slight/mild sensorineural hearing loss in childrenMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia
Pediatrics 118:1842-51. 2006..The goal was to determine the prevalence and effects of slight/mild bilateral sensorineural hearing loss among children in elementary school... - Secondary prevention of overweight in primary school children: what place for general practice?Melissa A Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052
Med J Aust 181:82-4. 2004..Randomised controlled trials of a primary care approach, although challenging, are essential to determine whether it does more good than harm... - Prevalence, stability, and outcomes of cry-fuss and sleep problems in the first 2 years of life: prospective community-based studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatrics 117:836-42. 2006..To report the prevalence and stability of cry-fuss problems during the first 4 months of life and sleep problems from 2 to 24 months and relationships between the persistence of cry-fuss and sleep problems and outcomes at 24 months... - Parent-reported health-related quality of life in children with congenital hearing loss: a population studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Ambul Pediatr 4:411-7. 2004..To report 1) health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 7- to 8-year-old children with congenital hearing loss and 2) effects of severity and age of diagnosis on parent-reported child HRQoL... - Hearing impairment: a population study of age at diagnosis, severity, and language outcomes at 7-8 yearsM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child 90:238-44. 2005..However, population studies of older children are required to substantiate longer term benefits of early detection... - Comorbidities of overweight/obesity in Australian preschoolers: a cross-sectional population studyM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child 93:502-7. 2008..To determine relationships between body mass index (BMI) status and indicators of health and morbidity in a nationally-representative population sample of preschool children... - Issues in obesity monitoring, screening and subsequent treatmentMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Curr Opin Pediatr 21:811-6. 2009..This article explores recent evidence for and against monitoring and screening of children's BMI... - Outcomes and costs of primary care surveillance and intervention for overweight or obese children: the LEAP 2 randomised controlled trialMelissa Wake
Royal Children s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
BMJ 339:b3308. 2009..To determine whether ascertainment of childhood obesity by surveillance followed by structured secondary prevention in primary care improved outcomes in overweight or mildly obese children... - Comorbidities of overweight/obesity experienced in adolescence: longitudinal studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child 95:162-8. 2010..Morbidities experienced by overweight/obese adolescents and associations between morbidities and timing of overweight/obesity were examined... - Does an intervention that improves infant sleep also improve overweight at age 6? Follow-up of a randomised trialMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child 96:526-32. 2011..Amenable to intervention, sleep thus provides a potential path for prevention. The authors aimed to determine the impact of a behavioural intervention that successfully reduced parent-reported infant sleep problems on adiposity at age 6... - At what BMI are parents of pre-schoolers concerned? National cross-sectional studyMelissa Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Int J Pediatr Obes 6:499-501. 2011..This may partly explain why current childhood obesity policies are ineffective, as they typically require individual concern leading to family behavioural change... - Economic evaluation of a primary care trial to reduce weight gain in overweight/obese children: the LEAP trialMelissa Wake
Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Community Child Health, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Ambul Pediatr 8:336-41. 2008..As the literature suggests, this approach may be ineffective; it is important to document the opportunity costs incurred by brief primary care obesity interventions that ultimately may not alter body mass index (BMI) trajectory... - Outcomes of population based language promotion for slow to talk toddlers at ages 2 and 3 years: Let's Learn Language cluster randomised controlled trialMelissa Wake
Royal Children s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
BMJ 343:d4741. 2011..To determine the benefits of a low intensity parent-toddler language promotion programme delivered to toddlers identified as slow to talk on screening in universal services... - Health-related quality of life and metabolic control in children with type 1 diabetes: a prospective cohort studyKylie D Hesketh
Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Diabetes Care 27:415-20. 2004..While the HRQOL of children with diabetes does not appear to deteriorate over time, we should not be complacent, as it is consistently poorer than that of their healthy peers... - Parent-reported health status of overweight and obese Australian primary school children: a cross-sectional population surveyM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:717-24. 2002..We examined parent-reported child health and well-being and parent concern about child weight by body mass index (BMI) category in a population sample of primary school children... - Influence of parental gender and self-reported health and illness on parent-reported child healthE Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatrics 106:1422-8. 2000..Although there is clear evidence of the influence of parental factors on child health outcomes, the influence of parental perceptions of their health and illness on the reporting of child health remains primarily unknown... - Prevalence of emotional and physical health concerns amongst young people in VictoriaE Waters
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 35:28-33. 1999..To describe the emotional and physical health concerns of young people, and identify the concerns for which young people are more likely to seek help... - Early detection of emotional and behavioural problems in children with diabetes: the validity of the Child Health Questionnaire as a screening instrumentF J Cameron
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Diabet Med 20:646-50. 2003.... - Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: a randomized controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight/mild obesityZ McCallum
Centre for Community Child Health, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:630-6. 2007..To reduce gain in body mass index (BMI) in overweight/mildly obese children in the primary care setting... - Does maternal concern about children's weight affect children's body size perception at the age of 6.5?--A community-based studyR Mitchell
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 32:1001-7. 2008..5-year-old children, and (ii) the impact of earlier maternal concern about overweight on children's body mass index (BMI) status and body dissatisfaction... - Health-related quality of life of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: comparisons and correlations between parent and clinician reportsElizabeth B Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Int J Cancer 103:514-8. 2003..Routinely collected indicators of clinical progress conceal the psychosocial burden of ALL. Data on health, well-being and quality of life can easily be incorporated into clinical care... - The Child Health Questionnaire in children with diabetes: cross-sectional survey of parent and adolescent-reported functional health statusM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Diabet Med 17:700-7. 2000..To study parent and adolescent-reported physical, psychosocial and family wellbeing in children aged 5-18 years with diabetes... - Six year effectiveness of a population based two tier infant hearing screening programmeS A Russ
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child 86:245-50. 2002..05 per 100 000 births versus 13.4 per 100 000 births per year). CONCLUSIONS: VIHSP resulted in very early diagnosis for more infants and lowered median age of diagnosis of severe CHI. However, overall results were disappointing... - Health status of Australian children with mild to severe cerebral palsy: cross-sectional survey using the Child Health QuestionnaireM Wake
Research and Public Health Unit, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 45:194-9. 2003..Children with severe CP had the poorest physical health, but psychosocial health and emotional impact on parents were similar for mild and severe CP showing that these should not be assumed to be less prevalent when CP is mild... - Public health and preventive healthcare in children: current practices of Victorian GPs and barriers to participationE B Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Vic
Med J Aust 173:68-71. 2000..To assess general practitioners' attitudes to and involvement in child public health activities and identify barriers affecting their participation... - Children Attending Paediatricians Study: a national prospective audit of outpatient practice from the Australian Paediatric Research NetworkHarriet Hiscock
Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic
Med J Aust 194:392-7. 2011..To audit general paediatric outpatient practice in Australia, including consultation characteristics and management patterns, diagnoses, factors associated with diagnoses, and billing practices... - Qualitative analysis of parents' experience with early detection of hearing lossS A Russ
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child 89:353-8. 2004.... - Prevention of mental health problems: rationale for a universal approachJ K Bayer
Centre for Community Child Health and Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Arch Dis Child 92:34-8. 2007..The addition of universal prevention programmes for all families could address these concerns. This survey assessed the prevalence of infants at risk attending a primary care service as a delivery point for universal prevention... - Infant sleep problems and postnatal depression: a community-based studyH Hiscock
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatrics 107:1317-22. 2001..To describe infant sleep patterns and investigate relationships between infant sleep problems and maternal well-being in the community setting... - Body mass index and parent-reported self-esteem in elementary school children: evidence for a causal relationshipK Hesketh
Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:1233-7. 2004..To clarify relationships between body mass index (BMI) and self-esteem in young children at a population level. To assess whether low self-esteem precedes or follows development of overweight/obesity in children... - The health and well-being of adolescents: a school-based population study of the self-report Child Health QuestionnaireE B Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
J Adolesc Health 29:140-9. 2001..Furthermore, we aimed to examine the impact of common adolescent illness and health concerns on their health and well-being... - The impact of childhood conditions and concurrent morbidities on child health and well-beingE Waters
The McCaughey Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Burwood, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Child Care Health Dev 34:418-29. 2008.... - The Child Health Questionnaire in Australia: reliability, validity and population meansE Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Victoria
Aust N Z J Public Health 24:207-10. 2000..To provide reliability, validity and population means for the Australian Authorized Adaptation of the parent-report Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)... - The parent-form Child Health Questionnaire in Australia: comparison of reliability, validity, structure, and normsE Waters
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Pediatr Psychol 25:381-91. 2000..To improve the ability to describe and compare child health within and between countries, using standardized multidimensional child health measures... - Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to improve infant sleep and maternal moodH Hiscock
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 3052
BMJ 324:1062-5. 2002..To compare the effect of a behavioural sleep intervention with written information about normal sleep on infant sleep problems and maternal depression... - Six month impact of false positives in an Australian infant hearing screening programmeZ Poulakis
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Arch Dis Child 88:20-4. 2003..Although most are reassured by a normal test, a substantial number report continuing concern... - Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status in the Australian day-care setting: developmental concerns of parents and carersD Coghlan
Research and Public Health Unit, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 39:49-54. 2003..Further research is needed to assess what factors differentially influence whether a concern is felt in a particular domain for a particular child... - Does height influence progression through primary school grades?M Wake
Research and Policy Unit, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child 82:297-301. 2000..To examine the relation between a child's height and grade progression in primary school... - Slight and mild hearing loss in primary school childrenM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 40:11-3. 2004..This annotation explores what is known about prevalence and impact of this condition and argues for large-scale research to better address these issues... - The contribution of GJB2 mutations to slight or mild hearing loss in Australian elementary school childrenH H M Dahl
Genetic Hearing Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics Melbourne University, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Med Genet 43:850-5. 2006..We report the first systematic genetic analysis of the GJB2 gene in a population-derived sample of children with slight/mild bilateral SNHL... - Newborn hearing screening: decision time for AustraliaMelissa A Wake
Med J Aust 177:172-3. 2002 - Duchenne muscular dystrophy: issues in expanding newborn screeningAlex R Kemper
Program on Pediatric Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Curr Opin Pediatr 19:700-4. 2007..To illustrate potential risks and benefits of disease screening for newborns using the example of Duchenne muscular dystrophy...