Melissa Wake

..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...

..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...

..To study parent and adolescent-reported physical, psychosocial and family wellbeing in children aged 5-18 years with diabetes...

..To examine the relation between a child's height and grade progression in primary school...

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..We aimed to identify child, parenting, and family predictors from infancy in the development of externalising and internalising behaviour problems by age 3 years...

..To determine the feasibility of screening for child sleep problems and the efficacy of a behavioral sleep intervention in improving child and parent outcomes in the first year of schooling...

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..Design. Data collected in 2000 and 2005 within the Health of Young Victorians longitudinal cohort study...

..To determine whether a structured programme of parent anticipatory guidance 'Toddlers Without Tears,' delivered in universal primary care, can prevent preschool child behaviour problems...

..Overall, however, it appears that precocity in early vocabulary development is not strongly influenced by the variables examined, which together explained just 2.6% and 1% of the variation at 1;0 and 2;0 respectively...

..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...

..To determine the emergent literacy and language effects of a low-intensity literacy promotion program (Let's Read) provided via universal well-child services to parents during the first 4 years of their child's life...

..This study aimed to determine long-term harms and/or benefits of an infant behavioral sleep program at age 6 years on (1) child, (2) child-parent, and (3) maternal outcomes...

..We aimed to determine the long-term effects of a behavioral intervention for infant sleep problems on maternal depression and parenting style, as well as on child mental health and sleep, when the children reached 2 years of age...

..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...

..To investigate the prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity, the frequency of overweight resolution and the influence of parental adiposity during middle childhood...

..To examine whether infant sleep problems predict (1) sleep problems and (2) poorer outcomes at the age of six years...

..To assess maternal concern about overweight in Australian preschool-aged children and factors predicting maternal concern about children's current and future weight status...

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..There are few rigorous evaluations of alternative strategies. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of the distraction test component of the two-tiered Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP)...

..To determine predictors of child externalizing (behavioral) and internalizing (emotional) symptoms in a national population sample...

..The negative effects of childhood overweight and obesity on quality of life (QOL) have been shown in clinical samples but not yet in population-based community samples...

..Our goals were to document (1) the onset of stuttering and (2) whether specific child, family, or environmental factors predict stuttering onset in children aged up to 3 years...

..To quantify the contributions of child, family, and environmental predictors to language ability at 4 years...

..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...

..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...

..This rigorous public health research, followed by effective dissemination, addresses gaps identified in the WHO Prevention of Mental Disorders report...

..We examine the contributions of putative child, family, and environmental risk factors to language outcomes at 24 months of age...

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..However, different equations have been derived to estimate BFM, and relationships between equations have not been explored...

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..To determine in children aged 0-7 years (1) cross-sectional relationships between body mass index (BMI) and sleep duration, and whether (2) sleep duration predicts later BMI and/or (3) BMI predicts later sleep duration...

..We aimed to examine relationships between child sleep problems and maternal and paternal mental health and general well-being in each of the infant and preschool-aged groups...

..Morbidities experienced by overweight/obese adolescents and associations between morbidities and timing of overweight/obesity were examined...

..Linear regression then identified child, parenting and family predictors from infancy in the development of internalising and externalising behaviours at age 5 years...

..We address these issues using cross-sectional Australian population data on the physical and developmental health of children at ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7 years...

..To determine whether a parenting programme, offered universally in primary care, can prevent behavioural problems in children and improve parenting and maternal mental health...

..Adequate sleep optimizes children's learning and behavior. However, the natural history and impact of sleep problems during school transition is unknown...

..To describe changes in infant prelinguistic communication skills between 8 and 12 months, and identify factors associated with those skills...

..Early adiposity rebound ([AR], when body mass index [BMI] rises after reaching a nadir) strongly predicts later obesity. We investigated whether the upswing in BMI at AR is accompanied by an increase in body fat...

..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...

..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...

..To ascertain the extent to which general practitioners (GPs) routinely weigh, measure and calculate body mass index (BMI) in children, and to assess the accuracy and accessibility of their anthropometric equipment...

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..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...

..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...

..To determine whether adolescent health and well-being are associated with having a pet in the household (any pet, or specifically dogs, cats or horses/ponies) or average daily time spent caring for/playing with pet(s)...

..To determine, in a clinical sample of obese adolescents, whether shorter sleep duration is associated with metabolic risk and obesity severity...

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..To determine whether a community-delivered intervention targeting infant sleep problems improves infant sleep and maternal well-being and to report the costs of this approach to the healthcare system...

..The goal was to determine the prevalence and effects of slight/mild bilateral sensorineural hearing loss among children in elementary school...

..HopSCOTCH (the Shared Care Obesity Trial in Children) will determine whether a shared-care model, in which paediatric obesity specialists co-manage obesity with general practitioners, can improve adiposity in obese children...

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..Higher adult blood pressure, even without hypertension, predicts cardiovascular outcomes, and is predicted by childhood blood pressure. Regular dark chocolate intake lowers blood pressure in adults, but effects in children are unknown...

..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...

..To assess changes in overweight and obesity between adolescence and young adulthood...

..Early shared reading and literacy promotion benefits have stimulated international interest in the development of early-years literacy-promotion programs despite limited evidence of effectiveness at a broader population level...

..General practitioners (GPs) could make an important contribution to management of childhood overweight. However, there are no efficacy data to support this, and the feasibility of this approach is unknown...

..To determine relationships between body mass index (BMI) status and indicators of health and morbidity in a nationally-representative population sample of preschool children...

..This may partly explain why current childhood obesity policies are ineffective, as they typically require individual concern leading to family behavioural change...

..i) To determine prevalence and rates of detection of overweight/obesity among general paediatric inpatients. (ii) To explore parental expectations regarding detection and management of overweight/obesity during admission...

..This study was undertaken as part of the assessing cost-effectiveness (ACE) in obesity project which evaluated, using consistent methods, 13 interventions targeting unhealthy weight gain in children and adolescents...

..Several indicators suggest that food allergy in infants is common and possibly increasing. Few studies have used oral food challenge to measure this phenomenon at the population level...

..To reduce gain in body mass index (BMI) in overweight/mildly obese children in the primary care setting...

..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...

..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...

..This annotation explores what is known about prevalence and impact of this condition and argues for large-scale research to better address these issues...

..We conducted a formal systematic review of studies of newborn hearing screening that considered both costs and outcomes to produce a summary of the available evidence and to determine whether there was a need for further research...

..Although conducting research in secondary care settings poses time, cost and process challenges, all of these are firmly within the APRN's sights...

..Randomized trial methods in staged roll-outs can determine population cost-benefits for children's mental health without delaying dissemination...

..Infant feeding guidelines have long recommended delaying introduction of solids and allergenic foods to prevent allergy in high-risk infants, despite a paucity of evidence...

..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...

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..To describe the extent to which parent- and teacher-reported child mental health problems vary by different indicators of socioeconomic status...

..Children whose mothers were experiencing clinical levels of depression and life difficulties reported more child behavioural problems...

..Results suggest that depressive symptoms are a result rather than cause of sleep problems. Despite this, families of children with sleep problems are functioning well...

..To compare the effect of a behavioural sleep intervention with written information about normal sleep on infant sleep problems and maternal depression...

..To assess general practitioners' attitudes to and involvement in child public health activities and identify barriers affecting their participation...

..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...

..To provide reliability, validity and population means for the Australian Authorized Adaptation of the parent-report Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)...

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..Furthermore, we aimed to examine the impact of common adolescent illness and health concerns on their health and well-being...

..To improve the ability to describe and compare child health within and between countries, using standardized multidimensional child health measures...

..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...

..To describe infant sleep patterns and investigate relationships between infant sleep problems and maternal well-being in the community setting...

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..The second aim was to ascertain parents' perceptions and concerns about current and future life for their child with HCV, and compare these findings with those reported by adolescents...

..Measured outcomes should cover a broad range of parameters, including health-related quality of life...

..This (its first) project aimed to identify Australian paediatricians' top research priorities and preferred research designs...

..For a large proportion of cases, the etiology remains unknown. These data have implications for health service delivery and illustrate the usefulness of a population database in monitoring the prevalence of congenital hearing loss...

..However, population studies of older children are required to substantiate longer term benefits of early detection...

..This article explores recent evidence for and against monitoring and screening of children's BMI...

..We report the first systematic genetic analysis of the GJB2 gene in a population-derived sample of children with slight/mild bilateral SNHL...

..Further research is needed to assess what factors differentially influence whether a concern is felt in a particular domain for a particular child...

..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...

..Although most are reassured by a normal test, a substantial number report continuing concern...

..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...

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