Family
Family stress during pandemic linked to problematic media use among kids
Family stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with problematic media use by children and teenagers, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Suicide rates higher than expected during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Suicide rates during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan exceeded estimated numbers across a multitude of personal, socioeconomic and social factors, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.
Family violence-related injuries involving drugs, weapons increased during pandemic
Researchers at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition reported an increase in family violence-related injuries that involved alcohol, drugs, or weapons among adolescents who presented to a pediatric ED in Baltimore during the pandemic.
Family support important in intervention programs for Black adults with type 2 diabetes
Family support is a crucial part of self-management for Black adults with type 2 diabetes and should be a focus in interventions, according to a qualitative study published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care.
Family interventions may reduce discrimination's psychiatric impact on Black adolescents
Telehealth intervention for family caregivers in HF shows limited short-term benefit
A telehealth intervention for family caregivers of patients with advanced HF that addressed quality of life, mood or burden did not demonstrate clinically better outcomes compared with no intervention.