Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.09.005
Daniel Toro-Pérez , Joaquin T. Limonero , Catalina Bolancé , Montserrat Guillen , Sergi Navarro-Vilarrubí , Ester Camprodon-Rosanas
Objective
To analyze the psychometric properties of the qESNA scale and its usefulness to assess the suffering of paediatric patients with life-limiting and/or life-threatening diseases (children with LLTC) in clinical practice.
Methods
Cross-sectional and longitudinal study in 58 patients in Spain (female, 32.8%; mean age, 15.6 [SD, 4.5]; age range, 8–23 years), with administration of the qESNA scale along with other scales to assess anxiety, depression, emotion regulation and psychosocial functioning. We performed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and calculated goodness-of-fit indices were calculated; we assessed reliability by means of the Cronbach alpha and temporal stability and convergent validity through the intraclass correlation coefficient with scales used to assess psychological disorders and the specificity and sensitivity through ROC curves.
Results
The factor analysis identified a 14-item scale with 3 factors, a comparative fit index of 0.93, a Tucker-Lewis index of 0.91 and a root mean square error of approximation of 0.07. The Cronbach alpha was 0.85 and the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.66. The convergent validity was high for the correlation to the risk of depression (−0.69) and of anxiety (−0.60) and emotional changes (−0.59). The analysis of the ROC curves showed that a score of less than 81 would be indicative of suffering, with a sensitivity of 83.33% and a specificity of 93.48%.
Conclusions
This study confirmed that the psychometric properties of the qESNA scale are good and the scale’s usefulness as an instrument to detect emotional suffering in children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses in clinical practice.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.09.007
Joan Lorente-Piera , Eduardo Arnaus Martín , Christian Espinoza-Vinces , Beatriz Remon-González , Carla Rodríguez-Zanetti , Raquel Manrique-Huarte
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.09.008
Enriqueta Roman , Josefa Barrio , Maria Luz Cilleruelo , Ricardo Torres , Vega Almazán , Cristobal Coronel , Beatriz Espin , Eva Martinez-Ojinaga , David Perez Solís , Maria Antonia Moreno , Joaquín Reyes , Luis Fernandez Salazar , Sergio Farrais , Gemma Castillejo , Noelia Fontanillas , Mar Noguerol , Alicia Prieto , y Ester Donat , Sociedad de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica (SEGHNP), Sociedades de Pediatría de Atención Primaria (AEPap y SEPEAP), Sociedad Española de Enfermedad Celíaca (SEEC), Sociedades de Digestivo de Adultos (AEG y SEPD), Sociedades de Atención Primaria de adultos (SEMFYC, SEMG y SEMERGEN)
Coeliac disease is a common condition for which the only current treatment is a gluten-free diet. Adherence to this diet is not always easy and is associated with a reduction in quality of life for the patient and their family. Non-adherence is associated with complications of varying severity. The lack of control at the outpatient care level in a high percentage of these patients evinces the need to improve follow-up protocols and the approach to care delivery with coordination of paediatric gastroenterology units (PGU) and primary care paediatricians. With this aim in mind, the present document was developed by consensus to offer a set of recommendations adapted to our region, based on the recent recommendations published by the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), and with participation of the pertinent scientific societies, including those concerning the adult population, for the management and follow-up of adolescents and the transition to adult care.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.07.018
Maria Garcia de Oteyza , Miguel Ángel Molina Gutiérrez , Carlota Marín Córdoba , María de Ceano-Vivas
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.09.002
Ana Villamañán Montero , Carlos Martín de Vicente , Juan Pablo García Íñiguez , Feliciano Ramos Fuentes
Introduction
The six-minute walk test is a stress test that provides information about exercise tolerance in chronic diseases. The aim of the study was to develop reference equations with normal values for the test in healthy children aged 6–12 years in our paediatric reference population.
Patients and methods
The six-minute walk test was carried out in a sample of 236 healthy children, analyzing pre- and post-test variables, and we developed reference equations selecting variables that turned out to be significant (P < .05).
Results
The pre- and post-test values, respectively, were 97.82% (SD, 0.64) vs 97.82% (SD, 0.59) for oxygen saturation; 96.59 bpm (SD, 16.11) vs 131.89 bmp (SD, 22.64) for the heart rate; 0.52 (SD, 0.83) vs 3.01 (SD, 2.42) for the degree of dyspnea (Borg scale) and 0.68 (SD, 0.98) vs 2.95 (SD, 2.26) for the degree of lower extremities fatigue (Borg scale). The average distance walked was 668.03 m (SD, 87.36) (671.42 m in boys [SD, 92.2] vs 664.22 m in girls [SD, 81.81]). We fitted predictive equations that included the variables age, height and difference between baseline and final heart rate. We also generated percentile charts of the distance walked for height.
Conclusions
Age, height, regular physical activity and obesity had an impact on test results. Obtaining reference values for the 6-min walk test in healthy children is necessary for its application in clinical practice.
简介六分钟步行测试是一种压力测试,可提供有关慢性疾病患者运动耐量的信息。本研究的目的是为儿科参考人群中 6-12 岁健康儿童的六分钟步行测试制定具有正常值的参考方程:我们对 236 名健康儿童进行了六分钟步行测试,分析了测试前和测试后的变量,并选择结果显著的变量(P 结果)制定了参考方程:测试前后的数值分别为:血氧饱和度为 97.82%(SD,0.64) vs 97.82%(SD,0.59);心率为 96.59 bpm(SD,16.11) vs 131.89 bmp(SD,22.64);血氧饱和度为 0.52 (SD, 0.83) vs 3.01 (SD, 2.42);下肢疲劳程度(博格量表)为 0.68 (SD, 0.98) vs 2.95 (SD, 2.26)。平均步行距离为 668.03 米(标清,87.36)(男生为 671.42 米[标清,92.2] ,女生为 664.22 米[标清,81.81])。我们拟合了预测方程,其中包括年龄、身高以及基线心率和最终心率之间的差异等变量。我们还生成了身高步行距离百分位图:结论:年龄、身高、经常运动和肥胖对测试结果有影响。要将 6 分钟步行测试应用于临床实践,就必须获得健康儿童的参考值。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.07.017
Fernando Moraga-Llop , María Garcés-Sánchez , Juan José González-López
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.07.016
Marta Illán Ramos , Arantxa Berzosa Sánchez , Itziar Carrasco García , Asunción Diaz Franco , Inmaculada Jarrín Vera , Luis Prieto Tato , Rosa Polo Rodríguez , Mª Luisa Navarro Gómez , José Tomás Ramos Amador , en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo de la Cohorte Nacional de mujeres embarazadas que viven con VIH y sus hijos en España
Introduction
The vertical transmission rate (VTR) of HIV has decreased to less than 2% in high-income countries, in spite of which perinatal infections continue to occur. We present data from the national cohort of pregnant women living with HIV and their children in Spain. The objectives were to describe the characteristics of this population, evaluate the VTR of HIV, the safety of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the prevalence of coinfection.
Patients and methods
Multicentre prospective, observational and descriptive study with participation of 62 hospitals. The sample included pegnant women living with HIV whose children were born between January 2020 and December 2022. We collected prospective data on the characteristics of mothers and children using an online questionnaire (REDCap web application).
Results
The study included 414 mother-child dyads. Most mothers were immigrants (227/349; 65.1%). The main route of HIV infection was heterosexual transmission (160/402; 39.8%), followed by vertical transmission (44/402; 10.9%). The diagnosis was made before conception in 313/389 women (80.4%), 394/402 (98%) received ART during pregnancy and 356/402 (89.3%) had an undetectable viral load at the time of delivery. The delivery was vaginal in 230/388 children (59.3%). The proportion of preterm birth was 11.1%. The most frequent neonatal prophylaxis approach was monotherapy with zidovudine (358/414; 86.5%). There were 3 cases of vertical transmission of HIV (95% CI, 0%–1.54%). Only one newborn was breastfed.
Conclusions
At present, most women living with HIV in Spain receive the diagnosis before conception, are of foreign ancestry and achieve good control of the infection. Although the VTR is very low in Spain, there are still infections that could be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2024.08.001
Luis Bachiller Carnicero
Introduction
The sharing of research findings through communications at congresses and publications is essential for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. The aim was to determine the percentage of communications presented the biennial meetings of the Sociedad Española de Neonatología (SENeo, Spanish Society of Neonatology) eventually published as full-text articles in indexed peer-reviewed journals and their bibliometric characteristics.
Material and methods
We conducted a cross-sectional study by reviewing the abstracts from the oral communications (OCs) in the 2017, 2019 and 2021 SENeo congresses. Then we searched for the authors in the MEDLINE and Scopus databases. We collected data on the authors, type of OC and bibliometric characteristics.
Results
The sample included 525 OCs, and we found a publication rate of 40.38% corresponding to 212 publications, 78.8% of them in international journals. The most frequent journal of publication was Anales de Pediatría. The median and interquartile range values for the impact factor, quartile and number of citations were 2.86 (1.96–3.98), 2 (1−3) and 3 (0−7), respectively, with a remarkable increase in the impact factor for the most recent congresses. The median time elapsed to publication was 10 months (IQR, 1–23). The proportion published was higher for multicentre studies and those with a respiratory topic.
Conclusions
The frequency of publication for OCs submitted to SENeo congresses was similar to the frequency of publication for other paediatric congresses, with an impact factor that was above the mean of the congresses under study. The proportion of publication was higher for studies with a multicentre design or a respiratory topic.
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