An Internet intervention as adjunctive therapy for pediatric encopresis
10/24/2017
This study evaluated the benefits of enhanced toilet training delivered through the Internet for children with encopresis. Twenty-four children with encopresis were randomly assigned to the Internet intervention group (Web)…
Treatment of childhood constipation by primary care physicians: Efficacy and predictors of outcome
10/24/2017
Objective. Childhood constipation accounts for 3% of visits to general pediatric clinics and as many as 30% of visits to pediatric gastroenterologists. The majority of children who experience constipation and whose caregivers seek medical…
Using the Internet to provide information prescriptions
10/24/2017
Introduction. An information prescription is the provision of specific information to a patient on how to help manage a health problem. The Internet is being used increasingly as a source for…
Internet interventions: In review, in use, and into the future
10/24/2017
The provision of health care over the Internet is a rapidly evolving and potentially beneficial means of delivering treatment otherwise unsought or unobtainable. Internet interventions are typically behavioral treatments operationalized…
The nature and measurement of depression
10/24/2017
The initial goal of this study was to determine if the cognitive and affective components of depression, which are measured collectively by the BDI Cognitive-Affective subscale, could be identified as separate…
Blood glucose awareness training: what is it, where is it, and where is it going?
10/23/2017
Management of type 1 diabetes requires a continual balancing of insulin, fuel intake, and metabolic demand (e.g., exercise). This can only be accomplished with knowledge of where one's blood glucose…
10/23/2017
A growing number of Web sites provide personalized health interventions using the technological advances afforded by the Internet. It is critical to determine how to best develop these applications to…
Does ‘stubbornness’ have a role in pediatric constipation
10/23/2017
The objective of this study was to determine if children with constipation are more stubborn, both in general and specifically regarding toileting behaviors, than children without constipation. A secondary objective…
Predictors of fear of hypoglycemia in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents
10/23/2017
Objectives: This study tested the hypothesis that both trait anxiety and hypoglycemic history contribute to fear of hypoglycemia (FOH) both in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and in their…