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New study to look at telehealth and diabetes careDue to COVID-19, diabetes clinics across WA run by the Diabetes Service at Perth Children's Hospital are now using telehealth. We would like to take this opportunity to evaluate the use of telehealth for clinics.
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Diabetes stigma studyThe aim of this study is to explore the experience of stigma in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and its association with diabetes self-management and glycaemic control.
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PCH Schools visitOur head of epidemiology research Dr Aveni Haynes and exercise researcher Dr Wayne Soon were lucky enough to be invited to Perth Children’s Hospital School to discuss type 1 diabetes and the research we are doing here at the Children’s Diabetes Centre.
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Would you like to test our new exercise app?Our research team have been working with young people with type 1 diabetes to design and develop an app that contains guidelines and advice for what to do when you are being physically active.
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Rheumatic Heart DiseaseRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults. Virtually non-existent in most of Australia, it still predominantly affects Aboriginal communities.
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DiabetesDiabetes is the name for a number of different metabolic disorders in which the body's healthy levels of blood sugar (glucose) can't be maintained.Diabetes can have a significant impact on quality of life should complications develop. Diabetes can affect the individual's entire body.
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“I don't really exist here”: A reflexive thematic analysis of dissociative symptoms described by adolescents and their parents and cliniciansDissociative symptoms are associated with a range of negative outcomes, yet little is understood about how adolescents experience dissociation in their daily lives. This study aimed to describe adolescents’ dissociative symptoms from the perspective of adolescents, their parents, and their treating clinicians.
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Perceived stigma and self-stigma in young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis: Associations with identity-related, psychological and functional outcomesPerceived stigma and self-stigma negatively affect identity-related, psychological and functional outcomes among stigmatised populations. There is limited research exploring the impact of stigma among young people at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. We investigated the association of perceived stigma and self-stigma with these outcomes in young people at UHR.