This paper examines whether adolescents can be reliably categorized into subgroups based on their patterns of anxiety levels over time and whether low levels of social support from parents, peers, and their school, and high levels of peer victimization, predict a pattern of increasing anxiety. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

The transition to motherhood, although joyous, can be highly stressful, and the availability of professional postpartum support for mothers is often limited. Peer volunteer support programs may offer a viable and cost-effective method to provide community-based support for new mothers. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a peer volunteer support program-The Mummy Buddy Program-in which experienced volunteer mothers are paired with, and trained to offer social support to, first-time mothers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

The optimal time to bolus insulin for meals is challenging for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Current guidelines to control glucose excursions do not account for individual differences in glycaemic responses to meals. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

Whilst cortisol reactivity has been associated with depression and anxiety disorders, research examining cortisol reactivity with early symptoms of these conditions in males and females is limited. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

Although previous evidence suggests that the infection fatality rate from COVID-19 varies by age and sex, and that transmission intensity varies geographically within countries, no study has yet explored the age-sex-space distribution of excess mortality associated with the COVID pandemic. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

Numerous arguments strongly support the practice of open science, which offers several societal and individual benefits. For individual researchers, sharing research artifacts such as data can increase trust and transparency, improve the reproducibility of one's own work, and catalyze new collaborations. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

Exome sequencing is widely used in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases and provides useful variant data for analysis of complex diseases. There is not always adequate population-specific reference data to assist in assigning a diagnostic variant to a specific clinical condition. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• October 2020

Satisfactory content validity is reported, where ongoing consumer feedback shaped the dataset from which the final items were selected ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

Respiratory syncytial virus is pervasive across multiple severity levels and diagnoses. Vaccines targeting children <3 months must be prioritized ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• June 2020

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition with multi-system involvement ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

Introduction of subsidized CGM showed early improvement in psychosocial and glycemic outcomes in patients and their families in Western Australia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

This narrative review describes the evolution, range and relative strengths and weaknesses of endpoints used in late phase trials ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• November 2019