Adolescent Health Matters Flashcards
Adolescent ages?
10-24-ish
When is peak height velocity in girls?
12 months before menarche
What is the triple dividend in adolescents?
Healthy adolescents» healthy adults» healthy children of the next Gen parent
When to talk to adolescent alone without parents as clinician?
Probably around 13
What is HEADSS?
Home Education Activities Drugs/Alcohol Sexuality Suicide/depression/self-harm
Wifi
Name Of ward:
environmental
Grouping of adolescents in rooms?
Common areas for adolescents
Targeted: info online? App? Gamefication
Adult area: parents can hang out and learn
Choices? Involvement through education.
Activities: figuring out tasks together or alone
Have volunteers program who are adolescents, to chat or have previous experience in hospitals for tips and advice.
School program. Have these same volunteers give educational sessions to the staff on selected topics?
how to look at adolescent. Development?
Biological development vs
Cognitive development won’t be in sync
What marks the end of adolescents?
Financial independence
Emotional independence
Integrity
What do adolescents want from doctors?
Confidentiality Trust Respect Listening Honesty
Exceptions to confidentiality
Child abuse
Self-Harm
Homocidality
Psychosocial history give you a sense of what?
Risk factors
Protective factors
Young ppl top 3 reasons for mortality
MVA
Trauma
Cancer
whispers
Shouldn’t say that
HEADSS SS
Home Education Activities Drugs/Alcohol Sexual Suicide
Safety
Spirituality
