Films continue to be a popular form of entertainment among children. The objective of this study was to determine the most common themes found in the top-grossing films released from 2005 to 2015. Forty-five films were independently viewed and analyzed by 5 reviewers. The most common positive themes were "importance of helping others," "working as a team," and "standing up for what you believe in" (5.71, 4.08, and 3.78 mean events per hour, respectively). The most common negative themes were "use of guns/knives/lethal weapons," "acts of violence/fighting," and "demonstrating excessive anger" (5.78, 5.64, and 3.09 mean events per hour, respectively). In conclusion, the most common positive themes in our sample were associated with service, collaboration, and courage, and the most common negative themes were associated with violence. We encourage co-viewing and active mediation, focusing on the positive and negative themes found in film, as a method to guide children through their development process.
We found that the overall yield of finding a low 25OHD level among women targeted for osteoporosis therapy was one in five. Two factors that increased the yield were nonwhite race/ ethnicity and high BMI. Black and Hispanic women had nearly twice the risk of low 25OHD compared to white (non-Hispanic) women, while obesity independently contributed to higher risk. Although the limitations of our study include lack of accessible data pertaining to vitamin D intake, other factors affecting vitamin D status, and the potential selection bias of women initiating osteoporosis therapy, these findings demonstrate that a large subset of women identified for bisphosphonate treatment could also benefit from vitamin D repletion. In light of escalating costs associated with widespread 25OHD testing, 8 particularly when generally applied, 8,9 our findings support targeted 25OHD testing when optimizing bone health in high-risk populations not previously screened or treated for vitamin D deficiency.
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