Behaviour evaluation for risk-taking adolescents (BERTA): an easy to use and assess instrument to detect adolescent risky behaviours in a clinical setting

Abstract

The Behaviour Evaluation for Risk-Taking Adolescents has shown its potential as an easy to use instrument to screen for risk-taking behaviours. Future research must aim towards assessing this instrument's predictive value in the clinical setting and it's application to other populations.

Religiosity and Spirituality and the Intake of Fruit, Vegetable, and Fat: A Systematic Review

“…This view, however, needs to be tempered by the fact that some religious adherence may also result in poorer health outcomes, such as extreme asceticism. Notwithstanding that, numerous studies have shown that R/S is negatively associated with many harmful behaviors such as smoking [43, 44], alcohol drinking [45, 46], substance abuse [47, 48], and risky sexual activities [49, 50] and positively associated with good health behaviors such as the use of preventive health care services [51, 52], physical activity [36], and seat belt use [53]. …”

Recreational helmet use as a predictor of noncranial injury

“…Illegal drug use, tobacco, cannabis, alcohol consumption, violence, and traffic violations, particularly among younger age group, are the main ones. 31 Helmet use while driving a motorcycle or riding a bicycle has been shown to be inversely related to alcohol consumption. [32][33][34][35][36][37] These risk factors are interrelated and arise from a combination of several biological, environmental, and psychosocial contributions.…”

Previsit Multidomain Psychosocial Screening Tools for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

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