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[Keeping Children Away From Precocious Puberty: A Nursing Perspective].
Hsiu-Fan Yang1, Huey-Ming Sophie Guo2, Chiung-Yun Chang3
1Department of Research, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taiwan, ROC.
Hu Li Za Zhi the Journal of Nursing
|July 30, 2025
Summary
Precocious puberty poses health risks to children. This review covers influencing factors, environmental endocrine disruptors, and prevention strategies, empowering nurses to educate families.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Endocrinology
- Environmental Health
Context:
- Modern societal factors increase children's risk of precocious puberty.
- Precocious puberty can negatively impact children's physical and mental well-being.
- Understanding environmental influences is crucial for child health.
Purpose:
- To provide a comprehensive overview of precocious puberty.
- To detail influencing factors, including environmental endocrine disruptors.
- To outline treatment and prevention strategies, emphasizing nursing roles.
Summary:
- Defines precocious puberty and its stages.
- Examines comprehensive influencing factors, natural hormones, and environmental endocrine disruptors like plasticizers.
- Introduces treatment, prevention strategies, and the role of nurses in patient education.
Impact:
- Equips nurses with knowledge to better inform families about precocious puberty risks.
- Enhances the dissemination of critical health information to families.
- Supports healthcare systems in promoting healthy child development by addressing precocious puberty.
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