Wen Xiuhui (middle), Director of Pediatrics at Sheng Hospital, at the "Adolescent Good Care Clinic"; Diagram of seeing a doctor.

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[Reporter Li Rongping/Taoyuan Report] In order to help teenagers overcome various physical and mental problems and embarrassing periods of growth and development, Tiansheng Hospital in Taoyuan City opened the "Youth Friendly Care Clinic" in August this year. Institutional Accreditation", becoming the first and currently the only hospital in Taoyuan City that has passed the accreditation.

In the service case, there was a 17-year-old female student who had sexual intercourse. Due to lower body discomfort, blood tests for AIDS and syphilis confirmed that she was infected by her boyfriend and had gonorrhea. The parents who accompanied her were surprised. Fortunately, she was treated in time and regained her health; Another 13-year-old male student with a height of 146 cm, a weight of 64 kg, and a BMI of over 30 sought medical treatment due to frequent headaches. After examination of both sides of the brain wave function, abnormalities were found and he was referred to a medical center for treatment.

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Wen Xiuhui (2nd from left), Director of Pediatrics at Tiansheng Hospital, received the award on behalf of the youth care organization.

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Wen Xiuhui, Director of the Pediatrics Department of Tiansheng Hospital, said that adolescents aged 10 to 19 face tremendous physical and psychological changes during adolescence. In addition to physical health problems, they also face various psychological adjustment problems such as self-identity, interpersonal relationships, academic pressure, and family development. Therefore, international There is increasing emphasis on adolescent medicine.

Wen Xiuhui mentioned that the population of teenagers in Taiwan is decreasing, and it is imperative to maintain the health of teenagers. Teenagers' health issues include health posture management, emotional management, interpersonal interaction, tobacco, wine, and sexual behavior. Integrating pediatrics, obstetrics, urology, The physical and mental department, nutritionists and psychologists have set up a professional team to open a total of 9 outpatient clinics from Monday to Friday, morning, noon and evening, providing all-round medical care for teenagers' body, mind and society, and early detection of potential physical, psychological and social problems of teenagers , given proper treatment and resource referral, 118 people have sought help from the beginning of August to the end of November, including 74 girls and 44 boys.

The subjects of this outpatient clinic are all agreed by the adolescent patients and their parents, and they are asked to accept the adolescent physical and mental health assessment checklist designed by the National Health Administration, which includes stress testing, healthy behavior, online dating, self-identity, sexual behavior, and family function. , human interaction, etc.

According to the statistics, 68% of the 118 teenagers who visited the clinic in terms of physical health, consulted pediatrics the most, most of which were nervous system or thyroid function problems, followed by orthopedics, such as traffic or playing accidents, accounted for 13%, and obstetrics and gynecology for help. It is the accidental pregnancy of teenagers; among them, as many as 67.7% have Internet addiction, and about 20% of teenagers have had sex, and as many as 52.5% are dissatisfied with their body or appearance, such as feeling that they are too Those who are fat or have crooked teeth want to be corrected; another 33 people have been bullied at school or cram school, the proportion is as high as 28%. Parents and teachers should pay more attention to this problem.

Tiansheng Hospital's youth friendly care institution has been certified by the National Health Administration.

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