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Filter by:This clinical trial aims to test if Elissa's Entertainment-Education (EE) song can influence Saudi females' intention to perform breast cancer early screening via mammogram.
INTRODUCTION: Bright light therapy (BLT) has demonstrated positive effects on sleep, mood, and behavioral problems in older adults with dementia. However, there is little research in people with advanced stages of dementia. OBJECTIVES: Main objectives are to study the immediate effects, short and long-term effects of BLT in a sample of institutionalized older adults with moderate to very severe dementia. Later, to compare the potential effectiveness of bright light therapy sessions with other non-pharmacological interventions in people with dementia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study was a 2 x 2 randomized controlled trial using a two-group design (BLT vs. control) and two repeated measures (pre- vs. postintervention). In addition, the BLT group participants were assessed immediately before, after, and during each session. The BLT protocol consisted of 30-minute morning sessions of 10,000 lux, Monday through Friday, for 4 weeks. For the statistical analysis, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) are used to determine the existence of differences at two points in time (pre- vs. post-). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test or the Paired t test are used to measure changes from before to after the intervention sessions.
Adult smokers will be tested using behavioral and neuroimaging measures after smoking as usual and after overnight abstinence.
Background: The faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf) is less time consuming and an easy to understand tool for measuring dental anxiety. The aim of this study was to develop the Turkish version of MCDASf and to analyze its validity and reliability.
In a series of controlled, randomized experiments, we will systematically manipulate exposure to health-related messages and/or survey methods to examine the effects on behavioral intention. There are various strategies used to influence health-related decision making and the effects of health behavior have had mixed results. In particular, incentive-based interventions have often failed to increase healthy behavior. We will examine 1) the role of behavioral motivation to increase sleep or exercise and 2) current levels of sleep or exercise when predicting who is interested in a mock RCT invitation to increase each behavior using financial or social incentives. In addition to the above focus on sleep and exercise, we will also examine another important health behavior: vaccination. Embedded within experiments studying effects of incentives on vaccination decisions, will conduct methodological tests. In particular, we will estimate the effects of using different methods of measuring the study outcome (vaccine intention).
H1a: The simulation-based training used to provide delivery skills have an effect on malpractice trends of midwifery students. H1b: The simulation-based training used to provide delivery skills have an effect on midwifery students' perceptions of care behaviors. H0a: The simulation-based training used to provide delivery skills have not an effect on malpractice trends of midwifery students. H0b: The simulation-based training used to provide delivery skills have not an effect on midwifery students' perceptions of care behaviors.
Background: To evaluate the effect of the anxiety of a parent accompanying a child on the child's anxiety during treatment. Methods: Parents of 160 patients (4-8 years old) were divided into two groups anxious and non-anxious. Each groups had separated two randomized subgroups that with/without parents accompanied their children. At the first visit, participating children were examined while the behavior of the child during the examination was evaluated by a single pediatric dentist according to their heart rates measured by a portable pulse oximeter and the data were recorded (objective data).Forty-two children with a score of 1 and 4 on the Frankel Scale were excluded. After the parents were divided into two groups, anxious and non-anxious, the groups were equally divided randomly and the parents accompanied their children during the treatment. Patients were recalled after one week for the treatment visit. Both groups were evaluated using the basic behavior technique. Compomer fillings were performed on children with infiltration anesthesia. The children's heart rates were measured by a portable pulse oximeter during treatment. Finally, the children were asked to express how they felt about the treatment by pointing out one of the faces on the Wong-Baker Faces Scale (subjective data). The children also rated the experience on the Frankel scale administered by the same operator.
Vaparshun intervention aimed to inspire the target audience to use a toilet. It aimed to revalue their toilets by recognizing that they provide benefits associated with the motives of hoard, create, convenience (comfort) and affiliation, and provide a reward pathway for transitioning to a new toilet use routine.
The purpose of this study is to learn how to better support fathers and their families after incarceration. It will test an intervention that promotes healthy development for children of previously incarcerated fathers and the caregivers of their children for empirical promise through a pilot feasibility trial. The aims of the pilot are to demonstrate: a) client acceptance of the treatment (e.g., retention), b) ability to recruit sufficient numbers of participants, and c) feasibility of delivery with the clients and therapists in the designated treatment settings. About 15 families (15 fathers, 15 caregivers, and 15-20 children, totaling 45-50 participants) will be in the study.
The response to COVID-19 means social isolation/distancing for the majority of the UK. This has the potential to negatively affect all domains of quality of life (QoL). QoL can be improved by giving feedback on gaps between someone's perceived QoL in a domain and how important it is to them (plus prompting reflective questions). However, interventions that are designed to improve QoL may increase the effectiveness of this as optimised behaviour change techniques can be used. This study aims to develop and test a quality of life intervention during social isolation/distancing.