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Filter by:Aortic dissection is dangerous and difficult to predict, so it is particularly important to carry out early prevention, diagnosis and rational treatment for high-risk groups. The related genes found in previous studies can not be detected in all patients with dissection; at present, the pathogenesis of non-syndromic aortic dissection is not clear, of which about 20% of patients have family aggregation and have the general representative characteristics of non-syndromic dissection. In this project, the peripheral blood samples of core family subjects were detected by sequencing technique. analyze disease-related susceptibility genes; 2 determine the effect of susceptibility genes on the incidence of dissection in mice through animal experiments; and 3 explore the effect of susceptibility genes on cell function at the cellular level.
Attrition from pediatric weight management programs is unacceptably high, with dropout ranging from 27-73%. This project will utilize a model that predicts dropout from treatment, increasing its power and accuracy through a multi-site observational study. This will result in a powerful tool that will be used to decrease attrition from pediatric weight management, with the potential for widespread dissemination to improve treatment outcomes.
The aim of the present prospective cohort study (GGN-F) is to study the family aggregation of pulmonary ground glass nodules via the questionnaire survey and to investigate the underlying genetic mechanism via the biobank.
In the past few decades, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have rapidly developed as effective, and probably the most cost-effective, tools to connect most, if not all, aspects of family lives. To promote family harmony, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has initiated the Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and NGOs. This project, making effective use of information and communications technology (ICT) and data analytics, is aimed at helping 26 NGO-operated Integrated Family Service Centres and Integrated Service Centres (Centres) enhance the quality and efficiency of their family service. The project is also aimed at building the capabilities of front-line workers so as to achieve the goal of enhancing family well-being. This study aim to gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the current level of ICT use by the providers of family services in Hong Kong, and their anticipated future direction regarding ICT use. In-depth and focus group interviews are conducted for the stakeholders (such as heads of service, programme directors, counsellors and service users) from the non-government organisations (NGOs) and the Social Welfare Department. The interviews help identify the concerns of social service and related workers and the needs of the participating NGOs in the development of the ICT system and the application in their services. The needs and concerns of the stakeholders in using ICTs in family services will be identified. It can facilitate the planning and designing of the system, the community programmes, and the training and sharing platform. The system will better fit the needs of the social service sector. In addition, the impact of JC SMART Family-Link Project on the stakeholder in family services will be evaluated through questionnaire survey and focus group interviews.
The purpose of this study is to better understand the decision-making process that gay couples go through in order to have children.
Public health disasters have disproportionate impacts on low income communities, through pathways that add to those of poverty and associated stressors, and act over extended periods. Very young children are highly vulnerable to long-term impacts on development and mental health in the context of parenting challenges following disasters, yet frequently receive the least attention and resources. This study will test the role of universal parenting support in enhancing young children's development and mental health in Flint, Michigan following the Flint Water Crisis.
The proposed study will employ a cross-cultural Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to build from prior needs assessments and mixed-methods research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Strengthening Intervention for Refugees (FSI-R), a preventative family home-based visiting intervention intended to mitigate mental health disparities among refugee children and families using a hybrid implementation-effectiveness design. Results of the investigator's trial will expand the evidence-base on community-based interventions for refugees and has the potential to be replicated to reduce mental health disparities affecting diverse groups of refugee children and families.
This study pilots the feasibility and acceptability of a family-based lifestyle intervention for decreasing diabetes risk called "Salud sin Barreras" (meaning, "Health without Barriers") delivered in the community to Latino teens at risk for type 2 diabetes. This program combines traditional lifestyle intervention to change eating and physical activity with learning mindfulness-based stress reduction tools. We also are exploring how Salud sin Barreras lowers stress and improves insulin resistance in Latino teens, as compared to lifestyle-only intervention, the "La Vida Saludable" (meaning, the Healthy Living Program; HeLP).
With currently 35% of U.S. adolescents being overweight and one in six having metabolic syndrome, adolescent obesity is one of the major global health challenges of the 21st century. Few enduring treatment strategies have been identified in adolescent populations and the majority of standard weight loss programs fail to adequately address the impact of psychological factors on eating behavior and the beneficial contribution of parental involvement in adolescent behavior change. A critical need exists to expand treatment development efforts beyond traditional education and cognitive-behavioral programs and to explore alternative treatment models for adolescent obesity. Meditation-based mindful eating programs may represent a unique and novel scientific approach to the current adolescent obesity epidemic as they address key psychological variables affecting weight. Furthermore, the recent expansion of mindfulness programs to include family relationships shows the immense potential for broadening the customarily individual focus of this intervention to include broader factors thought to influence adolescent health outcomes. Thus, we propose to develop a mindful eating approach to eating behavior and weight loss specifically tailored for adolescents and their families. The first phase of our three phase development process will be devoted to adapting an adolescent protocol (Mindful Eating-A) based on an established mindful eating program currently being used with adult populations. We will then develop a 'family enhanced Mindful Eating-A' (Mindful Eating-A+F) protocol that integrates a family systems perspective. The goal of Mindful Eating-A+F is to expand the focus of Mindful Eating-A to include family factors that influence adolescent eating behaviors. The second design phase will consist of an initial test of both intervention components to provide feedback on usefulness and acceptability (N = 10 families). The final phase will examine the overall efficacy of the optimized Mindful Eating-A+F, relative to the Mindful Eating-A intervention with 30 overweight adolescents (BMI > 85th percentile) ages 14-17 and at least one parent. Within this examination, post-treatment and 3-month follow-up comparisons across the two treatment approaches will be made and effect sizes within and between treatments will be assessed.
Joint research (quantitative and qualitative methodology) with quasi-experimental design, before-after without control group to evaluate the pilot implementation of Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) in the context of primary health care in Chile. The hypothesis is that the program is feasible and acceptable to the Chilean population.