Effect of cognitive - behavioral play therapy on working memory, short-term memory and sustained attention among school-aged children with specific learning disorder: a preliminary randomized controlled clinical trial

The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of two different occlusal devices and their impact on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) values among patients who reported to the Dental Prosthetics Outpatient Clinic of Pomeranian Medical University (Szczecin, Poland) and who were diagnosed with probable bruxism. Two groups were formed (A and B) to which patients were assigned randomly. Each group used a different occlusal splint for bruxism management. The occlusal appliance by Okeson, or the bimaxillary splint, was used overnight by each patient for 30 days of the study. The PPT was measured twice, at the first visit and after 30 days of using each occlusal device, with Wagner Paintest FPX 25 algometer. Bruxism was diagnosed based on data from the patient’s medical history and from the physical examination. Nocturnal Bruxism Criteria according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (Third Edition) was used for the patient’s evaluation. Results: similar pain factor (PF) reduction was observed in both the examined groups, regardless of the device used; canine guidance and no guidance were similarly effective in terms of increasing pain resilience.

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A combined therapy using stimulating auricular acupoints enhances lower-level atropine eyedrops when used for myopia control in school-aged children evaluated by a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ctim.2008.04.007 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 305-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Chih-Kai Liang ◽

Tin-Yun Ho ◽

Tsai-Chung Li ◽

Wen-Ming Hsu ◽

Te-Mao Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Combined Therapy ◽

Controlled Clinical Trial ◽

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Myopia Control

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Primary and Secondary School Teachers on Specific Learning Disorder

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies - Handbook of Research on Psychosocial Perspectives of Human Communication Disorders ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-4955-0.ch004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 39-71

Author(s):

Nandini Jayachandran ◽

Mary Iype ◽

Poovathinal Azhakan Suresh ◽

Divya Vinod

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Early Identification ◽

Secondary School Teachers ◽

Learning Disorder ◽

School Teachers ◽

Short Term ◽

Behavioral Issues ◽

Specific Learning Disorder ◽

Specific Learning ◽

Primary And Secondary School

Early identification of Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is essential not only for effective remediation of their problems but would also prevent the problems from aggravating. The role of general education teachers in early identification becomes crucial, as they are the ones who first identify the academic and behavioral issues of school children. The main aims of the study are to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and current practices pertaining to SLD, among pre-primary, primary, and secondary school teachers in public schools from Trivandrum, India, to find whether there exists any relation between years of teaching experience and awareness on SLD and to assess the effect of a short-term training program on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of school teachers. In conclusion, short-term training programs of a multi-disciplinary nature are found to be effective in bringing about improvements with both pre-primary and primary teacher's knowledge factor, but such training is maximally beneficial for improving attitude and practice of teachers in the primary level.

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