A Primary Care Healthy Choices Intervention Program for Overweight and Obese School-age Children and Their Parents

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. e22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age

Social Validity of the Treatment Outcomes of an Early Intervention Program for Stuttering

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Lincoln ◽  
Mark Onslow ◽  
Vicki Reed
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Early Intervention Program ◽  
Age And Sex ◽  
Control Samples

This research was designed to provide a socially valid evaluation of the posttreatment speech of children who received an operant treatment for early stuttering (The Lidcombe Program). Part A compared the posttreatment percent syllables stuttered (%SS) for preschool and school-age children with nonstuttering control children matched for age and sex. This study found that both groups attracted similar measures of %SS. Part B compared the number of "stuttering" versus "not stuttering" judgments made by experienced clinicians and unsophisticated listeners on the same speech samples. Control children were identified as "stuttering" significantly more than the treated children. The clinician listeners identified significantly more control samples and posttreatment samples as stuttering than the unsophisticated listeners. The implications of these results are discussed. It is concluded that The Lidcombe Program resulted in socially valid modifications in the participant's speech.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Social Risks and the Mental Health of School-Age Children in Primary Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea E. Spencer ◽  
Tithi D. Baul ◽  
Jennifer Sikov ◽  
William G. Adams ◽  
Yorghos Tripodis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Traditional Games intervention program in the Improvement of Form One School-Age Children’s Motor Skills Related Performance Components

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Alli Gipit @ Charles ◽  
Mohamad Razali Abdullah ◽  
Rabiu Muazu Musa ◽  
Norlaila Azura Kosni ◽  
Ahmad Bisyri Husin Musawi Maliki
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
School Age ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Age Range

Abstract:As children age, motor performance develops. Motor performance abilities enable children to process information in handling specific task efficiently. Although children develop motor skills in a variety of physical activities, it could be, however, easily achieved when they engage in voluntary activities in conformity with their interests. Traditional games offer the opportunity for children to play and officiate the rules without any constraint. The current study intends to explore the effectiveness of the traditional games intervention program in the improvement of form one school-age children’s motor skills related performance components. A total number of 40 form one Malaysian student [male (n=20) and female (n=20)] with age range of 12-13 selected randomly participated in the study. The quasi-experiment method was applied in the study and experiment group (n=40) went through traditional games intervention which consisted of performing selected traditional games for 60 minutes, three times weekly for eight weeks. The pre-test (before treatment), mid-test (week fourth) and post-test (week eight) data were collected and analysed using MANOVA repeated measure. The results indicate a significant improvement of motor performance through traditional games intervention [F (8, 29) = 1704.16, p < .05]. Follow-up tests also show that the traditional games intervention is a factor [F(12,105) =1.99, p < .05]  to agility [F(3,36) = .50, p >.05], reaction time [F(3,36) = .51, p >.05], speed [F(3,36) = 3.64, p <.05] and balance [F(3,36) = .02, p > .05]. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that Malaysian based traditional games are effective in improving motor abilities of school-age children.

Pilot feasibility study: Eliciting provider and patient perspectives to help African American families cope with parental cancer.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 233-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith Young ◽  
Maureen Davey
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Parental Cancer ◽  
Patient Needs ◽  
School Age ◽  
Medical Providers

233 Background: 1.2 million African American (AA) parents/guardians of school age children may be diagnosed with cancer in 2014. AAs have a disproportionate burden and mortality from solid tumor cancers. However, AAs are poorly represented in distress intervention studies, and psychosocial oncology support services may not be designed for culturally diverse populations. The goal of this pilot study was to gather feasibility data from a sample of AA medical providers and from a sample of 100 cancer patients. This approach aided development of effective structures and procedures to recruit AA cancer patients/guardians raising school-age children for a culturally sensitive family intervention program. Methods: We developed a focus group guide for AA medical providers to define best practices for recruiting AA cancer patients into an intervention program. The focus group of AA providers (4 oncologists, 3 primary care, and 3 family practitioners) first reviewed the treatment manual for cultural content. We then conducted an anonymous patient needs assessment, broadly sampling cancer patients from outpatient and inpatient settings (n=100). Results: Providers and patients identified transportation support, refreshments, and onsite care for young children as important. Both groups recommended targeting AA parents/guardians within the first months of diagnosis, when coping with a cancer diagnosis is acute. Parents/guardians who had current concerns about their children more often reported an interest in family support, and patients felt that a location other than the cancer center would be most comfortable for their children. Conclusions: Effective treatments to help children and adolescents cope with the impact of parental cancer are critical, particularly those targeting low-income AA populations. The provider focus group and patient needs assessment identified recruitment barriers in anticipation of a randomized control trial designed to address family distress after parental cancer diagnosis. This approach has the potential to impact the nature of treatment support options available to a group that is overrepresented and underserved by existing interventions.

scholarly journals Parental perspectives regarding primary-care weight-management strategies for school-age children

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy Boling Turer ◽  
Megha Mehta ◽  
Richard Durante ◽  
Fatima Wazni ◽  
Glenn Flores
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Parental Perspectives

scholarly journals Whooping cough in school age children presenting with persistent cough in UK primary care after introduction of the preschool pertussis booster vaccination: prospective cohort study

BMJ ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. g3668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Wang ◽  
Norman K Fry ◽  
Helen Campbell ◽  
Gayatri Amirthalingam ◽  
Timothy G Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
Booster Vaccination ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Pertussis Infection ◽  
Persistent Cough

Objective To estimate the prevalence and clinical severity of whooping cough (pertussis) in school age children presenting with persistent cough in primary care since the introduction and implementation of the preschool pertussis booster vaccination. Design Prospective cohort study (November 2010 to December 2012). Setting General practices in Thames Valley, UK. Participants 279 children aged 5 to 15 years who presented in primary care with a persistent cough of two to eight weeks’ duration. Exclusion criteria were cough likely to be caused by a serious underlying medical condition, known immunodeficiency or immunocompromise, participation in another clinical research study, and preschool pertussis booster vaccination received less than one year previously. Main outcome measures Evidence of recent pertussis infection based on an oral fluid anti-pertussis toxin IgG titre of at least 70 arbitrary units. Cough frequency was measured in six children with laboratory confirmed pertussis. Results 56 (20%, 95% confidence interval 16% to 25%) children had evidence of recent pertussis infection, including 39 (18%, 13% to 24%) of 215 children who had been fully vaccinated. The risk of pertussis was more than three times higher (21/53; 40%, 26% to 54%) in children who had received the preschool pertussis booster vaccination seven years or more previously than in those who had received it less than seven years previously (20/171; 12%, 7% to 17%). The risk of pertussis was similar between children who received five and three component preschool pertussis booster vaccines (risk ratio for five component vaccine 1.14, 0.64 to 2.03). Four of six children in whom cough frequency was measured coughed more than 400 times in 24 hours. Conclusions Pertussis can still be found in a fifth of school age children who present in primary care with persistent cough and can cause clinically significant cough in fully vaccinated children. These findings will help to inform consideration of the need for an adolescent pertussis booster vaccination in the United Kingdom. Study registration UK Clinical Research Network portfolio ID 8361.

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