New Licensing Program for Healthcare Providers Enhances Treatment Programs

Current therapy for Anderson–Fabry disease in Poland includes hospital or clinic-based intravenous enzyme replacement therapy with recombinant agalsidase alpha or beta, or oral pharmacological chaperone therapy with migalastat. Some countries around the world offer such treatment to patients in the comfort of their own homes. The 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic has pushed global healthcare providers to evolve their services so as to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure to both patients and providers; this has led to advances in telemedicine services and the increasing availability of at-home treatment for various procedures including parenteral drug administration. A total of 80% of surveyed Anderson–Fabry disease patients in Poland would prefer home-based treatment, which would be a safe and convenient alternative to clinic-based treatment if patient selection is based on our proposed algorithm. Our recommendations for home-based treatments appear feasible for the long term care of Anderson–Fabry disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. This may also serve as a basis for home-based treatment programs in other rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases.

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Stigma, Health and Well-Being

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17207615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (20) ◽

pp. 7615 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chung-Ying Lin ◽

Hector W. H. Tsang

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Well Being ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Special Issue ◽

Future Studies ◽

The Public ◽

The World ◽

Different Populations ◽

Health And Well Being

In order to understand the phenomenon of stigma in different populations (e.g., different ethnicities, different diseases, and different conditions), this Special Issue collects papers from around the world to illustrate the stigma phenomenon. After a rigorous process of peer review, a total of 24 papers were published and included in the Special Issue. These papers were contributed from different continents and countries, including the Americas (e.g., United States), Europe (e.g., Finland), and Asia (e.g., Saudi Arabia). Therefore, the diversity of ethnicity was ensured in the Special Issue. Moreover, these papers address different stigmatized populations/conditions (e.g., mental illness, obesity, public housing, homosexuality, and transgender). The most discussed populations were those with mental illness and those with obesity/overweight. However, additional evidence on the stigma topic is still needed. Specifically, future studies could consider the following directions to explore in depth the issues of stigma in different populations: (1) using longitudinal designs to understand the temporal or causal relationship between stigma and other related psychosocial factors; (2) designing treatment programs to fight stigma—this could be carried out in healthcare providers, healthcare trainees, the public, caregivers, and the stigmatized populations.

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Caries risk assessment/treatment programs in U.S. dental schools

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1999.63.10.tb03310.x ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 63 (10) ◽

pp. 745-747 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

JS Yorty ◽

KB Brown

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Caries Risk ◽

Caries Risk Assessment ◽

Dental Schools

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The Development of Language-Training Programs for Postrubella Hearing-Impaired Children

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.3801.15 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 15-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Linda Lynch ◽

Annette Tobin

Keyword(s):

Hearing Impaired ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Individual Treatment ◽

Target Behaviors ◽

Systematic Fashion ◽

Development Of Language ◽

The Individual ◽

Impaired Children ◽

Hearing Impaired Children

This paper presents the procedures developed and used in the individual treatment programs for a group of preschool, postrubella, hearing-impaired children. A case study illustrates the systematic fashion in which the clinician plans programs for each child on the basis of the child’s progress at any given time during the program. The clinician’s decisions are discussed relevant to (1) the choice of a mode(s) for the child and the teacher, (2) the basis for selecting specific target behaviors, (3) the progress of each program, and (4) the implications for future programming.

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Patterns of Auditory Processing and Articulation Deficits in Academically Deficient Juvenile Delinquents

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.4801.36 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 36-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Peter W. Zinkus ◽

Marvin I. Gottlieb

Keyword(s):

Auditory Processing ◽

Juvenile Delinquents ◽

Language Disorders ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Early School ◽

Articulation Disorders ◽

Processing Deficits ◽

Academically Deficient ◽

School Period ◽

Speech And Language Disorders

Auditory processing deficits and articulation disorders were studied in a group of male juvenile delinquents. Significant auditory processing deficits were frequently observed and were significantly related to underachievement in reading, spelling, and arithmetic. In addition, articulation disorders were present in over 60% of the delinquent subjects. The results are interpreted to indicate that the evaluation of speech capabilities and auditory processing skills should be an integral part of treatment programs for delinquent populations. The importance of early intervention through identification and treatment of speech and language disorders in the early school period is supported.

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Economy Takes Toll on Addiction Treatment Programs

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(10)70188-8 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

RENÉE MATTHEWS

Keyword(s):

Addiction Treatment ◽

Treatment Programs

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Case Formulation and Design of Behavioral Treatment Programs

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.19.3.164 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 164-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Stephen N. Haynes ◽

Andrew E. Williams

Keyword(s):

Functional Analysis ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Behavioral Treatment ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Relative Magnitude ◽

Mechanisms Of Action ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Case Formulation ◽

Functional Relations ◽

Causal Variables

Summary: We review the rationale for behavioral clinical case formulations and emphasize the role of the functional analysis in the design of individualized treatments. Standardized treatments may not be optimally effective for clients who have multiple behavior problems. These problems can affect each other in complex ways and each behavior problem can be influenced by multiple, interacting causal variables. The mechanisms of action of standardized treatments may not always address the most important causal variables for a client's behavior problems. The functional analysis integrates judgments about the client's behavior problems, important causal variables, and functional relations among variables. The functional analysis aids treatment decisions by helping the clinician estimate the relative magnitude of effect of each causal variable on the client's behavior problems, so that the most effective treatments can be selected. The parameters of, and issues associated with, a functional analysis and Functional Analytic Clinical Case Models (FACCM) are illustrated with a clinical case. The task of selecting the best treatment for a client is complicated because treatments differ in their level of specificity and have unequally weighted mechanisms of action. Further, a treatment's mechanism of action is often unknown.

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