scholarly journals Current Development in Elderly Comprehensive Assessment and Research Methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shantong Jiang ◽  
Pingping Li
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Environmental Status ◽  
Effective Assessment ◽  
Insight Into

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a core and an essential part of the comprehensive care of the aging population. CGA uses specific tools to summarize elderly status in several domains that may influence the general health and outcomes of diseases of elderly patients, including assessment of medical, physical, psychological, mental, nutritional, cognitive, social, economic, and environmental status. Here, in this paper, we review different assessment tools used in elderly patients with chronic diseases. The development of comprehensive assessment tools and single assessment tools specially used in a dimension of CGA was discussed. CGA provides substantial insight into the comprehensive management of elderly patients. Developing concise and effective assessment instruments is helpful to carry out CGA widely to create a higher clinical value.

scholarly journals Rates of violence in patients classified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments

2014 ◽  
Vol 204 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay P. Singh ◽  
Seena Fazel ◽  
Ralitza Gueorguieva ◽  
Alec Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Individual Liberty ◽  
Current Evidence Base ◽  
Study Heterogeneity

BackgroundRates of violence in persons identified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments (SRAIs) are uncertain and frequently unreported by validation studies.AimsTo analyse the variation in rates of violence in individuals identified as high risk by SRAIs.MethodA systematic search of databases (1995–2011) was conducted for studies on nine widely used assessment tools. Where violence rates in high-risk groups were not published, these were requested from study authors. Rate information was extracted, and binomial logistic regression was used to study heterogeneity.ResultsInformation was collected on 13 045 participants in 57 samples from 47 independent studies. Annualised rates of violence in individuals classified as high risk varied both across and within instruments. Rates were elevated when population rates of violence were higher, when a structured professional judgement instrument was used and when there was a lower proportion of men in a study.ConclusionsAfter controlling for time at risk, the rate of violence in individuals classified as high risk by SRAIs shows substantial variation. In the absence of information on local base rates, assigning predetermined probabilities to future violence risk on the basis of a structured risk assessment is not supported by the current evidence base. This underscores the need for caution when such risk estimates are used to influence decisions related to individual liberty and public safety.

Archaeology, Greco-Roman

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Roman Archaeology ◽  
Historical Material ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
The Social ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Truth Claims ◽  
Insight Into

Greco-Roman archaeology is an indispensable source of scholarship for biblical scholars. Those who work in a largely textual discipline benefit from conversation with archaeologists to situate literary data within its historical material contexts. Greco-Roman archaeology can also provide insight into the economic, social, political, and religious lives of persons in the ancient world, including marginalized persons whose lives are often obscured by elite literary material. Lastly, Greco-Roman archaeology and biblical studies have intertwined histories and entanglements with colonialism, and comparative work helps to uncover those legacies, especially where they are still operative in the present. While biblical scholars might long for evidence that directly connects to specific individuals in the earliest Christ communities (and thus to the texts of the New Testament), archaeological evidence most often provides evidence for context and not positivist truth claims. Biblical scholars looking, for example, for a particular building where Paul might have slept or where the first Christ communities may have met will be disappointed by the archaeological evidence. Though this evidence is rich and diverse and specific, it does not tell us about the particular individuals biblical scholars so often seek. In other words, the questions biblical scholars ask of Greco-Roman archaeology are often unanswerable. A better use of Greco-Roman archaeology is to guide biblical scholars in asking better questions and learning about the social, economic, and material context from which texts and communities emerge.

scholarly journals Authentic Assessment in Indonesian Language Learning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atmazaki Atmazaki
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Effective Assessment ◽  
The City

This study aims at explaining the process of embedding authentic, valid, practical and effective assessment models in Indonesian language learning based on local culture contexts.The development process began with preliminary research, prototyping and assessment phases.The third stage involved three schools in the city of Padang, namely class X SMA 3, 7 and 10 Padang.The expected product is a number of assessment instruments as a model or sample that can measure the ability of the students to participat e in the school.The results of this study indicate that all the protocols, prototyping, to the assessment phases have been valid, practical and effective.This means that developed instruments can help students improve their language skills.

Water Resources Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 180-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabyasachi Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The State ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter explores grassroots interventions by forging partnerships with stakeholders in improving the management of water resources at the community level. In order to gain insight into the nuances of managing water resources in partnership, a pilot study was instituted in the State of Rajasthan, India. The efficacy of the partnership approach in ensuring equitable water management is demonstrated. The analysis is supported by data collected through the administration of a questionnaire for five different stakeholders. The impact of the intervention reiterates the positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes in a more sustainable manner.

Quality Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 1547-1570
Author(s):  
Alessandra Vecchi ◽  
Louis Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Global Leadership ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Organizational Behaviour ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Quality Practices ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Insight Into

The purpose of this chapter is to address the extent to which quality management is “culture-specific.” The chapter presents the results of a survey administered across 21 countries that seeks to examine quality priorities and practices by adopting the Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) framework (House et al., 2004). Drawing on previous research (Vecchi & Brennan, 2011), data was collected in 2009 as part of the fifth iteration of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS). The methodology involved the use of a self-administered questionnaire to director/head of operations/manufacturing in best practice firms within the sector of firms classified by ISIC codes (rev.3.1) Divisions 28-35. From this study, it emerges that adopting the GLOBE framework provides an invaluable insight into understanding quality management across countries. While some previous research portrays quality management as a comprehensive management paradigm with elements and relationships that transcend cultural and national boundaries, the current study provides evidence that the adoption of certain quality practices across different countries can follow distinctive patterns.

Examining Young Children's Computational Artifacts

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-294
Author(s):  
Apittha Unahalekhaka ◽  
Madhu Govind
Keyword(s):  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Creative Coding ◽  
Insight Into

Computational thinking (CT), in line with the constructionist perspective, is often best displayed when children have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills by producing creative coding artifacts. Performance-based or project portfolio assessments of young children's coding artifacts are a rich and useful approach to explore how children develop and apply CT abilities. In this chapter, the authors examine various rubrics and assessment tools used to measure the levels of programming competency, creativity, and purposefulness displayed in students' coding artifacts. The authors then discuss the development of ScratchJr and KIBO project rubrics for researchers and educators, including examples to illustrate how these highly diverse projects provide insight into children's CT abilities. Finally, the authors conclude with implications and practical strategies for using rubrics in both educational and research settings.

Adult Depression

2018 ◽  
pp. 131-151
Author(s):  
Jacqueline B. Persons ◽  
David M. Fresco ◽  
Juliet Small Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Treatment Monitoring ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Case Conceptualization ◽  
Scientific Support

Abstract: This chapter focuses on the assessment of depression in adults. It focuses on major depressive disorder (MDD) because the empirical support for the tools and theories and therapies described in this chapter focuses most frequently on MDD. Many other disorders, as well as phenomena that are not disorders (e.g., grief), share features with MDD, and many of the assessment tools described in this chapter will be helpful in those cases as well. The chapter begins with an overview of the nature of the disorder, which is followed by reviews of assessment instruments designed for the purposes of (a) diagnosis, (b) case conceptualization and treatment planning, and (c) treatment monitoring and evaluation. We include recommendations for instruments that have the greatest scientific support and that assess depression in a clinically sensitive manner.

scholarly journals COT-16 INDICATION OF SYSTEMIC THERAPY FOR ELDER PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVE

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii43-ii43
Author(s):  
Yoko Nakasu ◽  
Koichi Mitsuya ◽  
Satoshi Nakasu ◽  
Kazuhiko Nozaki
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Systemic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumours ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract BACKGROUND Little is known about indications and outcome prediction of systemic therapy for elderly patients with brain tumours. Clinical conditions of individuals are heterogenous from healthy to frail or diseased,moreover,are often reversible. METHOD We retrieved the literature of brain tumour,systemic therapy,chemotherapy,immunotherapy,in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and reviews on PubMed database from 2008 to 2018. RESULTS 1) Definition of elderly by age in years: Depending on each protocol,the definition is arbitrary. Patients older than 60 or 70 years are usually in the elderly group. 2) Systemic evaluation: Performance status (PS) and visceral function are not sufficient to assess elderly patients. Assessment tools specifically developed for the geriatric population are recommended to evaluate individual patients. 3) Effects and toxicity of systemic therapy: Only a few RCT showed no inferiority of outcome in patients older than 60 or 65 years. There are only few evidences about the senile fragility of blood-brain barrier or distribution of drugs in the elderly brain. Molecular subtyping of brain tumours might predict the effects and toxicities of therapies for elderly patients. CONCLUSION Feasibility of modern systemic therapies are not well studied for elderly patients with brain tumours. Clinical condition varies in individual elderly patients. We need prospective studies of systemic therapy in elderly patients based on an eligibility with not only chronologic age but comprehensive geriatric assessments.

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