Pilot Evaluation of Setu, a School-Based Violence Prevention Program Among Indian Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1142-1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drishti Sharma ◽  
Krista R. Mehari ◽  
Jugal Kishore ◽  
Nandini Sharma ◽  
Mona Duggal
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Intervention School ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Violence Prevention Program

A quasi-experimental study was conducted in the eighth grade of two public schools located in Central Delhi. Two classes (95 participants) in the intervention school and three classes (108 participants) in the comparison school participated. The brief intervention was implemented across four 2-hour sessions for 1 month in the intervention school. Self-reported violence behavior (bullying, fighting, and victimization) was measured at baseline, posttest, and a 6-month follow-up in both schools. Students and teachers also provided feedback regarding feasibility and acceptability. The difference-in-difference analyses indicated nonphysical aggression, physical aggression, and victimization were significantly lower in the intervention group vis-à-vis comparison group at the 6-month follow-up, but not at baseline or immediate posttest, suggesting sleeper effects. Qualitative feedback indicated that the intervention was acceptable to students and suggested that implementation quality was a key to program effectiveness. These findings suggest that the intervention may curtail the increase in violent behavior in early adolescence.

Walking for Better Outcomes and Recovery: The Effect of WALK-FOR in Preventing Hospital-Associated Functional Decline Among Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1664-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaniv Cohen ◽  
Anna Zisberg ◽  
Yehudit Chayat ◽  
Nurit Gur-Yaish ◽  
Efrat Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Community Mobility ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Activity Survey

Abstract Background In-hospital immobility of older adults is associated with hospital-associated functional decline (HAFD). This study examined the WALK-FOR program’s effects on HAFD prevention. Methods A quasi-experimental pre-post two-group (intervention group [IG] n = 188, control group [CG] n = 189) design was applied in two hospital internal medical units. On admission, patients reported pre-hospitalization functional status, which was assessed again at discharge and 1-month follow-up. Primary outcome was decline in basic activities of daily living (BADL), using the Modified Barthel Index. Secondary outcomes were decline in instrumental ADL (Lawton’s IADL scale) and community mobility (Yale Physical Activity Survey). All participants (75.1 ± 7 years old) were cognitively intact and ambulatory at admission. The WALK-FOR included a unit-tailored mobility program utilizing patient-and-staff education with a specific mobility goal (900 steps per day), measured by accelerometer. Results Decline in BADL occurred among 33% of the CG versus 23% of the IG (p = .02) at discharge, and among 43% of the CG versus 30% in the IG (p = .01) at 1-month follow-up. Similarly, 26% of the CG versus 15% of the IG declined in community mobility at 1-month follow-up (p = .01). Adjusted for major covariates, the intervention reduced the odds of decline in BADL by 41% (p = .05) at discharge and by 49% at 1-month follow-up (p = .01), and in community mobility by 63% (p = .02). There was no significant effect of the intervention on IADL decline (p = .19). Conclusions The WALK-FOR intervention is effective in reducing HAFD.

scholarly journals Multimedia-Aided Instruction in Teaching Grade Four Science and Health: Its Effect on Pupils’ Performance and Attitude Towards Multimedia Use in the Classroom

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virlen O. Galope
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Gain Scores ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Integration Effect ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Positive Effect

This study is focused on the effects of multimedia aided instructions in Grade 4 Science and health pupils’ performance and attitude towards multimedia. Specifically this study sought to explore the multimedia aided instruction on the learning environment of the grade four pupils’ performance in science and health. Two intact classes in grade 4 were exposed to multimedia aided instructions. The difference in gain scores produced by integrating multimedia in Science and Health 4 classes and those produced by conventional method of teaching was investigated in this quasi experimental research.  Results indicated that using the multimedia in the classes produced significant improvement in the performance of the pupils in Science and Health, but not in the other, which is congruent with most other results for this strategy of teaching found in the literature. Follow-up survey of attitudes of 86 pupils towards the use of multimedia in the classroom provided additional evidence for its positive effect in the teaching learning process. The pupils’ attitudes towards their class were positive about the potential for multimedia and enthusiastic about what this would mean in learning Science and Health. Utilizing multimedia seemed to affect the teachers’ personal and professional growth. Teachers expect to develop their technological skills and knowledge to use multimedia in their classrooms. Pedagogical issues challenge the teachers’ approaches in the teaching and learning. Keywords - Multimedia Integration, Effect on Pupils Performance, Attitude of Pupils towards Multimedia in the Classroom, quasi-experimental design, Philippines

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Use of Nurse Safety Booklet on Nurse Knowledge in Ergonomic Injury Prevention in BIMA Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
A. Haris ◽  
Abdul Haris
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Nurse Knowledge

Safety has become a global issue in various sectors, including the health services sector. The hospital is one of the health service organizations that is guided to continuously improve quality by building safer and safer health services so as to get customer loyalty. Hospital staff is a major component of quality management in one of the indicators in evaluating hospital accreditation. This research uses a quasi-experimental research design pre and posttest with control group. Quasi experiment research is a study that tests an intervention in a group of research subjects and then measures the results of the intervention. Samples in this study are all nurses who are in the room of the General Hospital, Surgery and ICU Bima Hospital, which are 50 people. The results showed the results of different tests using paired t-test p value = 0.000 which can be concluded that there are differences between the intervention group and the control group, seen from the value of the difference in the intervention group is greater than the difference in the control group can be interpreted as education using more booklets affect the increase in nurse knowledge. The conclusion in this study was that there were significant differences in nurses' knowledge after being given education using pre and post intervention booklets between the intervention and control groups (p = 0.000).

The effect of ear acupressure medicine at the “Shen Men” point on the nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1774-1779
Author(s):  
Sanaz Nehbandani ◽  
Hajar Salehi ◽  
Khadije Rezaie Keikhaie ◽  
Hossein Rashki Ghalenow ◽  
Fatemeh Mirzaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference

Introduction & Objective: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders that more than 85% of pregnant women experience. However, controlling and treating this complication is still one of the most important issues in antenatal care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ear acupressure at Shen Men point on relieving nausea, vomiting and retching during pregnancy. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 100 pregnant women with a gestational age of less than 16 weeks attending the health clinics of Zabol city during 2019-2020 were studied in two control and intervention groups (n = 50 in each group). The samples in the intervention group were trained to apply pressure on their ears’ Shen Men point with the thumb for three minutes three times a day (morning, noon, and night), for a duration of one month. At the end of second and fourth weeks, the data were collected using the Rhodes index form and then, were analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: According to the results, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, gestational age, occupation and education. The difference in the mean scores of nausea, vomiting and retching was not statistically significant between the control and intervention groups before the study. But four weeks after the study, a significant difference was observed in the mean scores of vomiting, nausea and retching between the two groups, so that the mean scores of vomiting, nausea and retching were significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusion: The ear acupressure medicine at the Shen men point can be used as a non-invasive, safe and inexpensive method to relieve nausea, vomiting and retching during pregnancy. Keywords: Acupressure medicine, Shen Men, Vomiting, Pregnancy, Nausea, Retching, Rhodosis

Effectiveness of individual and group multicomponent interventions for smoking cessation in primary care: a quasi-experimental study

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Fernando Suárez-Varela Úbeda ◽  
Sara Rodríguez-Vázquez ◽  
José Antonio Ordóñez Barranco ◽  
Gilberto Vega Caldera ◽  
Pedro Pablo Pérez Alvárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Primary Care Practices ◽  
Multicomponent Interventions

Abstract Background The efficacy of smoking cessation interventions can be quite diverse in day-to-day clinical practice. Objective To analyse the effectiveness in smoking cessation of multicomponent interventions carried out in groups or individually in primary care practices. Methods A quasi-experimental, multicentre study of 12-month follow-up of patients treated in multicomponent smoking cessation interventions was carried out in Urban health care centres in Sevilla, Spain. Two hundred and twenty smoking patients, ≥18 years of age, participated either in a multicomponent intervention group (n = 145; mean age 51.7 years; 53.1% women) or in individual interventions (n = 77; mean age 50.5 years; 61.0% women). The abstinence or relapse status was computed from patient self-reports, confirmed by relatives or companions when possible and supplemented by CO-oxymetry tests in 89 patients. Results The overall percentage of smoking cessation was 36.9% (37.9% with group and 35.1% with individual intervention, P = 0.398). Patients who quit smoking were younger (48.7 versus 52.9 years old, P < 0.01), with fewer years of smoking (32.9 versus 36.8 years, P < 0.05), with higher education (39.0% versus 25.0%, P < 0.05) and had received pharmacological treatment (91.5% versus 67.9%, P < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, level of education [odds ratio (OR): 1.995; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.065–3.735, P < 0.01], group intervention (OR: 1.743; 95% CI: 1.006–3.287, P < 0.05) and drug prescription (OR: 2.368; 95% CI: 1.126–4.980, P < 0.05) were significantly associated with smoking cessation. Conclusions Our study found that multicomponent group and individual interventions in primary care were associated with an overall quit rate of smoking of 36.9% at 12-month follow-up, with higher probability of success among patients with higher education and those who received the group intervention and drug treatment.

scholarly journals Positive Lifestyle Behavior Changes Among Canadian Men: Findings From the HAT TRICK Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 089011712095717
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Caperchione ◽  
Joan L. Bottorff ◽  
Sean Stolp ◽  
Paul Sharp ◽  
Steven T. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Quadratic Trend ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Linear Trends

Purpose: To estimate program effectiveness regarding physical activity (PA), diet, and social connectedness as part of a feasibility study. Design: Pre-post quasi-experimental. Setting: HAT TRICK was delivered in collaboration with a Canadian semi-professional ice hockey team and offered at the arena where they trained and played games. Participants: Participants (N = 62) at baseline were overweight (BMI >25kg/m2) and inactive (<150 minutes of MVPA/week) men age 35+ years. Intervention: Gender-sensitized 12-week intervention for men targeting PA, healthy eating and social connectedness. Method: Baseline, post-intervention (12 weeks) and 9-month follow-up self-report and accelerometer data were collected. Multi-level modeling assessed growth trajectories of outcome measures across time. Results: Accelerometer measured weekly/min. of moderate PA showed significant linear trends (95%CI: 42.9 – 175.3) from baseline (147.0 ± 104.6), 12-week (237.7 ± 135.5) and 9-month follow-up (204.89 ± 137.7) qualified with a quadratic trend. Self-reported weekly/min of moderate and vigorous PA showed significant linear trends (95%CI: 94.1, 264.1; 95%CI: 35.1, 109.6) from baseline (52.6 ± 83.8, 22.42 ± 44.9), 12 week (160.1 ± 157.4, 66.6 ± 74.4) and 9-month follow-up (118.6 ± 104.6, 52.2 ± 59.2) qualified with quadratic trends. DINE measured fat score rating showed linear trends over time (95%CI -14.24, -6.8), qualified with a quadratic trend. DINE fibre score and social connectedness showed no trends. Conclusion: Findings yield valuable information about the implementation of gender-sensitized lifestyle interventions for men and demonstrate the importance of male-specific strategies for reaching and engaging overweight, physically inactive men.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Paradox Therapy on COVID-19 Anxiety in Adult Population in Jahrom, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Razieh Eatesamipour ◽  
Khadigeh Ramazanzade Moghadam ◽  
Borzo Amirpor
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Clinical Interviews ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Background: Since COVID-19 is a new disease with devastating effects worldwide, its emergence and spread aroused confusion, anxiety, and fear among the public. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of paradox therapy on the COVID-19 anxiety in adult population in Jahrom, Iran. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a two-month follow-up. The research population encompassed all individuals willing to participate in the present study who were residing in Jahrom during 2020-2021. According to the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, 30 participants with high levels of COVID-19 anxiety were selected using the convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of paradox therapy; however, the control group remained on the waiting list. The research tools included structured clinical interviews and the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using Friedman’s statistical method. Results: The results showed that paradox therapy was effective in decreasing COVID-19 anxiety (P = 0.001) and its psychological (P = 0.001) and physical (P = 0.002) symptoms, and the scores of the COVID-19-induced psychological and physical symptoms in the posttest phase were significantly lower in the intervention group than the control group (P < 0.001). The decrease was noticed in the follow-up phase as well. Conclusions: According to the results, paradox therapy can effectively reduce anxiety and its psychological and physical symptoms due to COVID-19.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of a model-based health education program on genital warts preventive behaviors: a quasi-experimental study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Hosseini ◽  
Niloofar Seyrafi ◽  
Teamur Aghamolaei ◽  
Shokrollah Mohseni ◽  
Azin Alavi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Genital Warts ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Belief Model

Abstract Background Genital warts (GWs) are highly prevalent among Iranian women. GWs are not only highly infectious but are also followed by severe adverse effects, including the development of cervical cancer. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the effect of an educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on the adoption of GWs preventive behaviors by married women in Bandar Abbas, a city in the south of Iran. Methods A quasi-experimental intervention was conducted between 2019 and 2020 among 150 women participants (75 as the intervention and 75 as the control group). The sampling method was multi-stage clustering. The required data was collected using a reliable and valid tripartite questionnaire which explored demographic information, awareness, and HBM constructs. A total number of 15 educational sessions were held, each 90 min long. The control group received only one 90-min session. The final follow-up was completed three months after the intervention in November 2020. Results The two research groups had no statistically significant differences in terms of awareness, perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy before the intervention (in the pre-test) (p > .05). After the educational intervention, the two groups showed statistically significant differences in all constructs except for the perceived benefits (p < .001). In the intervention group, in the pretest (before the intervention), the behavior score was 2.77 ± 2.59, which was increased to 3.73 ± .52 after the intervention (p < .001). In the control group, however, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.227). Conclusion The present findings showed that the educational intervention based on the HBM can improve the prevalence of GWs preventive behaviors in women. This education should be provided by experts at regular intervals in all healthcare centers.

scholarly journals A digital health intervention to increase health knowledge related to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis in Iringa, Tanzania: Protocol of a mixed-method study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Holst ◽  
Felix Sukums ◽  
Bernard Ngowi ◽  
Lien My Diep ◽  
Tewodros Aragie Kebede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
The Difference

BACKGROUND Health promotion and health education have traditionally been given to communities in the global south in the form of leaflets or orally by healthcare workers. Digital health interventions (DHIs) such as digital health messages accessed with, for example, smartphones have the potential to reach more people at a lower cost and to contribute to strengthening of the healthcare system. The DHI in this study is focused on disseminating digital health education on three disease complexes of high public health concern, i.e. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Taenia solium (neuro)cysticercosis/taeniosis (TSCT), a parasitic zoonotic disease that requires a Health One approach to combat. The DHI presents the participants with animated health videos (animations) and provides access to internet hotspots in rural Tanzanian communities, with a freely accessible digital health platform containing messages about health. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to measure the effect of the DHI on health knowledge uptake and retention over time in the rural communities. METHODS This is a mixed-method study including a non-randomized, controlled trial and qualitative interviews, conducted in rural Tanzania, in which the DHI is being implemented. A health platform containing digital health messages to the communities was developed prior to the study. The health messages comprise text, pictures, quizzes and animations of everyday stories, aiming at disease prevention and early treatment. The baseline and immediate-after assessment was completed in Iringa, Tanzania in 2019. The participants were interviewed by enumerators and completed questionnaires with questions regarding health knowledge. Participants in the intervention group were exposed to three health animations once, on a tablet device. The participants’ health knowledge was immediately assessed again after exposure. The first follow-up survey was undertaken in August 2019. The internet hotspots with the health platform were thereafter rolled out in the intervention villages in November 2019. Qualitative interviews were undertaken in February 2020. The second follow-up was completed in June 2020. RESULTS A total of 600 participants have been enrolled in the trial. We will assess 1) the difference in knowledge scores between baseline and immediate-after in the intervention group, 2) the difference in knowledge scores between the groups on the changes from baseline to 3 and 6 months post DHI rollout. As a randomised design was not feasible, potential confounders, e.g. age, gender, education and time from exposure, may be introduced, for which results will be adjusted. Data analysis for the 35 qualitative interviews is currently ongoing, where perspectives and experiences related to use and non-use of the hotspots are being explored. CONCLUSIONS This is an ongoing digital health study, aiming at evaluating the effects of a DHI based on relevant health messages, of which published results can be expected next year. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03808597; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03808597

A Study on the Mother Education Program for the Prevention of Child Neglect

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 2178-2200
Author(s):  
Utku Beyazit ◽  
Aynur Bütün Ayhan
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mother Education ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Individual Information

In the present research, the aim was to develop, implement, and examine the effectiveness of an education program for mothers for the prevention of child neglect. In the study, the “Mother Education Program to Prevent Child Neglect” was initially designed for implementation and a quasi-experimental design involving pretest/posttest, and one-month follow-up test was implemented to examine the effectiveness of the trial procedure. The study group of the research consisted of 24 mothers (12 mothers in the intervention group and 12 mothers in the comparison group) who agreed to participate in the study. In order to collect the sociodemographic information about the children and their mothers, an “Individual Information Form” was administered. In order to assess the neglectful behaviors of the mothers, the Parent Form of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale-Parents Form was used. As a result of the study, a significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest scores of the mothers in the intervention group ( p<.05). The cognitive neglect and the total neglect scores of the mothers in the intervention group were found to significantly decrease after the completion of the education program. The results of the follow-up test also revealed that the effect of the education program for mothers was sustained after one month. Resultantly, suggestions related to the prevention of child neglect have been made for parents, professionals, institutions, and researchers working on the subject.

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