scholarly journals The Effect of An Educational Program for Pregnant Women to Prevent Allergic Diseases In Infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Ito ◽  
Yoko Nezu ◽  
Nao Ishiguro ◽  
Masato Nakade ◽  
Yukiko Ishitsuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Allergy Prevention ◽  
Prenatal Education ◽  
Pediatric Allergy ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background Allergic diseases in infants have dramatically increased in developed countries during the past few decades. To date, extensive research has been done on risk factors for allergies in infancy, and preventive measures against it. However, the effect of the primary approach to preventing infants' allergy still remains limited. The aim of this trial is to evaluate whether prenatal education interventions, including the latest public research results on allergic diseases, prevent the infant allergies onset. Methods/Design We designed a randomized, controlled, two-arm (standard prenatal education vs our education), parallel-group, assessor-blind, trial. A sample of 120 pregnant women will be recruited at Chiba Aiyukai Kinen hospital and allocation is by computer-generated randomization. Pregnant women in the intervention arm participate in the childbirth education program established by the specialist and a pediatric allergy educator. The program was developed based on evidences supporting interventions on primary prevention, which are suggested to be beneficial to infant’s allergies in recent studies. The primary objective of the study is to determine whether it is possible to establish effective behaviors for allergy prevention during early infancy in pregnant women who participate in an educational program developed by pediatric allergy specialists. Four months after birth, their behaviors will be compared against those of pregnant women who did not participate in the program. Discussion Allergies are common in many individuals worldwide, and can be present from babyhood through the person’s lifetime. One of the strong points of this study is that it will provide pregnant women with accumulated information on preventive knowledge against allergy that can be effective in some cases, and women can apply a combination of these behavior before and after pregnancy. The results of our program will be publicized to help change the behaviors of mothers, and if the program is effective for preventing allergies in infants, it will be disclosed worldwide as a new preventive measure for allergy in infants.

scholarly journals The Effect of An Educational Program for Pregnant Women to Prevent Allergic Diseases In Infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Ito ◽  
Yoko Nezu ◽  
Nao Ishiguro ◽  
Masato Nakade ◽  
Yukiko Ishitsuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Allergy Prevention ◽  
Prenatal Education ◽  
Pediatric Allergy ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background Allergic diseases in infants have dramatically increased in developed countries during the past few decades. To date, extensive research has been done on risk factors for allergies in infancy, and preventive measures against it. However, the effect of the primary approach to preventing infants' allergy still remains limited. The aim of this trial is to evaluate whether prenatal education interventions, including the latest public research results on allergic diseases, prevent the infant allergies onset. Methods/Design We designed a randomized, controlled, two-arm (standard prenatal education vs our education), parallel-group, assessor-blind, trial. A sample of 120 pregnant women will be recruited at Chiba Aiyukai Kinen hospital and allocation is by computer-generated randomization. Pregnant women in the intervention arm participate in the childbirth education program established by the specialist and a pediatric allergy educator. The program was developed based on evidences supporting interventions on primary prevention, which are suggested to be beneficial to infant’s allergies in recent studies. The primary objective of the study is to determine whether it is possible to establish effective behaviors for allergy prevention during early infancy in pregnant women who participate in an educational program developed by pediatric allergy specialists. Four months after birth, their behaviors will be compared against those of pregnant women who did not participate in the program. Discussion Allergies are common in many individuals worldwide, and can be present from babyhood through the person’s lifetime. One of the strong points of this study is that it will provide pregnant women with accumulated information on preventive knowledge against allergy that can be effective in some cases, and women can apply a combination of these behavior before and after pregnancy. The results of our program will be publicized to help change the behaviors of mothers, and if the program is effective for preventing allergies in infants, it will be disclosed worldwide as a new preventive measure for allergy in infants.

scholarly journals The Effect of An Educational Program for Pregnant Women to Prevent Allergic Diseases In Infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Ito ◽  
Yoko Nezu ◽  
Nao Ishiguro ◽  
Masato Nakade ◽  
Yukiko Ishitsuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Allergy Prevention ◽  
Prenatal Education ◽  
Pediatric Allergy ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background Allergic diseases in infants have dramatically increased in developed countries during the past few decades. To date, extensive research has been done on risk factors for allergies in infancy, and preventive measures against it. However, the effect of the primary approach to preventing infants' allergy still remains limited. The aim of this trial is to evaluate whether prenatal education interventions, including the latest public research results on allergic diseases, prevent the infant allergies onset. Methods/Design We designed a randomized, controlled, two-arm (standard prenatal education vs our education), parallel-group, assessor-blind, trial. A sample of 120 pregnant women will be recruited at Chiba Aiyukai Kinen hospital and allocation is by computer-generated randomization. Pregnant women in the intervention arm participate in the childbirth education program established by the specialist and a pediatric allergy educator. The program was developed based on evidences supporting interventions on primary prevention, which are suggested to be beneficial to infant’s allergies in recent studies. The primary objective of the study is to determine whether it is possible to establish effective behaviors for allergy prevention during early infancy in pregnant women who participate in an educational program developed by pediatric allergy specialists. Four months after birth, their behaviors will be compared against those of pregnant women who did not participate in the program. Discussion Allergies are common in many individuals worldwide, and can be present from babyhood through the person’s lifetime. One of the strong points of this study is that it will provide pregnant women with accumulated information on preventive knowledge against allergy that can be effective in some cases, and women can apply a combination of these behavior before and after pregnancy. The results of our program will be publicized to help change the behaviors of mothers, and if the program is effective for preventing allergies in infants, it will be disclosed worldwide as a new preventive measure for allergy in infants.

scholarly journals The effect of an educational program for pregnant women to prevent allergic diseases in infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Nakamura ◽  
Nao Ishiguro ◽  
Eiji Naru ◽  
Yukiko Ishitsuka ◽  
Masato Nakade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Allergy Prevention ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Prenatal Education ◽  
Pediatric Allergy ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background Allergic diseases in infants have dramatically increased in developed countries during the past few decades. To date, extensive research has been done on risk factors for allergies in infancy, and preventive measures against them. However, the effect of the primary approach to preventing infantile allergy is still limited. The aim of this trial is to evaluate whether prenatal education interventions, including the latest public research results on allergic diseases, prevent the onset of infant allergies. Methods/design We designed a randomized controlled, two-arm (standard prenatal education vs our education), parallel-group, assessor-blind trial. A sample of 120 pregnant women will be recruited at Chiba Aiyu-kai Kinen Hospital and allocation is by computer-generated randomization. Pregnant women in the intervention arm participate in the childbirth education program established by the specialist and a pediatric allergy educator. The program was developed based on evidences supporting interventions on primary prevention, which are suggested to be beneficial to infantile allergies in recent studies. The primary objective of the study is to determine whether it is possible to establish effective behaviors for allergy prevention in early infancy in the children of pregnant women who participate in an educational program developed by pediatric allergy specialists. Four months after birth, their behaviors will be compared against those of pregnant women who did not participate in the program. Discussion Allergies are common in many individuals worldwide, and can be present from babyhood through the person’s lifetime. One of the strong points of this study is that it should provide pregnant women with accumulated information on preventive knowledge against allergy, that can be effective in some cases, and that women can apply a combination of these behaviors before and after pregnancy. The results of our program will be publicized to help change the behaviors of mothers, and, if the program is effective, for preventing allergies in infants, it will be disclosed worldwide as a new preventive strategy for allergy in infants. Trial registration UMIN-CTR, ID: UMIN000034730 Retrospectively registered on 1 December 2018.

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention in Reducing New International Postgraduates’ Acculturative Stress in Malaysian Public Universities: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musheer Abdulwahid Al-Jaberi ◽  
Muhamad Hanafiah Juni ◽  
Hayati Kadir Shahar ◽  
Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail ◽  
Murad Abdu Saeed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

BACKGROUND Universities around the world, including Malaysia, have attracted many international students from different countries. Research has reported that acculturative stress resulting from international students’ attempts to adjust to the cultures of host countries is one of the most challenging issues that affects their lives in general and academic lives in particular. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on acculturative stress among new postgraduate international students joining Malaysian public universities. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial design with Malaysian public universities as the unit of randomization will be used in this study. Public universities will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to be either in the intervention (educational program) or control group (waiting list). Participants in the intervention group will receive 7 sessions in 9 hours delivered by an expert in psychology and the researcher. The control group will receive the intervention once the 3-month follow-up evaluation is completed. RESULTS The data will be analyzed using the generalized estimation equation with a confidence interval value of 95%; significant differences between and within groups are determined as <i>P</i>&lt;.05. The results of the study underlie the effectiveness of educational program in decreasing acculturative stress of new international students and enabling them to cope with a new environment. The results of this study will contribute to previous knowledge of acculturative stress, acculturation, and adjustment of international students. Furthermore, such results are expected to play a role in raising university policy makers’ awareness of their postgraduate international students’ acculturative stress issues and how they can help them avoid such stress and perform well in their academic life. CONCLUSIONS We expect that the intervention group will score significantly lower than the wait-list group on the immediate and 3-month postintervention evaluation of acculturative stress and achieve a higher level of adjustment. Results will have implications for international students, policy makers at universities, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education, and future research. CLINICALTRIAL Clinical Trials Registry India CTRI/2018/01/011223; http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/showallp.php?mid1= 21978&amp;amp;EncHid=&amp;amp;userName=Muhamad%20Hanafiah%20Juni INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT PRR1-10.2196/12950

scholarly journals Scale development and an educational program to reduce the stigma of schizophrenia among community pharmacists: a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoo Fujii ◽  
Manako Hanya ◽  
Kenta Murotani ◽  
Hiroyuki Kamei
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Factor I ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Factor Ii

Abstract Background Stigma associated with mental disorders is rooted among many pharmacists, and represents a major barrier to patient support in community-based psychiatry. We developed an assessment scale that is specifically designed to assess the level of stigma that pharmacists may have toward schizophrenia, and then examined the effects of reducing stigma with an educational program that focuses on communication with patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (PDS) using the newly developed Stigma Scale towards Schizophrenia for Community Pharmacists (SSCP). Methods SSCP was developed by exploratory factor analysis with promax rotation based on responses from 822 randomly selected community pharmacists. Furthermore, a randomized controlled trial was conducted for 115 community pharmacists to clarify the effects of reducing the stigma of schizophrenia using an educational program for them with a focus on communication with PDS. Participants were individually allocated to two groups: educational lecture group (56; only attending a lecture on schizophrenia) or contact-based intervention group (59; communicating with PDS and attending the lecture). The stigma assessment using SSCP was conducted immediately before and after the educational intervention. Results A total of 4 factors and 27 items were extracted from the exploratory factor analysis to comprise the SSCP. Cronbach’s α of SSCP, social distance at professional pharmacy service (factor I), attitudes towards PDS (factor II), self-disclosure (factor III), and social distance in personal (factor IV) were 0.89, 0.88, 0.76, 0.62, and 0.62, respectively. Educational program-related changes of the median (interquartile range) total SSCP score from baseline were − 9.0 (− 16.0 – − 5.0) in the contact-based intervention group and − 3.0 (− 7.0–1.0) in the educational lecture group, reflecting a significant reduction of stigma levels in the contact-based intervention group. On examining the SSCP subscales, scores for factor I and factor II significantly improved. The educational program was more effective for pharmacists aged 20–39 years or with negligible experience of communicating with PDS at work and/or in private life. Conclusions SSCP and the educational program for community pharmacists that focuses on communication with PDS were useful for assessing and reducing, respectively, the stigma attached by these pharmacists to schizophrenia. Trial registration UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000043189, registered on January 30, 2021), Retrospectively registered.

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