scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of Prenatal Training on Anxiety Sensitivity and Control in Stress-Prone Pregnant Women: A Case-Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
sara amouzande ◽  
Mojgan Agah Heris
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Pregnancy Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Control ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Mood changes during pregnancy are very common and (DSM-V) highlights major mood, anxiety andpersonality disorders in pregnant women. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness ofprenatal training on modulating anxiety sensitivity and anxiety control perception in stress-prone pregnantwomen. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 125 volunteers by convenience sampling methodand 40 persons were randomly selected and divided into two groups (experimental and control). Eachindividual has answered the pregnancy anxiety, anxiety control perception and anxiety sensitivityquestionnaires before and after training. During the training, experimental techniques and healthy lifestylewere taught to the experimental group during 8 sessions of 120 minutes. Experimental results indicate thatstress management training combined with healthy lifestyle techniques increased anxiety control perception(p <0.05), while decreasing perceived stress and pregnancy anxiety in stress-prone pregnant women (p<0.05). Moreover, the results show that psychological training during pregnancy, such as relaxation andhealthy lifestyle, reduces pregnancy anxiety, perceived stress and increases anxiety control perception inpregnant women prone to stress. However, the training sessions did not have a positive effect on anxietysensitivity.

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of Prenatal Training on Anxiety Sensitivity and Control in Stress-prone Pregnant Women

2022 ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Sara Amouzandeh ◽  
Mojgan Agah Heris ◽  
Gholam Hossein Javanmard
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Effect of Music Therapy on Problem-Solving Skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Zeinab Sirous Jahedi ◽  
Nasser Amini Khoi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

<p>The aim of the present research was study of the impact of music therapy on problem-solving skills of 4 to 6 years old children in Tehran. This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population was all 4 to 6 years old children in region 2 of Tehran. Using the random sampling method, the study sample was chosen in two experiment (15 individuals) and control (15 individuals) groups.   The experiment group received 12 sessions of music therapy and the control group was waiting for treatment meanwhile. To evaluate the problem-solving skill in children, the three subscales of Wechsler’s Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) were used, including: mazes, cubes and arithmetic.  Analysis of data obtained from the questionnaires was conducted in two parts of descriptive and inferential. The data analysis indicated the significant increase of problem-solving average score of the experiment group compared to the control group.</p>

scholarly journals The influence of the dynamics and the level of maturity of the cortical functions as a prerequisite for the development of speech in children

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Maja Davidovic ◽  
Jadranka Otasevic ◽  
Nada Dobrota-Davidovic ◽  
Ivana Petronic ◽  
Dragomir Davidovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Physiological Changes ◽  
Articulation Disorder ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cortical Responses ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Waveform Amplitude ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Introduction/Objective. The development of speech is the result of interaction of different systems of the cortex, which gradually acquires the ability of phonological presentation and motor control, in the presence of a series of physical and physiological changes in the morphology of the articulation system. The objective of the study was to examine the impact of laterality and cortical responses on the development of speech in children. Methods. Research is a quasi-experimental design with two groups. The sample covered 60 children from Belgrade, of both sexes, ages 5.5?7 years, divided into two groups, experimental (30) and control (30). We used the following instruments: test for assessing laterality and ascertaining evoked potentials. Results. On the visual lateralization subtest there was a statistically significant difference (?2 = 7.56, p < 0.05) between the observed groups. The visual evoked potentials on all measured parameters gave a statistically significant difference between the groups: waveform cortical responses ? left (?2 = 30.00, df = 1, p < 0.05); cortical responses ? right (?2 = 6.667, df = 1 , p < 0.05); waveform amplitude ? left (?2 = 13.469, df = 1, p < 0.05); amplitude ? right (?2 = 40.00, df = 1, p < 0.05), somatosensory potentials (?2 = 18.261, df = 1, p <0.05); waveform amplitude (?2 = 12.000, df = 1, p < 0.05); waveform latency (?2 = 5.455, df = 1, p < 0.05). Conclusion. Visual laterality, as well as visual and somatosensory cortical responses to stimuli is better in children without the present articulation disorder, which could be used for timely prevention planning.

Effects of the Your Family, Your Neighborhood Intervention on Neighborhood Social Processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-246
Author(s):  
Daniel Brisson ◽  
Stephanie Lechuga Peña ◽  
Nicole Mattocks ◽  
Mark Plassmeyer ◽  
Sarah McCune
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Neighborhood Social Cohesion ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Larger Sample

Abstract The objective of this study was to ascertain whether participation in the Your Family, Your Neighborhood (YFYN) intervention, an intervention for families living in low-income neighborhoods, leads to improved perceptions of neighborhood social cohesion and informal neighborhood social control. Fifty-two families in three low-income, urban neighborhoods participated in the manualized YFYN intervention. In this quasi-experimental study treatment families (n = 37) in two low-income neighborhoods received YFYN and control families (n = 15) from one separate low-income neighborhood did not. Families receiving YFYN attended 10 two-hour skills-based curriculum sessions during which they gathered for a community dinner and participated in parent- and child-specific skills-based groups. Treatment families reported increases in both neighborhood social cohesion and informal neighborhood social control after receiving YFYN. However, families receiving YFYN did not experience statistically significant improvements in perceptions of neighborhood social cohesion or informal neighborhood social control compared with nontreatment families. In conclusion, the delivery of YFYN in low-income neighborhoods may improve perceptions of neighborhood social cohesion. Further testing, with randomization and a larger sample, should be conducted to provide a more robust understanding of the impact of YFYN.

scholarly journals The mixed effects of a package of multilevel interventions on the health and care of pregnant women in Zinder, Niger

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. e001200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesaire T Ouedraogo ◽  
K Ryan Wessells ◽  
Rebecca R Young ◽  
Ibrahim Foungotin Bamba ◽  
M Thierno Faye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Iron Folic Acid ◽  
Rural Niger ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Study Design

BackgroundAnaemia is prevalent among pregnant women in rural Niger and antenatal care (ANC) attendance is suboptimal. We designed a programmatic intervention including community-based behaviour change communication, provision of essential drugs (including iron folic acid (IFA) supplements) and quality improvement activities at selected integrated health centres (IHCs).ObjectiveTo assess the impact of the programmatic intervention on: (1) utilisation of ANC, (2) adherence to daily IFA supplementation and (3) prevalence of adequate gestational weight gain (GWG) and anaemia among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger.MethodsUsing a quasi-experimental study design comparing a cohort of women at baseline to another cohort of women at endline, 18 IHCs and surrounding villages were randomly assigned to time of enrolment over 1 year. A baseline survey was implemented among randomly selected pregnant women in 68 village clusters. Subsequently, the intervention was rolled out and an endline survey was implemented 6 months later in the same villages.ResultsMean age in the baseline (n=1385) and endline (n=922) surveys was 25.8±6.4 years. The percentage of pregnant women who reported attending any number of ANC and an adequate number of ANC for their gestational age, respectively, was not significantly different between the endline and the baseline surveys. Pregnant women in the endline survey were more likely to have received IFA (60.0% vs 45.8%, OR: 2.7 (1.2, 6.1)); and the proportion of pregnant women who reportedly consumed IFA daily in the previous 7 days was significantly higher in the endline than in the baseline survey (46.4% vs 32.8%, OR: 2.8 (1.2, 6.5)). There was no impact on the prevalence of adequate GWG or anaemia.ConclusionsThe programmatic intervention resulted in a modest increase in the number of pregnant women who reported receiving and consuming IFA supplements as recommended, but did not affect ANC attendance and nutritional status.

Real Versus Sample-Based Differences in Comparative Family Business Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Jorissen ◽  
Eddy Laveren ◽  
Rudy Martens ◽  
Anne-Mie Reheul
Keyword(s):  
Management Training ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Versus Sample ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Educational Degree ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceived Environmental Uncertainty

This article analyzes the impact of not controlling for “demographic sample” differences on research results in the area of comparative family/nonfamily business research. Using different statistical methods with and without control for “demographic sample” differences, the results show that controlling for these firm demographics in a bivariate as well as a multivariate framework is very important to discover “real” differences between family and nonfamily firms. We found “real” differences for export, budgeting, variable reward systems, profitability and gender, educational degree, and tenure of the CEO. Strategy, networking, long-term planning and control systems, perceived environmental uncertainty, growth, and management training, classified by prior empirical research as different between family and nonfamily firms, do not differ.

scholarly journals Transit-oriented economic development: The impact of light rail on new business starts in the Phoenix, AZ Region, USA

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (13) ◽  
pp. 2838-2862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Credit
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Initial Increase ◽  
New Business Formation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
New Business ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of Phoenix’s light rail system, which opened in 2008, on new firm formation in specific industries. Individual business data from 1990–2014 are used in a quasi-experimental adjusted-interrupted time series (AITS) regression to compare the impact of the transit system’s construction on new business starts in ‘treatment’ and ‘control’ areas before and after the opening of the line. Findings show that the transit adjacency is worth an 88% increase in knowledge sector new starts, a 40% increase in service sector new starts and a 28% increase in retail new starts at the time the system opened, when compared with automobile-accessible control areas. However, the light rail also appears to suffer from a ‘novelty factor’– after the initial increase in new establishment activity in adjacent block groups, the effect diminishes at the rate of 8%, 6% and 7% per year, respectively. The results also provide insight into the spatial extent of light rail impacts to new business formation, with areas 1 mile from stations observing 21% fewer retail new business starts and 12% fewer knowledge sector new starts than areas within a quarter of a mile of stations.

scholarly journals The Impact of Experimental Learning Techniques in Improving the Capability of Career Planning for Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Septiani Zaroh
Keyword(s):  
Career Planning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Planning Ability ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Experimental Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The research is based on the low level of career planning ability of students in middle school. The main objective of the study is to know the impact of experimental learning techniques in improving the career planning ability of students. The research method used is quasi-experimental design. The subjects of the study were students of Class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Kalitidu. Bojonegoro academic year 2016/2017 which selected by purposive sampling technique. The technique of data analysis using the t-test to compare the gain value of experiment group and control group. The results showed t score is -8,303 and p score is 0,00 it means that experimental learning techniques can improve the career planning ability of the student than the conventional method.

scholarly journals Efektifitas Pendampingan Minum Tablet Tambah Darah (TTD) Oleh Kader Posyandu terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hb Ibu Hamil di Puskesmas Kota Palangka Raya

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Seri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control

Anemia is one of the indirect causes of maternal mortality. The Government of Indonesia has made efforts to overcome anemia, including by giving iron tablets to pregnant women. To improve maternal compliance in consuming iron tablet healthcare workers should include family/cadres in the supervision of food and medicine. This study aims to know the effectiveness of accompaniment drinking iron tablet By Cadres Against Increasing Hb Level of Pregnant Women at Puskesmas Kota Palangka Raya. This research is a quasi-experimental design using "nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design" approach. Sampling technique total sampling is with the number of samples of 62 people divided into 2 groups, 31 intervention groups, and 31 control groups. In the intervention group involving cadres as moderate blood-boosting drink companions in the control group without blood-boosting companions. The analysis technique used for the intervention and control group is using the Wilcoxon test. The result of intervention group statistic test get p-value = 0,000 (

scholarly journals The Impact of an Android Application on Compliance With Iron Supplementations in Pregnant Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-244
Author(s):  
Enny Susilawati ◽  
◽  
Yuli Suryanti ◽  
Lia Artika Sar ◽  
Ika Murtiyarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Iron Supplements ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Background: Monitoring the adherence of pregnant women to taking iron supplements indicates controlling the appropriateness of taking a certain number of supplements. This increases the odds of effective iron absorption; a process that occurs by consuming at least 30 iron pills a month to prevent gestational anemia. This study aimed to determine the effects of monitoring pregnant women’s compliance in taking up iron supplements through an Android application in Jambi City, Indonesia. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental single group study with a pre-test-post-test design. The study subjects included 50 pregnant women in their third trimester referring to 3 maternity Hospitals in Jambi City, Indonesia, in 2020. Initial data were obtained through Hemoglobin (Hb) measurements before being given a monitoring application and subsequent Hb level checks after giving the application. The obtained data were analyzed by t-test and Mann-Whitney U test in SPSS v. 16. A significance level of 5% was considered. Results: The results obtained in the initial examination indicated that the minimum Hb level was equal to 7.3 g/dL and the maximum level was measured as 11.2 g/dL. After the intervention, the Hb level increased to a minimum of 7.6 g/dL and a maximum of 12.2 g/dL. The Mann-Whitney U test data suggested a significant difference in the degree of compliance of pregnant women with iron supplementation (P=0.010). Conclusion: Monitoring through the Android application increased pregnant women’s compliance with taking iron supplements and presented a linear impact on increasing their Hb level.

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