scholarly journals Developmental Traits of Impulse Control Behavior in School Children under Controlled Attention, Motor Function, and Perception

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 922
Author(s):  
Hsin-Yung Chen ◽  
Ling-Fu Meng ◽  
Yawen Yu ◽  
Chen-Chi Chen ◽  
Li-Yu Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Control ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Controlled Attention ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Developmental Traits

This research surveyed the characteristics of the developmental traits of impulse control behavior in children through parent-report questionnaires. After matching for gender and attention behavior, as well as controlling for variables (motor and perception) which might confound impulse control, 710 participants (355 girls and 355 boys; grade, 1–5; age, 7–12 years) were recruited from a database of 1763 children. Results demonstrated that there was a significant difference between grade 1 and grade 5 in impulse control. Conversely, no significant differences were found when comparing other grades. The present findings indicate that a striking development of impulse control occurs from grade 4 to 5. Moreover, the plateau of impulse control development from grade 1 to 4 implies that a long transition period is needed to prepare children to develop future impulse control. In conclusion, the age-dependent maturation associated with stage-wise development is a critical characteristic of impulse control development in school age children. Further discussions are made regarding this characteristic, such as from the perspective of frontal lobe development.

Detection of Circulating Tissue Factor and Factor VII in a Normal Population

1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (05) ◽  
pp. 772-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sybille Albrecht ◽  
Matthias Kotzsch ◽  
Gabriele Siegert ◽  
Thomas Luther ◽  
Heinz Großmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Factor ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Factor Vii ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
And Gender

SummaryThe plasma tissue factor (TF) concentration was correlated to factor VII concentration (FVIIag) and factor VII activity (FVIIc) in 498 healthy volunteers ranging in age from 17 to 64 years. Immunoassays using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were developed for the determination of TF and FVIIag in plasma. The mAbs and the test systems were characterized. The mean value of the TF concentration was 172 ± 135 pg/ml. TF showed no age- and gender-related differences. For the total population, FVIIc, determined by a clotting test, was 110 ± 15% and the factor VIlag was 0.77 ± 0.19 μg/ml. FVII activity was significantly increased with age, whereas the concentration demonstrated no correlation to age in this population. FVII concentration is highly correlated with the activity as measured by clotting assay using rabbit thromboplastin. The ratio between FVIIc and FVIIag was not age-dependent, but demonstrated a significant difference between men and women. Between TF and FVII we could not detect a correlation.

Hearing Technology Use and Management in School-Age Children: Reports from Data Logs, Parents, and Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 883-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Gustafson ◽  
Todd A. Ricketts ◽  
Anne Marie Tharpe
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
System Use ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss

Background: Consistency of hearing aid and remote microphone system use declines as school-age children with hearing loss age. One indicator of hearing aid use time is data logging, another is parent report. Recent data suggest that parents overestimate their children’s hearing aid use time relative to data logging. The potential reasons for this disparity remain unclear. Because school-age children spend the majority of their day away from their parents and with their teachers, reports from teachers might serve as a valuable and additional tool for estimating hearing aid use time and management. Purpose: This study expands previous research on factors influencing hearing aid use time in school-age children using data logging records. Discrepancies between data logging records and parent reports were explored using custom surveys designed for parents and teachers. Responses from parents and teachers were used to examine hearing aid use, remote microphone system use, and hearing aid management in school-age children. Study Sample: Thirteen children with mild-to-moderate hearing loss between the ages of 7 and 10 yr and their parents participated in this study. Teachers of ten of these children also participated. Data Collection and Analysis: Parents and teachers of children completed written surveys about each child’s hearing aid use, remote microphone system use, and hearing aid management skills. Data logs were read from hearing aids using manufacturer’s software. Multiple linear regression analysis and an intraclass correlation coefficient were used to examine factors influencing hearing aid use time and parent agreement with data logs. Parent report of hearing aid use time was compared across various activities and school and nonschool days. Survey responses from parents and teachers were compared to explore areas requiring potential improvement in audiological counseling. Results: Average daily hearing aid use time was ˜6 hr per day as recorded with data logging technology. Children exhibiting greater degrees of hearing loss and those with poorer vocabulary were more likely to use hearing aids consistently than children with less hearing loss and better vocabulary. Parents overestimated hearing aid use by ˜1 hr per day relative to data logging records. Parent-reported use of hearing aids varied across activities but not across school and nonschool days. Overall, parents and teachers showed excellent agreement on hearing aid and remote microphone system use during school instruction but poor agreement when asked about the child’s ability to manage their hearing devices independently. Conclusions: Parental reports of hearing aid use in young school-age children are largely consistent with data logging records and with teacher reports of hearing aid use in the classroom. Audiologists might find teacher reports helpful in learning more about children’s hearing aid management and remote microphone system use during their time at school. This supplementary information can serve as an additional counseling tool to facilitate discussion about remote microphone system use and hearing aid management in school-age children with hearing loss.

Continuing Education: Improving Perceived Competence in School Nurses

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 360-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda F. C. Bullock ◽  
M. Kay Libbus ◽  
Suzanne Lewis ◽  
Debra Gayer
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Significant Difference

An investigator-designed survey was used to determine if attendance at specific continuing education programs increased the perceived competence of school nurses who enrolled and completed the programs. Respondents were queried about the general content of six courses offered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in conjunction with the University of Missouri—Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing. Specific content areas were mental health concerns, suicide prevention, diabetes management, asthma management, seizure disorders, and developing clinical skills as they pertained to school-age children. Comparing a sample of school nurses who had attended the programs with a group whom had not, a statistically significant difference was found in the participant group who reported higher self-perceived competence than the nonparticipant group in all content areas. Results of the study suggest that school nurses who attend specific continuing education programs feel more competent in practice than nurses who do not attend.

Antecedent Pausing as a Direct Instruction Tactic for Adolescents with Severe Behavioral Disorders

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Primary Method ◽  
Frustration Tolerance ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Response Generalization ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Low Frustration Tolerance

The lecture is the primary method of instructional presentation in secondary schools. Unfortunately, many students with short attention spans, low frustration tolerance, limited impulse control, and other behavioral disorders find difficulty acquiring and maintaining information delivered via the lecture format. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an instructional pause procedure on the English grammar performance of 8th and 9th grade students with severe behavioral disorders. Specifically, the author investigated whether instruction incorporating a modification of Rowe's Pause Procedure resulted in correct identification of verbs on English worksheets. The results show at least moderate increases in verb identification in 7 of the 8 students participating in the procedure. Additionally, evidence of response generalization (mixed verb production) shows a statistically significant difference following verb identification training.

Characteristics of Parent- and Child-Reported Anxiety in Psychostimulant Medication Naïve, Clinically Referred Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type (ADHD-CT)

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alasdair Vance ◽  
Jan Costin ◽  
Rebecca Barnett ◽  
Ernest Luk ◽  
Paul Maruff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Child Report ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Primary School Age

Objective: Anxiety is a frequent comorbid condition in referred primary school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type (ADHD-CT), yet there has been relatively little systematic research of the nature of this comorbid anxiety. We describe the characteristics of parent-reported child anxiety disorders and child-reported anxiety disorders in primary school-age children with ADHD-CT. Method: A cross-sectional study of 75 clinically-referred psychostimulant medication naïve children with ADHD-CT examining separately parent and child reports of anxiety, defined categorically and dimensionally. A two-year follow up of 12 children with parent-reported child anxiety and 12 children with child-reported anxiety was also completed. Results: There was no significant association between the child and parent reports of anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), separation anxiety disorder (SAD), specific phobia (SpPh) and social phobia (SoPh) were the most common anxiety disorder diagnoses reported by parents and children. Two-year follow-up data revealed no decrease in the parent report but a significant decrease in the child report of anxiety disorders. Conclusions: The dissonance between the parent report of child anxiety and the child report of anxiety, emphasizes the importance of careful and thorough clinical assessment of the child's perspective. The nature of parent-reported child anxiety and children's self-report of anxiety requires further systematic research.

scholarly journals Dietary Habits and Nutritional Knowledge among Primary School Children in Fayoum Governorate

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Rabab Gad Abd El-Kader ◽  
Hanem Awad Mekhamier ◽  
Azza El-Sayed Ali Hegazy
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Study Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fayoum Governorate

Background and aim: Improving the eating habits of children is essential to reduce the future burden of non-communicable illnesses. Nutritional diseases affect higher than 30% of school age children. This study aimed to assess the dietary habits and nutritional knowledge among primary school age children in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt.Study design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was utilized. Setting: The study was implemented in three governmental mixed primary schools in EL-Fayoum city; Egypt, that were selected randomly. Sample: Cluster random sample techniques used for selecting of the study group consisted of 300 students aged from 10-12 years for both sexes attending grade five and six. Tools: three tools of data collection consisted of: 1- self-administered questionnaire comprised socio-demographic data of the students and parents, and students’ knowledge about nutrition, 2- the students’ dietary habits as consumption of the breakfast, drinking water, 3- Health assessment sheet to assess the students’ nutritional status including weight, height, BMI, and appearance.The study findings revealed that 69.3% of the study group were underweight, 36.3% were stunted, and 6.7%, 3.3% were overweight and obese respectively. About 45% had fair knowledge while 34% had good knowledge about the nutrition. More than half of the students had unhealthy dietary behavior and appearance. There was a statistically significant difference (P: 0<0.00) between the academic performance of the school children and their HAZ while there was no statistically significant difference between the academic performance of the students and their WAZ (P: 0.264).Conclusions: underweight is highly prevalent among the primary school students followed by stunting. Most of the students had unhealthy dietary habits and unhealthy appearance while around half of them had fair knowledge about nutrition. The current study recommended developing a nutritional health program for primary school children about the proper nutrition.

scholarly journals Ownership Structure of the Organisation as a Determinant of Human Resource Management in the Context of Transition Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Branka Zolak Poljašević ◽  
Gordana Ilić ◽  
Darko Milunović
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Republic

Transition period of the post-socialist countries and opening of their markets have led to the positive shift in understanding the role of employees in organizations and the importance of proper management of this specific resource. An important factor in spreading modern principles of human resource management in transition countries is the arrival of foreign companies on their market. In that context, this paper focuses on the relationship between the ownership structure of the organisation and the level of development of the core activities of human resource management. The subject of the empirical research was companies which operate on the territory of the Republic of Srpska, and employ more than 200 employees. Empirical data were collected by using questionnaire, and some of them were generated from the official websites of the observed companies. Testing of hypothesis was performed with the Analysis of Variance. The research results show that in the foreign-ownedcompanies there is a statistically significant difference in the level of development ofhuman resources management, compared to the state-owned and national privatecompanies. On the other hand, among foreign-owned companies, which differ in thecountry of origin of the majority owner and the number of years in business in thedomestic (BiH/RS) market, there is no statistically significant difference in the levelof development of basic activities of human resource management.

Reference Intervals for Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein and Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Chinese Han Ethnic Males from the Fangchenggang Area Male Health and Examination Survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Qin ◽  
Liwen Lin ◽  
Zengnan Mo ◽  
Hui Lv ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carcinoembryonic Antigen ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Male Health ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Reference Limits ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Serum Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Serum Cea ◽  
Normally Distributed

Objectives We calculated upper 95% reference limits for serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) according to the CLSI/NCCLS C28-A3 guideline. Material and methods Serum samples from 1400 healthy male subjects were collected from the Fangchenggang Area Male Health and Examination Survey (FAMHES). Serum AFP and CEA values were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay on COBAS 6000 system E601 (Elecsys module) immunoassay analyzers. Results Serum AFP and CEA values were not normally distributed but log normally distributed. The upper 95% reference limits of the reference intervals were ≤4.76 IU/mL (nonparametric) or ≤4.56 IU/mL (parametric) for AFP and ≤5.57 ng/mL (nonparametric) or ≤5.82 ng/mL (parametric) for CEA. The distribution of AFP levels was found to be consistent between the non-smoking and smoking (p=0.740) and non-drinking and drinking groups (p=0.698). The distribution of serum CEA levels was significantly higher in the smoking than the non-smoking group (p<105), whereas there was no significant difference in this respect between the non-drinking and drinking groups (p=0.147). A significant increase with age was found both for serum AFP and CEA levels, and the age-dependent reference intervals were calculated. Conclusions The reference intervals for serum AFP and CEA show a slight deviation compared to previously reported reference levels. Distinct reference intervals of serum CEA must be established for smoking and non-smoking populations. In addition, age-dependent reference intervals should be implemented in clinical laboratories.

THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS HEEL SLOPES ON LUMBOSACRAL BIOMECHANICAL ANGLES IN STUDENTS WITH HYPER LORDOSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-217
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Saiediborojeni ◽  
Hamideh Mashalchi ◽  
Somayeh Mahdavikian ◽  
Masoud Fallahi ◽  
Soheil Saiediborojeni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Lordosis ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Sacral Slope ◽  
School Age ◽  
Spinal Disorders ◽  
Parametric Test ◽  
Physical Mobility ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Posture disorders in school-age children are highly frequent. Poor movement and lack of physical mobility are the main causes of physical weaknesses. Thus, corrective exercises with the aim of solving these problems are significant. The aim of this study was an evaluation of the effects of various heel slopes on lumbosacral biomechanical angles in students with hyperlordosis. In this quasi-experimental study, 15 female students who were di- agnosed with hyperlordosis, participated in this study. They were divided into 3 groups (n=5) and performed corrective exercises on +3.7°, 0°, and -3.7° slopes for 8 weeks, 3 times a week. The changes in the lumbar lordosis angle (LLA), sacral based angle (SBA), and lumbosacral angle (LSA) were determined. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18 software using non-parametric test followed by the Krus- cal-wallis test. P<0.05 was considered significant. The results indicated no significant difference regarding the changes in LLA, SBA, and LSA in students with hyperlordosis (p>0.05) de- spite the decrease in the means of the angles in all groups. The results showed that by increasing the heel slope, the lumbo - sacral slope decreases also the lumbosacral angle decreases by decreasing the heel slope, this may indicate an association between these angles.The findings can help parents choose more appropriate shoes for their children to both prevent the incidence of posture dis- orders during childhood and spinal disorders in adulthood.

The Utility of Parent-Report Screening Tools in Differentiating Autism vs. ADHD in School-age Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Guttentag ◽  
Somer Bishop ◽  
Rebecca Doggett ◽  
Rebecca Shalev ◽  
Megan Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Social Responsiveness ◽  
School Age ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves ◽  
Parent Concerns

Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co-occur, challenging timely and accurate diagnosis. We assessed the performance of three parent-report measures in discriminating ASD from ADHD without ASD (ADHDw/oASD) in school-age verbally fluent children. We examined the Autism Symptom Interview (ASI) School-Age and two widely used parent questionnaires: Social Responsiveness Scale-2nd Edition (SRS-2) and Social Communication Questionnaire-Lifetime (SCQ-L). Receiver operating characteristic curves assessed each instrument’s performance against the best-estimate clinician DSM-5 diagnosis of ASD or of ADHDw/oASD (n=74, n=102, respectively; 6-11 years). These yielded moderate accuracies: AUC=0.85, 0.79, 0.78 for SCQ-L, ASI, SRS-2, respectively. AUC pairwise comparisons reached our statistical significance (p&lt;0.01) for the SCQ-L vs. the SRS-2. Within instruments, sensitivity and specificity varied across ASD cutoffs. Along with the between-instrument variability, this indicates that clinicians and researchers have valid options, depending on the settings and their goals. Comparing children correctly and incorrectly classified as ASD showed no differences in demographics, intellectual abilities, nor in any specific clinical profile(s), except for the degree of parent concerns across ASD- and comorbid psychopathology-related symptoms. Together, results suggest that complementing parent screeners with multiple sources may be needed to best differentiate school-age verbally fluent children with ASD vs. ADHDw/oASD.

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