scholarly journals A Serious Game Approach to Improve Food Behavior in Families—A Pilot Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Skouw ◽  
Anja Suldrup ◽  
Annemarie Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Food Behavior ◽  
Baseline Test ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Positive Effect

The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of a specially developed serious game to improve food behavior in families with children aged 5–13 years using mixed methods. Fourteen families were randomized into a game-group and a non-game-group and divided into age groups (game-children (GC), game-parents (GP), non-game-children (nGC), and non-game-parents (nGP)). The families completed a baseline test, a three-week intervention period with or without a game element, and a follow-up test. Qualitative results showed a positive change in food behavior in all families. Quantitative results mainly showed an effect in food neophobia as a decrease was seen in all groups; however, it was only significant (p < 0.05) in three groups (GP, nGC, nGP). No changes were seen in willingness to taste, and only limited changes in liking and number of words used to describe the stimuli. In conclusion, qualitative results showed positive change in the children’s food behavior in most families, indicating a positive effect of performing tastings and tasks together as a family—regardless of the presence of a game element. However, this was not as clear in the quantitative data, indicating that current quantitative tools are less suited to measure complex concepts like willingness to taste.

Grandchildren’s food workshop: Impact of an intergenerational cooking program on dietary habits, food courage, cooking skills and two-way interaction in Danish children and their grandparents

2021 ◽  
pp. 026010602199163
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Beck ◽  
Stine B. Nielsen ◽  
Kirsten S. Bjørnsbo
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dietary Data

Background: Good nutrition is a key aspect of health. Cooking activities can improve dietary habits, cooking skills and food courage in terms of courage to cook and taste new foods, in individuals of all ages. However, targeting both grandchildren and grandparents at the same time through intergenerational cooking activities, is new. Aim: This paper aims to present the impact of intergenerational cooking activities on dietary habits, food courage, cooking skills and two-way interaction between young and old participants in The Grandchildren’s Food Workshop. Methods: In this observational pilot study, the Danish Heart Foundation’s experimental cooking program for grandchildren and grandparents was developed and tested. The influence of the food workshop on the participants’ dietary habits, food courage, cooking skills and two-way interaction was assessed by a before and after questionnaire. McNemar’s and chi-squared tests were used to evaluate the effects. Results: A total of 180 grandchildren (10 to 12 years) and 183 grandparents participated in The Grandchildren’s Food Workshop. A total of 82 (46%) grandchildren (71% of which were girls) and 125 (68%) grandparents (83% of which were women) responded to the baseline and follow-up questionnaires. The impact on dietary habits and food courage was limited, while there was an impact on cooking skills in the grandchildren. The already good two-way interaction was unaltered. Conclusions: The findings indicate an impact on cooking skills among grandchildren participating in The Grandchildren’s Food Workshop, while the impact on dietary habits, food courage and two-way interaction between age groups was limited. Further research, including more detailed dietary data, should explore the significance of an intergenerational approach.

scholarly journals Annual Health Examination Didn’t Perform a Positive Effect in the Prevention of Hyperlipidemia and Hyperglycemia Through an Eight-Year Study in China

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Zhang ◽  
Xiaokui He ◽  
Xuehong Zhou ◽  
Hongyan Geng ◽  
Xiangyi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Health Management ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background: Annual health examination is recommended for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. However, whether it is effective for the prevention of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia remains unclear. Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical samples using the laboratory information system was performed. From 2012 to 2019, 5043 participants (1755 males and 3288 females) have completed the annual health examination for 8 consecutive years, which was the follow-up group. In the same period, 136,994 participants (the control group) had a health examination only 1 time. Serum levels of fasting triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and glucose (GLU) were measured.Results: Compared with 2019 of the control group, serum TC and GLU in the 8th year of the follow-up group increased markedly in some of age groups (p < 0.001). Serum TG and TC in the 8th year were much higher compared with the 1st year of the follow-up group, especially for the female (p < 0.001). Moreover, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia in the 8th year showed significant increase compared with the 1st year of the follow-up group and 2019 of the control group (all p < 0.05).Conclusions: Annual health examination didn’t perform a positive effect in the prevention of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. Health management should be paid more attention to prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Psychoeducational Training With High-Risk Rehabilitation Clients in a Field Office Setting - A Pilot Study

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Roy C. Farley ◽  
Bob L. Means ◽  
Robert L. Akridge ◽  
B. Douglas Rice
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Behavioral Effects ◽  
Relaxation Response ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Field Office ◽  
Successful Rehabilitation ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examined the cognitive, affective, and behavioral effects of psychoeducational training with 28 multiply disabled “high-risk” clients in a vocational rehabilitation field office. The findings indicate that, with the exception of the measure of general adjustment, psychoeducational training had a significant positive effect on the degree to which clients expressed self-defeating beliefs, experienced non-productive emotions, emitted the relaxation response, and controlled stress. At six months follow-up, clients receiving the training had a more successful rehabilitation program status than did clients not receiving the training.

scholarly journals Self-collection for under-screened women in a National Cervical Screening Program: pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Saville ◽  
D. Hawkes ◽  
E. Mclachlan ◽  
S. Anderson ◽  
K. Arabena
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Cervical Screening ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Instruction Sheet ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Collection Programs ◽  
Oncogenic Hpv

Background Commencing 1 December 2017, Australia introduced human papillomavirus (hpv)-based cervical screening. As part of this Australian renewed National Cervical Screening Program (ncsp) women who are either never- or under-screened and who refuse a practitioner collected sample will be able to collect their own sample for cervical screening. The aim of this study is to examine the quantitative results of a pilot study into the acceptability of the self-collection alternative pathway.Methods Eligible participants were offered the opportunity to collect their own sample. Those who agreed were given a flocked swab and an instruction sheet and took their own sample in an area of the health care clinic that afforded them adequate privacy. These samples were then given to clinic staff who returned them to Victorian Cytology Service (vcs) Pathology for hpv nucleic acid testing.Results Of 98 eligible women, seventy-nine undertook self-collection for hpv-based cervical screening. Seventy seven produced valid results, 14 were positive for oncogenic hpv, with 10 undertaking follow-up. Three women were found to have cervical squamous abnormalities with two of those being high-grade intraepithelial squamous lesions.Conclusion The pilot study for self-collection for cervical screening produced quantitative data that were similar to that already reported in the literature, but had a much higher rate of acceptance compared with self-collection programs based in the home.

scholarly journals Annual Health Examination Didn’t Perform a Positive Effect in the Prevention of Hyperlipidemia and Hyperglycemia Through an Eightyear Study in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
xiaohong zhang ◽  
xiaokui he ◽  
xuehong zhou ◽  
hongyan geng ◽  
xiangyi liu
Keyword(s):  
Health Management ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background: Annual health examination is recommended for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. However, whether it is effective for the prevention of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia remains unclear. Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical samples using the laboratory information system was performed. From 2012 to 2019, 5043 participants (1755 males and 3288 females) have completed the annual health examination for 8 consecutive years, which was the follow-up group. In the same period, 136,994 participants (the control group) had a health examination only 1 time. Serum levels of fasting triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and glucose (GLU) were measured.Results: Compared with 2019 of the control group, serum TC and GLU in the 8th year of the follow-up group increased markedly in some of age groups (p < 0.001). Serum TG and TC in the 8th year were much higher compared with the 1st year of the follow-up group, especially for the female (p < 0.001). Moreover, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia in the 8th year showed significant increase compared with the 1st year of the follow-up group and 2019 of the control group (all p < 0.05).Conclusions: Annual health examination didn’t perform a positive effect in the prevention of hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. Health management should be paid more attention to prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

scholarly journals Leukocyte-Reduced Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment of Basal Thumb Arthritis: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Loibl ◽  
Siegmund Lang ◽  
Lena-Marie Dendl ◽  
Michael Nerlich ◽  
Peter Angele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Dash Score ◽  
Mayo Wrist Score ◽  
Osteoarthritic Joint ◽  
Positive Effect

A positive effect of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection has been discussed for osteoarthritic joint conditions in the last years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate PRP injection into the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint. We report about ten patients with TMC joint osteoarthritis (OA) that were treated with 2 intra-articular PRP injections 4 weeks apart. PRP was produced using the Double Syringe System (Arthrex Inc., Naples, Florida, USA). A total volume of1.47±0.25 mL PRP was injected at the first injection and1.5±0.41 mL at the second injection, depending on the volume capacity of the joint. Patients were evaluated using VAS, strength measures, and the Mayo Wrist score and DASH score after 3 and 6 months. VAS significantly decreased from6.2±1.6to5.4±2.2at six-month follow-up (P<0.05). The DASH score was unaffected; however, the Mayo Wrist score significantly improved from46.5±18.6to67.5±19.0at six-month follow-up (P=0.05). Grip was unaffected, whereas pinch declined from6.02±2.99to3.96±1.77at six-month follow-up (P<0.05). We did not observe adverse events after the injection of PRP, except one occurrence of a palmar wrist ganglion, which resolved without treatment. PRP injection for symptomatic TMC OA is a reasonable therapeutic option in early stages TMC OA and can be performed with little to no morbidity.

A Pilot Study of Mobile Telephone Message Interventions with Suicide Attempters in China

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Chen ◽  
Brian L. Mishara ◽  
Xiao Xian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mobile Telephone ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quick Method ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
To Receive

Background: In China, where follow-up with hospitalized attempters is generally lacking, there is a great need for inexpensive and effective means of maintaining contact and decreasing recidivism. Aims: Our objective was to test whether mobile telephone message contacts after discharge would be feasible and acceptable to suicide attempters in China. Methods: Fifteen participants were recruited from suicide attempters seen in the Emergency Department in Wuhan, China, to participate in a pilot study to receive mobile telephone messages after discharge. All participants have access to a mobile telephone, and there is no charge for the user to receive text messages. Results: Most participants (12) considered the text message contacts an acceptable and useful form of help and would like to continue to receive them for a longer period of time. Conclusions: This suggests that, as a low-cost and quick method of intervention in areas where more intensive follow-up is not practical or available, telephone messages contacts are accessible, feasible, and acceptable to suicide attempters. We hope that this will inspire future research on regular and long-term message interventions to prevent recidivism in suicide attempters.

Management of Haemophilia in Sweden

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (03) ◽  
pp. 510-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Marie Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Factor Ix ◽  
Haemophilia A ◽  
Severe Haemophilia ◽  
Haemophilia B ◽  
Human Fraction ◽  
Mild Haemophilia

SummaryThe incidence of living haemophiliacs in Sweden (total population 8.1 millions) is about 1:15,000 males and about 1:30,000 of the entire population. The number of haemophiliacs born in Sweden in 5-year periods between 1931-1975 (June) has remained almost unchanged. The total number of haemophilia families in Sweden is 284 (77% haemophilia A, 23% haemophilia B) with altogether 557 (436 with A and 121 with B) living haemophiliacs. Of the haemophilia A patients 40 % have severe, 18 % moderate, and 42 % mild, haemophilia. The distribution of the haemophilia B patients is about the same. Inhibitors have been demonstrated in 8% of the patients with severe haemophilia A and in 10% of those with severe haemophilia B.There are 2 main Haemophilia Centres (Stockholm, Malmo) to which haemophiliacs from the whole of Sweden are admitted for diagnosis, follow-up and treatment for severe bleedings, joint defects and surgery. Minor bleedings are treated at local hospitals in cooperation with the Haemophilia Centres. The concentrates available for treatment in haemophilia A are human fraction 1-0 (AHF-Kabi), cryoprecipitate, Antihaemophilic Factor (Hyland 4) and Kryobulin (Immuno, Wien). AHF-Kabi is the most commonly used preparation. The concentrates available for treatment in haemophilia B are Preconativ (Kabi) and Prothromplex (Immuno). Sufficient amounts of concentrates are available. In Sweden 3.2 million units of factor VIII and 1.0 million units of factor IX are given per year. Treatment is free of charge.Only 5 patients receive domiciliary treatment, but since 1958 we in Sweden have practised prophylactic treatment of boys (4–18 years old) with severe haemophilia A. At about 5-10 days interval they receive AHF in amounts sufficient to raise the AHF level to 40–50%. This regimen has reduced severe haemophilia to moderate. The joint score is identical with that found in moderate haemophilia in the same age groups. For treatment of patients with haemophilia A and haemophilia B complicated by inhibitors we have used a large dose of antigen (factor VIII or factor IX) combined with cyclophosphamide. In most cases this treatment produced satisfactory haemostasis for 5 to 30 days and prevented the secondary antibody rise.

Prognostic significance of C1–C2 facet malalignment after surgical decompression in adult Chiari malformation type I: a pilot study based on the Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Michael Lumintang Loe ◽  
Tito Vivas-Buitrago ◽  
Ricardo A. Domingo ◽  
Johan Heemskerk ◽  
Shashwat Tripathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Chiari Malformation ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Foramen Magnum ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Type I ◽  
Foramen Magnum Decompression ◽  
Swallowing Function ◽  
Chiari Malformation Type I

OBJECTIVEThe authors assessed the prognostic significance of various clinical and radiographic characteristics, including C1–C2 facet malalignment, in terms of surgical outcomes after foramen magnum decompression of adult Chiari malformation type I.METHODSThe electronic medical records of 273 symptomatic patients with Chiari malformation type I who were treated with foramen magnum decompression, C1 laminectomy, and duraplasty at Mayo Clinic were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative Neurological Scoring System scores were compared using the Friedman test. Bivariate analysis was conducted to identify the preoperative variables that correlated with the patient Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale (CCOS) scores. Multiple linear regression analysis was subsequently performed using the variables with p < 0.05 on the bivariate analysis to check for independent associations with the outcome measures. Statistical software SPSS version 25.0 was used for the data analysis. Significance was defined as p < 0.05 for all analyses.RESULTSFifty-two adult patients with preoperative clinical and radiological data and a minimum follow-up of 12 months were included. Motor deficits, syrinx, and C1–C2 facet malalignment were found to have significant negative associations with the CCOS score at the 1- to 3-month follow-up (p < 0.05), while at the 9- to 12-month follow-up only swallowing function and C1–C2 facet malalignment were significantly associated with the CCOS score (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that syrinx presence and C1–C2 facet malalignment were independently associated with the CCOS score at the 1- to 3-month follow-up. Swallowing function and C1–C2 facet malalignment were found to be independently associated with the CCOS score at the 9- to 12-month follow-up.CONCLUSIONSThe observed results in this pilot study suggest a significant negative correlation between C1–C2 facet malalignment and clinical outcomes evaluated by the CCOS score at 1–3 months and 9–12 months postoperatively. Prospective studies are needed to further validate the prognostic value of C1–C2 facet malalignment and the potential role of atlantoaxial fixation as part of the treatment.

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