Cyber-Moms Facing Motherhood

Mothers and mothers-to-be often become e-health users because of their need for sharing emotional and practical parental experiences. In this sense, web forums seem to positively contribute to parenting skills and transition to motherhood. This study aims at exploring how 379 Italian mothers use two Italian forums, the manifest and latent contents of their interactions, and the emotional connections between their own maternal experiences and the e-group dynamics. The qualitative analysis of 7433 comments pointed out five main themes, describing how mothers make sense of their experiences through the online dimension: the group; I am; personal experience; perspective knowhow; tech-moms. This study confirms that parenting experience represents a big challenge for rising mothers. Moreover, it shows that the e-groups can alternatively reproduce a peer group functioning and a feeding breast, a reassuring container with holding functions, or a “toilet breast”, encouraging progressive as well as regressive movements.

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Gender in cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research ◽

10.15171/jcvtr.2018.34 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 197-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tatiana N. Enina ◽

Vadim A. Kuznetsov ◽

Anna M. Soldatova ◽

Tatiana I. Petelina ◽

Dmitriy V. Krinochkin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Group Dynamics ◽

Systemic Inflammation ◽

Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Neurohormonal Activation ◽

Tissue Inhibitors ◽

Group I ◽

Tnf Α ◽

Cardiac Resynchronisation ◽

Resynchronisation Therapy

Introduction: Gender differences in cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) response are not clear enough. This study aimed to assess gender influence on systemic inflammation, neurohormonal activation, fibrosis in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and CRT. Methods: We compared group I (61 men) and group II (16 women) of patients undergoing CRT. Plasma levels of Nt-proBNP, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), C-reactive protein, galectin-3 (Gal-3), metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 1 and 4 (TIMP-1, TIMP-4), ratio MMP-9/TIMP-1, MMP-9/TIMP-4 were measured. According to dynamics of left ventricular end-systolic volume patients were classified into non-responders, responders, super-responders. Results: Women more likely had left bundle branch block (81.3 vs 47.5%, P = 0.016), were more super-responders (66.7 vs 30.5%). Both groups showed decrease of IL-6 (P < 0.05), TNF-α (P < 0.001; P < 0.05), NT-proBNP (P = 0.001; P < 0.05), Gal-3 (P < 0.05). In women there was decrease of IL-6 by 44.4 vs 23.5% in men (P = 0.029), TNF-α by 41.4 vs 30.9%, NT-proBNP by 73.3 vs 46% (P = 0.002), Gal-3 by 82.3 vs 64.9% (P < 0.05). Group I also showed decrease of IL-10 by 34.2% (P < 0.05). Group dynamics of TIMP-1 was opposite: men showed tendency to reduction of TIMP-1 (P = 0.054), women showed increase of TIMP-1 (P < 0.05). Besides, men showed decrease of MMP-9 (P < 0.05) and ratio MMP-9/TIMP-4 (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The best response to CRT is associated with female gender explained by greater decrease of neurohormonal activation, systemic inflammation and fibrosis. The revealed opposite dynamics of TIMP-1 in the groups can demonstrate the existence of gender features of matrix metalloproteinase system activity and their tissue inhibitors.

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Effectiveness of Child To Child Approach on Practice of Hand Washing Among School Children in a Selected School at Mangalore

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1708739 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 08 (01) ◽

pp. 15-21

Author(s):

Smitha Mariam Mathew ◽

Sujatha R.

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Test Score ◽

Peer Group ◽

Rural School ◽

Hand Washing ◽

P Value ◽

Research Approach ◽

Group I ◽

Post Test

Abstract Objective: Effectiveness of child to child approach on practice of hand washing. Design: Quantitative evaluative research approach & pre experimental - One group pre-test post-test design was used. Setting: This study was conducted in a selected rural school (Aided higher primary school, Pavoor- Harekala) at Mangalore. Participants: The populations covered were school children in the age group 9-10 years who met the inclusion criteria and studying in a rural school at Mangalore. 75 students from Aided higher primary school within the age 9-10 years and studying in 4th to 5th class were selected by using purposive sampling. Main outcome measures: Main outcome measure was whether the school children are able to practice the hand washing technique. Data collection was collected by using Demographic proforma and Checklist (to assess the practice of hand washing). Results: Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean post-test score on hand washing of group 1 (12.46) and group 2 (12.05) was higher as compared with pre-test score of group I (12.46) and group II (12.05) and the “p” value is <0.05. So the child to child approach was effective to teach the children hand washing technique. There was no association between the selected demographic variables and pre-test hand washing scores Conclusions: This study concludes that through proper training and motivation by peer group, that is child to child approach was an effective method to teach the children healthy habits like hand washing and other common issues concerning children.

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Challenging gender stereotypes: Theory of mind and peer group dynamics

Developmental Science ◽

10.1111/desc.12345 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 999-1010 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Kelly Lynn Mulvey ◽

Michael T. Rizzo ◽

Melanie Killen

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Mind ◽

Group Dynamics ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Peer Group ◽

Peer Group Dynamics

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A Social-Ecological Approach to Addressing Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Schools: Focusing on Group Processes and Social Dynamics

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders ◽

10.1177/1063426617742346 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 11-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jessica Trach ◽

Matthew Lee ◽

Shelley Hymel

Keyword(s):

Group Dynamics ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Social Dynamics ◽

Peer Group ◽

Group Processes ◽

Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Social Emotional Development ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Positive Effects

A substantial body of evidence verifies that social-emotional learning (SEL) can be effectively taught in schools and can reduce the prevalence and impact of emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) among children and youth. Although the positive effects of SEL on individual student’s emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes have been investigated in some detail in recent years, most studies have focused on evaluating programs aimed at directly training social and emotional competencies with a focus on the individual. Far less is known about the role of interpersonal group dynamics and systems functioning at the levels of the peer group, classroom, and school community. Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and Harris’s group socialization theory, this article reviews the literature on SEL and group dynamics to identify the ways in which existing SEL frameworks already encapsulate social group processes that contribute to the promotion of positive social-emotional development of children and youth. The goals of this contribution are twofold: (a) to document how EBP can be attenuated by addressing group-level processes that already exist within SEL practices and (b) to provide educators with specific SEL strategies to address group dynamics in their classrooms to optimize outcomes for all students, including students with EBP.

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speech understandability of repaired cleft palate patients pre and post caregiver training

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1055/s-0039-1699189 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 40 (02) ◽

pp. 122-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L jobe andrea ◽

Joan d′mello ◽

Sanjay Kumar

Keyword(s):

Cleft Palate ◽

Parent Training ◽

Peer Group ◽

Positive Change ◽

Caregiver Training ◽

Team Members ◽

Group I ◽

Language Problems ◽

At Home

ABSTRACT Background: Treating speech and language problems in repaired cleft palate patients in india is still an uphill task due to lack of facilities. this study attempted to use parents as team members for the speech management of cleft palate patients in andhra pradesh, india. objectives: to investigate whether a positive change in speech understandability for individuals with cleft palate will result froma parent-administered intervention program.Materials and methods: Twenty-eight parents had enrolled for the speech camp held in september 2004. the parent-training program at the speech camp ensured that parents were given adequate awareness. out of the 28, 18 (64.28%) reported for one follow-up, referred to in this article as group i. ten (35.72%) out of the 28 came for two consecutive follow-ups, referred to in this article as group ii.Results: Pre and post training understandability scores obtained in the known context (reciting a familiar poem in the native language, counting 1 to 10) and unknown context (peer group names, family information, describing their journey from home to hospital) for group i and group ii were evaluated. results revealed that a higher percentage of cases showed significant improvement in understandability in the unknown context after treatment. unknown context can be considered a measure to assess speech understandability after training. further, it shows that parent training without practice at home may not show the desired results.Conclusion: This study reveals that parents can effect a positive change in the speech understandability of their children following training, provided the exercises are carried out regularly at home and the parents report for the follow-up assessments and guidance.

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A personal experience

Prosthetics and Orthotics International ◽

10.3109/03093649109164656 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 162-162

Author(s):

David Bailey

Keyword(s):

Personal Experience ◽

Wedge Osteotomy ◽

Coxa Vara ◽

Flexion Deformity ◽

Group I ◽

Femoral Shortening ◽

The Right ◽

Knee Disarticulation ◽

Fixed Flexion Deformity

David Bailey, who is 14 years old, has a left transverse total forearm deficiency and bilateral longitudinal femur partial deficiencies. The latter fall into Torode and Gillespie's Group I, with marked femoral shortening. A wedge osteotomy was performed for his gross right coxa vara, which was successful, but an intractable fixed flexion deformity of the right knee led eventually to a knee disarticulation being performed.

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