scholarly journals Telepractice in School-age Children Who Stutter: A Controlled Before and After Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of MIDA-SP

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatella Tomaiuoli ◽  
Francesca Del Gado ◽  
Sara Marchetti ◽  
Lisa Scordino ◽  
Diletta Vedovelli
Keyword(s):  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Before And After Study

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a general reorganization of rehabilitation services in Italy. The lockdown in Italy led to the use of telepractice for the delivery of speech therapy, including stuttering. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effectiveness of the MIDA-SP (Tomaiuoli et al., 2012), delivered online for school-age children who stutter. A non-randomized controlled pre- and post-treatment study included an experimental group (11 children) receiving a telepractice adaptation of MIDA-SP and a historical control group (11 children) receiving in-person MIDA-SP. Both groups had been assessed with SSI-4 and OASES-S pre- and post-treatment. No statistically significant differences were found between the two modes of delivery. These findings suggest that MIDA-SP treatment delivered via telepractice is effective for school-age children who stutter.

scholarly journals A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Passive Accessory Joint Mobilization on Acute Ankle Inversion Sprains

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 984-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Green ◽  
Kathryn Refshauge ◽  
Jack Crosbie ◽  
Roger Adams
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Joint Mobilization ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Ankle Inversion ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Support Time

Abstract Background and Purpose. Passive joint mobilization is commonly used by physical therapists as an intervention for acute ankle inversion sprains. A randomized controlled trial with blinded assessors was conducted to investigate the effect of a specific joint mobilization, the anteroposterior glide on the talus, on increasing pain-free dorsiflexion and 3 gait variables: stride speed (gait speed), step length, and single support time. Subjects. Forty-one subjects with acute ankle inversion sprains (<72 hours) and no other injury to the lower limb entered the trial. Methods. Subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups. The control group received a protocol of rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE). The experimental group received the anteroposterior mobilization, using a force that avoided incurring any increase in pain, in addition to the RICE protocol. Subjects in both groups were treated every second day for a maximum of 2 weeks or until the discharge criteria were met, and all subjects were given a home program of continued RICE application. Outcomes were measured before and after each treatment. Results. The results showed that the experimental group required fewer treatment sessions than the control group to achieve full pain-free dorsiflexion. The experimental group had greater improvement in range of movement before and after each of the first 3 treatment sessions. The experimental group also had greater increases in stride speed during the first and third treatment sessions. Discussion and Conclusion. Addition of a talocrural mobilization to the RICE protocol in the management of ankle inversion injuries necessitated fewer treatments to achieve pain-free dorsiflexion and to improve stride speed more than RICE alone. Improvement in step length symmetry and single support time was similar in both groups.

scholarly journals The effect of peer support education on dental caries prevention behavior in school age children at age 10-11 years old

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debby Syahru Romadlon ◽  
Taufan Bramantoro ◽  
Muhammad Luthfi
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Caries Prevention ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Age ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Dental caries is an infectious disease and it is preceded by a progressive demineralization in hard tissue surface of the crown. Dental caries is one of the most common diseases that experienced by school-age children. Health education on the prevention of dental caries and peer support education method can improve the behavior of caries prevention. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of peer support education on dental caries prevention behavior in children of school age. Method: This study is a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest control group design. The sampling technique is simple random sampling. The study was conducted in SDN Bandulan 3 Sukun Malang with 35 respondents (experimental group) and in SDN Bandulan 2 Sukun Malang with 35 respondents (control group). The experimental group was treated using peer support education while the control group was given health education with the lecture method. The data of student’s dental caries prevention behavior (knowledge and attitudes) is obtained through a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-tests with significant p value <0.05. Result: The results showed the average score of knowledge in the experimental group at 20.48 and knowledge among respondents in the control group amounted to 18.02, and the average total score of the attitude of the respondents in the experimental group at 20.08 and in control group of 17.77. Results of independent t test analysis test that there is a significant difference in the average scores of knowledge and attitudes of respondents in the experimental group and the control group (p value 0.000, <0.05). Conclusion: Health education with peer support education method is effective in improving dental caries prevention behavior in children at school age.

The Effect of Combined Internet Diet Behavior Intervention On School-Age Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueyan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoran Liu ◽  
Lin Gao ◽  
Xiaomei Li
Keyword(s):  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Behavior Intervention ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
External Eating ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background With the development of the economy and the improvement of people's quality of life, the problem of children's eating behavior is a common phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of combined internet dietary behavior intervention on the dietary behavior of school-age children. Methods A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted among school-age children aged 6–12 years and their parents. A total of 480 children participated, 240 in the experimental group and 240 in the control group. The children in the experimental group were given dietary behavior intervention for 2 months. The intervention was conducted through face-to-face lectures and WeChat; the children in the control group did not make any intervention. The school-age children’s eating behavior scale (CSCEBQ) was used to evaluate the eating behavior of all children at baseline and 2 months. The rank-sum test and X2 test were used to analyze the data. Results At baseline, the experimental group and the control group had no significant differences in the scores of the six dimensions of food fussiness, food responsiveness, satiety responsiveness, unhealthy eating habits, external eating, craving for junk food (p > 0.05). After 2 months, in addition to the food preference dimension, the dietary behavior scores of the children in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group in other dimensions (p ≤ 0.01). Conclusions Compared with the control group, the children in the experimental group improved in food fussiness, food responsiveness, unhealthy eating habits, external eating, dietary restriction, craving for junk food. This study increases the knowledge of using WeChat to intervene, and evaluated the impact of using CSCEBQ on children’s diet, and provides a more scientific and effective basis for the clinical intervention of children with eating behavior problems.

scholarly journals Effects of Trunk Exercise on Unstable Surfaces in Persons with Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9135
Author(s):  
Pei-Yun Lee ◽  
Jhen-Cih Huang ◽  
Hui-Yu Tseng ◽  
Yi-Ching Yang ◽  
Sang-I Lin
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Trunk Control ◽  
Peak Displacement ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Subacute Stage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Improving balance-related ability is an important goal in stroke rehabilitation. Evidence is needed to demonstrate how this goal could be better achieved. Aim: Determine if trunk exercises on unstable surfaces would improve trunk control and balance for persons in the subacute stage of stroke. Design: An assessor-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: Inpatients in the department of rehabilitation in a general hospital. Population: Patients who suffered a first-time stroke with onset from one to six months. Methods: Inpatients with stroke were assigned to upper limb exercises (control group, n = 17) or trunk exercises on unstable surfaces (experimental group, n = 18) to receive training twice a week for six weeks, in addition to their daily conventional stroke rehabilitation. Sensorimotor function tests, including hand grip, plantar sensitivity, stroke rehabilitation assessment of movement and Fugl-Meyer lower extremity motor scale, and clinical outcome assessments, including Trunk Impairment Scale and 6 m walk test, were conducted before and after six weeks of training. The center of the pressure area while maintaining static posture and peak displacement while leaning forward, as well as the average speed of raising the unaffected arm, were measured in sitting without foot support, sitting with foot support and standing to reflect trunk control, sitting balance and standing balance, respectively. Results: The between-group differences in the sensorimotor functions were nonsignificant before and after training. Compared with the control group, the experimental group had significantly greater forward leaning and faster arm raising in sitting without foot support, higher Trunk Impairment Scale total score, and shorter 6 m walking time after training, but not before training. Conclusion: Trunk exercises on unstable surfaces could further improve trunk control, the ability to raise the unaffected arm rapidly in sitting, and walking for persons in the subacute stage of stroke. This intervention may be considered to be included in stroke rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Self-help guided by trained lay providers for generalized anxiety disorder in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Landreville ◽  
Patrick Gosselin ◽  
Sébastien Grenier ◽  
Pierre-Hugues Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background Only a small proportion of older patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) seek professional help. Difficulties in accessing treatment may contribute to this problem. Guided self-help based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (GSH-CBT) is one way of promoting access to psychological treatment. Moreover, because the therapist’s role in GSH-CBT is limited to supporting the patient, this role could be assumed by trained and supervised lay providers (LPs) instead of licensed providers. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of GSH-CBT guided by LPs for primary threshold or subthreshold GAD in older adults. Methods We will conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial comparing an experimental group receiving GSH-CBT guided by LPs (n = 45) to a wait-list control group (n = 45). Treatment will last 15 weeks and will be based on a participant’s manual. Weekly telephone sessions with LPs (30 min maximum) will be limited to providing support. Data will be obtained through clinician evaluations and self-assessment questionnaires. Primary outcomes will be the tendency to worry and severity of GAD symptoms. Secondary outcomes will be anxiety symptoms, sleep difficulties, functional deficit, diagnosis of GAD, and cognitive difficulties. For the experimental group, measurements will take place at pre- and post-treatment and at 6 and 12 months post-treatment. For the control group, three evaluations are planned: two pre-treatment evaluations (before and after the waiting period) and after receiving treatment (post-treatment). The efficacy of GSH-CBT will be established by comparing the change in the two groups on the primary outcomes. Discussion This project will provide evidence on the efficacy of a novel approach to treat GAD in older adults. If effective, it could be implemented on a larger scale and provide many older adults with much needed mental health treatment through an expanded workforce. Trial registration The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT03768544, on December 7, 2018.

scholarly journals Pendidikan kesehatan dengan teknik bermain kartu edukasi dapat membentuk perilaku jajanan sehat pada anak usia sekolah

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Dewi Marianthi ◽  
Ismail Ismail ◽  
T Alamsyah ◽  
Wirda Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

The behavior of school-age snacks, for the most part, does not meet health requirements, so there is a risk of various health problems or diseases. The need for health education for appropriate school-age children to shape healthy snacks, one of which is by playing. The objective research an after community service, it is expected that school-age children consume healthy snacks while in school. Methods, the research design was quasi-experimental, the treatment group received an intervention in the form of providing health education about healthy snacks through playing techniques using educational cards, using healthy snacks, while the control group was carried out with health education about distributing leaflets. The study sample of 100 people consisted of 50 intervention groups and 50 in the control group—analysis data using Dependent T-Test. Results, there were differences in healthy snack behavior before and after treatment, and there were differences in scores of the value of the knowledge, skills, and attitude variables about healthy snacks before and after treatment (p= 0,001), between the intervention group and the control group. In conclusion, there is an increase in the amount of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthy snacks for Banda Aceh students after providing health education. Suggestion, there needs to support from all of the institutions had related to form healthy snacks behavior among all students in elementary school.

Reduction in Bacterial Loading Using MTAD as an Irrigant in Pulpectomized Primary Teeth

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Farhin ◽  
PM Viral ◽  
P Thejokrishna ◽  
M Sajjad
Keyword(s):  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Bacterial Load ◽  
Agar Plate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Plate Method ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reduction in bacterial loading uing MTAD as an irrigating solution in pulpectomized primary teeth. Study design: A randomized, controlled clinical trial was performed that included primary teeth with pulp necrosis. Sixty necrotic canals were included, 30 irrigated with MTAD (experimental group) and 30 with 1% Na0Cl solution (control group); in all cases, 2 microbiological samples from within the canals were taken with sterile paper points, the first after the canal opening and before the first irrigation, and the second after instrumentation and final irrigation, before obturation. All samples were evaluated by Agar plate method. Results: The results were statistically analyzed by student ‘t’ test. After analyzing samples before and after irrigation in the control group (NaOCl), we found a significant decrease of bacterial load ( p = &lt; 0.001). The same occurred in the MTAD group samples ( p = &lt; 0.001). When both groups were compared post irrigation, a statistically significant difference was observed in favor of MTAD. Conclusion: MTAD can be suggested as an alternative irrigant for pulpectomy of necrotic teeth.

scholarly journals Lifestyle intervention as a treatment for obesity in school-age-children in Celaya, Guanajuato: An experimental study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza ◽  
Rosalina Diaz-Guerrero ◽  
Ma. Laura Ruiz-Paloalto
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Age ◽  
Consent Forms ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction: Obesity is a risk factor in chronic diseases, and its frequency among children in Mexico is increasing. Objective: To determine the effect of lifestyle intervention as a treatment for obesity in school-age-children from Celaya, Mexico.Methodology: For this experimental study, four schools were randomly selected. Children and parents participated voluntarily and signed consent forms. Two schools were chosen as the experimental group and the other two formed the control group. Age, gender, weight, height, BMI and blood pressure were recorded for each participant. Intervention: Children and parents were asked to walk in their schools for 30 minutes a day Monday through Friday and to attend 8 instructional sessions over a period of four months dedicated to the selection and preparation of meals. Statistical Analysis: The OR and 95% CI were calculated to determine the effect of the intervention; a Z-test for two proportions for overweight and obesity in the control and experimental groups were carried out for comparison.Results: 157 children were included in the experimental group and 144 in the control group. To compare the proportions of the overweight and the obese between the groups, a Z-test = - 0.36 (p-value 0.72) were obtained showing no effect of the intervention in lifestyle; OR =1.09, 95% CI (0.67, 1.77). It was adjusted according to the attendance to the sessions resulting in an OR = 2.00, 95% CI (0.69, 5.77), demonstrating that not attending the sessions was a confounder.Conclusions: Intervention in lifestyle should be measured over a longer period of time in order to determine what effects it may have on changes in body mass index.

The effects of eye masks on post-operative sleep quality and pain in school-age children with CHD

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Wang-Sheng Dai ◽  
Wen-Peng Xie ◽  
Jian-Feng Liu ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Hua Cao
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Open Heart Surgery ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Post Operative Pain ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of eye masks on the sleep quality and pain of school-age children with CHD after surgery. Methods: Forty school-age children with CHD who underwent open-heart surgery in the Cardiac Surgery Department of a provincial hospital in China from January 2020 to December 2020 were selected. The children were randomly divided into the experimental group (n = 20) and the control group (n = 20). Children in the control group were given routine sleep care, and the children in the experimental group were given a sleep intervention with eye masks for three nights following the removal of tracheal intubation. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to evaluate the sleep quality of the children. The Children’s Pain Behaviour Scale was used to evaluate the pain of the children. Results: After three nights of receiving the eye masks intervention, the sleep quality scores of the children in the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05) and the sleep quality of the children in the experimental group was higher. The pain scores of the children in the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the children in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05), and the children in the experimental group suffered less post-operative pain. Conclusion: Eye masks are a simple, safe and economical intervention, that is beneficial for improving the post-operative sleep quality and relieving post-operative pain in school-age children with congenital heart disease.

scholarly journals Integrated Sanitation and Hygiene Program to Curb the Case of Helminthiasis: An Experimental Study Among School-Age Children in a Coastal Town in the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-98
Author(s):  
Mary Jane Bercasio Botabara-Yap ◽  
Leomel Jezter Bellosillo
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction: Approximately 24% of the world’s populations, mostly school-age children, are infected with soil-transmitted helminthes; with the majority in tropical and subtropical areas. The Philippine islands are endemic to soil-transmitted helminth with approximately 25 million Filipinos at risk of acquiring the infection. Despite the deworming program of the Department of Health (DOH), re-infection is very common. This study investigated the effect of integrated sanitation and hygiene program among the second grade students of a coastal town in the Philippines. Methods: Utilizing quasi-experimental study, two group pretest and posttest design, 70 participants from the elementary school of a coastal town in the Philippines were chosen randomly to join the study.  Results: Overall result showed that experimental group maintained a zero re-infection during the first and second months after the intervention; while the control had one case of re-infection. Moreover, result showed significant difference during pretest and posttest on knowledge (p = <0.05) and self-efficacy (p = <0.05) but not significant on practice (p = 0.77). Analyzing the two groups, significant difference was noted between the experimental and control group on knowledge (p = <0.05) and self-efficacy (p = <0.05), with the experimental group faring better after one and two months post intervention; but no significant difference was noted on practice, one and two months post intervention (p = 0.56, 0.43). The odds of the experimental group acquiring helminthiasis was 68% lower than the control group but is not considered significant (OR = 0.32; p = 0.49). Discussion: The program was successful in reducing the re-infection of helminthiasis and is recommended that continuous health education on hygiene and sanitation must be considered in the home and school.  

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