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Mukesh Jain|Duangnate Rojanaporn|Bhavna Chawla|Gangadhar Sundar|Lingam Gopal|Vikas Khetan
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Retinoblastoma in Asia
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Sankara Nethralaya|Ramathibodi Hospital|Mahidol University|All India Institute of Medical Sciences|National University Hospital|National University of Singapore|National University Hospital|National University of Singapore|Sankara Nethralaya
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asiapacific region bears significant global burden retinoblastoma rb therefore understanding rb asiapacific region important based year 2013 population estimates 43 3452 8099 children global burden rb lives 6 countries asiapacific region 1486 children india 1103 children china 277 children indonesia 260 children pakistan 184 children bangladesh 142 children philippines exists wide disparity technological socioeconomical within countries region resulting varied pattern clinical presentation survival varies challenges developing nations technological also social opportunities emerge research study understand socioeconomical aspects disease develop interventions relevant culturally feasible economically possible steps include disease education counselling universal screening highly subsidizedfree cost treatment low socioeconomic strata raising funds government nongovernmental organizations sensitization training manpower screening diagnosis treatment developing new specialized centers teleophthalmology services rb rb2013 rb4380993452614861103277260184142
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2016.11.018
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Naomi Caselli|Zed Sevcikova Sehyr|Ariel M. Cohen-Goldberg|Karen Emmorey
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ASL-LEX: A lexical database of American Sign Language
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Boston University|San Diego State University|Tufts University|San Diego State University
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asllex lexical database catalogues information nearly 1000 signs american sign language asl includes following information subjective frequency ratings 2531 deaf signers iconicity ratings 2137 hearing nonsigners videoclip duration sign length onset offset grammatical class whether sign initialized fingerspelled loan sign compound information english translations available subset signs eg alternate translations translation consistency addition phonological properties sign type selected fingers flexion major minor location movement coded used generate sublexical frequency neighborhood density estimates asllex intended use researchers educators students interested properties asl lexicon interactive website database browsed downloaded available httpasllexorg
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https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201407-1338oc
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Jonathan S. Lee|Anna María Nápoles|Sunita Mutha|Eliseo J. Pérez?Stable|Steven E. Gregorich|Jennifer Livaudais?Toman|Leah Karliner
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Hospital discharge preparedness for patients with limited English proficiency: A mixed methods study of bedside interpreter-phones
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University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities|Office of the Director|National Institutes of Health|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
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assess effects bedside interpreterphone intervention hospital discharge preparedness among patients limited english proficiency lep mixedmethods study compared patientreported discharge preparedness knowledge medications followup appointments among 189 chinese spanishspeakers n 94 n 95 bedside interpreterphone implementation examined nurse residentphysician interpreterphone utilization focus groups prepost discharge preparedness care transitions measure mean 772 vs 785 p 062 patientreported knowledge followup appointments discharge medication administration side effects differ significantly prepost knowledge medication purpose increased bivariate 88 vs 97 p 002 propensity score adjusted analyses aor adjusted odds ratio 449 95 ci 109184 nurses physicians reported using interpreterphones infrequently discharge communication preferring inperson interpreters complex discharges direct communication family routine discharges postimplementation patients reported continued use adhoc family interpreters 43 interpretation 22 implementation bedside interpreterphone systems intervention consistently improve patientreported measures discharge preparedness possibly due limited uptake discharges hospital systems must better understand clinician preferences discharge communication successfully increase professional interpretation shift culture away using family members interpreters
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https://doi.org/10.33590/emjinnov/10314913
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David H. Gustafson|Robert P. Hawkins|Suzanne Pingree|Fiona McTavish|Neeraj Arora|John Mendenhall|David Cella|Ronald C. Serlin|Funmi M. Apantaku|James A. Stewart|Andrew L. Salner
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Effect of computer support on younger women with breast cancer
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University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin–Madison|Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences|University of Wisconsin–Madison|National Cancer Institute|University of Wisconsin–Madison|NorthShore University HealthSystem|University of Wisconsin–Madison|National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Wisconsin–Madison|Hartford Hospital|University of Wisconsin–Madison
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assess impact computerbased patient support system quality life younger women breast cancer particular emphasis assisting underservedrandomized controlled trial conducted 1995 1998five sites two teaching hospitals madison wis chicago ill two nonteaching hospitals chicago cancer resource center indianapolis ill latter three sites treat many underserved patientsnewly diagnosed breast cancer patients n 246 age 60experimental group received comprehensive health enhancement support system chess homebased computer system providing information decisionmaking emotional supportpretest two posttest surveys two fivemonth followup measured aspects participation care socialinformation support quality life twomonth followup chess group significantly competent seeking information comfortable participating care greater confidence doctors fivemonth followup chess group significantly better social support also greater information competence addition experimental assignment interacted several indicators medical underservice race education lack insurance chess benefits greater disadvantaged advantaged groupcomputerbased patient support systems chess may benefit patients providing information social support increasing participation health care benefits may largest currently underserved populations
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4704-y
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Fernanda Moura Borges|Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva|Luísa Helena de Oliveira Lima|Paulo César de Almeida|Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira|Ana Larissa Gomes Machado
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Health literacy of adults with and without arterial hypertension
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Universidade Federal do Piauí|Universidade Federal do Piauí|Universidade Federal do Piauí|Universidade Estadual do Ceará|Universidade Federal do Ceará|Universidade Federal do Piauí
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assess level health literacy adults without hypertension treated three basic health units ubs picos piaucrosssectional study conducted 357 adults data collected using questionnaire sociodemographic variables literacy assessed test functional literacy adults descriptive analysis performed followed association literacy exposure variables pearsons chisquared x2 test mannwhitney u testinadequate marginal health literacy found three units investigated 715 778 852 age years schooling factors associated inadequate literacy adults hypertension p00001inadequate literacy found 70 hypertensive patients investigated finding reinforces need improve selfcare skills hypertensive patients especially older ones years schooling
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https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s133148
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Lauren Reid|Penny Thomson|Markus Besemann|Nancy Dudek
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Going places: Does the two-minute walk test predict the six-minute walk test in lower extremity amputees?
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University of Ottawa
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assessing patients ability walk distance required community ambulation least 300 important amputee rehabilitation 2min walk test amputees cannot walk 300 thus 6min walk test may preferred fully validated population study examined convergent discriminative validity 6min walk test assessed whether 2min test could predict results 6min testa total 86 patients unilateral bilateral amputations syme transtibial knee disarticulation transfemoral level completed 6min walk test 2min walk test timed go test locomotor capabilities index version 5 houghton scale prosthetic use activityspecific balance confidence scalethe 6min walk test correlated tests r 057095 demonstrating convergent validity demonstrated discriminative validity respect age aetiology amputation klevel p 00001 2min walk test highly predictive 6min walk test distance r2 091the 6min walk test valid measure amputee ambulation however results suggest may necessary since 2min walk test strongly predicts 6min walk test clinicians could therefore save time using shorter test
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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0633
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Katherine R. Jones|Regina M. Fink|Evelyn Hutt|Carol P. Vojir|Ginnette A. Pepper|Jill Scott?Cawiezell|B. Karen Mellis
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Measuring Pain Intensity in Nursing Home Residents
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Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Denver|University of Colorado Health|University of Missouri|Denver VA Medical Center|University of Utah|Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Denver|University of Missouri|Denver VA Medical Center|University of Colorado Health|University of Utah|Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Health|University of Utah|University of Missouri|Denver VA Medical Center|University of Colorado Denver|Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|Denver VA Medical Center|University of Colorado Health|University of Utah|University of Colorado Denver|University of Missouri|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Denver|University of Colorado Health|University of Utah|University of Missouri|Denver VA Medical Center|Yale University|Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Denver|University of Colorado Health|University of Missouri|Denver VA Medical Center|University of Utah|Yale University|University of Colorado Hospital|University of Colorado Health|University of Utah|University of Missouri|University of Colorado Denver|Denver VA Medical Center
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assessing pain intensity nursing home residents remains challenge part multifaceted intervention study improve pain practices nursing homes quarterly pain assessments conducted 12 colorado nursing homes residents reported pain discomfort kind past 24 hours asked choose one three pain intensity scales quantify current highest level pain intensity also observed pain behaviors using feldts checklist nonverbal pain indicators residents preferred verbal descriptor scale almost 21 11point verbal numeric rating scale faces pain scale sex ethnicity associated differences scale preference onehalf residents reporting pain observable pain indicator monotonic relationship reported pain intensity number observed pain indicators improve pain assessment management nursing homes residents given choice pain intensity scales observed possible pain behaviors
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-67
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Kerstin E. E. Schröder|Michael P. Carey|Peter A. Vanable
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Methodological challenges in research on sexual risk behavior: II. Accuracy of self-reports
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Syracuse University|Syracuse University|Syracuse University
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assessing sexual behavior selfreport essential research variety health topics including pregnancy infertility sexually transmitted infections sexual health functioning recent methodological research provided new insights regarding accuracy selfreports sexual behavior review studies paying particular attention promising new development use computerassisted assessments collection sexual risk behavior data computers increased dramatically recent years little known accuracy assessments summarize evidence discuss methodological issues arise studies evaluating accuracy selfreports offer recommendations future research
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https://doi.org/10.1111/criq.12557
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Imad R. Makhoul|Michalle Soudack|Israel Goldstein|Tatiana Smolkin|Ada Tamir|Polo Sujov
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Sonographic Biometry of the Frontal Lobe in Normal and Growth-Restricted Neonates
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Meyer Children's Hospital|Haifa Medical Center|Meyer Children's Hospital|Technion – Israel Institute of Technology|Meyer Children's Hospital
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assessing impact restricted intrauterine growth neonatal frontal lobe fl dimensions important aimed create sonographic nomogram fl dimensions neonates different gestational ages ga evaluate impact small head circumference hc fl dimensions conducted sonographic biometry fl birth included 218 newborn infants born ga 2443 wk appropriate ga normal hc n 178 small ga small hc n 23 infants 5min apgar score 7 severe congenital malformations chromosomal abnormalities excluded coronal ultrasound scan via anterior fontanelle level lateral point left sylvian fissure best demonstrated drew triangle connecting lateral point sylvian fissure corpus callosum subcalvarian point interhemispheric fissure measured three sides triangle sylvianfontanellar distance sylviancallosal distance fontanellarcallosal distance calculated frontal triangular area four fl dimensions increased significantly 24 43 wk gestation appropriate ganormal hc small gasmall hc neonates strongly correlated hc birth weight regression lines ga sylvianfontanellar distance sylviancallosal distance fontanellarcallosal distance frontal triangular area appropriate ganormal hc group differed significantly small gasmall hc group p 005 male neonates significantly larger sylvianfontanellar sylviancallosal distances females p 001 p 0015 respectively conclusion fl measures increased significantly 24 43 wk gestation strongly correlated hc speculate sonographically small fetal hc implies growth restriction fetal fl
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00271.x
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Christine Eiser|Rachel Morse
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Quality-of-life measures in chronic diseases of childhood
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University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield
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assessment hta programme set
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810245
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Jennifer Hill|Harry West
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Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment
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University of the West of England|University of the West of England
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assessment feedback teachers gains consistently low satisfaction scores national surveys student satisfaction concern surrounding timeliness quality effectiveness equally heightened interest responsibility learners engaging feedback student assessment literacy might increased present results fiveyear longitudinal mixed methods enquiry thematically analysing semistructured interviews focus groups undergraduate students experienced dialogic feedforward course british university use inferential statistics compare performance pre postassessment intervention assessment consisted submitting draft coursework essay discussed evaluated facetoface course teacher selfreflective piece written assessment process final essay submitted summative grading evidence process asserted positive influence student learning experience number interrelated cognitive affective ways impacting positively upon learning behaviour supporting student achievement raising student satisfaction feedback advocate cyclic iterative approach dialogic feedforward facilitates learners longitudinal development programme teams offer systematic opportunities across curricula students understand rationale develop feedback literacy
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2017.08.002
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Constant Leung|Pauline Rea?Dickins
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Teacher Assessment as Policy Instrument: Contradictions and Capacities
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King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|University of Bristol
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assessment centre stage educational reform england wales past 15 years article argues official educational assessment policy essentially indifferent technical pedagogic epistemological issues related different forms assessment policymakers primarily concerned delivering educational success terms reportable rising levels attainment first part article provides contextualized account use assessment educational policy instrument consequences pedagogy curriculum provision focal point assessment english within national curriculum second section article amplifies central argumentthat policy uninterested technical educational issues involved assessmentby offering detailed critique limited impoverished nature infrastructure support available teachers carry teacher assessment particular reference assessment english pupils whose firsthome language language english research data used support observations arguments suggest urgent need clarify distinctions summative formative assessment assessment english first language english additional language grammarbased view english crosscurriculum discourse communicationoriented view english
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https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarbss/v11-i10/11011
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Emma Medland
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Assessment in higher education: drivers, barriers and directions for change in the UK
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University of Surrey
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assessment fundamental student learning achievement however whilst research consistently emphasises role assessment supporting development learner reality assessment processes practices higher education frequently indicated fall someway short article aims contribute shared understanding discourse surrounding assessment higher education uk presents synopsis role assessment curriculum change key drivers change inhibitory role dominant discourse assessment suggestions future development towards assessment learning culture considered means giving greater prioritisation assessment currently afforded
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.04.004
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Christopher Charles Deneen|Gavin Brown
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The impact of conceptions of assessment on assessment literacy in a teacher education program
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Nanyang Technological University|University of Auckland
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assessment literacy considered essential modern teaching time assessment literacy evolved include measurement assessment learning perspectives time research teachers conceptions purpose role assessment demonstrates increasing evidence impact teachers conceptions assessment practices conjunction two factors assessment literacy conceptions assessment adequately explored study addresses need examining impact masters level teacher education course educational assessment student teachers expressed literacy conceptions assessment achievement data collected interviews conducted class 32 preservice practicing teachers inferential analysis qualitative coding applied data analytical results included strong polarized affective component positive negative affective conceptions appeared independent level academic achievement academic achievement appeared play role allowing deeper articulation conceptions accompany particular conceptual changes findings suggest fluency factual knowledge ie assessment literacy enhanced conceptions assessment may influence application assessment literacy changed mediating influence assessment course implications results apparent disconnection assessment literacy teacher education practice explored
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-6-34
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Saqib Mahmood
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Reading Assessment Awareness: A Comparative Analysis of Public and Private School ESL Teachers in Pakistan
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GIFT University
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assessment literacy key importance ensure quality education meaningful learning processteaching conscious clever business teachers know arguably better know notthis quantitative study investigates reading assessment awareness level public private esl school teachers pakistan differences awareness levels twofor purpose valid reliable language assessment knowledge scale henceforth laks ozturk aydin 2019 adapted run 62 public private esl teachers using ms formsa descriptive statistical analysis run measure knowledge differences awareness levels public private esl teachersthe results study showed overall awareness level public private teachers satisfactory however private teachers found better awareness level reading assessmentthe findings study may useful teachers reevaluate perceptions terms reading assessment competence improve classroom practices
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276082
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Mumuni Baba Yidana|Al Salous Nasser Andre P.
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Economics Teachers’ Conceptions of Classroom Assessment
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University of Cape Coast|University of Cape Coast
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assessment literacy part economics teachers professional competence yet little attention form research undertaken area study therefore explored senior high school shs economics teachers conceptions purposes undertaking classroom assessment specific terms study investigated economics teachers understanding various motives inform assessment practices study also examined influence economics teachers demographic variables age gender teaching experience conceptions classroom assessment assessed influence formal training assessment teachers conceptions construct study descriptive type employed survey method participants study comprised 301 senior high school economics teachers drawn central ashanti regions ghana participants made 213 male 88 female teachers 50item version browns teachers conceptions assessment tcoa inventory scale adopted questionnaire study using testretest procedure twoweek interval tcoa also made provisions demographic data respondents different section administered 36 economics teachers reliability index 813 obtained data analyzed using mean ttest oneway analysis variance anova statistical techniquesthe findings study showed majority economics teachers mean score 301 consented idea classroom assessment leads improvement teaching learning well ensuring school accountability mean score 327 study also found gender age influence teachers conception assessment study recommends community learners organized experienced less experienced economics teachers enable exchange ideas various purposes classroom assessment
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https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1299171
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Fentabil Getnet|Meaza Demissie|Nega Assefa|Bizatu Mengistie|Alemayehu Worku
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Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in low-and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Jigjiga University|Addis Continental Institute of Public Health|Haramaya University|Haramaya University|Addis Ababa University
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assessment delays seeking care diagnosis tuberculosis essential evaluate effectiveness tuberculosis control programs identify programmatic impediments thus review studies aimed examine extent patient health system total delays diagnosis pulmonary tuberculosis low middle income countriesit done following preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses electronic databases searched retrieve studies published 2007 2015 including pubmed central springer link hinari google scholar searching terms pulmonary tuberculosis health care seeking health care seeking behavior patient delay diagnostic delay health system delay provider delay doctor delay retrieved studies systematically reviewed summarized using comprehensive metaanalysis softwareforty studies involving 18975 patients qualified systematic review 14 qualified metaanalysis median diagnostic delay ranged 30 3665 days iqr 44778 4199 days iqr 1550 21285 days iqr 1234 due patient health system delays respectively metaanalysis showed 42 pulmonary tuberculosis patients delayed seeking care month uneducated patients pooled 15 95ci 1119 sought initial care informal providers pooled 3 95ci 2339 higher odds patient delaydelay diagnosis still major challenge tuberculosis control prevention programs low middle income settings efforts develop new strategies better casefinding using existing systems improving patients care seeking behavior need intensified
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https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.107.183679
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Melissa Parsons|Sonya Glavac|Peter Hastings|Graham R. Marshall|James McGregor|Judith McNeill|Phil Morley|Ian Reeve|Richard Stayner
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Top-down assessment of disaster resilience: A conceptual framework using coping and adaptive capacities
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University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC|University of New England|Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
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assessment disaster resilience using index often key element natural hazard management planning many assessments undertaken worldwide emerging set seven common properties considered design disaster resilience assessment assessment purpose topdown bottomup assessment assessment scale conceptual framework structural design indicator selection data analysis index computation reporting interpretation introduce design australian natural disaster resilience index andri according common properties resilience assessment andri takes topdown approach using indicators derived secondary data national coverage andri hierarchical design based coping adaptive capacities representing potential disaster resilience coping capacity means people organizations use available resources skills opportunities face adverse consequences could lead disaster adaptive capacity arrangements processes enable adjustment learning adaptation transformation coping capacity divided themes social character economic capital infrastructure planning emergency services community capital information engagement adaptive capacity divided themes governance policy leadership social community engagement indicators collected determine status theme assessments disaster resilience develop worldwide reporting design standard practice track knowledge generation field enhance relationship applied disaster resilience assessment foundational principles disaster resilience
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.006
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Qian Ding|Xinjun Chen|Ray Hilborn|Yong Chen
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Vulnerability to impacts of climate change on marine fisheries and food security
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Shanghai Ocean University|Shanghai Ocean University|University of Washington|University of Maine
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assessment fisheries vulnerability climate change important step enhancing understanding decisionmaking reduce vulnerability study aimed provide analysis country level vulnerability focusing food security implications climatic disturbances marine fisheries comparative magnitude distribution potential food security impacts climatic disturbances marine fisheries assessed 109 countries scoring ranking countries set vulnerability criteria including metrics national exposure sensitivity adaptive capacity highlighting contribution marine fisheries national food nutrition security results showed developing countries africa asia oceania latin america appeared vulnerable key sources vulnerability differed considerably among countries countries vulnerable climateinduced effects marine fisheries twothirds depended domestic marine fisheries main source fish supply developing appropriate adaptation policies management plans reduce impacts changing climate great importance sustain food security highly vulnerable heavy marine fisheriesdependent countries
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.16054
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Clara Regina Brandão de Ávila|Adriana de Souza Batista Kida|Carolina Muniz Carvalho|Juliana Faleiros Paolucci
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Tipologia de erros de leitura de escolares brasileiros considerados bons leitores
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Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo
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assessment oral readingto characterize according variables public private school literacy types errors word reading presented typical elementarymiddle school students considered competent readers teachersparticipants study 151 students ages ranging 8 12 years 4th 7th grade public private schools students read list 38 words oral readings transcribed errors analyzed according frequency frequency errors calculated based possibilities errors presented used word listthe obtained results gave evidence errors presented typical students public private schools tested grades statistically significant progressive reduction errors orthographic decoding according literacy p00001 considering groups students private schools presented fewer errors global orthographic decoding compared students public schools p 00001the results suggest reading errors part learning process orthographic decoding rules errors progressively overcome literacy domain orthographic decoding independent context occurred prematurely dependent grapheme context
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https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205x.2017.1412121
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Timothy L. McAuliffe|Wayne DiFranceisco|Barbara R. Reed
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Low Numeracy Predicts Reduced Accuracy of Retrospective Reports of Frequency of Sexual Behavior
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Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin
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assessment frequency sexual behavior relies participants ability arithmetically aggregate information time across partners study examines effect numeracy arithmetic skills accuracy retrospective reports sexual behavior 91 days participants completed daily reports sexual activity participants completed survey sexual behavior period discrepancies surveybased diarybased measures frequency vaginal anal intercourse evaluated multiple regression analysis showed discrepancy retrospective diary measurements sexual intercourse increased lower numeracy p 0026 lower education p 0001 aggregate question format compared partnerbypartner format p 0031 higher frequency intercourse occasions p 0001 lower numeracy led 15fold increase adjusted mean 141209 discrepancy using aggregate question format 20fold increase adjusted mean 3776 using partnerbypartner format
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https://doi.org/10.2196/17162
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Orit Avidov?Ungar|Noga Magen-Nagar
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The Implications of Teachers' Professional Attributes on Assimilating a Computerized Learning and Management System in an Israeli School: A Case Study
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Achva Academic College|The Open University|Gordon College
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assimilating processes change teaching methods application school entail considerable difficultythe teachers ability skills professionalpedagogic entity process change first factor occurrence radical changethis study examines extent teachers professional attributes predict resistance change assimilating computerized learning management teaching system lms schoolteachers experimental high school israel participating comprehensive reform integrate computerized lms system schools israel participated studya questionnaire regarding resistance change distributed 60 teachers analyzed using path analysis structural equation modeling statistical amos 70 analysis moment structures software arbuckle 2006the findings indicate high level computer literacy amongst teachers predicts low resistance change school seniority predicts high resistance change key role schoolthe contribution study lies understanding till attributes considered background attributesthe study identifies unique impact teachers readiness assimilate change school
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https://doi.org/10.2196/cardio.8543
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Kenneth R. Koedinger|Elizabeth A. McLaughlin|Neil T. Heffernan
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A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of An On-Line Formative Assessment and Tutoring System
| 2,010 |
Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon University|Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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assistments webbased math tutor designed address need timely student assessment simultaneously providing instruction thereby avoiding lost instruction time typically occurs assessment article presents quasiexperiment evaluates whether assistments use effect improving middle school students yearend test scores data collected 1240 seventh graders three treatment schools one comparison school posttest 7th grade yearend test results indicate adjusting pretest 6th grade yearend test students treatment schools significantly outperformed students comparison school difference especially present special education students usage analysis reveals greater student use assistments associated greater learning consistent hypothesis useful tutoring system also found evidence consistent hypothesis teachers adapt whole class instruction based overall student performance assistments namely increased teacher use ie students use system often associated greater learning among students little use suggesting students may benefited teachers adapting wholeclass instruction based learned assistments use reports results indicate potential using technology provide students instruction assessment give teachers fast continuous feedback student progress
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https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2019.0234
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Russell Dowling|Bret Ericson|Jack Caravanos|Patrick Grigsby|Yaw Amoyaw-Osei
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Spatial Associations Between Contaminated Land and Socio Demographics in Ghana
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Pure Earth|Pure Earth|City University of New York|Pure Earth
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associations contaminated land socio demographics well documented highincome countries low middleincome countries however little known extent contaminated land possible demographic correlations important yet sparsely researched topic potentially significant public health implications exposure pollution remains leading source morbidity mortality lowincome countries study review associations several socio demographic factors population population density unemployment education literacy contaminated sites ghana within context correlation association intend show relationship two variables namely contaminated sites socio demographics aggregated district level 2010 census data ghana statistical service contaminated site location data pure earths toxic sites identification program tsip spatially evaluated using number sites per kilometer squared within districts unit measurement found low medium positive correlation range 0285 0478 contaminated sites following socio demographics higher population density higher unemployment greater education higher literacy rate results support previous studies suggest several socio demographic factors may reasonably accurate predictors contaminated site locations research targeted data collection needed better understand associations ultimate goal developing predictive model
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https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.116.005128
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Ethan G. Jaffee|Vineet M. Arora|Madeleine I. Matthiesen|David Meltzer|Valerie G. Press
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Health Literacy and Hospital Length of Stay: An Inpatient Cohort Study
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McLean Hospital|Massachusetts General Hospital|University of Chicago|Massachusetts General Hospital|University of Chicago|University of Chicago
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associations low health literacy hl adverse health outcomes well documented outpatient setting however studies examined associations low hl inhospital outcomesto compare hospital length stay los among patients low hl adequate hlhospitalbased cohort studyacademic urban tertiarycare hospitalhospitalized general medicine patientswe measured hl using brief health literacy screen severity illness los obtained administrative data multivariable linear regression controlling illness severity sociodemographic variables employed measure association hl losamong 5540 participants 20 11045540 low hl participants low hl longer average los 60 vs 54 days p 0001 low hl associated 111 longer los 95 confidence interval ci 61161 p 0001 multivariate analysis effect significantly modified gender p 002 low hl associated 178 longer los among men 95 ci 100257 p 0001 77 longer los among women 95 ci 19135 p 0009in singlecenter cohort study low hl associated longer hospital los findings suggest adverse effects low hl may extend inpatient setting indicating targeted interventions may needed patients low hl work needed explore negative consequences potential mitigating factors
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13072
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Marian Annett|Paula M. Moran
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Schizotypy is increased in mixed-handers, especially right-handed writers who use the left hand for primary actions
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University of Leicester|University of Leicester
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associations schizotypy handedness examined 733 undergraduates sta unex scales olife inventory several measures derived annett hand preference questionnaire higher schizotypy scores found mixedhanders defined various ways including inconsistent preference item questionnaire also presence either hand responses marked elevation schizotypy scores p001 righthanded writers prefer left hand primary actions throwing racket match hammer toothbrush scissors observation replicated 182 students assessed rust scale schizotypal cognitions several findings agree inconsistent hand preference associated raised probability schizotypal thinking
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-1019-1
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University of Glasgow|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Guangzhou Medical University|James Cook University|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Guangzhou Medical University|Guangzhou Medical University|Guangzhou Medical University|Guangzhou Medical University|University of Glasgow|Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Glasgow
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associations multimorbidity income hospital admission investigated population samples 3 widely differing health care systems scotland n 36921 china n 162464 hong kong n 29187 multimorbidity increased odds admissions 3 settings scotland poorer people likely admitted adjusted odds ratio aor 162 95 ci 141186 lowest income group vs highest whereas china showed opposite aor 058 95 ci 056060 hong kong poorer people likely admitted public hospitals aor 168 95 ci 136207 less likely admitted private ones aor 018 95 ci 013025 strategies improve equitable health care consider impact socioeconomic deprivation use health care resources particularly among populations prevalent multimorbidity
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152698
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María Teresa Solís Soto|Armando Patiño|Dennis Nowak|Katja Radon
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Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms in rural and urban school-aged children from Oropeza Province - Bolivia: a cross-sectional study
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|National Archive and Library of Bolivia|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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asthma allergies worldwide common chronic diseases among children young people little information available prevalence diseases rural areas latin america study assesses prevalence symptoms asthma allergies among children urban rural areas oropeza province boliviathe spanish version isaac standardized questionnaire isaac video questionnaire implemented 2584 children attending fifth elementary grade 36 schools oropeza province response 91 lifetime 12 months severity prevalence determined asthma rhinitis eczema symptoms odds ratios 95 confidence intervals 95 ci calculated adjusting age using generalized linear mixedeffects modelsmedian age children 11 years 748 attended public schools 521 female children attending urban schools lower prevalence selfreported wheeze written questionnaire adjusted 06 95 ci 0419 likely children attending rural schools report wheeze video questionnaire aor 21 95 ci 1026 also reported frequently severe rhinoconjunctivitis aor 28 95 ci 1266 severe eczema symptoms aor 33 95 ci 10110overall accordance hygiene hypothesis children living urban areas bolivia seem higher prevalence symptoms asthma allergies compared children living country side order develop primary prevention strategies environmental factors need identified future studies
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.11.004
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Valerie G. Press|Colleen Kelly|John J. Kim|Steven R. White|David Meltzer|Vineet M. Arora
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Virtual Teach-To-Goal™ Adaptive Learning of Inhaler Technique for Inpatients with Asthma or COPD
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University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago|University of Chicago
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asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd result 1 million hospitalizations annually hospitalized patients misuse respiratory inhalers misuse corrected inperson education however strategy resource intensive skills wane quickly dischargethe objective study develop pilot virtual teachtogoal vttg inhaler skill training module using innovative adaptive learning technologyeligible adults asthma copd completed vttg metereddose inhaler session tailored rounds narrated demonstration selfassessments primary outcome proportion participants inhaler misuse post versus prevttg secondary analyses tested mastery selfefficacy perceived versus actual inhaler skills analyses tested mcnemars 2 test p 05among 90 enrolled participants majority african american 94 female 62 asthma 68 mean age 48 years among completing pre postvttg n 83 misuse significantly lower post versus prevttg 24 vs 83 p 001 mastery confidence improved significantly 46 vs 7 p 0001 83 vs 67 p 001 post versus prevttg vttg greater congruence perceived versus actual inhaler skills p 01 differences seen subgroup analyses age health literacy level diagnosisthis study first demonstrate efficacy adaptive vttg learning teach inhaler technique vttg improved participants technique acceptable level reached mastery half also increased selfefficacy actualized skill vttg potential improve health care across care transitions
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-014-0037-z
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Beverley J. Sheares|Robert B. Mellins|Emily DiMango|Denise Serebrisky|Zuyi Yuan|Michael R. Bye|Mark Dovey|Sami A. Nachman|Vincent E. Hutchinson|David Evans
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Do Patients of Subspecialist Physicians Benefit from Written Asthma Action Plans?
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Royal College of Physicians|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Cornell University|Harlem Hospital Center|Columbia University
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asthma clinical guidelines suggest written asthma action plans essential improving selfmanagement outcomesto assess efficacy written instructions form written asthma action plan provided subspecialist physicians part usual asthma care office visitsa total 407 children adults persistent asthma receiving firsttime care pulmonary allergy practices 4 urban medical centers randomized receive either written instructions n 204 written instructions prescriptions n 203 physiciansusing written asthma action plan forms vehicle providing selfmanagement instructions significant effect primary outcomes 1 asthma symptom frequency 2 emergency visits 3 asthma quality life baseline 12month followup groups showed similar significant reductions asthma symptom frequency daytime symptoms p 00001 nocturnal symptoms p 00001 agonist use p 00001 also significant reduction emergency visits intervention p 00001 control p 00006 groups significant improvement asthma qualityoflife scores adults p 00001 pediatric caregivers p 00001our results suggest using written asthma action plan form vehicle providing asthma management instructions patients persistent asthma receiving subspecialty care first time confers added benefit beyond subspecialtybased medical care education asthma clinical trial registered wwwclinicaltrialsgov nct 00149461
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https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.213.269
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Sadia Haider|Adnan ?ustovi?
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Breaking Down Silos in Asthma Research: The Case for an Integrated Approach
| 2,019 |
Imperial College London|GlaxoSmithKline (Brazil)|Sanofi (France)|Regeneron (United States)|Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines)|Bayer (United States)|Imperial College London|GlaxoSmithKline (Brazil)|Sanofi (France)|Regeneron (United States)|Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines)|Bayer (United States)
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asthma complex condition heterogeneous patterns symptoms underpinned different underlying pathophysiological mechanisms treatment responses analyses data birth cohorts patient studies subjective hypothesistesting approach datadriven hypothesisgenerating approach improved current understanding asthmas heterogeneity despite rapid proliferation new sources data increasingly sophisticated methods data mining revealing structure relatively findings translated clinically actionable solutions targeted therapeutics improved patient care review focusses integrated approach may powerful catalyst improved patient outcomes compared artificial imposed dichotomy hypothesisgenerating versus investigatorled subjective approaches factors shaping development control asthma affect individuals dynamically response treatment environmental factors deeper insights garnered integration data human expertise experience authors describe integrative approaches may greater power provide holistic understanding pathophysiological mechanisms driving asthma heterogeneity discussing key methodological challenges limit clinical use findings asthma research highlighting recent examples integrative approaches building bridges ensure power emerging sources data coupled rigorous scientific scrutiny lead nuanced understanding asthma
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-327
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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asthma major public health concern affecting 93 children 80 adults across united states 1 burden asthma disproportionately distributed however differences prevalence morbidity mortality treatment practices among racial ethnic groups 2 given heterogeneity many studies asthma examined effects race ethnicity asthmarelated outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000028
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Daniel Terry|Shalley Robins|Samantha Gardiner|Ruby Wyett|Rafiqul Islam
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Asthma hospitalisation trends from 2010 to 2015: variation among rural and metropolitan Australians
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University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|Goulburn Valley Health
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asthma remains leading cause illness primary care assist reduce hospitalisations prevention controlling acute episodes overall management asthma victoria asthma hospitalisations high 31 hospitalisations per 1000 population 199394 primary aims study determine changes asthma hospitalisations occurred 2010 2015 determine key factors impact asthma hospitalisation time verify whether rural urban asthma hospitalisations disparate secondary aim study compare 20102015 results asthma data prior 2010 hospital separation data 1 july 2010 30 june 2015 obtained victorian admitted episodes dataset agencies data included sex age local government area private public patient length stay type discharge asthma predictor variables analysed according hospital separation rates adjusting smoking sex hierarchical multiple regression examined association asthma predictor variables study period 49529 asthma hospital separations occurred 775 metropolitan hospitals 554 hospital separations aged 014 years 217 privately funded statewide hospital separations 185 per 1000 population consistently higher metropolitan compared rural areas 193 vs 164 per 1000 population data among metropolitan adults aged 15 analysed increase proportion smokers population reflected increase number hospital separations adj 1035 among rural metropolitan children aged 014 predictor asthma hospital separations sex metropolitan male children higher odds separation metropolitan females age adj 4297 statistically meaningful difference separation rates males females rural areas demonstrated higher overall hospital separation rate metropolitan victoria children metropolitan areas males hospitalised higher rates females inverse demonstrated children residing rural areas therefore optimising asthma management requires consideration patients age gender residential context primary health care may play leading role increasing health literacy patients order improve selfmanagement healthseeking behaviour
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https://doi.org/10.31129/lumat.10.1.1664
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Ghose Bishwajit|Shangfeng Tang|Sanni Yaya|Zhanchun Feng
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Burden of asthma, dyspnea, and chronic cough in South Asia
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology|University of Dhaka|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|University of Ottawa|Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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asthma dyspnea chronic cough wellestablished risk factors copd often associated exacerbation disease leading cause morbidity mortality south asian countriesthe aims study 1 measure prevalence asthma dyspnea chronic cough 2 assess relationship respiratory problems selfreported health status among south asiansdata research came world health survey 20022003 conducted world health organization subjects 35929 men women aged 18 years older selected bangladesh india nepal pakistan sri lanka crude prevalence rates asthma dyspnea chronic cough presented percentages results association subjective health status presented odds ratios corresponding 95 cisprevalence daily smoking highest bangladesh 399 lowest sri lanka 141 prevalence asthma highest india 63 nepal highest prevalence dyspnea 113 chronic cough 153 overall prevalence asthma dyspnea higher among women chronic cough higher among men significant differences observed prevalence rates conditions among regular occasional nonsmokers majority men women asthma dyspnea chronic cough higher likelihood reporting poor health status compared diseasesfindings suggest prevalence rates asthma dyspnea chronic cough considerably high countries significantly associated poor subjective health high copdprone region programs targeted address diseases could help reduce burden copd respiratory diseaserelated mortalities south asia
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https://doi.org/10.17016/bulletin.2002.88-11
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Joaniter I. Nankabirwa|Bonnie Wandera|Noah Kiwanuka|Sarah G. Staedke|Moses R. Kamya|Simon Brooker
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infection and Cognition among Primary Schoolchildren in a High Malaria Transmission Setting in Uganda
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asymptomatic parasitemia common among schoolchildren living areas high malaria transmission yet little known effect cognitive function settings investigate associations asymptomatic parasitemia anemia cognition among primary schoolchildren living high malaria transmission setting studied 740 children enrolled clinical trial tororo uganda parasitemia measured thick blood smears present 30 children infected children lower test scores abstract reasoning adjusted mean difference amd 06 95 confidence interval ci 101 021 sustained attention amd 16 95 ci 240 081 compared uninfected children also evidence doseresponse relationship parasite density scores sustained attention associations observed anemia either test cognition schoolchildren high transmission settings may experience cognitive benefits interventions aimed reducing prevalence asymptomatic parasitemia
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2011.604705
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Dawn Kingston|Sheila McDonald|Suzanne Tough|Marie?Paule Austin|Kathy Hegadoren|Gerri Lasiuk
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Public views of acceptability of perinatal mental health screening and treatment preference: a population based survey
| 2,014 |
University of Alberta|University of Calgary|University of Calgary|UNSW Sydney|University of Alberta|University of Alberta
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prevalence rate 1325 mental health problems among common morbidities prenatal postnatal periods associated increased risk preterm birth low birthweight child developmental delay poor child mental health however pregnant postpartum women proactively seek help engage treatment less 15 receive needed mental healthcare systemrelated barriers limit accessibility availability mental health services personal barriers views mental health treatment also cited significant deterrents obtaining mental healthcare purposes populationbased study identify publics views regarding mental health screening treatment pregnant postpartum women determine factors associated viewsa computerassisted telephone survey conducted population research laboratory random sample adults alberta canada questions drawn perinatal depression monitor australian populationbased survey perinatal mental health additional questions developed tested reflect canadian context interviews conducted english less 30 minutes duration descriptive multivariable regression analyses conductedamong 1207 respondents 748 postsecondary education 163 1834 years old twothirds 661 children 18 years living home majority respondents strongly agreedagreed women screened prenatal 630 postpartum periods 727 respondents reported seeking help support first choice would family doctor preferred treatments talking doctor midwife counseling knowledge perinatal mental health main factor associated different treatment preferencesthe high acceptability universal perinatal mental health screening among public provides strong message regarding public value routine screening pregnancy postpartum periods perinatal mental health literacy prominent determinant screening treatment acceptability preference efforts enhance population literacy part multifaceted perinatal mental health strategy may optimize pregnant postpartum womens mental health
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00227
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James Robert Wood
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Upward mobility, betrayal, and the Black Papers on education
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quarter six morning 16 may 1968 gas oven exploded eighteenth floor ronan point london city council tower block london explosion blew exterior wall one upper flats building leading ministry housing local government called report progressive collapse flats one corner ronan point gave way one one weight floors them1 four people killed seventeen people injured2 less year later former editors critical quarterly cb cox ae dyson chose use disaster frame state education uk first would series five black papers published intermittently 1969 1977 black papers named order set standard government white papers educational policy open letter current mps appended essays first black paper cox dyson wrote seems grim humour progressive collapse asked far witnessing progressive collapse education3 cox dyson would well aware rhetorical uses pun reading william empsons influential seven types ambiguity cox dyson use empson identifies puns ability name two different things two ways judging situation clash single word mirror tension whole situation4 time cox dyson writing progressive education referred strictly speaking promotion discovery methods teaching especially primary school level black papers however phrase progressive education stretched cover wide range practices policies developments including push end practice streaming cohorts students intellectual ability threatened abolition grammar schools favour new comprehensive schools mushrooming student sitins forms protest university campuses cox dyson deploy progressive collapse pun order revise usual associations word progressive making word appear newly proximate decline fall directly challenging implication progressive developments education always better traditional forms would replace pun turns ronan point metaphor project mass education welfarestate britain jeanjacques lecercle observes pun always threatening turn metaphor5 ronan point becomes architectural analogue unfolding collapse entire educational system university way primary school level progressive collapse education pun rhetorically effective became probably designed part first black paper frequently quoted media black papers whole succeeded defining terms debate traditional progressive policies practices education 1970s rhetorical effectiveness pun came price implicit callousness towards victims ronan point disaster pun might dismissed simply insensitive joke made people occupying class position far removed people lived ronan point fact cox well two men coedited instalments black papers ae dyson coeditor black papers 13 rhodes boyson coeditor black papers 45 came lowerclass origins memoir great betrayal cox wrote family existed borders working lower middle classes described two people edited instalments black papers boyson dyson reared comparable backgrounds workingclass determination submit penuries repressions6 certainly none editors black papers came background privilege cox son grimsby coal exporters clerk ladys maid dysons parents worked assistants paddington drapery shop boysons father haslingden cotton spinner editors black papers along good number contributors argued type student harmed comprehensive school movement precisely kind student grammar school education ladder escaping privations lowerclass life threatening grammar schools labour party black papers argued kicking ladder intelligent underprivileged child student anchoring figure black papers various polemics different manifestations progressivism education continually return student figures ten black paper basics shibbolethic list principles appearing beginning black paper 1975 7 reads without selection clever working class child deprived area stands little chance real academic education7 child seeks education means better social status along way adulthood real social type one included black paper editors many contributors figure also archetype centre narratives upward mobility cox dyson familiar teachers literature including david copperfield whose protagonist appears comic mode jude obscure tragic one8 appearing wake period sustained expansion black papers illustrate mass education became source anxiety publicschool educated elite also grammarschool educated upwardly mobile generation came age around time 1944 education act9 mass housing projects became wake ronan point objects anxiety project mass education boyson cox dyson reconstruction education system interests many threatened crush aspirations intelligent time lingering sense betrayal continued haunt black papers project whole malcolm bradbury son railwayman calls attention general sense universityeducated lowerclass person abandoned even betrayed former community essay idea literary lite appeared critical quarterly 1960 observes mobility intellectual breaks away ever cultural roots family background alienations family personal relationships dramatize issue interests capacity discourse usually confine company others like yet make aware necessity wider contact10 great number contributors critical quarterly acutely aware cost upward mobility fact mobility entails distance physical emotional upwardly mobile families friends richard hoggart raymond williams contributed critical quarterly 1960s opposed black papers11 wrestled sense uprootedness bradbury articulates essay uses literacy hoggarts exploration workingclass culture youth deformation forces tabloid media cheap paperback fiction explores plight scholarship boy torn two classes divided left class least spirit certain ways unusual still unusual another class tense overwound12 lecture published critical quarterly autobiographical dimensions uses literacy hoggart reflects length difficulties created sense palpable difference language used workingclass people language must used discuss book like uses literacy intended academics broadly educated public raymond williamss autobiographical novel border country published 1960 three years uses literacy also traces many borders grammarschool educated academic matthew childhood village glynmawr include physical boundary england wales temporal break marked stroke befalls matthews railway signalman father separates past present storylines novel contrast name become accustomed professional life matthew name known glynmawr difference spoken language used glynmawr academic language matthew hears separate language mind13 hoggart williams higher education scores boundary workingclass academic community boundary recapitulated within workingclass academics consciousness sense ambivalence towards educational system enables upward mobility apparent contrast iris murdochs contribution black paper 1975 grammarschool educated murdoch descended onceprominent angloirish family fallen precipitously argues compatibility socialism selection novel published year word child black paper essay murdoch writes aim becoming allround human certainly worthy one clever person become allround clever person things agonizing anxiousmaking childhood later feel one academic advantages one deserved word child orphaned protagonist hilary burde makes precipitous ascent impoverished youth fellowship oxford college part assistance grammarschool teacher recognises intelligence burdes life prospects destroyed falls love wife young publicschooleducated supported fellowship embarks affair kills unborn child extent accidentally remains unclear reckless driving directly breaks affair burde gives academic career settles squalid life minor public servant word child makes clear burde least agonising anxiousmaking sense academic potential achieved unfulfillable desire erase social difference separates upperclass word child read parody upward mobility story story linear ascent suggested protagonists punning last name burde turned back upon trapping protagonist within cycles repetition obviously manifested burdes habit riding circle line round round london underground one burdes dreams appears merge examination hall facilitated initial rise society14 murdochs novel makes plain ways upward mobility story genre shadowed lingering sense betraying others people upwardly mobile protagonists class shown burdes shabby treatment sister crystal fianc arthur also one friend social class aspires reach namely upperclass whose wife falls love kills repeat process twenty years later novels climax large part remedy sense deracination alienation create conditions bradbury calls wider contact people outside academic caste would become possible cox dyson founded critical quarterly society intentionally set include schoolteachers schoolchildren interested study literature together academics black papers would work expose divisions within intellectual community cox dyson nurtured critical quarterly society political division intellectual community black papers laid bare reflected fundamental division within lowerclass intellectuals mind hoggart williams murdoch articulate cox dysons activities society need examined first help contextualise would otherwise seem editors abrupt conversion conservative politics black papers education heart critical quarterly society friendship cox dyson met undergraduates cambridge university great betrayal cox recounts alienation many students public schools viscerally experienced first dinner pembroke college realised one eating pudding spoon15 sense alienation began recede encounters ae tony dyson waiting seminar cox describing ensuing friendship platonic nevertheless intimate bond cox recounts meeting dyson almost every day walks tea discovering common passion brahms mahler16 looking back long friendship perspective forty years cox tells us tony dyson believes completely happy marriages exception proves rule credits fact career academia become friend would never succeeded tripos examinations become university teacher17 intense intellectual friendship two men cox describes providing alternative official cambridge education supplement would come define cox dysons careers academia friendship lynchpin cox dysons flurry collaborative activity beginning late 1950s service growing literary community would embrace schoolteachers well university teachers 1959 cox early career lecturer university hull dyson lecturer university bangor two men founded journal critical quarterly aim cox described later promote understanding literature within called expanding lite18 1962 cox dyson introduced journal critical survey addressed especially schoolteachers featuring essays texts frequently taught secondaryschool level surveys recent criticism essays state education uk19 new journal complemented critical quarterly positioned journal primarily intended academic audience focusing new interpretations literary classics essays current debates literary criticism critical evaluations contemporary literature schoolteachers sent copies critical quarterly critical survey part membership critical quarterly society cox dyson founded 1962 order provide common point organisation editorial conference work20 know many people think lecturers english scrutiny tradition morally arrogant teaching students feel contemptuous towards larger sections english literature last years powerful opposition attitudes emerged like think critical quarterly assisting movement restore sanity magnanimity teaching english22 first issue critical survey cox drew attention problem drives plot alan bennetts play history boys unequal distribution insider knowledge required gain entrance elite university among secondary schools cox lamented fact lack knowledge causes great injustice university entrance system many brilliant students never even think applying cambridge oxford london went give advice well cambridge scholarship examination particular noting example distinctive feature cambridge examinations emphasis practical criticism dating prose verse passages26 beginning coxs analysis edwin muirs horses issues critical survey included examples practical criticism whose main purpose provide model short analysis poem might called scholarship examination last day sixth form conferences organised critical quarterly society featured game tutors lecturers attempted date unseen passages chosen attendees conference implicit rationale game students perform well task longer game question cambridge scholarship examination might make difference winning place college shut cox dyson however subscribe idea possible gain education study literature oxbridge early editorial critical quarterly dyson explicitly rejected opposition cambridge oxford universities founded nineteenth twentieth centuries hull bangor cox dyson began careers protested join younger universities together label redbrick defined oxbridge largely negative ways less tradition less money less prestige less qualified staff less careers opportunities demoralising misses creative emphases ought come first27 primary aim critical survey help schoolteachers sixth formers navigate expanding network uk universities regular series essays reflecting teaching practices curricula across uk sometimes beyond appeared 1960s including ian watts essay newly created literature department university east anglia founded 1963 served briefly dean decamping stanford university28 critical quarterly society cox dyson also helped younger critics often similar backgrounds establish careers academia one many young critics benefit association critical quarterly society early days david lodge first contribution critical quarterly essay kingsley amis lodge wrote im lowermiddleclass origins brought south london read english university teach english provincial university write novels like jazz believe literature fundamentally untranslatable feel unhappy abroad know im less educated oldfashioned scholar less cultured oldfashioned aesthete dont particularly mind next sentence attributes exactly characteristics amis cox first reached letter lodge addressing mr lodge 10 july 1963 asking would act tutor critical quarterly conference held london offered 25 plus expenses services cox mentioned mutual friend malcolm bradbury recommended lodge job bradbury previously taught alongside cox hull acted tutor july 1962 conference bangor lodges colleague birmingham lodge took cox offer must impressed conference since less year later cox wrote lodge addressed david offer opportunity write review article three recent books literary criticism ended appearing critical quarterly following year29 lodge became one critical quarterlys regular contributors publishing ten essays magazine 1964 1987 colin maccabe took editor finally critical quarterly critical survey also provided means postwar writers many lowerclass backgrounds could represent ways moved beyond clichs enabling situate within wider literary critical traditions ambitious example programme john wains long essay published across two concurrent issues critical quarterly first arguing new theatre rediscovering origins drama ritual second tracing link news media novel eighteenth century ending call writers generation push back journalistic angry young man straitjacket writing publishing critical evaluations contemporary literature dyson cox contributors setting squarely leavis dyson wrote early editorial adopted towards contemporary literature unfortunately negative approach standards excellence writers century could hope come them30 liberating respect leavis younger generations critics published critical quarterly critical survey also clearing space scholars teachers literature black papers series whose first instalments would come critical survey 1969 contrast much backwardlooking project cox dyson attempted preserve educational system enabled social ascent first black paper published march 1969 critical survey went influence beyond wildest fantasies typical editor academic journal black papers read debated politicians parliament reported excerpted newspapers discussed editorials television talk shows edward short secretary state education lent black papers much free publicity called pamphlets appearance one blackest days education past century annual conference national union teachers going say indeed blind see wider context massive lurch society towards reaction reaction racism demands capital corporal punishment ending welfare state reaction education31 even actually read black papers operated kind polemical brand name helped define traditional position educational policy minds public cox dyson deliberately set black papers stoke public controversy letter dyson cox shows dyson strategising keep black papers news publication second black paper october 1969 seems important keep present debate going articles letters long possible dyson wrote time prepare effective possible pamphlet autumn32 energies cox dyson channelled towards fostering literary community critical quarterly society directed towards influencing debates around educational policy national stage life depends upon passing exams fail football drop reserves fail business go bankrupt fail politics forced resign countries get shot exams measure people standards distilled human traditions achievements inclinations spun lazily self create education system without examinations fail prepare children students realities adult life33 difference cox dysons pronouncements purpose education black papers former pronouncements subject journals striking essay english younger universities published second issue critical quarterly 1959 dyson written political awakening suez crisis argued disciplined study literature simply end something could help sensitise readers injustice literature intense respect concern people constitutes permanent challenge insensitivities inhumanities civilisation whether perpetrated teddyboys flickknives statesmen bishops full approval powersthat be35 dyson founded homosexual reform society 1958 year launch critical quarterly work academic 1960s conducted alongside political work leading figure gay rights movement cox part published 1965 essay critical survey provided generally sympathetic account observation student protests year visiting professor university california berkeley explained students protesting exploitation neighbouring oaklands mainly poor minority population cheap labour calling attention racially discriminatory hiring practices businesses berkeley criticised rightwing commentators media pilloried students unprincipled agitators made reference main issue behind controversy36 five years later however cox organising signatories letter academic freedom opposing sitins forms protest uk universities printing rightwing denunciations student protesters black papers grammar school always many school gave working class child chance compete product public school made principle scheme reorganization give good academic choice chance talented child working class home misguided evil 37 cartoon richard wilson observer 13 april 1969 10 amis friend robert conquest poet historian became regular contributors black papers writing straightforward contributions single authors humorous parodies satires together update gustav flauberts dictionary received wisdom entitled educational dictionary appeared third black paper gave mock definitions buzzwords mouths student activists progressive educationalists amis conquest defined elitism example theory people better things others education specifically idea children high intelligence learnt lot higher claim education lacking actively resistant qualities title contribution second black paper antisex croquetplaying statisticsnubbing boylebaiting black fascist paper much vein taking aim chorus critics condemning black papers amiss conquests contributions black papers drew mens fondness parody satire conquest earlier published interpretation amiss lucky jim christian allegory critical quarterly full knowledge editors hoax satirising earnest overinterpretations literary texts amiss humour lucky jim lodge notes critical quarterly essay amis leans heavily way jim picks phrase usually clich another persons mentally subjects sceptical scrutiny42 amiss carefully crafted voice political commentator drew rhetorical techniques hero first novel helped inform editorial style black papers style reflects situation parvenu alienated language class finds one point continuity black papers previous issues cox dysons journals dominance male voices amis first black paper particularly egregious respect sole female contributor gf browne contributed notes junior school headmistress bottom page 50 receiving advertisement first black paper margaret higginson headteacher bolton school lancashire wrote cox tell warmly welcome initiative producing pamphlet fight education order four copies went chastise cox fact usual fifteen men one woman among contributors concluded letter commenting doubt venture attacked reactionary oldfashioned isnt pity one respect charge wellfounded43 although cox dyson would include women black paper contributors including iris murdoch june wedgwood benn
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063859
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Ralph R. Turner|Alexandra L. Quittner|Bhash Parasuraman|Joel Kallich|Charles S. Cleeland
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Patient-Reported Outcomes: Instrument Development and Selection Issues
| 2,007 | null |
elemental patientreported outcomes pro assessment involves asking patients questions evaluating answers instrument developers need clear want know want know whether learned credible whether interpret learned context research objectives credible instrument development neither inexpensive technically trivial researchers must first determine available measure meets research objectives suggest tasks either reviewing current instruments developing new ones originate basic premise pro assessment requires wellarticulated conceptual framework defined context research objectives conceptual framework needs adapted population interest discuss qualitative methods enrich conceptual framework facilitate technical measurement tasks item development testing reduction recognize pro assessment stands technological crossroads increasingly frequent application modern psychometric methods discuss innovations item banks computeradaptive testing influence pro instrument development although items essential building blocks instruments scales primary unit analysis pro assessment discuss methods scoring combining finally pro assessment meaningless key figure chooses cooperate consider respondent burden influences quality pro assessment
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12090
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Shuaitao Jiao|Qiaochu Sun
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Digital Economic Development and Its Impact on Econimic Growth in China: Research Based on the Prespective of Sustainability
| 2,021 |
Fuzhou University|Fuzhou University
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present consensus digital economy provides new impetus sustainable economic development based domestic foreign literature reviews paper focuses representative industry sectors present chinas 20112018 digital economy development index 173 cities threelevel perspectiveinternet development digital literacy industrial efficiency improvement various models instrumental variable method double difference method intermediary effect model spatial econometric model used quantitatively analyze impact digital economic development urban economic growth china study finds 1 digital economic development china positive effect urban economic growth heterogeneity effects exists different cities 2 urban employment effect mechanism digital economic growth urban economic growth 3 direct effect digital economic development urban economic growth china positive spillover effect positive direct effect greater spillover effect total effect positive research results enrich measurement methods used urban digital economic development china providing new perspectives studying influence mechanisms digital economic development urban economic growth
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ambp.2006.10.004
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Abbie Cahoon|Tony Cassidy|Victoria Simms
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Parents' views and experiences of the informal and formal home numeracy environment
| 2,017 |
University of Ulster|University of Ulster|University of Ulster
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school entry evident children vary literacy numeracy skills suggesting home environment children live grow may influence childs learning development semistructured interviews parents n 8 children aged 37 months 59 months 475 months used investigate child interactions specific parental views experiences relation mathematical practices home thematic analysis used explore behaviour relevant home numeracy environment six recurrent themes interview responses identified numeracy environment structure frequency numberrelated experiences levels number knowledge technology attitudes parentchild interactions social interaction diversity themes developed study illustrate home numeracy environment could influenced parents views experiences numeracyrelated activities reported behaviours child childrens interactions others
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00547
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Alice Shanthi|Nur Izzah Jamil|Teck Heng Lim
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Assessing Student Inclination for Language Learning Via Open Distance Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic
| 2,021 |
Malaysia Theological Seminary|Universiti Teknologi MARA
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end 2019 world witnessed coronavirus outbreak bringing significant challenges many sectors including educationthis study aims examine uitm students ability cope learning english covid19 pandemic via odlthe study looked students readiness learn online thoroughly efficiency fulfilling syllabus requirements selfmotivation computer literacy skillsthe instrument measured four factors computer literacy skills efficiency learning readiness selfmotivation 5point likert scalethus study computes sum item responses set individual itemsas data analysis association variables discussed using descriptive statistics correlation analysis multiple linear regression answer objectives studycorrelation analysis showed positive correlation student preference learn english computer literacy skills efficiency learning readiness selfmotivationregression analysis showed four independent variables study statistically significant towards students preference taking english courses via odlcomputer literacy skills contributed towards students preference odl english courses terms variable importance
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-223
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Simon McGrath
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Education and development: Thirty years of continuity and change
| 2,010 |
University of Nottingham
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end 30th volume ijed year journal published 1000th paper appropriate look back journals development article discuss series important issues regarding future field international education development engages development studies paper concludes challenge ijed wider work readership start imagining radical future seek purposefully build bridges disciplines engage new methodological tools encourage fresh voices else communicate clearly know wonderful complexity educationdevelopment relationship
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00103.x
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T Link|Richard März
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Computer literacy and attitudes towards e-learning among first year medical students
| 2,006 |
Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
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medical university vienna information students available online 2005 elearning project initiated plans introduce learning management system study estimate level students computer skills number students difficulty elearning number students opposed elearningthe study conducted introductory course computerbased webbased training cbtwbt students asked fill questionnaire online covered wide range relevant attitudes experienceswhile great majority students possess sufficient computer skills acknowledge advantages interactive multimediaenhanced learning material small percentage lacks basic computer skills andor skeptical elearning also consistently significant albeit weak gender difference available computer infrastructure internet access student attitudes toward elearning found age computer use previous exposure computers important gender sizable number students 12 total make little use existing elearning offeringsmany students would benefit basic introduction computers relevant computerbased resources university given wide range computer skills among students single computer course students would useful would accepted special measures taken prevent students lack computer skills disadvantaged developing computerhostile attitudes
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https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03195280
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Adam Enders|Joseph E. Uscinski|Casey Klofstad|Justin Stoler
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On the relationship between conspiracy theory beliefs, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy
| 2,022 |
University of Louisville|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami
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time writing nearly one hundred published studies demonstrate beliefs covid19 conspiracy theories misinformation negatively associated covid19 preventive behaviors correlational findings often interpreted evidence beliefs conspiracy theories misinformation exogenous factors shape human behavior forgoing vaccination interpretation motivated researchers develop methods prebunking debunking otherwise limiting spread conspiracy theories misinformation online however robust literatures conspiracy theory beliefs health behaviors media effects lead us question whether beliefs conspiracy theories misinformation treated exogenous vaccine hesitancy refusal employing us survey data n 2065 july 2021 show beliefs covid19 conspiracy theories misinformation related covid19 vaccine hesitancy refusal also strongly associated psychological social political motivations theorized drive covid19 vaccine hesitancy refusal findings suggest beliefs conspiracy theories misinformation might always exogenous cause rather manifestation factors lead vaccine hesitancy refusal conclude encouraging researchers carefully consider modeling choices imploring practitioners refocus worldviews personality traits political orientations underlie healthrelated behaviors beliefs conspiracy theories misinformation
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https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awr141
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Julie Agnew|Lisa R. Szykman|Stephen P. Utkus|Jean A. Young
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Literacy, Trust and 401(K) Savings Behavior
| 2,007 |
William & Mary|California University of Pennsylvania|Georgetown University|Vanguard University
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three large firms offering 401k plans assess impact financial literacy trust 401k savings behavior voluntary automatic enrollment 401k plans financial literacy plays critical role improving 401k savings behavior reduces proportion nonjoiners voluntary 401k plans proportion quitters automatic enrollment plans trust critical well improving quit rates automatic enrollment plans financial literacy trust appear sizeable marginal effects income also find initial evidence nonparticipants lowincome rational agents fail participate 401k plan due anticipated income support social security findings underscore importance ongoing workplace education voluntary automatic enrollment plans highlight unique issue trust automatic enrollment plans
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https://doi.org/10.5070/m57358081
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Donna K. Arnett|Alison E. Baird|Ruth Ann Barkley|Craig T. Basson|Eric Boerwinkle|Santhi K. Ganesh|David M. Herrington|Yuling Hong|Cashell E. Jaquish|Deborah A. McDermott|Christopher J. O’Donnell
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Relevance of Genetics and Genomics for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
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atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease cvd major health problem united states around world evidence accumulated decades convincingly demonstrates family history parent sibling associated atherosclerotic cvd manifested coronary heart disease stroke andor peripheral arterial disease although several mendelian disorders contribute cvd common forms cvd believed multifactorial result many genes relatively small effect working alone combination modifier genes andor environmental factors identification characterization genes modifiers would enhance prediction cvd risk improve prevention treatment quality care scientific statement describes approaches researchers using advance understanding genetic basis cvd details current state knowledge regarding genetics myocardial infarction atherosclerotic cvd hypercholesterolemia hypertension current areas interest investigationincluding geneenvironment interaction pharmacogenetics genetic counselingare also discussed statement concludes list specific recommendations intended help incorporate usable knowledge current clinical public health practice foster guide future research prepare researchers practitioners changes likely occur molecular genetics moves laboratory clinic
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-016-0098-1
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Daniel F. Gucciardi|Sheldon Hanton|Scott Fleming
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Are mental toughness and mental health contradictory concepts in elite sport? A narrative review of theory and evidence
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Curtin University|Cardiff Metropolitan University|Cardiff Metropolitan University
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athlete development management encompass complex interaction biological psychological social factors within elite sport multidisciplinary sport science medicine teams play important role achieving optimal balance preventing athlete illhealth optimizing health performance psychological aspects athlete health performance gained increased attention past two decades much research concerned mental health athletes concept mental toughness recently proposed mental health mental toughness contradictory concepts world elite sport although interesting proposition claim substantiated thus purpose narrative review evaluate theory evidence regarding thesis mental health mental toughness contradictory concepts world elite sport view advance scholarly knowledge inform professional practicenarrative reviewa critical evaluation literature suggests mental toughness may represent positive indicator mental health facilitate attainment rather odds itwhen implemented alongside multilayered approaches organizational change eg group structures policies mental toughness could used hook attract athletes settings open dialogue importance mental health improve knowledge key issues eg stigma symptoms
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https://doi.org/10.1162/08989290260138654
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Kaeko Kamei|Tomohiro Hirose|Noritoshi Yoshii|Akio Tanaka
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Burden of illness, medication adherence, and unmet medical needs in Japanese patients with atopic dermatitis: A retrospective analysis of a cross?sectional questionnaire survey
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Pfizer (Japan)|Pfizer (Japan)|Pfizer (Japan)|Hiroshima University
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atopic dermatitis ad negatively affects patients daily lives poor medication adherence major barrier treatment success however factors causing patients poor adherence unclear study aimed identify factors associated improvement medication adherence japanese patients ad evaluate illness burden unmet medical needs ad retrospectively analyzed webbased questionnaire surveys conducted 2018 patients ad aged 15 years outpatients within past year survey quality life using euroqol 5dimension eq5d work productivity activity impairment using work productivity activity impairment questionnaire wpai compared patients matched controls visited hospital disease within past year subpopulation analysis performed explore factors affecting medication adherence unmet medical needs ad treatment identified percentage patients rated issues questionnaire important unsatisfied study identified 1739 patients ad scores eq5d wpai showed patients statistically lower quality life higher impairment work activities controls high medication adherence scores seen patients high health literacy levels well satisfied communication healthcare providers information received explanations ad current unmet medical needs ad medical treatment costs ease hospital visits explanations disease prognosis patients tended put higher priority communication physicians nurses pharmacists conclusion identified patients higher health literacy levels satisfaction communication healthcare provider potential factors improve medication adherence
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00006-1
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Kara E. Montbleau|Deandre King|Lori Henault|Jared W. Magnani
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Health literacy, health-related quality of life, and atrial fibrillation
| 2,017 |
Boston University|UPMC Presbyterian|University of Pittsburgh|Presbyterian Hospital
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atrial fibrillation af chronic heart rhythm disorder associated significant adverse outcomes healthrelated quality life hrqol established metric health status individuals af health literacy highly relevant individuals experience hrqol conducted pilot investigation examine association health literacy health related quality life hrqol limitedsized cohort individuals af af 60 years old used shorttest functional health literacy adults categorize participants health literacy status used sf36 examine hrqol eight subscales two composite scores related health literacy hrqol cohort 40 participants af 45 female age 779 80 years 625 inadequate health literacy however identify significant association health literacy hrqol expect limitedsized sample chief limitation see association health literacy hrqol convenience cohort studies examining health literacy impact patientcentered outcomes af essential
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.12.007
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Emily Guhl|Andrew D. Althouse|Alexandra Pusateri|Everlyne Kimani|Michael K. Paasche?Orlow|Timothy Bickmore|Jared W. Magnani
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The Atrial Fibrillation Health Literacy Information Technology Trial: Pilot Trial of a Mobile Health App for Atrial Fibrillation
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh|Northeastern University|Boston University|Northeastern University|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|University of Pittsburgh
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atrial fibrillation af common arrhythmia adversely affects healthrelated quality life hrqol conducted pilot trial individuals af using smartphone provide relational agent well rhythm monitoring employed pilot measure acceptability adherence assess effectiveness improving hrqol adherencethis study aims measure acceptability adherence assess effectiveness improve hrqol adherenceparticipants recruited ambulatory clinics randomized 30day intervention usual care collected baseline characteristics conducted baseline 30day assessments hrqol using atrial fibrillation effect quality life afeqt measure selfreported adherence anticoagulation intervention consisted smartphonebased relational agent simulates facetoface counseling delivered content af education adherence symptom monitoring prompted rhythm monitoring compared differences afeqt adherence 30 days adjusted baseline values quantified participants use acceptability interventiona total 120 participants recruited randomized 59 control 61 intervention pilot trial mean age 721 years sd 910 62120 517 women control group 95 followup intervention group 93 followup intervention group demonstrated significantly higher improvement total afeqt scores adjusted mean difference 45 95 ci 0683 p03 daily activity adjusted mean difference 71 95 ci 18124 p009 compared control baseline 30 days intervention group showed significantly improved selfreported adherence anticoagulation therapy 30 days intervention 35 control 232 adjusted difference 166 95 ci 28304 p001 qualitative assessments acceptability identified participants found relational agent useful informative trustworthyindividuals randomized 30day smartphone intervention relational agent rhythm monitoring showed significant improvement hrqol adherence participants favorable acceptability intervention objective use qualitative assessments acceptability
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https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0b013e3181b34cc5
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Jared W. Magnani|Courtney Schlusser|Everlyne Kimani|Bruce L. Rollman|Michael K. Paasche?Orlow|Timothy Bickmore
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The Atrial Fibrillation Health Literacy Information Technology System: Pilot Assessment
| 2,017 |
University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|Northeastern University|University of Pittsburgh|Boston University|Northeastern University
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atrial fibrillation af highly prevalent heart rhythm condition significant associated morbidity requires chronic treatment mobile health mhealth technologies potential enhance multiple aspects af care including education monitoring symptoms encouraging tracking medication adherence previously implemented tested relational agents improve outcomes chronic disease sought develop smartphonebased relational agent improving patientcentered outcomes afthe objective study pilot smartphonebased relational agent preparation randomized clinical trial atrial fibrillation health literacy information technology trial aflittwe developed relational agent use smartphone consistent prior approaches programmed relational agent computeranimated agent simulate facetoface conversation serve health counselor coach specific af relational agents dialogue content informed review literature focused patientcentered domains qualitative interviews patients af encompassed af education common symptoms adherence challenges patient activation established content accessible individuals limited health computer literacy relational agent content coordinated use smartphone alivecor kardia heart rate rhythm monitor participants n31 recruited convenience cohort ambulatory clinical sites instructed use relational agent kardia 30 days collected demographic social clinical characteristics conducted baseline 30day assessments healthrelated quality life hrqol atrial fibrillation effect quality life afeqt measure selfreported medication adherence morisky 8item medication adherence scale mmas8 patient activation patient activation measure pamparticipants mean age 68 sd 11 39 1231 women used relational agent average 178 sd 100 days mean number independent logins 196 sd 107 median 20 times 30 days mean number kardia uses 265 sd 59 participants using kardia af 143 sd 110 days afeqt scores improved significantly 645 sd 229 baseline 763 sd 194 units 30 days p01 observed marginal statistically significant improvement selfreported medication adherence baseline 73 sd 09 30 days 77 sd 05 p01 assessments acceptability identified participants found relational agent useful informative trustworthywe piloted 30day smartphonebased intervention combined relational agent dedicated content af alongside kardia heart rate rhythm monitoring pilot participants favorable improvements hrqol selfreported medication adherence well positive responses intervention data guide larger enhanced randomized trial implementing smartphone relational agent kardia monitor system
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https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v29.2539
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Nicole Lowres|Katrina Giskes|Charlotte Hespe|Ben Freedman
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Reducing Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: Adherence to Guidelines Has Improved, but Patient Persistence with Anticoagulant Therapy Remains Suboptimal
| 2,019 |
The Heart Research Institute|University of Sydney|The Heart Research Institute|The University of Notre Dame Australia|The University of Notre Dame Australia|The Heart Research Institute|University of Sydney|Concord Repatriation General Hospital
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atrial fibrillation af significant risk factor avoidable stroke among highrisk patients af stroke risk mitigated using oral anticoagulants oacs however reduction largely contingent physician prescription patient persistence oac therapy past decade significant advances occurred revisions clinical practice guidelines relating management stroke risk af several countries introduction nonvitamin k antagonist oacs noacs paper summarises evolving body research examining guidelinebased clinician prescription past decade patientlevel factors associated oac persistence review shows clinicians management past decade increasingly reflected guideline recommendations increasing proportion highrisk patients receiving oacs driven upswing noacs however treatment gap remains 2535 highrisk patients still receive oac treatment great variation countries reduction stroke risk directly relates level oac prescription therapy persistence persistence adherence oac thromboprophylaxis remains ongoing issue 2year persistence low 50 wide variation countries practice settings multiple patientlevel factors contribute poor persistence addition concerns bleeding considered review individual patients factors circumstances assist clinicians implement appropriate strategies address poor persistence review highlights interplay clinicians awareness guideline recommendations understanding individual patientlevel factors impact adherence persistence required reduce incidence preventable stroke attributable af
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0162643420910413
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Stephanie R. Reading|Alan S. Go|Margaret C. Fang|Daniel E. Singer|In?Lu Amy Liu|Maureen M. Black|Natalia Udaltsova|Kristi Reynolds
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Health Literacy and Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation
| 2,017 |
Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|University of California, San Francisco|Massachusetts General Hospital|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente
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atrial fibrillation af common clinically significant arrhythmia adults major risk factor ischemic stroke nonetheless previous research suggests many individuals diagnosed af lack awareness diagnosis inadequate health literacy may important contributing factor findingwe examined association health literacy awareness af diagnosis large ethnically diverse cohort kaiser permanente northern southern california adults diagnosed af january 1 2006 june 30 2009 using selfreported questionnaire data completed may 1 2010 september 30 2010 awareness af diagnosis evaluated using question ever told doctor health professional heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation atrial flutter health literacy assessed using validated 3item instrument examining problems reading understanding filling medical forms 12 517 patients diagnosed af 145 aware af diagnosis 204 inadequate health literacy patients inadequate health literacy less likely aware af diagnosis compared patients adequate health literacy prevalence ratio096 95 ci 094 098 adjusting sociodemographics health behaviors clinical characteristicslower health literacy independently associated less awareness af diagnosis strategies designed increase patient awareness af complications warranted among individuals limited health literacy
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https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2009v34n5.6
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Kehinde Obamiro|Leanne Chalmers|Kenneth Lee|Bonnie Bereznicki|Lre Bereznicki
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Anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation: An Australian survey
| 2,018 |
University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania
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atrial fibrillation af commonly diagnosed arrhythmia clinical practice associated significant medical economic burden anticoagulants reduce risk stroke systemic embolism approximately twothirds compared therapy knowledge regarding anticoagulant therapy influence treatment outcomes patients afto measure level anticoagulation knowledge patients af taking oral anticoagulants oacs investigate association patientrelated factors anticoagulation knowledge compare results patients taking warfarin directacting oral anticoagulant doacsparticipants recruited online survey via facebook survey components included anticoagulation knowledge tool perception anticoagulant treatment questionnaires assessing treatment expectations convenience satisfaction modified cancer information overload scale morisky medication adherence scale treatment groups compared predictors oac knowledge identifiedparticipants taking warfarin higher knowledge score compared taking doacs n 386 73 13 vs 66 14 p001 advancing age type oac health information overload ease oac use treatment expectation significant predictors knowledge treatment expectation including belief oac treatment would cause bleeding side effects varied significantly participants taking warfarin doacs p 011the study identified knowledge gaps patients taking oacs deficiencies appeared greater participants taking doacs knowledge assessment integrated patient counselling sessions help identify resolve knowledge deficits
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01257.x
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Stephanie R. Reading|Maureen M. Black|Daniel E. Singer|Alan S. Go|Margaret C. Fang|Natalia Udaltsova|Teresa N. Harrison|Rong Wei|In?Lu Amy Liu|Kristi Reynolds
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Risk factors for medication non-adherence among atrial fibrillation patients
| 2,019 |
Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Massachusetts General Hospital|Kaiser Permanente|University of California, San Francisco|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente
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atrial fibrillation af patients routinely prescribed medications prevent treat complications including common cooccurring comorbidities however adherence medications may suboptimal therefore sought identify risk factors general medication nonadherence population patients atrial fibrillationdata collected large ethnicallydiverse cohort kaiser permanente northern southern california adult members incident diagnosed af january 1 2006 june 30 2009 selfreported questionnaires completed may 1 2010 september 30 2010 assessing patient sociodemographics health behaviors health status medical history medication adherence medication adherence assessed using previously validated 3item questionnaire medication nonadherence defined either taking medications doctor prescribed 75 time less forgetting choosing skip one medications per week electronic health records used obtain additional data medical history multivariable logistic regression analyses examined associations patient characteristics selfreported general medication adherence among patients complete questionnaire dataamong 12159 patients complete questionnaire data 63 n 771 reported medication nonadherence minority raceethnicity versus nonhispanic white marriedwith partner versus marriedwith partner physical inactivity versus physically active alcohol use versus alcohol use days selfreported poor physical health mental health andor sleep quality past 30 days versus 0 days memory decline versus memory decline inadequate versus adequate health literacy lowdose aspirin use versus lowdose aspirin use diabetes mellitus associated higher adjusted odds nonadherence whereas ages 6584 years versus 65 years age charlson comorbidity index score 3 versus 0 hypertension associated lower adjusted odds nonadherenceseveral potentially preventable andor modifiable risk factors related medication nonadherence nonmodifiable risk factors identified risk factors considered assessing medication adherence among patients diagnosed af
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https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2019.1698862
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Hyun-Joo Seong|Kyounghoon Lee|Bo-Hwan Kim|Youn?Jung Son
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Cognitive Impairment Is Independently Associated with Non-Adherence to Antithrombotic Therapy in Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
| 2,019 |
Chung-Ang University|Gachon University|Gachon University|Chung-Ang University
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atrial fibrillation af patients could reduce risk stroke using oral antithrombotic therapy however many older people af experience cognitive impairment limited health literacy lead nonadherence antithrombotic treatment study aimed investigate influence cognitive impairment health literacy nonadherence antithrombotic therapy study performed secondary analysis baseline data crosssectional survey af patients selfcare behaviors tertiary university hospital 2018 data collected total 277 af patients aged 65 years older selfreported questionnaires administered facetoface interviews approximately 502 patients nonadherent antithrombotic therapy multiple logistic regression analysis revealed cognitive impairment independently increased risk nonadherence antithrombotic therapy odds ratio 2628 95 confidence interval 14244848 adjustment confounding factors however health literacy associated nonadherence antithrombotic therapy cognitive impairment significant risk factor poor adherence antithrombotic therapy thus health professionals periodically assess cognitive function af diagnosis adherence medication older patients studies needed identify factors affect cognitive decline nonadherence among af patients
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0180-8
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Sze Yan Liu|Stephen L. Buka|Crystal D. Linkletter|Ichiro Kawachi|Laura D. Kubzansky|Eric B. Loucks
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The Association Between Blood Pressure and Years of Schooling Versus Educational Credentials: Test of the Sheepskin Effect
| 2,011 |
Providence College|Harvard University|Providence College|Harvard University|Providence College|Harvard University|Harvard University|Providence College
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attaining degree may offer greater opportunities health years schooling alone study examines whether degree sheepskin effect association education blood pressure multivariableadjusted ordinal linear regression models assessed associations years schooling degree attainment systolic diastolic blood pressure sample 552 adults ages 38 47 years years schooling inversely associated systolic blood pressure adjusting age gender race 04 95 confidence limit 07 01 mmhg systolic blood pressureyear schooling additional adjustment mothers education childhood verbal intelligence quotient childhood health childhood socioeconomic status minimal impact effect size 03 95 confidence limit 07 00 however years schooling longer associated blood pressure fully adjusted model included additional adjustment degree attained 00 95 confidence limit 05 04 fully adjusted model including adjustment years schooling individuals graduate degree still significantly lower systolic blood pressure hs degreeholders eg 92 95 confidence limit 152 32 graduate vs high school degree findings similar diastolic blood pressure association years schooling blood pressure may largely due degree attainment rather simply knowledge skills accumulated due years schooling alone
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12341
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Peter I Sede|Williams Ohemeng
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Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)
| 2,015 |
University of Benin|Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
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attainment 70 years life expectancy 2020 one millennium development goals nigeria study examined socioeconomic determinants life expectancy nigeria using data 19802011 judging endogeneity feature variables var vecm frameworks employed socioeconomic features proxy secondary school enrolment government expenditure health per capita income unemployment rate naira foreign exchange rate found conventional socioeconomic variables per capita income education government expenditure health considered highly effective determining life expectancy developing countries significant case nigeria study however suggests life expectancy nigeria could improved attention given quality government health expenditure unemployment measures halt depreciation nigerian naira major foreign currency
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8462.2006.00408.x
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P?nar Öner|Ebru Bilge Dirik|Yasemen Taner|Ali Çayköylü|Ömer Anlar
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Association between Low Serum Ferritin and Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
| 2,007 |
Ufuk University
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd neurobehavioral disorder characterized pervasive inattention andor hyperactivityimpulsivity suggested adhd symptoms associated restless legs syndrome rls neurological condition defined irresistible urge move legs increasing evidence suggests iron deficiency may underlie common pathophysiological mechanisms subjects adhd rls define relationship iron deficiency rls children adolescents adhd evaluated 87 adhd subjects 79 boys 8 girls age 93 25 years 616 years various psychopathologies severity adhd symptoms serum ferritin levels assessed diagnosis rls made according international rls group criteria patients evaluated iron deficiency ferritin 12 ngml rls found 29 333 87 adhd subjects parent teacherrated behavioral emotional problems severity adhd symptoms significantly different adhd subjects rls without rls n 58 rate iron deficiency significantly higher adhd subjects rls n 6 207 compared adhd subjects without rls n 1 17 p 0005 results showed depleted iron stores might increase risk rls adhd subjects iron deficiency associated adhd rls seems important modifying factor relationship two conditions
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3874-3
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Alina Rodriguez|Marjo?Riitta Järvelin|Carsten Obel|Anja Taanila|Jouko Miettunen|Irma Moilanen|Tine Brink Henriksen|Kirsi H. Pietiläinen|Hanna Ebeling|A Kotimaa|Karen Markussen Linnet|Jørn Olsen
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Do inattention and hyperactivity symptoms equal scholastic impairment? evidence from three European cohorts
| 2,007 |
Uppsala University|University of Oulu|Aarhus University Hospital|University of Oulu|Oulu University Hospital|Oulu University Hospital|Aarhus University Hospital|University of Oulu|Oulu University Hospital|Oulu University Hospital|Aarhus University Hospital|Aarhus University
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attention deficithyperactivity disorder adhd affects many children adolescents adults associated number impairments poor academic performance related adhd clinical samples however unclear extent core adhd symptoms scholastic impairment related nonreferred schoolaged childrendata come three populationbased cohorts sweden denmark finland part nordic network adhd combined sample size 13087 children studied ages 78 1012 years teachers rated children inattention hyperactivity symptoms reported childrens scholastic performance basic skillsthere significant association cohorts core adhd symptoms scholastic impairment reading writing mathematics particularly inattention related two tenfold increase scholastic impairment prevalence hyperactivity symptoms similar across three cohorts inattention lowest among children finnish cohort stratification living conditionsthese results extend previous reports scholastic impairment among children clinically diagnosed adhd nonreferred population samples three european countries surveillance policies implemented school systems catch children need behavioral scholastic support early
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-4-25
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B. Heidi Ellis|Emily W. Lankau|Trong Ao|Molly Benson|Alisa Miller|Sharmila Shetty|Barbara Lopes Cardozo|Paul L. Geltman|Jennifer Cochran
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Understanding Bhutanese refugee suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior.
| 2,015 |
Boston Children's Museum|Boston Children's Hospital|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Boston Children's Museum|Boston Children's Hospital|Boston Children's Museum|Boston Children's Hospital|Center for Global Health|Massachusetts Department of Public Health|Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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attention drawn high rates suicide among refugees resettlement particular among bhutanese refugees study sought understand apparent high rates suicide among resettled bhutanese refugees context interpersonalpsychological theory suicidal behavior ipts expanding larger investigation suicide randomly selected sample bhutanese men women resettled arizona georgia new york texas ao et al 2012 current study focused 2 factors thwarted belongingness perceived burdensomeness examined individual postmigration variables associated factors explored differed gender overall factors poor health associated perceived burdensomeness thwarted belongingness men stressors related employment providing families related feeling burdensome andor alienated family friends whereas women stressors illiteracy family conflict separated family members associated ipts holds promise understanding suicide resettled bhutanese community
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https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320110394146
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Luecha Ladachart|Sirinapa Khamlarsai|Wilawan Phothong
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Facilitating educationally disadvantaged students' learning of torque using a design-based activity
| 2,022 |
University of Phayao|University of Phayao|University of Phayao
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attention increasingly paid integrated science technology engineering mathematics stem education way increase workforce stemrelated careers well promote stem literacy among citizens means students including educationally disadvantaged expected acquire stem knowledge also apply relevant situations future among various approaches stem education designbased approach promising although significant amount research investigated students stem learning result designbased approach little research addressed transfer learning especially case socioeconomically disadvantaged students mixedmethods research embedded design examines whether 18 ninthgrade students lowincome families attend underfunded school developed understanding torque examines ability apply understanding new situations data collected using multiplechoice test comprising conceptual application questions ie quantitative data prompts students write reasons answers ie qualitative data based wilcoxon signedrank tests nonparametric statistical method quantitative results indicate students scientific understanding significantly improved struggled apply understanding new situations quantitative results augmented informationrich student discussed based theory learning transfer recommendations proposed improving designbased activity ensure stem education inclusive
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185618801396
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Sandra F. Braunstein|Carolyn Welch
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Financial Literacy: An Overview of Practice, Research, and Policy
| 2,002 |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors|Federal Reserve|Federal Reserve|Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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attention financial literacy grown recent years large part technological market legislative changes resulted complex financial services industry requires consumers actively involved managing finances consumer community interest groups banking companies government agencies policymakers among others become concerned many consumers lack working knowledge financial concepts tools need make decisions advantageous economic wellbeing result considerable resources devoted financial literacy wide range organizations providing training including banks consumer community groups employers government agencies overall studies suggest financial literacy training lead better decisionmaking however findings raise numerous questions best means providing training appropriate setting opportune timing findings recent research personal money management styles combined awareness human behavioral traits offer insights may useful developing successful training programs strategies
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1995.tb00396.x
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Laurie T. Martin|Matthias Schonlau|Ann Haas|Kathryn Pitkin Derose|Lindsay Rosenfeld|Stephen L. Buka|Rima Rudd
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Patient Activation and Advocacy: Which Literacy Skills Matter Most?
| 2,011 |
RAND Corporation
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attention effect patients literacy skills health care interactions relatively new studies either structural personal factors inhibit support patients ability navigate health services systems advocate needs within service delivery system contributions structural environment interpersonal dynamics variety psychological sociological factors relationship patients providers long study less frequently examined advocacy role expected patients however complex nature health care united states increasingly requires proactive stance study examined whether four literacy skills reading numeracy speaking listening associated patient selfadvocacya component health literacy itselfwhen faced hypothetical barrier scheduling medical appointment although literacy skills significantly associated advocacy examined isolation greater speaking listening skills remained significantly associated better patient advocacy four skills examined simultaneously findings suggest speaking listening skills support skills may important factors consider developing patient activation advocacy skills
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05403.x
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Kim Cornish|Ann Steele|Camila Rondinelli Cobra Monteiro|Annette Karmiloff?Smith|Gaia Scerif
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Attention Deficits Predict Phenotypic Outcomes in Syndrome-Specific and Domain-Specific Ways
| 2,012 |
Monash University|King's College London|Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie|Birkbeck, University of London|University of Oxford
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attentional difficulties home classroom reported across number neurodevelopmental disorders however exactly attention influences early sociocognitive learning remains unclear addressed question concurrently longitudinally crosssyndrome design respect communicative domain vocabulary cognitive domain early literacy extended analysis social behavior participants young children aged 49 years time 1 either williams syndrome ws n 26 syndrome ds n 26 typically developing controls n 103 children ws displayed significantly greater attentional deficits indexed teacher report behavior typical attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd children ds groups greater attentional problems controls despite attention differences children ds ws equivalent cognitive abilities reading single words time 1 12 months later time 2 although differed early communicative abilities terms vocabulary greater adhdlike behaviors predicted poorer subsequent literacy children ds children ws pointing syndromespecific attentional constraints specific aspects early development overall findings highlight need investigate precisely whether syndromespecific profiles behavioral difficulties constrain learning sociocognitive outcomes across different domains
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https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.31
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Darina Czamara|Carla M. T. Tiesler|Gabriele Kohlböck|Dietrich Berdel|Barbara Hoffmann|Carl?Peter Bauer|Sibylle Koletzko|Beate Schaaf|Irina Lehmann|Olf Herbarth|Andrea von Berg|Bertram Müller?Myhsok|Gerd Schulte?Körne|Joachim Heinrich
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Children with ADHD Symptoms Have a Higher Risk for Reading, Spelling and Math Difficulties in the GINIplus and LISAplus Cohort Studies
| 2,013 |
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry|Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology|Helmholtz Zentrum München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Helmholtz Zentrum München|Marien Hospital Wesel|Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine|Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf|Technical University of Munich|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste|Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research|Leipzig University|Marien Hospital Wesel|Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry|Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Helmholtz Zentrum München
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attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd dyslexia belong common neurobehavioral childhood disorders prevalences around 5 schoolaged children estimated 2060 individuals affected adhd also present learning disorders investigated comorbidity adhd symptoms readingspelling math difficulties two ongoing populationbased birth cohort studies children adhd symptoms significantly higher risk also showing readingspelling difficulties disorder odds ratio 280 p 65910 compared children without adhd symptoms math difficulties association similar 255 p 36310 results strengthen hypothesis adhd learning disorders comorbid share least partially underlying process date clear exact functional processes comorbidity based
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https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2019.0001
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Corina U. Greven|Yulia Kovas|Erik G. Willcutt|Stephen A. Petrill|Robert Plomin
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Evidence for shared genetic risk between ADHD symptoms and reduced mathematics ability: a twin study
| 2,013 |
Radboud University Nijmegen|Radboud University Medical Center|King's College London|King's College London|National Research Tomsk State University|Goldsmiths University of London|University of Colorado Boulder|The Ohio State University|King's College London
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attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd symptoms mathematics ability associated little known genetic environmental influences underlying associationdata came 6000 twelveyearold twin pairs uk populationrepresentative twins early development study parents rated twins behaviour using dsmivbased 18item questionnaire inattentive hyperactiveimpulsive adhd symptoms mathematics tests based uk national curriculum completed twin twins also completed standardised tests reading general cognitive ability multivariate twin model fitting appliedinattentive hyperactiveimpulsive adhd symptoms highly heritable 67 73 respectively mathematics ability moderately heritable 46 mathematics ability inattentiveness showed significantly greater phenotypic correlation rp 26 genetic correlation ra 41 mathematics ability hyperactivityimpulsivity rp 18 ra 22 genetic correlation inattentiveness mathematics ability largely independent hyperactivityimpulsivity partially accounted genetic influences related reading general cognitive abilityresults revealed novel finding mathematics ability shows significantly stronger phenotypic genetic associations inattentiveness hyperactivityimpulsivity genetic associations inattentiveness mathematics ability could partially accounted hyperactivityimpulsivity reading general cognitive ability results suggest mathematics ability associated adhd symptoms largely shares genetic risk factors inattentiveness provide evidence considering inattentiveness hyperactivityimpulsivity separately dna markers adhd symptoms especially inattentiveness may also candidate risk factors mathematics ability vice versa
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1086-7
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Samantha B. Berkule|Benard P. Dreyer|Harris S. Huberman|Arthur H. Fierman|Alan L. Mendelsohn
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Attitudes About Shared Reading Among At-Risk Mothers of Newborn Babies
| 2,007 |
Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University
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attitudes shared reading among atrisk mothers newborn babies focus previous study better understanding factors associated attitudes would facilitate pediatricians provision anticipatory guidance sought assess sociodemographic correlates attitudes regarding resources available shared reading among multiethnic low socioeconomic status ses mothers newbornsthis crosssectional analysis consecutive motherinfant dyads enrolled postpartum period onto urban public hospital dependent variables attitudes resources related shared reading infants independent variables family sociodemographics reading difficulties social risksa total 211 mothernewborn dyads assessed 237 reported planning look books together 12 months later 422 reported baby books home 199 reported concerns shared reading multiple logistic regression analyses independent significant associations planning share books together infancy lower maternal education speaking english firstborn independent significant associations baby books speaking english firstborn perceived difficulty reading native languagemany atrisk mothers newborn babies report plans read infancy appropriate books home consideration given universal provision early anticipatory guidance addressing shared reading either postpartum period initial wellchild care visits
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1766
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Louisa Picco|Edimansyah Abdin|Siow Ann Chong|Shirlene Pang|Saleha Shafie|Boon Yiang Chua|Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar|Lue Ping Ong|Jenny Tay|Mythily Subramaniam
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Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help: Factor Structure and Socio-Demographic Predictors
| 2,016 |
Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health
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attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help atspph complex help seeking preferences influenced various attitudinal sociodemographic factors often result unmet needs treatment gaps delays helpseeking aims current study explore factor structure atspph short form sf scale determine whether significant sociodemographic differences exist terms helpseeking attitudes data extracted populationbased survey conducted among singapore residents aged 1865 years respondents provided sociodemographic information administered atspphsf weighted mean standard error mean calculated continuous variables frequencies percentages categorical variables confirmatory factor analysis exploratory factor analysis performed establish validity factor structure atspphsf scale multivariable linear regressions conducted examine predictors atspphsf factors factor analysis revealed atspphsf formed three distinct dimensions openness seeking professional help value seeking professional help preference cope ones multiple linear regression analyses showed age ethnicity marital status education income significantly associated atspphsf factors population subgroups less open saw less value seeking psychological help targeted via culturally appropriate education campaigns tailored supportive interventions
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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31129-2
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Olalekan A. Uthman|Stephen Lawoko|Tahereh Moradi
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Sex disparities in attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: a socio-ecological analysis
| 2,010 |
Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet
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attitudes towards intimate partner violence women ipvaw suggested one prominent predictor ipvaw study take step back individuallevel variables examine relationship societallevel measures sex differences attitudes towards ipvaw used metaanalytic procedure synthesize results recent data sets available demographic health survey dhs 17 countries subsaharan africa conducted 2003 2007 pooled odds ratio 95 confidence intervals ci computed countries test heterogeneity sensitivity analysis metaregression also carried women twice likely justify wife beating men pooled 197 95 ci 153 253 statistically significant heterogeneity magnitude sex disparities attitudes towards ipvaw increased increasing percentage men practicing polygamy country furthermore magnitude sex disparities attitudes towards ipvaw decreased monotonically increasing adult male female literacy rate gender development index gross domestic product human development index metaanalysis provided evidence women likely justify ipvaw men subsaharan africa results revealed countrys socioeconomic factors may associated sex differential attitudes towards ipvaw
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1225
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Frank M. Horwitz|Chan Teng Heng|Hesan A. Quazi
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Finders, keepers? Attracting, motivating and retaining knowledge workers
| 2,003 |
University of Cape Town|Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University
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attracting motivating retaining knowledge workers become important knowledgebased tight labour market changing knowledge management practices global convergence technology redefined nature work individualisation employment practices teambased work may provide personal organisational flexibilities aligning hr organisational strategies competitive advantage become prominent exploratory study identifies least effective hr strategies used knowledge intensive firms kifs singapore attracting motivating retaining workers popular strategies always effective appear distinctive bundles hr practices managing knowledge workers vary according whether ownership foreign local schema based statistically significant findings improving effectiveness practices managing knowledge workers proposed crosscultural research necessary establish extent diffusion practices
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https://doi.org/10.7812/tpp/16-009
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Ashley Sides|Daniel N. Osherson|Nicolao Bonini|Riccardo Viale
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On the reality of the conjunction fallacy
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Rice University|Rice University|Rice University|Rice University
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attributing higher probability sentence form pandq relative p reasoning fallacy 1 word probability carries modern technical meaning 2 sentence p interpreted conjunct conjunction pandq legitimate doubts arise conditions classic demonstrations conjunction fallacy used betting paradigms unambiguously conjunctive statements reduce sources ambiguity conjunctive reasoning despite precautions conjunction fallacies frequent betting instructions standard probability instructions
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361318816053
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Clément Guibert|Camille Maumet|Pierre Jannin|Jean?Christophe Ferré|C. Tréguier|Christian Barillot|Élisabeth Le Rumeur|Catherine Allaire|Arnaud Biraben
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Abnormal functional lateralization and activity of language brain areas in typical specific language impairment (developmental dysphasia)
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French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation|University of Rennes|Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation|University of Rennes|Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation|University of Rennes|Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation|Hôpital Pontchaillou|University of Rennes|Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|Hôpital Pontchaillou|French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation|University of Rennes|Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Inserm|Hôpital Pontchaillou|Hôpital Pontchaillou
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atypical functional lateralization specialization language proposed account developmental language disorders yet results functional neuroimaging studies sparse inconsistent functional magnetic resonance imaging study compared children specific subtype specific language impairment affecting structural language n 21 matched group typically developing children using panel four language tasks neither requiring reading metalinguistic skills including two auditory lexicosemantic tasks category fluency responsive naming two visual phonological tasks based picture naming data processing involved normalizing data respect matched pairs paediatric template groups betweengroups analysis laterality indices assessment within regions interest using single combined task analysis children specific language impairment exhibited significant lack left lateralization core language regions inferior frontal gyrusopercularis inferior frontal gyrustriangularis supramarginal gyrus superior temporal gyrus across single combined task analysis difference lateralization rest brain betweengroup comparisons revealed left hypoactivation wernickes area posterior superior temporalsupramarginal junction responsive naming task right hyperactivation encompassing anterior insula adjacent inferior frontal gyrus head caudate nucleus first phonological task study thus provides evidence subtype specific language impairment associated atypical lateralization functioning core language areas
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164415590022
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Keith Willner|Essie Reed-Schrader|S Mohney
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Residents Are Coming: A Faculty Development Curriculum To Prepare A Community Site for New Learners
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Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center|Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center|Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
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audience curriculum designed emergency medicine attendings varying years community practice prepare emergency medicine em residents length curriculum 15 monthsintroduction emergency medicine growing field new residencies approved every yeara strong competent cadre clinical educators essential success residency new programs challenge developing clinical faculty outstanding teachersthere minimal literature guidance navigating transitionour site community tertiary care center process applying em residencywe focus experience designing faculty development curriculum accommodate needs diverse group physicians stages careerswe demonstrate curriculum satisfying stakeholders easily implemented way allows robust participation without excessive additional administrative burdeneducational goals goal prepare communitybased em attendings outstanding educators future residents augmenting knowledge current educational practice adult learning theory literature review biostatistics educational methodsthe educational strategies used curriculum included lectures guided discussion small group discussion asynchronous learningresearch methods curriculum implemented geisinger wyoming valley medical center targeted staff physiciansthis educational study deemed exempt institutional review board irbwe electronically collected retrospective survey data using 5point likert scale well free text responsesthe primary measure agreement statement faculty development time makes feel prepared clinical educatorwe also surveyed whether felt appropriate use time selfreported growth key educational biostatistical domains likeliness change practice based material resultsresponses collected core faculty sessions indicated uniformly positive review series primary outcome receiving 46 rating 5point likert scale strong agreementfaculty reported brief sessions improved quality departmental staff meetings average rating 475journal club sessions rated positive 475 attendees selfreported growth statistical literacy security clinical practicediscussion demonstrated successful implementation faculty development curriculum favorably assessed key stakeholdersfaculty selfreported growth educational clinical domains evaluatedit successfully implemented without substantially increasing time burden physicians robust clinical administrative scheduleswe feel generalizable sites seeking start em residency useful sites existing residencies efficiently deliver content junior faculty
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https://doi.org/10.1162/coli_r_00332
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Kathryn Falb|Sophie Tanner|Khudejha Asghar|Samir Souidi|Stan Mierzwa|Asham Assazenew|Theresita Bakomere|Pamela Mallinga|Katie Robinette|Woinishet Tibebu|Lindsay Stark
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Implementation of Audio-Computer Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) among adolescent girls in humanitarian settings: feasibility, acceptability, and lessons learned
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International Rescue Committee|Columbia University|Population Council|Population Council|International Rescue Committee|International Rescue Committee|International Rescue Committee|International Rescue Committee|International Rescue Committee|Columbia University
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audiocomputer assisted self interview acasi method data collection participants listen prerecorded questions headphones respond questions selecting answers touch screen keypad seen advantageous gathering data sensitive topics experiences violence paper seeks explore feasibility acceptability using acasi adolescent girls document implementation approach two humanitarian settings conflictaffected communities eastern democratic republic congo drc refugee camps along sudanethiopia borderthis paper evaluates feasibility acceptability implementing acasi based experiences using tool baseline data collections compass creating opportunities mentorship parental involvement safe spaces impact evaluations drc n 868 ethiopia n 919 among adolescent girls descriptive statistics logistic regression models generated examine associations understanding survey selected demographics countriesoverall nearly 90 girls drc felt questions easy understand compared approximately 75 ethiopia level education age associated understanding survey countriesfinancial time investment ready acasi substantial order properly contextualize approach specific humanitarian settings including piloting images language assessments checking written translations corresponding verbal recordings despite challenges conclude acasi proved feasible acceptable participants data collection teams two diverse humanitarian settings
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https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.129
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Hanna Renvall|Riitta Hari
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Auditory Cortical Responses to Speech-Like Stimuli in Dyslexic Adults
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auditory cortical processing speechlike sounds studied 9 dyslexic 11 normalreading adults noisesquarewave sequences mimicking transitions fricative consonant vowel presented binaurally every 11 sec cortical responses recorded wholescalp neuromagnetometer auditory cortices hemispheres less reactive acoustical changes dyslexics controls evident weaker responses noisesquarewave transitions results demonstrate dyslexic adults deficient processing acoustic changes presented rapid succession within tens hundreds milliseconds observed differences could related insufficient triggering automatic auditory attention resulting instance general deficiency magnocellular system
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0086-4
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Angela Woods|Nev Jones|Ben Alderson?Day|Felicity Callard|Charles Fernyhough
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Experiences of hearing voices: analysis of a novel phenomenological survey
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Durham University|Stanford University|Research Network (United States)|Durham University|Durham University|Durham University
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auditory hallucinationsor voicesare common feature many psychiatric disorders also experienced individuals psychiatric history understanding variation subjective experiences hallucination central psychiatry yet systematic empirical research phenomenology auditory hallucinations remains scarce aimed record detailed diverse collection experiences words people hear voices themselveswe made 13 item questionnaire available online 3 months elicit phenomenologically rich data designed combination openended closedended questions drew serviceuser perspectives approaches phenomenological psychiatry psychology medical humanities invited people aged 1684 years experience voicehearing take part via advertisement circulated clinical networks hearing voices groups mental health forums combined qualitative quantitative methods used inductive thematic analysis code data 2 tests test additional associations selected codesbetween sept 9 nov 29 2013 153 participants completed study participants described hearing multiple voices 124 81 153 individuals characterful qualities 106 69 individuals less half participants reported hearing literally auditory voices70 46 individuals reported either thoughtlike mixed experiences 101 66 participants reported bodily sensations heard voices sensations significantly associated experiences abusive violent voices p0024 although fear anxiety depression stress often associated voices 48 31 participants reported positive emotions 49 32 reported neutral emotions statistical analysis showed mixed voices likely changed time p0030 internally located p0010 conversational nature p0010this study knowledge largest mixedmethods investigation auditory hallucination phenomenology far survey completed diverse sample people hear voices various diagnoses clinical histories findings overlap past largesample investigations auditory hallucination suggest potentially important new findings association acoustic perception thought somatic multisensorial features auditory hallucinations link auditory hallucinations characterological entitieswellcome trust
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https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03195563
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Piers Dawes|Dorothy V. M. Bishop|Tony Sirimanna|Doris?Eva Bamiou
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Profile and aetiology of children diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD)
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University of Oxford|University of Oxford|Great Ormond Street Hospital|University College London|Great Ormond Street Hospital|University College London
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auditory processing disorder apd characterised listening difficulties despite normal audiogram apd becoming ever widely diagnosed children though controversy definition diagnosis aetiology study sought describe presenting features investigate aetiological factors children diagnosed apd compared apd excludedmedical notes children referred specialist hospitalbased apd clinic reviewed relation presenting features potential aetiological factors32 children diagnosed apd 57 nonapd children compared reported similar symptoms similarly high rates comorbid learning problems aetiological factor including history otitis media adverse obstetric history familial history listening problems predicted apd group membershipchildren identified apd basis commonly used apd tests cannot distinguished basis presenting features aetiological factors examined one explanation learning problems exist independently auditory processing difficulties aetiological factors strong causal role apd however gold standard apd testing exists alternative explanation commonly used apd tests used selection criteria study may unreliable
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-s6-s2
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Piers Dawes|Tony Sirimanna|Martin J Burton|Iynga Vanniasegaram|Frances Tweedy|Dorothy V. M. Bishop
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Temporal Auditory and Visual Motion Processing of Children Diagnosed with Auditory Processing Disorder and Dyslexia
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University of Manchester|Great Ormond Street Hospital|University College London|John Radcliffe Hospital|Manchester Royal Infirmary|University of Oxford
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auditory processing disorder apd diagnosed basis listening difficulties despite normal audiogram although cause unknown study examined hypothesis underlying cause apd modalityspecific deficit auditory temporal processing also considered far auditory impairments apd differ children dyslexiaperformance children diagnosed apd n 22 compared normative group n 98 well children dyslexia n 19 battery temporal auditory tasks 2hz frequency modulation fm 40hz fm iterated rippled noise detection well control task 240hz fm thought draw peripheral spectral mechanisms visual tasks coherent form coherent motion detectionon average apd group performed poorly normative group 40hz fm 240hz fm iterated rippled noise tasks significant differences apd dyslexia groups performance evidence specific temporal auditory impairment higher proportion children apd group performed poorly 1 sd visual tasks normative group auditory psychophysical performance correlated positively performance scanc standardized test auditory processing reading abilitythe research support modalityspecific impairment temporal auditory processing underlying cause apd apd dyslexia groups similar proportion displayed poor auditory performance seem entirely accounted attention performance iq however significance auditory difficulties uncertain serious difficulties auditory assessment also identified currently auditory perceptual deficits may better seen part multifactorial description learning problems rather part diagnostic category right
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-s6-s3
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Zilong Pan|Mary Frances López|Chenglu Li|Min Liu
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Introducing augmented reality in early childhood literacy learning
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The University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin
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augmented reality ar emerging technology gradually incorporated educational contexts however cases incorporate ar early childhood contexts underrepresented especially scant literacy domain aiming measure impact ar early childhood learning motivation literacy domain study brought application six prekindergarten classrooms introducing three experimental classrooms ar centre others engaged twodimensional 2d version material bayesian analysis revealed rapid letter naming rates grew children involved study increased 628 among children experimental ar group 335 control 2d group growth rates motivation similar among experimental 115 control 109 groups findings suggest threedimensional images letters might help rapid letter naming skills animations available versions may reason increases motivation teacher interviews presented positive views towards ar instructional implications provided teachers incorporating technology early childhood classrooms
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https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-6-15
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Reem Sulaiman Baragash|Hosam Al-Samarraie|Louise Moody|Fahed Zaqout
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Augmented Reality and Functional Skills Acquisition Among Individuals With Special Needs: A Meta-Analysis of Group Design Studies
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Universiti Sains Malaysia|Coventry University|Coventry University|Higher Colleges of Technology
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augmented reality ar potential support individuals special needs enable development daily living skills metaanalysis study examined effect ar functional skills acquisition across individuals affected different disabilities group design studies based randomeffects model alongside preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalysis guidelines used study total 119 individuals different types disabilities including intellectual disability autism spectrum disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder syndrome hearing disability visual disability obtained seven studies overall effect size ar across seven studies significant results showed ar effective helpful individuals disabilities help make daily decisions guide actions society implications practice research well possible areas require investigation discussed
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https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2002000500011
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Peter Hudson
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How can Preservice Teachers be Measured against Advocated Professional Teaching Standards?
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Queensland University of Technology
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australia many inquiries teaching teacher education last decadestandards teaching produced national education systems many state systems following suitthe queensland college teachers qct advocates ten professional teaching standards teachers preservice teachershow preservice teachers measured advocated professional standardsthis study investigated 106 secondyear preservice teachers perceptions development qct standardsa pretestposttest survey instrument developed based qct standards administered preservice teachers science education courseworkpercentages anovas ttests generated analyse resultsfindings indicated 22 24 paired pretestposttest items highly significant p001percentage increases ranged low 27 pretest high 97 posttest yet two items lower significance ie working professional science education teams supporting students participation societyunderstanding preservice teachers perceptions abilities implement standards may step towards process determining achievement teaching standards however rigorous measurements need developed teachers preservice teachersuniversity coursework related assessments provide indication achieving standards especially authentic assessment preservice teachers practices
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https://doi.org/10.1159/000275962
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Helen M Achat|Peter McIntyre|Margaret Burgess
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Health care incentives in immunisation
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National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance|National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance|National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance
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australia introduced nationwide immunisation incentive scheme yet evaluated twoyear program offers financial rewards providers parents encourage childhood immunisationsto review use incentives immunisation uptake identify issues developing incentive program childhood immunisation examine findings within context australian schememedline searched immunization financial incentive immunization incentive english 1966 1998the search identified six 93 articles respectively six examined role material incentives influencing coverage immunisation references reviews identified three studies among nine studies two british six american one nicaraguan two reported intervention eight incentives examined four referred nonfinancial incentives food vouchers four monetary incentives parents 1 providers 3 groups receiving incentives three times likely immunised overall immunisation rates 17 higher comparison groupseffective incentives require collaboration key players using program appropriate characteristics population although varying costeffectiveness monetary nonmonetary incentives improve childhood immunisation uptake evaluation current programs including australian ones assist future allocation resources
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.056
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Anna Halafoff|Andrew Singleton|Gary D. Bouma|Mary Lou Rasmussen
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Religious literacy of Australia’s Gen Z teens: diversity and social inclusion
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Deakin University|Deakin University|Monash University|Australian National University
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australia culturally religiously linguistically diverse country however learning religious dimensions superdiversity inadequately reflected national school curriculum notwithstanding recent attempts address state level victoria debates regarding role religion school raged across country decades impeded introduction learning diverse worldviews religions even research topic competing views australias national identity multifaith andor secular andor christian nation continue affect policy curriculum australia thereby level religious literacy citizens using data national study young australians worldviews research investigates levels religious literacy appreciation religious diversity generation z australians superdiversity norm concludes australian curricula must evolve include content diverse worldviews better reflect lived experiences younger generations would turn increase religious literacy interreligious understanding australia study may also instructive countries grappling adjust similar demographic societal changes challenges opportunities
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https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.00490116
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Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo|Shameran Slewa?Younan|Betty A. Kitchener|Haider Mannan|Yaser Mohammad|Anthony F. Jorm
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Improving the capacity of community-based workers in Australia to provide initial assistance to Iraqi refugees with mental health problems: an uncontrolled evaluation of a Mental Health Literacy Course
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Translational Research Institute|Western Sydney University|Translational Research Institute|Western Sydney University|Mental Health Australia|Translational Research Institute|Western Sydney University|University of Melbourne
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australia multicultural nation humanitarian program welcomes large number iraqi refugees despite high prevalence trauma related disorders professional helpseeking group low study sought evaluate facetoface mental health literacy mhl course teaches communitybased workers provide initial help iraqi refugees depression posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd related problemsan uncontrolled pre post followup design used measure improvement mhl communitybased workers assisting iraqi refugeeseightysix participants completed pre posttraining questionnaires fortyfive 52 completed 3time point questionnaires fiftysix percent 4886 participants able correctly recognise ptsd problem depicted vignette training increased 77 6686 training maintained followup 82 3745 correctly recognising problem p 0032 recognition depression also increased 69 5986 pretraining 83 7186 training 82 3745 followup significant increase perceived helpfulness professional treatments depression training p 0001 posttraining p 0010 followup significant changes reported confidence participants helping iraqi refugee pstd p 0001 posttraining p 0001 followup depression p 0001 posttraining p 0003 followup decrease also found social distance mean scores associated ptsd p 0006 posttraining p 0001 followup depression p 0007 followup changes significant following training offering help helping behaviours pstd depression vignettes dangerousunpredictable subscale depression vignettethis training recommendable way improve better equip staff respond mental health crises offer mental health first aid culturally sensitive manner iraqi refugees
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https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v10n14p40
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Christina Cheng|Matthew Dunn
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Health literacy and the Internet: a study on the readability of Australian online health information
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Deakin University|Deakin University
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australian new zealand journal public healthvolume 39 issue 4 p 309314 public healthfree access health literacy internet study readability australian online health information christina cheng christina cheng school health social development faculty health deakin university victoriasearch papers authormatthew dunn corresponding author matthew dunn school health social development faculty health deakin university victoriacorrespondence dr matthew dunn school health social development faculty health deakin university 221 burwood highway burwood victoria 3125 email mdunndeakineduausearch papers author christina cheng christina cheng school health social development faculty health deakin university victoriasearch papers authormatthew dunn corresponding author matthew dunn school health social development faculty health deakin university victoriacorrespondence dr matthew dunn school health social development faculty health deakin university 221 burwood highway burwood victoria 3125 email mdunndeakineduausearch papers author first published 25 february 2015 httpsdoiorg1011111753640512341citations 61 authors stated conflict interest aboutsectionspdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url share linkshare onfacebooktwitterlinked inredditwechat abstract objective almost 80 australian internet users seek health information online readability information important study aimed evaluate readability australian online health information determine matches average reading level australians methods two hundred fiftyone web pages information 12 common health conditions identified across sectors readability assessed fleschkincaid fk simple measure gobbledygook smog flesch reading ease fre formulas grade 8 adopted average australian reading level results average reading grade measured fk smog 1054 1212 respectively mean fre 4754 difficulttoread score 04 web pages written grade 8 according smog information dementia difficult read overall obesity difficult among government websites conclusions implications findings suggest readability australian health websites average australian levels reading quantifiable guideline needed ensure online health information accommodates reading needs general public effectively use internet enabler health literacy use internet well entrenched 16 million australians actively online1 2 almost 80 seeking health information internet3 advance communication technology transformed ways consumers access health information understand conditions make healthcare decisions4 studies shown internet effective medium deliver health information wider population including people lower income less education well minority groups5 however internet hailed useful tool increase health literacy6 studies us europe continue find readability online health information written average reading ability adults7 8 health literacy defined cognitive social skills obtain understand utilise information promote health9 indicates attainment skills knowledge confidence10 critical personal empowerment9 kickbusch colleagues11 describe health literacy ability make healthcare decisions involve knowledge motivation competences access understand appraise apply health information11p4 maintain improve quality life ageing population increasing demand selfmanagement chronic diseases minimise health costs combined diversified health services treatment choices health literacy considered essential life skill 21st century12 providing health information fundamental task health education health literacy major outcome9 purported health literacy linked general literacy skills13 involve individuals capacity read write speak solve everyday problems14 hence good comprehensible health information integral part developing health literacy10 15 one elements comprehension readability refers well passage text read understood individual16 health information may impractical ineffectual beyond reading ability reader17 20112012 programme international assessment adult competencies indicates 44 australians low literacy skills18 paramount health information presented readability level accommodates wide range literacy skills among general population19 based assessment reading ability adult americans us department health human services recommends health information written sixthgrade level level 11 12yearold child six years us education20 institute medicine recommends reading level sixth eighthgrade below21 however studies us europe continue find readability online health information average reading ability adults7 8 mcinnes haglund22 reviewed 352 health websites worldwide reported average reading grade level 123 found none websites met recommended level grade 6 review cancer information global websites indicated minimum average grade 10723 internet users ability read health information online may also affected internet behaviours vice versa instance web users spend 10 seconds two minutes web page deciding read on24 25 consumers find health information difficult understand particularly opening paragraphs may abandon web page australia studies assess readability local online health information lacking current study aimed determine readability australian online health information determine matches reading level general population specifically study aimed address following research questions average readability australian online health information average readability first 10 sentences australian health web pages differences readability health information different health conditions differences readability health information government notforprofit commercial websites methods data collection crosssectional design convenience sampling employed evaluate readability online health information posted government notforprofit commercial sectors twelve common health conditions selected based national health priority areas nhpas26 google 2013 searched list27 searched terms google trend assumed 12 conditions would represent health topics commonly searched australians simulate search average australian simple english terms instead medical terminology used 12 search terms identified bowel cancer breast cancer prostate cancer heart disease anxiety depression diabetes asthma arthritis back pain obesity dementia sample web pages identified search engines found consumers generally use search engines look health information28 29 15 february 2014 google australia used search engine representing 7077 searches google second used accounting 1237 searches bing third 65330 since focus study australian online health information google australia bing selected web page identification studies searchengineusing behaviour found 50 users reviewed first page results28 10 would go beyond third page results31 therefore first three pages results two search engines included study resulting web pages would represent 90 online health information 12 common conditions australian consumers accessed search conducted within one day 20 march 2014 minimise changes among websites32 33 description causes treatment symptoms searched information health condition4 5 first web page search result said information included analysis addition web pages needed english least 10 sentences accurate readability assessment34 written consumers freely available general public exclusion criteria web pages included broken links irrelevant information news advertisements medical journals search enginegenerated results definition blogs forums video audio links also excluded links pdf outside resources addition websites relevant health information five clicks away search result included considered difficult access average consumer unlikely read22 23 case multiple links website top ranking link included data analysis readability selected web pages determined use readability formula multiple regression equation used predict reading difficulty based linguistic characteristics texts35 costeffective objective alternative costly timeconsuming evaluation users experts16 increase reliability results fleschkincaid fk grade level simple measure gobbledygook smog flesch reading ease fre formulas used17 22 three formulas validated mccallcrabbs standard test lessons reading34 results fk smog form grade level equivalent years western formal education required understand passage fre produces reading score 0 100 0 hardesttoread 100 easiesttoread score fk standard readability measure us department defense23 together fre commonly used instruments readability studies online health information smog considered gold standard evaluating health materials predicts 100 comprehension complete understanding health information essential selfmanagement healthcare decisions20 36 recommended readability measurement cancer information us national cancer institute36 fk smog positively correlated r 095 assessing health information36 fk generally underestimating grade level 165 grades comparing smog37 two online calculation tools onlineutility wordscount chosen calculate readability verify reliability online tools five random samples health information calculated hand compared two tools average measures intraclass correlation coefficients iccs manual calculation onlineutility wordscount 0996 95ci 08371000 0998 95ci 09161000 respectively indicating almost perfect agreement confirmed online tool quick reliable way assess readability2 determine readability assessed information matches reading level australian population grade 8 used benchmark based recommendation sa health38 quantifiable readability guideline assessment reading ability australian adult population cannot identified government resources recommendation sa health provided guide also reported average reading level among stroke patients carers grade 7 8 australian study39 since grade 12 us equivalent year 12 australia40 projected grade 8 corresponds australian educational level year 8 representing reading ability 13 16yearold child eight years australian education41 42 procedures web pages met inclusion criteria downloaded saved html files urls recorded contents extracted saved microsoft word files33 samples edited minimise errors assessment removing irrelevant information confusing punctuations20 22 23 32 sample web pages also grouped according health conditions sectors gain insights comprehension three additional features recorded first whether web page required scrolling presents cognitive challenges lowliteracy older users recall information displayed earlier screen43 another feature video audio clips promote comprehension44 websites included languages english assist comprehension ethnic minorities45 also documented statistical analysis statistical analysis iccs calculated two online calculation tools spearmans correlation employed determine agreement readability formulas consistent reporting readability results similar studies20 22 23 means standard deviation 95 ci calculated three formulas whole page first 10 sentences producing total six readability results normality tests performed two six readability results indicated nonparametric distribution thus nonparametric tests kruskalwallis wilcoxon ranksum tests used check differences readability among health conditions three sectors statistical package social sciences spss 22 used conduct analysis pvalues 005 set statistical tests results three pages search results 12 health conditions google australia bing generated total 720 links based selection criteria 263 meet inclusion criteria 206 duplicates multiple links resulting final sample 251 web pages representing 137 websites depression highest number eligible results n28 dementia least number results n16 half web pages posted notforprofit organisations 5100 followed commercial 2749 government organisations 2151 21 84 pages nonscrolling web pages 17 677 web pages included video clips 21 837 contained audio features among 137 websites 251 web pages seven 511 provided health information languages one department health website others notforprofit websites average measures icc fk grade level smog fre two online calculation tools 0939 95ci 09160955 0935 95ci 07000 973 0975 95ci 09680981 respectively indicating high reliability results spearmans correlation showed strong positive correlation fk smog rho 093 strong negative correlations found fk fre rho 088 smog fre rho 083 supporting literatures discussion relationship various readability formulas22 readability australian health web pages mean grade level web pages calculated fk 1054 95ci 10301078 1211 calculated smog 95ci 11911234 differences result consistent reports fk tends underestimate grade level one two grades37 mean fre 4754 95ci 46174877 score considered difficult table 1 table 1 mean readability whole page first 10 sentences readability formula whole page mean sd first 10 sentences mean sd fk grade level 1054 195 1041 228 smog 1211 173 1196 206 fre 4754 1066 4925 1260 web page anxiety recovery centre victoria anxiety recorded highest grade fk 1703 smog 1915 difficult read score fre 1612 hand national asthma council australias web page asthma lowest grade fk 573 smog 800 arthritis victorias web page back pain easiest read fre score 7532 score considered fairly easy according fk 84 web pages grade 8 smog results indicated 04 grade 8 fre 24 web pages recorded scores higher 70 easytoread score information targeted general public recommended flesch creator formula46 readability first 10 sentences mean grade level first 10 sentences 1041 fk 95ci 10141070 1196 smog 95ci 1171 1222 mean fre 4925 95ci 47685079 difficult readability score table 1 first 10 sentences obesity web page health info net recorded highest grade fk 1842 smog 1859 anxiety web page better health channel hardest read fre score 1285 indicating difficult readability lowest grade easiest read results web pages whole page results national asthma council australia recording fk 447 smog 545 arthritis victoria easy fre score 8383 based fk results 135 web pages grade 8 percentage fell smog results 16 grade 8 fre 32 recorded score 70 higher readability health condition kruskalwallis tests revealed significant differences 12 health conditions fk 2 3654 df11 n251 p000 smog 2 5783 df11 n251 p000 fre 2 6143 df11 n251 p000 dementia recorded highest median score fk md 1156 smog md 1309 lowest median fre score md 3696 observed median scores similar mean scores fk x 1190 smog x 1324 fre x 3689 wilcoxon sumrank test showed fk grade dementia significantly higher bowel cancer breast cancer prostate cancer heart disease depression asthma arthritis back pain smog grade dementia significantly higher bowel cancer breast cancer prostate cancer asthma back pain fre scores dementia significantly harder read conditions except anxiety obesity table 2 table 2 result wilcoxon sumrank test readability health condition health condition n w p dementia fk grade level 16 anxiety 26 51900 030 arthritis 19 26250 001 asthma 18 20650 000 back pain 18 21950 000 bowel cancer 22 32200 000 breast cancer 21 29150 000 depression 28 52600 001 diabetes 24 42850 008 heart disease 17 23150 004 obesity 17 25500 022 prostate cancer 25 41600 000 dementia smog 16 anxiety 26 55100 084 arthritis 19 28650 007 asthma 18 20600 000 back pain 18 21500 000 bowel cancer 22 30300 000 breast cancer 21 29600 000 depression 28 56700 012 diabetes 24 45600 032 heart disease 17 24200 009 obesity 17 25450 021 prostate cancer 25 39900 000 dementia fre 16 anxiety 26 55100 084 arthritis 19 28650 007 asthma 18 20600 000 back pain 18 21500 000 bowel cancer 22 30300 000 breast cancer 21 29600 000 depression 28 56700 012 diabetes 24 45600 032 heart disease 17 24200 009 obesity 17 25450 021 prostate cancer 25 39900 000 dementia fre 16 anxiety 26 29500 020 arthritis 19 20600 001 asthma 18 15900 000 back pain 18 14900 000 bowel cancer 22 16800 000 breast cancer 21 15200 000 depression 28 24000 000 diabetes 24 24200 002 heart disease 17 19300 000 obesity 17 22600 010 prostate cancer 25 18000 000 significantly higher harder readability sector significant difference found kruskalwallis test fre sectors 2 862 df2 n251 p001 fre scores government web pages significantly harder read notforprofit web pages w n1 54 n2 128 407700 p001 significant difference found government commercial web pages significant differences observed across sectors fk smog grades investigation health information provided sector revealed obesity information recorded highest grade among government web pages fk 1273 148 smog 1396 126 dementia fk 1194 226 smog 1319 225 anxiety fk 1314 189 smog 1451 196 highest among notforprofit commercial web pages respectively reading ease dementia government fre 3537 510 notforprofit fre 3517 993 web pages difficult read anxiety continued hardest among commercial web pages fre 3133 573 mean readability health condition sector shown table 3 table 3 mean readability health condition sector mean sd sector health condition fk grade level smog fre government back pain 899 123 1090 119 5412 430 breast cancer 948 083 1110 069 5254 265 asthma 970 098 1062 060 5054 331 bowel cancer 976 120 1072 116 5196 646 depression 1034 090 1282 052 4707 331 prostate cancer 1040 081 1143 075 4805 418 anxiety 1081 127 1255 139 4107 466 arthritis 1152 184 1303 147 3895 919 diabetes 1180 268 1369 256 3908 1316 heart disease 1220 283 1358 227 4002 948 dementia 1217 117 1342 116 3537 510 obesity 1273 148 1396 126 3717 770 total 1078 179 1224 173 4488 882 notforprofit back pain 900 208 1069 182 5915 1267 asthma 910 194 1052 177 5428 1004 arthritis 955 251 1185 196 5150 1328 breast cancer 971 187 1158 146 5496 903 depression 1007 163 1219 131 5009 914 prostate cancer 1038 186 1152 111 4999 527 bowel cancer 1061 184 1148 123 4937 735 diabetes 1065 178 1248 142 4589 1207 anxiety 1065 236 1271 199 4734 1261 heart disease 1097 210 1249 174 4762 1133 obesity 1151 316 1284 270 4372 1782 dementia 1194 226 1319 225 3517 993 total 1031 202 1197 172 4932 1113 commercial heart disease 943 084 1103 069 5384 612 back pain 948 215 1110 160 5727 1060 breast cancer 967 288 1108 236 5307 870 bowel cancer 985 104 1115 090 5311 638 obesity 1010 085 1150 074 4510 712 asthma 1018 088 1168 103 5084 543 arthritis 1047 105 1249 091 4692 437 prostate cancer 1081 105 1186 105 4727 402 diabetes 1153 139 1311 074 4458 600 dementia 1159 169 1312 136 4050 791 depression 1222 219 1384 171 3722 1155 anxiety 1314 187 1451 196 3133 573 total 1077 192 1229 174 4633 1063 discussion noncommunicable diseases represent major disease burden australia ageing population increasing demand selfmanagement chronic diseases minimise health costs combined diversified health services treatment choices12 47 health literacy deemed currency success improve health individuals populations21 providing health information build health literacy essential improve population health however prevalence low health literacy serious implications health health care australia13 study investigated readability online health information australia found average australian online health information written two four grades higher benchmark grade 8 recommended sa health38 serious implications peoples understanding selfmanagement health conditions higher health literacy among population may help improve disease management efficient use health care12 people low health literacy estimated 15 3 times liable adverse health outcomes13 less knowledge conditions treatments higher rates chronic disease hospitalisation lower selfmanagement skills less participation preventive activities8 11 findings current study indicate limited amount online health information readable lowliteracy users 04 web pages grade 8 assessed smog gold standard evaluating health materials limited availability easytoread health materials suggests many australians may benefiting convenience internet low readability also raises concern many readers may misinterpret information lead inappropriate healthcare decisions48 internet unique environment reading habit web different reading printed written information web users tend skim web page deciding read browsing behaviour called screenandglean24 initial screening required web page viewed detail however initial screening brief evaluation opening paragraphs 16 first 10 sentences grade 8 evaluated smog 32 recorded easytoread score leading possibility web pages may survive brief initial screening period important health information may left unread cyberspace weinreich colleagues25 reported 10 web page visits longer two minutes 52 visits shorter 10 seconds suggesting consumers find health information useful difficult understand may abandon web page may real concern web pages included current study study found none mean grade levels 12 health conditions matched benchmark grade 8 according three formulas information dementia difficult read search dementia information also produced least amount web pages findings indicate dementia information limited difficult comprehend cause concern people risk dementia older adults tend poorer literacy skills low readability unacceptable even information aimed carers relatives22 ageing population estimated around 900000 australians dementia 205026 prevalence condition means easytoread health information required meet needs mostatrisk group 12 million australians overweight obese 34 million cardiovascular disease 200726 however 17 web pages formal discussion obesity identified also one hardertoread health topics concern government websites written high grade level perceived reliable trustworthy29 furthermore education found negatively correlated obesity49 implying mostatrisk group obesity may also lower literacy skills backholer colleagues50 estimated 44 less educated australian adults would obese 2025 predicted education disparities eliminated inequalities prevalence obesity higher educated less educated would reduced half hence vital obesity information presented appropriate literacy level meet needs vulnerable population order address social inequalities obesity limitations limi
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https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181c51a7d
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Andrew Leigh|Justin Wolfers
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Happiness and the Human Development Index: Australia Is Not a Paradox
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Australian National University|National Bureau of Economic Research
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australian economic reviewvolume 39 issue 2 p 176184 happiness human development index australia paradox andrew leigh andrew leigh research school social sciences australian national universitysearch papers authorjustin wolfers justin wolfers wharton school university pennsylvania centre economic policy research iza national bureau economic research grateful andrew norton supplying us happiness data australia several recent years david blanchflower nick carroll richard easterlin paul frijters andrew norton andrew oswald betsey stevenson brandon verblow two anonymous referees useful discussions comments earlier draftssearch papers author andrew leigh andrew leigh research school social sciences australian national universitysearch papers authorjustin wolfers justin wolfers wharton school university pennsylvania centre economic policy research iza national bureau economic research grateful andrew norton supplying us happiness data australia several recent years david blanchflower nick carroll richard easterlin paul frijters andrew norton andrew oswald betsey stevenson brandon verblow two anonymous referees useful discussions comments earlier draftssearch papers author first published 23 june 2006 httpsdoiorg101111j14678462200600408xcitations 39 aboutpdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url share linkshare onfacebooktwitterlinked inredditwechat abstract happiness human development index paradox australia blanchflower oswald 2005 observe apparent puzzle claim australia ranks highly human development index hdi relatively poorly happiness however compare happiness data hdi australia appears happier sadder hdi score would predict conclusion also holds turn larger crossnational dataset one used blanchflower oswald analyse life satisfaction place happiness measure development using gross domestic product per capita place hdi indeed world values survey one country iceland significantly higher level life satisfaction happiness australia findings accord numerous crossnational surveys conducted since 1940s consistently found australians report high levels wellbeing citing literature volume39 issue2june 2006pages 176184 relatedinformation
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0304-9
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Alison Kennedy|Vincent L. Versace|Susan Brumby
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Research protocol for a digital intervention to reduce stigma among males with a personal experience of suicide in the Australian farming community
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Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University
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australian farming communities twice suicide rate general population men particularly demonstrate debilitating self perceivedstigma associated experience suicide ripple effect aimed reduce suicide stigma within social cultural geographical psychological contexts occursa mixedmethod design multilevel evaluation effected following development delivery personalised website experience combining shared stories education personal goal setting links resources farming men aged 3064 years experience suicide pre postsurveys used assess changes self perceivedstigma suicide literacy online feedback participants semistructured interviews followup thematically analysedthis project provide information increasingly accessible innovative approaches reducing debilitating health wellbeing effects suicide stigma population australias farmersthis research protocol registered australian new zealand clinical trials registry anzctr actrn actrn12616000289415 7th march 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1002/sej.1173
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Annette Graham|John Julian|Graham Meadows
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Improving responses to depression and related disorders: evaluation of a innovative, general, mental health care workers training program
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Monash University|Monash University|Monash University
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australian general practitioners beneficiaries extensive training mental health care delivery last years less workers support mental illness training needed widely recognised effective interventions prevent treat mental disorders often readily available mental health aptitudes practice map training package broad innovative interdisciplinary general mental health training aimed improving responses individuals depression related disorders modular structure training program meant training could targeted varied backgrounds two hundred seventy one days free map training delivered across victoria 20042005 evaluation reported assessed whether changes occurred trainees confidence mental health literacy attitudes towards effective treatments mental health knowledge skills community mental health ideology following trainingthese elements assessed using pen paper tests prior immediately following 6 months 12 months training trainees confidence mental health literacy social distance measured using scales used evaluations mental health first aid training community mental health ideology measured using subscale community attitudes mentally ill cami scale trainees knowledge skills accessed using instrumentation specifically designed evaluationfollowing training participants confidence ability work mental health issues less desire social distance participants knowledge skills relation treatment mental disorders increased changes observed immediately training limited existing evidence suggests changes sustained six twelve months latermap training used develop capacity capabilities mental health workers
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https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000424
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Christine Bruce
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Faculty?librarian partnerships in Australian higher education: critical dimensions
| 2,001 | null |
australian higher education presently subject period substantial change needs economy workforce together broader educational role university leading focus lifelong learning tool bringing together apparently diverging needs different groups within broader context emphasis lifelong learning associated graduate capabilities leading opportunities new partnerships faculty librarians partnerships bring two groups together ways helping transform experience teaching learning paper explores emerging partnerships diverse areas including research scholarship curriculum policy supervision staff development early phases development result broad focus learning information literacy needs students opposed narrow focus using library information resources taken together viewed systemwide perspective partnerships reveal complex dynamic deserving wider attention across australian higher education system internationally
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2008.59.10.1115
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Scott Fitzgerald|Susan McGrath?Champ|Meghan Stacey|Rachel Wilson|M. Katherine Gavin
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Intensification of teachers’ work under devolution: A ‘tsunami’ of paperwork
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Curtin University|University of Sydney|University of Sydney|University of Sydney|University of Sydney
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australian public school teachers work longest weekly hours among organisation economic cooperation development countries particularly state new south wales average hours officially near statistical category long working hours reports high workload occurred alongside recent policy moves seek devolve responsibility schooling augmenting teacher schoollevel accountability article explores changes work demands experienced new south wales teachers part larger project schools workplaces examine teaching professionals views interviews teacher union representatives consistent model work intensification workload increases almost universally reported primarily relation paperwork requirements however differences nature intensification evident data disaggregated according socioeducational advantage level schooling primary secondary location distinct patterns work intensification emerge reflect schools relative advantage disadvantage within school marketplace influenced broader neoliberal reforms occurring within state nation
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2009.60.9.1182
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Gavin Turrell|Jake M. Najman
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Collecting food?related data from low socioeconomic groups: how adequate are our current research designs?
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University of Queensland|University of Queensland
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australian researchers examining relationship socioeconomic status foodrelated behaviour often selected samples electoral roll collected data using mailsurvey method studies generally found statistically significant associations socioeconomic status behaviour although relationships usually weaktomoderate strength given consistent strong pattern association socioeconomic status mortality diet mortality possibility studies may used research design underestimates magnitude association assess possibility results obtained using electoralroll sample mailsurvey method compared findings obtained administering questionnaire directly sample indigent clients contacted welfare agency comparison suggests studies draw samples electoral rolls collect data using mailsurvey questionnaire may greatly understate level socioeconomic inequality foodrelated behaviour wider community
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2009.60.2.175
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Astrid Austvoll?Dahlgren|Sølvi Helseth
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What informs parents’ decision?making about childhood vaccinations?
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OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University|OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
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austvolldahlgren amp helseth 2010 informs parents decisionmaking childhood vaccinations journal advanced nursing 66 11 24212430 abstract aim paper report study conducted identify parents decisionmaking processes relation childhood vaccinations including barriers facilitators searching information background decisionmaking childhood vaccinations complex access best available evidence ability obtain understand information necessary effective participation decisionmaking methods grounded theory approach used semistructured interviews focus groups parents n 10 public health nurses n 16 conducted 2008 data derived incidenttoincident axial coding findings positive towards vaccination decided found main barriers participation obtaining information factors perceptions abilities capacity public health nurses parents important source information tended inform facilitate vaccinations issues related inadequately informed parents expressed low confidence decision made uncertainty rights responsibilities decisionmaking conclusion information delivered public health nurses facilitate specific choice rather balanced explaining benefits harms accompanied qualified recommendation useful tools improve practice may include checklists shared decisionmaking guidelines trustworthy websites
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2009.60.2.157
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Denise L. Breitburg|Joseph Salisbury|Joan M. Bernhard|Wei?Jun Cai|Sam Dupont|Scott C. Doney|Kristy J. Kroeker|Lisa A. Levin|W. Christopher Long|Lisa M. Milke|Seth H. Miller|Beth Phelan|Uta Passow|Brad A. Seibel|Anne E. Todgham|Ann M. Tarrant
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And on Top of All That… Coping with Ocean Acidification in the Midst of Many Stressors
| 2,015 | null |
author posting oceanography society 2015 article posted permission oceanography society personal use redistribution definitive version published oceanography 28 2 2015 4861 doi105670oceanog201531
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2008.59.1.27
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David James Savarese
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Coming to My Senses
| 2,019 | null |
autism adulthoodvol 1 2 insightsfree accesscoming sensesdavid james savaresedavid james savareseaddress correspondence david james savarese ba email address djsavaresegmailcomsearch papers authorpublished online13 apr 2019httpsdoiorg101089aut20190001aboutsectionspdfepub permissions citationspermissionsdownload citationstrack citationsadd favorites back publication shareshare onfacebooktwitterlinked inredditemail little typed fatheri use texttovoice synthesizer communicateautism sucks see things dont see sky example become sky barn become barn even hand become hand painting seurat object appears million points color little flecks something need name hold attention completely course learned find sky barn hand making points cohere giving name regard entire process reductive little bit boringin wilderness preservation world thoreau wrote wilderness still existed one could go woods live deliberately would thoreau condos lining walden pond water polluted drink might wish autisticthat wilderness lived eye rather brain autistic winged thoughts would never turn poultry impressions would soar cluck farmyard pen would bathe forever golden flood1am romantic perhaps remember also said autism sucks life cannot speak brain wont allow words linger cave mouth like kid grounded room say things adoptive father taught say stop instancebecause attacked foster care wanted able resist verbally anything ever happened againbut took months learn general motor skills quite poor cannot tie shoes scrape teeth brush themi also perseverate medical termi use part ironically means engage repetitive behavior flapping arms touching lampposts elbows making unusual noises word finds origin notion perseveranceas possible fathers words persevere long something leave scientists render virtue pejorative thoreau perseverates wildness rejoice says horses steers broken made slaves men men wild oats still left sow become submissive members society1 resist common mold one simply must stubborn respect autism confers advantage oats enough hundred peoplethe diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders dsm2 understands perseveration sign impaired imagination progressive scientists recently proposed theory accords experience autistic people3 take perpetual blizzard detail instinctively think categories world seems much new complex nonautistic people thoreau speaks gospel according moment1 gospel matter beautiful exhausts exhausts also makes anxious cannot relax father explains generalizations seeing me4 predict come next since everything particular thus compensate turning experience villanelle using embodied morphing refrains manage anxietythe theory suggests autistic people excel local coherence nonautistic people global coherence3 unfortunately often presented eitheror phenomenon either details categories indentations bricks say bricks many autistic people learned one thing appreciate art especially poetry values local coherence example way alliteration weaves words together aurally line also values pattern detection seems depend ability move beneath abstractions organize world thereby find surprising connections indentations bricks indentations human faces connections metaphor born autistic people research shows possess superior pattern detection skills56consider following poem wrote creative writing class makes kind carnival local coherence although words make sense sense point point watch letters first second lines first couplet become scrambled first second lines subsequent couplets freed customary subordination letters preen prance threatening undermine circus meaningode iowaiowa soybeans augustwhat golden carpetsi augustgold hats cars petso boy sean augustthaws old carpi saw boys guststag hold tarpiowa arghhag noel harki love poem much amber waves grain grainy waves ambertoward end essay walking thoreau remarks part feel regard nature live sort border life confines world make occasional transient forays only1 regrets fulltime mosstrooper says would gladly follow even willothe wisp bogs sloughs unimaginable moon firefly shown causeway it1 live sort border life forays seuratian nature anything transient fact postman brings mail said labor opposite directioni struggle find cultivated gardens categorical thoughtwhen walk generally need companion exactly walk person tarry behind themsometimes 50 yards behind thoreau says walks would fain return senses1 senses timei tend use posterior sensory regions brain thinki danger neglecting modern predators automobile could notice similar way light catches windshield car skylight home iowa end crushed faint reminder person front enough keep becoming entirely lost patterned pulchritude father joked wants around least another half centurymy peers oberlin doubt witnessed spectacle picture flapping arms making ducklike noises greeting lamppost elbows sometimes sauntering sometimes jig cross campus person front repeatedly looks back like orpheus make sure usually carrying backpack heavy backpack helps locate body space autistic people experience hyper hyposensitivity senses proprioception fails use backpack way someone mobility impairment uses cane really bad days purposefully crash ground landing butt reboot system thing understand walking world found worlds world houses trees sidewalks wilderness world unlabeled impressionsalthough completely understand thoreaus wish retreat society perhaps appreciate disabled persons wish included public privilege 1970s many states still ugly laws books laws forbade significantly disabled people public square7 idea disability disturbing nondisabled people perhaps reminded lifes merciless contingencies mortality oberlin colleges first nonspeaking student autism far know eight nonspeaking autistics ever gotten college degree first live aide dorm walking campus town thus thrillingand scaryas walking nature thoreaui chose oberlin long history inclusion accepted first female college student first african american female college student previously mentioned creative writing class wrote poem honor mary jane patterson presented literacy akin parents dash freedom slaves implied involved version thoreaus walking underground alphabetif hear dogs keep going see torches woods keep going theres shouting keep going dont ever stop keep going want taste freedom keep goingharriet tubmana moves trees night b covers face c steals canoe riverbank hides barn e makes run cornered f yells freedom top lungs g sobs fellow slave caught h fights hunger sits classroom oberlin college recalling parents emeline eliza henry irving learned read thinks feet striding frantically across page called blackboard mary jane patterson perfect penmanship writes word future outside winter prejudice falls sky blankets everything8i told father look harriet encouragement every day also look mary janein essay award father depicted high school inclusion experience akin slaves experience underground railroad9 essay less hard get regular education difficult found gotten could work work sometimes disturbed narratives adventures huckleberry finn invite reader identify hero faces brutal adversity novels comic tone people forget huck abandoned child savagely beaten nearly killed father faced similar circumstances life novel really activated posttraumatic stress disorder fathers essay learn handle challenging materialto extent shows moving crowded halls grinnell high school longing safety american literature teachers roomwhat father recognize daunting public disabled person difficulty primed anxiety made reading novel like huck finn doubly challenging jim constantly worried captured bounty hunters worried dogged eyes stared whats retard would sayor rather bark ferociously bounty hunters hounds read tubman carried rifle much kill bounty hunter slave latter experience sudden failure nerve tubman knew entire railroad would put jeopardy slave returned ownerwhen young safe foster care proud african american couple exposed black church culture politics course experience visible nonspeaking student school slaves fear identified less sent back resonated man know tubmans peril far outweighed kid patterson closely answered need mentors tendency feel peoples energy ownto connect others visceral levelamplified identification themof course inclusion specialist ever pointed rifle still relate sudden bouts overwhelming fear first semester oberlin nightmarenot academically write articles like nobodys business psychologically anxiety high barking orbs classmates loud impulse superseded reason anthropology lecture ran front room adjusted pant legs professor simply like way fell across shoes another time darted office physics professor took couple books never even met manthe poor guy thought robbed steals copy beginning quantum mechanics back head sensory regions anxiety coursing like swollen river veins truly thoreaus unbroken horse anything domesticated chicken social awareness leaves impulse nth degree even college degree hand fully employed still succumb gawking strangers make way crowded airports speak bobbing heads auditoriumbut things got better oberlin grew love saw glimpse future love late first semester concert chapel remember getting pew danceto horror people around music commandeered nerves needed thrash needed flap like wet bird arms knew two black women 50s joined even taking handstheir smiles wide mississippi cairo place jim huck missed turn night went walking across campus thoreau would say much air sunshine thoughts1author disclosure statementno competing financial interests existreferences1 thoreau hd walking atl 1862 httpswwwtheatlanticcommagazinearchive186206walking304674 accessed april 30 2017 google scholar2 american psychiatric association diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders 5th edition arlington virginia american psychiatric publishing 2013 crossref google scholar3 happ f frith u weak coherence account detailfocused cognitive style autism spectrum disorders j autism dev disord 2006361525 crossref medline google scholar4 savarese rj toward postcolonial neurology autism tito mukhopadhyay new geopoetics body j lit cult disabil stud 2010273290 crossref google scholar5 caron mj mottron l rainville c chouinard high functioning persons autism present superior spatial abilities neuropsychologia 2004424467481 crossref medline google scholar6 mottron l dawson soulires hubert b burack j enhanced perceptual functioning autism update eight principles autistic perception j autism dev disord 20063612743 crossref medline google scholar7 schweik sm ugly laws disability public new york nyu press 2010 google scholar8 deej rr 2017 httpswwwdeejmoviecomabout accessed april 30 2017 google scholar9 savarese rj river words raft conjoined neurologies fourth genre 2012141 httpwwwralphsavaresecomwpcontentuploads201205riverofwordspdf accessed april 30 2017 google scholarfiguresreferencesrelateddetailscited byholotypecr cross reality communication training minimally verbal autistic personsit big spider web things sensory experiences autistic adults public spaces keren maclennan catherine woolley emily 21andsensory brett heasman jess starns becky george catherine manning28 september 2022 autism adulthood vol 0 0show real enhanced expression rogerian conditions therapeutic relationship building autistic adults romy hume9 june 2022 autism adulthood vol 4 2im human autism trauma affective empathy romy hume henry burgess2 september 2021 autism adulthood vol 3 3presuming competence belonging promise inclusion us experience22 september 2020 prospects vol 49 34fugitively approximatelyfor pragmatics uselesstoward politics immediationnestingpatchingwhat things shape otherbackgroundingforegroundingexperimenting immediationpracticing schizzhow repairme lo dijo un pajaritolivinglovingnot distanceticcingflappingcephalopod dreamsschizzinganarchivingnotesreferences volume 1issue 2jun 2019 informationcopyright 2019 mary ann liebert inc publishersto cite articledavid james savaresecoming sensesautism adulthoodjun 20199092httpdoiorg101089aut20190001published volume 1 issue 2 april 13 2019online ahead printapril 3 2019pdf download
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2012.11.006
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Tosca-Marie Heunis|Chris Aldrich|Jurriaan M. Peters|Shafali Jeste|Mustafa ?ahin|C. Scheffer|Petrus J. de Vries
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Recurrence quantification analysis of resting state EEG signals in autism spectrum disorder – a systematic methodological exploration of technical and demographic confounders in the search for biomarkers
| 2,018 |
Stellenbosch University|Curtin University|Boston Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|Harvard University|Boston Children's Hospital|Stellenbosch University|University of Cape Town
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autism spectrum disorder asd neurodevelopmental disorder worldwide prevalence 12 lowresource environments particular early identification diagnosis significant challenge therefore great demand languagefree culturally fair lowcost screening tools asd require highly trained professionals electroencephalography eeg seen growing interest investigational tool biomarker development asd neurodevelopmental disorders one key challenges identification appropriate multivariate nextgeneration analytical methodologies characterise complex nonlinear dynamics neural networks brain mindful technical demographic confounders may influence biomarker findings aim study evaluate robustness recurrence quantification analysis rqa potential biomarker asd using systematic methodological exploration range potential technical demographic confoundersrqa feature extraction performed continuous 5second segments resting state eeg rseeg data linear nonlinear classifiers tested data analysis progressed full sample 16 asd 46 typically developing td individuals age 018 years 4802 eeg segments subsample 16 asd 19 td children age 06 years 1874 segments agematched sample 7 asd 7 td children age 26 years 666 segments prevent sample bias avoid misinterpretation classification results attributable technical demographic confounders clinical scenario diagnosing unseen subject simulated using leaveonesubjectout classification approachin agematched sample leaveonesubjectout classification nonlinear support vector machine classifier showed 929 accuracy 100 sensitivity 857 specificity differentiating asd td age sex intellectual ability number training test segments per group identified possible demographic technical confounders consistent repeatability ie correct identification segments per subject found challengerqa rseeg accurate classifier asd agematched sample suggesting potential approach global screening asd however study also showed experimentally range technical challenges demographic confounders skew results highlights importance probing future studies recommend validation methodology large wellmatched sample infants children preferably low middleincome setting
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https://doi.org/10.1053/gast.2002.35950
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Lauren Franz|Nola Chambers|Megan von Isenburg|Petrus J. de Vries
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Autism spectrum disorder in sub?saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review
| 2,017 |
Duke University|University of Cape Town|Duke Medical Center|University of Cape Town
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autism spectrum disorder asd recognized global public health concern yet almost everything know asd comes highincome countries performed scoping review research asd ever published subsaharan africa ssa order identify asd knowledge gaps part world fiftythree publications met inclusion criteria themes included phenotype genetics risk factors asd ssa screening diagnosis professional knowledge interventions asd parental perceptions socialcognitive neuroscience epidemiological early intervention schoolbased adult studies identified identified theme aimed summarize results make recommendations fill knowledge gaps quality study methodologies generally high studies used standardized diagnostic instruments intervention studies typically smallscale overall findings suggest substantial need largescale clinical training research programmes improve lives people live asd ssa however ssa also potential make unique globallysignificant contributions etiology treatments asd implementation interventional comparative genomic science autism res 2017 10 723749 2017 international society autism research wiley periodicals inc
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https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.096
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Catherine Lord|Mayada Elsabbagh|Gillian Baird|Jeremy Veenstra?VanderWeele
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Autism spectrum disorder
| 2,018 |
Center for Autism and Related Disorders|New York Hospital Queens|NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|Cornell University|McGill University|Kings Health Partners|Center for Autism and Related Disorders|New York Hospital Queens|NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
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autism spectrum disorder term used describe constellation earlyappearing social communication deficits repetitive sensorymotor behaviours associated strong genetic component well causes outlook many individuals autism spectrum disorder today brighter 50 years ago people condition able speak read live community rather institutions largely free symptoms disorder adulthood nevertheless individuals work fulltime live independently genetics neuroscience identified intriguing patterns risk without much practical benefit yet considerable work still needed understand behavioural medical treatments effective children including substantial comorbidities also important implement already know develop services adults autism spectrum disorder clinicians make difference providing timely individualised help families navigating referrals access community support systems providing accurate information despite often unfiltered media input anticipating transitions family changes school entry leaving
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2013.07.036
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Gauri Divan|Vivek Vajaratkar|Miraj U. Desai|Luisa Strik?Lievers|Vikram Patel
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Challenges, Coping Strategies, and Unmet Needs of Families with a Child with <scp>A</scp>utism Spectrum Disorder in <scp>G</scp>oa, <scp>I</scp>ndia
| 2,012 |
Sangath|Sangath|Sangath|Ospedale San Paolo|University of Milan|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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autism spectrum disorders asd increasingly recognized developing countries like india however little known experiences parents raising child asd study aimed describe experiences families goa india view understanding unmet needs families raising child asd twenty indepth interviews nine focus group discussions carried families children asd key community stakeholders special educators teachers parents typically developing children qualitative data triangulated explore experiences life impact unmet needs raising child asd key findings suggest raising child asd puts tremendous strain families due competing commitments often leading initial social withdrawal later reintegration social networks second impact multidimensional involving personal sphere also extending wider community negative experiences discrimination third parents actively respond challenges range approaches help existing new social support networks health care providers fourth professionals health education religious sectors low awareness unique needs families living asd leads considerable economic emotional burden families finally consequence experiences several unmet needs identified notably supporting increasingly isolated families limited access multidisciplinary evidencebased services asd autism res 2012 5 190200 2012 international society autism research wiley periodicals inc
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https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.301.4176
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Tracy A Becerra|Maria L. Massolo|Vincent M. Yau|Ashli Owen?Smith|Frances L. Lynch|Phillip Crawford|Kathryn A. Pearson|Magdalena E Pomichowski|Virginia P. Quinn|Cathleen K. Yoshida|Lisa Croen
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A Survey of Parents with Children on the Autism Spectrum: Experience with Services and Treatments
| 2,017 |
Kaiser Permanente|Georgia State University|Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research|Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research|Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|California Digital Library
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autism spectrum disorders asd lifelong neurodevelopmental disorders little known parents address health psychosocial consequences asd studies examined use various treatments services large diverse sample children asd families
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8045262
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