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Marquez, Brendan. "Veteran Preventative Intervention Program| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527989.
Full textThe purpose of this project was to design a 2-year program aimed at addressing the mental health needs of veterans transitioning from deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom to civilian life. The program will address prodromal symptoms of psychosis. With the prevalence of psychotic features in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the veteran population is particularly at risk. The program will offer individual and group therapies to assist in symptom management and will utilize case management supportive services to assist in addressing additional needs that the participants may have that hinder help seeking activities, such as housing and substance abuse referrals. The National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health was selected as the funding source for this grant. The actual submission and/or funding of this grant were not a requirement for the successful completion of this project.
Dixon, Tracy A. "An exploratory study, preventative intervention for adolescents living with parental depressive symptomology." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0021/MQ56784.pdf.
Full textGrinberg, Austin M., and Austin M. Grinberg. "Implementation of a Brief Preventative Couples Intervention in a Primary Care Setting." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625559.
Full textMalila, Harry Clifton. "Detect, defuse and protect : preventative intervention strategies towards minimising bullying in the workplace." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49722.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Until recently, there was little awareness of the phenomenon of workplace bullying, or of the means by which it is carried out. Even today, many people still know very little or nothing of what goes on behind closed office doors. The prevalence of workplace bullying seems to indicate a worsening trend, and it may be that everyone in the workplace is now at risk of having "an experience". Workplace bullying is the deliberate, hurtful mistreatment of a person by a bully driven by her or his need to control others at work. It is quite simply, psychological violence in the workplace, and the results thereof include psychological trauma, loss of dignity, and feelings of shame in the person being targeted or victimised. Bullying can be regarded as the use or abuse of position or power to coerce others by fear or persecution or to oppress them by force or threat. It has been identified as a more crippling and devastating problem for both employees and employers than all other work-related stresses put together. Most bullying is insidious in that it is carried out at the psychological level. Although it may be most obvious in screaming and publicly abusive episodes, it is usually more subtle and persistent. Its behaviours can include rumours, gossip and attempts to turn others against a person, stealing credit for others' work, deliberate attempts to sabotage someone's work, highly public and humiliating criticism, blame, threatened job loss or punishment. In the case of physical assault, there is no doubt that an attack has taken place. In the case of bullying, it may be months, perhaps even a year or more, before one begins to realise that the difficulty one is experiencing with a particular individual, or group of individuals, goes beyond what can reasonably be expected in one's place of work. In the research the author explored the impact of workplace bullying on the organisation and the individuals (victims) concerned. The author used a real-life case study / example in Chapter 2 to illustrate the existence and the negative effects of this workplace phenomenon. The author suggests some strategies to victims and employers on how to recognise the tactics of their tormentors, how to stop the hurt and regain their dignity, self-esteem and confidence and, furthermore, how to discourage workplace bullying and eliminate its debilitating effects. Organisations should realise that bullying at work is a hidden menace that can destroy individuals and undermine both individual and teamwork performance, and that people can never perform at their best when they are bullied. Employers and employees therefore have a mutual interest in the eradication of this workplace demoraliser, workplace bullying. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away - it will slowly eat away your organisation's bottom line.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar was tot onlangs min bewustheid van die verskynsel van werkplektreitering of van die wyse waarop dit toegepas word. Selfs vandag nog weet baie mense baie min of selfs niks van wat eintlik agter geslote kantoordeure aangaan nie. Die voorkoms van werkplektreitering dui op 'n toenemende tendens, en dit kan wees dat elke persoon in die werkplek die gevaar loop om aan hierdie "ervaring" blootgestel te word. Werkplektreitering is die opsetlike en skadelike mishandeling van 'n persoon deur 'n bullebak wat gedryf word deur sy/haar behoefte om almal in die werkplek te beheer. Dit is eenvoudig sielkundige geweld in die werkplek, sowel as die resultaat daarvan, wat insluit sielkundige trauma/geweld, die verlies aan waardigheid, en gevoelens van skaamte in die persoon wat geteiken word of die slagoffer is. Werkplektreitering kan beskou word as die gebruik of misbruik van mag en posisie om vrees by ander in te boesem deur vervolging of onderdrukking of deur dwang of bedreiging. Werkplektreitering is geïndentifiseer as 'n probleem wat meer verlammend en verwoestend is as alle ander werkverwante stressors van werkgewers en werknemers saamgevoeg. Die meeste treitering is verradelik deurdat dit op 'n sielkundige vlak uitgevoer word. Alhoewel 'n geskree en openlike beledigende episodes die ooglopendste is, is dit gewoontlik meer subtiel en aanhoudend. Die gedrag van die werkplekbullebak kan insluit gerugte, skinderpraatjies, pogings om persone teen mekaar op te steek, krediet te neem vir 'n ander se werk, doelbewuste pogings om iemand se werk te saboteer, hoogs openlike en vernederende kritiek, beskuldigings, asook dreigemente met betrekking tot werksverlies of straf. Met fisieke geweld is daar geen twyfel dat 'n aanranding plaasgevind het nie. Met werkplektreitering kan dit egter maande, miskien selfs 'n jaar of meer, neem voordat 'n mens besef dat die probleme wat met 'n spesifieke individu of groep individue ondervind word verder strek as wat redelikerwys binne 'n mens se werkplek verwag kan word. In die navorsingsverslag het die skrywer die moontlike impak van treitering in die werkplek op die organisasie én die individue wat daaraan onderworpe is, ondersoek. Die skrywer het gebruik gemaak van 'n werklike gevallestudie in Hoofstuk 2 om die teenwoordigheid en die negatiewe impak van werkplektreitering binne die werksomgewing te illustreer. Die skrywer stel sekere strategieë aan slagoffers en werkgewers voor oor die wyse waarop die taktiek van die plaaggeeste herken kan word, hoe om die seerkry te stop en waardigheid, selfagting en selfvertroue terug te bring en voorts hoe om werkplektreitering te ontmoedig en die aftakelende gevolge daarvan te elimineer. Organisasies moet besef dat werkplektreitering 'n weggesteekte bedreiging is wat individue kan vernietig en individuele en spanwerkprestasies kan ondermyn en dat mense nooit op hul beste kan presteer wanneer hulle getreiter word nie. Werkgewers en werknemers het dus 'n wedersydse belang in die uitroeiing van hierdie werkplek demorialiseerder, werkplektreitering. Deur die probleem te ignoreer sal dit nie laat verdwyn nie, maar dit sal stadig maar seker tot organisasies se ondergang lei.
Washkansky, Gail. "Participants' perceptions of a high school substance use prevention programme." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4595.
Full textThere are many theories as to why adolescents engage in substance abuse. These theories have formed the basis of various substance abuse prevention programmes aimed at reducing this problem. Evaluation of these interventions is needed in order to assess their effectiveness and to improve on future prevention strategies. The literature highlights tensions and differences between the primary preventative approaches to substance abuse and the harm reduction model. It also suggests that psychosocial or life skills programmes and interventions employing a harm reduction approach tend to be viewed as more suitable for adolescents than other approaches. This study focuses on a high school intervention programme running since 1996, which has not yet been evaluated. It aimed to identify the programme's strengths and weaknesses, as well as participants' perception of the intervention. A qualitative research method was used, employing focus groups as the tool for data gathering. The sample for the study was made up of 30 volunteers from three grade 10 classes that completed the programme two years prior to this study. Data was transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Links were made to the two approaches referred to above. Analysis of the data indicated that although stories used to warn and frighten people were shown to have a shocking impact on the participants, pupils found it difficult to make the connection between the speakers' horrific stories and their own experimentation with drugs and alcohol. It was found that participants appreciated the fact that they were being informed about the dangers of substance use, and that they were encouraged to take responsibility for their own decisions regarding this behaviour. The informal, non-judgemental stance of the speakers served to reinforce this message. In conclusion, the study indicated that the different methods used in the various prevention programmes are in fact not altogether different. It is suggested that the various models are potentially compatible, and can perhaps work together to establish an effective preventative strategy.
Gatt, Justine Megan. "The Personality-Disease Link: An Evaluation of a Predictive Personality Measure, the Mediating Mechanisms of the Personality-Disease Link and a Preventative Intervention." University of Sydney, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/915.
Full textGrossarth-Maticek and Eysenck (1988) demonstrated that personality type as measured by the 70-item Grossarth-Maticek Personality Stress Inventory (GMPSI), predicts mortality and its cause with remarkable accuracy. Further, various forms of autonomy training, such as bibliotherapy and short individual treatment that were designed to reduce the toxic personality features (such as emotional dependence) effectively improved long-term health outcomes. However, several aspects of their theory and research were either insufficiently explicated or require further investigation. For example, the researchers did not thoroughly investigate the psychometric properties of the inventory, and they did not sufficiently examine the mechanisms that may mediate the personality-health relationship. Further, the autonomy training was inadequately described, and perhaps could have been briefer and had the same impact. Three studies were run to investigate these issues further. Study 1 (Chapter 2) investigated the internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity of the GMPSI in 312 first-year students, using a variety of statistical techniques (e.g., structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, and simple correlations). In addition, the psychometric properties of this scale were compared to those of three revised versions of the scale, which were theorised to be psychometric improvements of the original version from basic principles. The revised versions contained reverse-worded items (of different types) to monitor and disrupt acquiescence response sets, and/or an extended response scale to improve internal consistency and stability. Psychometric effects of reverse-wording and the extended response scale on scale reliability were examined via the analysis of construct reliability estimates, personality subscale model fit of congeneric measurement models (a form of structural equation modeling), and test-retest reliability estimates. The original version of the scale appeared to be the most reliable and valid scale of the four versions. This improved reliability of the original version was not an artifact of an acquiescence response set, because this form of responding was not prevalent in the reverse-worded versions. In contrast, it appeared that the incorporation of reverse-wording degraded the internal consistency of the scale as participants appeared to respond to the positive and negative-worded items as if they were measurements of independent constructs, rather than measurements of constructs on opposite ends of a particular dimension. Predicted correlations between the GMPSI and concurrent validity measures offered support for Grossarth-Maticek's theory, and suggest that the GMPSI is an effective and reliable tool for the measurement of these personality types. However, experimental evidence supporting the link between personality, mediating mechanisms and disease is required to further substantiate these findings. The second and third studies (Chapters 3 and 4, respectively) were investigations of the utility of an information pamphlet discussing stress, assertiveness and relaxation, in improving GMPSI personality type stress responses in a student and a community sample (Studies 2 and 3 respectively), and provided an opportunity to investigate the mechanisms mediating the personality-health relationship via experimental manipulation. Specifically, Study 2 investigated the effectiveness of the pamphlet in improving personality scores, mood, coping strategies, health behaviours, and salivary cortisol levels (measured at pre-treatment, 1-month post-treatment and 5-months post-treatment) in 200 first-year university students. Further, two modes of administration of the pamphlet were compared: pure selfadministration versus instruction accompanied by self-administration. Group differences in mood and cortisol reactivity to a visualisation stress task were also assessed. Very few significant differences were found between the two pamphlet administration forms. Both pamphlet forms were effective in improving mood states, some lifestyle habits (e.g., exercise), and salivary cortisol responses to the acute stress task compared to the control group. The strength of these effects ranged from small to medium, and all significant differences were between pre-treatment and the 1-month post-treatment session. The failure to observe differences at the 5-months post-treatment session may have been due to inadequacies of the treatment, or low statistical power for detecting effects from the final session due to the large attrition rate that had occurred by this session. Overall, while large treatment effect sizes were not found, the results could be construed as "clinically" significant when taking into account the low costs of implementing an information pamphlet in the larger community, and the potential benefits on individuals' stress responses and health behaviours. Study 3 aimed to investigate the treatment effects of the same self-administered pamphlet in 77 participants from the general community, who varied largely in age (19 - 77 years). Treatment and control groups were compared in terms of treatment compliance, cortisol levels, health behaviours, personality scores, perceived stress, mood, and coping styles (measured at pre-treatment, 2 weeks posttreatment, 3 months post-treatment, and 6 months post-treatment). In addition, group differences in cortisol reactivity to an acute cognitive stress task were examined. Home visits were arranged for each session to reduce sample attrition. Further, an intervention evaluation form was administered at each post-treatment session to verify and maintain treatment involvement. Several significant treatment effects were observed, including changes in personality scores and non-productive coping strategies, and the strength of these effects ranged from medium to very large. Most participants reported that they found the information pamphlet very appealing and helpful. In addition to the examination of intervention effects in the second and third studies, a path model that aimed to identify direct and mediating relationships between personality and concurrently measured disease was examined for the two samples (Chapter 5). This path model was based on a new integrative theory of personality-disease, which was developed. Eysenck's (1991) proposed personality-disease model formed the foundation of this new theory, and elements of several other generic personality-disease models were also incorporated. This theory was empirically tested using path analysis on the student and community data separately. Common pathways in the two models were then tested for invariance. Overall, most paths proposed by the integrative model were identified in one or both samples; thus, the model was generally supported. All common direct paths were statistically invariant (i.e., equivalent) in the two samples. While personality did not appear to directly predict illness, several significant indirect pathways were identified by which personality appears to affect disease incidence, such as via perceived stress, mood, coping styles, and physical risk factors. These findings appear to support Grossarth-Maticek's theory that personality affects disease incidence via stress responses, as well as other generic approaches (i.e., the personality-induced hyperreactivity model and the stress moderator model) that emphasise the stress-moderating effects of personality on health. However, support for the dangerous behaviours model was not found, which posits that certain personality dispositions seek risky behaviours (e.g., poor health behaviours such as smoking and alcohol consumption) that fit their personality. The final Chapter 6 directly compares the results of these three studies, and discusses their practical and theoretical significance in terms of Grossarth-Maticek's theory and research, views of critics, and other personality-health perspectives and research. In summary, the current studies appear to suggest that the GMPSI is a reliable and valid scale for the measurement of particular personality traits. Further, there appears to be evidence to suggest that personality traits can be changed by an intervention pamphlet. This information pamphlet also appears to be effective in significantly improving responses to stress, and these effects are more prominent in high-risk groups (i.e., subjects with extreme personality trait scores). Moreover, there is some evidence to suggest that personality may have direct effects on several mechanisms involved in the development of disease. Overall, this thesis demonstrates the importance of recognising the role of personality and stress in disease prevention and prediction by providing independent evidence for the benefits of treatment and mechanisms by which benefits may occur.
Bhatti, Krishna. "'Definitely she used the word poison, I liked that' : elderly Sikh immigrants' experience of a culturally adapted preventative health intervention." Thesis, Queen Margaret University, 2016. https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/7732.
Full textCasale, Laura Elizabeth. "The impact of the antenatal class "Baby World" on the caregiver-infant relationship : a pilot study." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/12532.
Full textWigrup, Ida, and Linn Warfving. "Metoder som arbetsterapeuter kan använda för att minska utmanande beteende : En scoping review." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ, Avd. för rehabilitering, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40071.
Full textChallenging behaviour often results in occupational limitations for the individual that suffer from the behaviour, but also for their surroundings. This entails reduced possibilities to activity and participation which will affect their quality of life. There is a lack of focus on developing occupational therapeutic methods within this area today, also the current research within the field is limited. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to explore occupational therapeutic methods described in the literature to reduce challenging behaviour. Scoping review was used as study design. In AMED, CINAHL, MEDLINE and Psycinfo were 124 articles found, 13 of these were doublets. The result included 20 articles corresponding to the aim, 13 of these were published in USA. and 20 articles which corresponded to the aim was included in the results. All included articles were available in full text, written in english and published between 2003- 2018. A wide range of methods were shown in the results. These were categorized into four key issues: activity based methods, environmental methods, sensory methods and support and strategies. This field is relatively unexplored and there are large possibilities for occupational therapists to contribute with competence.
Charles, Linda J. "A portfolio of academic, therapeutic practice and research work : including a research report on 'Developing a questionnaire to identify the possible need for preventative psychotherapeutic intervention during pregnancy'." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326459.
Full textMoore, Melanie P. "DEVELOPING AN EVIDENCE-BASED HIV TESTING MESSAGE FOR YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5746.
Full textGonzález, David Andrés. "Evaluating Preventative Interventions for Depression and Related Outcomes: a Meta-analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700044/.
Full textRooke, Sally M. "Childhood anxiety disorders : exploring targeted preventative interventions and spontaneous recovery from diagnosis." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2017. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/415380/.
Full textRetford, Simon. "Child-against-parent abuse in Greater Manchester : key themes, collaboration and preventative interventions." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2016. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childagainstparent-abuse-in-greater-manchester(e37ef76e-a4a0-446a-9feb-42243d14ec34).html.
Full textMichael, Dolores D. "Exploring the Lived Experiences of Couples Making the Transition to Parenthood and the Meaning They Ascribe to Brief, Couple-Focused Preventative Interventions." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2791.
Full textWalker, Hayley Joanne. "The cost of caring among healthcare professionals : the development of compassion fatigue and preventative measures and interventions for burnout." Thesis, University of Hull, 2011. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5117.
Full textDwyer, Sarah Blyth. "Identifying Children At Risk Of Developing Mental Health Problems : Screening For Family Risk Factors In The School Setting." Queensland University of Technology, 2002. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15903/.
Full textAlgurg, Reem S. E. S. "Exploratory study of the factors that influence nutrition interventions in the United Arab Emirates’ healthcare system." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13964.
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Algurg, Reem Saleh Easa Salah. "Exploratory study of the factors that influence nutrition interventions in the United Arab Emirates' healthcare system." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/13964.
Full textHellborg, Susanna, and Lotta Nilsson. "Närvarofrämjande, förebyggande och åtgärdande arbete gällande problematisk skolfrånvaro : Specialpedagogens insatser beskrivna i 20 kommunala handlingsplaner." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för lärarutbildning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22227.
Full textProblematic school absenteeism as first identified as a problem in 2016 when a government inquiry concluded that there was a lack of proper knowledge on the subject in Sweden. The purpose of this paper is to explore how 20 municipalities, via their schools’ action plans and policies, utilize special educators with regard to students’ problematic school absenteeism through the use of early intervention, and preventative and supportive measures. Examined will be: How is the special educator involved in the efforts to curb problematic school absenteeism? On what levels (individual, group or organizational) is the special educator engaged to promote attendance and to prevent and remedy problematic school absenteeism? The observational basis for this paper is a qualitative analysis of action plans from twenty different municipalities. This analysis was made based on six categories. Systems theory and special needs perspectives were used in the analysis to highlight the questions posed in this paper. In summary, the special educator is explicitly connected to certain tasks such as the in-depth tracking of absenteeism and the support for students with special needs. More often, the responsibilities included under the special educator’s purview are implicitly included in the framework for the team responsible for student well-being. The discussion addresses why action plans must describe supportive and preventative measures and ways in which preventive and remedial activities can be developed during systematic quality processes linked to the special educator's skills set. Additionally, discussed were the special educator’s roll in the team responsible for student well-being, the pros and cons with the absenteeism-teams and even the need to develop understanding for this subject in training for the special educator.
Mountain, Gail, G. Windle, D. Hind, S. Walters, A. Keertharuth, R. Chatters, K. Sprange, et al. "A preventative lifestyle intervention for older adults (Lifestyle Matters): a randomised controlled trial." 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/11303.
Full textObjectives To test whether an occupation based lifestyle intervention can sustain and improve the mental wellbeing of adults aged 65 years or over compared to usual care, using an individually randomised controlled trial. Participants 288 independently living adults aged 65 years or over, with normal cognition were recruited from two UK sites between December 2011 and November 2015. Interventions Lifestyle Matters is a NICE recommended multi-component preventive intervention designed to improve the mental wellbeing of community living older people at risk of decline. It involves weekly group sessions over four months and one to one sessions. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was mental wellbeing at 6 months (mental health dimension of the SF-36).Secondary outcomes included physical health dimensions of the SF-36, extent of depression (PHQ-9), quality of life (EQ-5D) and loneliness(de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale),assessed at 6 and 24 months. Results Data on 262 (intervention =136; usual care =126) participants were analysed using intention to treat analysis. Mean SF-36 mental health scores at six months differed by 2·3 points (95 CI -1·3 to 5·9; P=0·209) after adjustments. Conclusions Analysis shows little evidence of clinical or cost effectiveness in the recruited population with analysis of the primary outcome revealing that the study participants were mentally well at baseline. The results pose questions regarding how preventive interventions to promote wellbeing in older adults can be effectively targeted in the absence of proactive mechanisms to identify those who at risk of decline.
Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) funding was accessed to support recruitment activity in GP surgeries in Sheffield and NISCHR provided support in North Wales.
Cromhout, Julie Lenore. "“Wildfire" as an effective preventative intervention for HIV/AIDS among secondary school learners." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/996.
Full textThe aim of the study was to conduct a formative investigation into the effectiveness of "Wildfire" as a preventative intervention for HIV/AIDS. "Wildfire" is an experiential activity-based psycho-educational workshop/game that guides participants through the process of 'exposure' to HIV/AIDS, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). It stimulates discussions and active reflections while imparting knowledge and information that goes beyond preventative awareness campaigns. The target population was Grade 9 learners. A representative sample of rural and township school contexts in the East London area of the Eastern Cape constituted the sites for intervention. The schools selected constituted a convenience sample and learner participation was voluntary, depending on parental permission. A total of 104 learners participated, 95 in the "Wildfire" intervention and 9 in the control group. The methodology applied included a pre- and post-test questionnaire, behavioural observations and verbal responses during the intervention, as well as focus-group notes arising from the debriefing after "Wildfire". The findings indicated that "Wildfire" was an effective and powerful psycho-educational tool for mediating an in-depth understanding of issues around HIV/AIDS and personal vulnerability for adolescents. The triangulation of methods provided evidence that the intended learnings of "Wildfire" were internalized to both group and individual levels. Furthermore, these points of planned learning were sustained over time. "Wildfire" provided psycho-social, emotional and cognitive 'maps' for individuals about how quickly HIV/AIDS can be spread, how to manage 'exposure* and how to treat those infected with the virus. The study was situated within practices of primary health care and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Its relevance to answering research needs and corroborating current research findings has been discussed. The utility of the study for practical purposes, was that it informed the current and future practices of an NGO and provided information for the Education Department which could enrich the effectiveness of its current HIV/AIDS education in a cost-effective way.
Galindo, Rodrigo García. "The preventative war doctrine in international law : the Iraqi case." 2004. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=95098&T=F.
Full textFanucchi, Gina Lucia. "Specific exercises as a secondary preventative intervention programme for low back pain in 12-13 year old children." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/6093.
Full text"Children of Divorce Coping with Divorce (CoD-CoD): Evaluating the Efficacy of an Internet-Based Preventative Intervention for Children of Divorce." Doctoral diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14308.
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Ph.D. Psychology 2011
Chatters, R., L. Newbould, K. Sprange, D. Hind, Gail Mountain, K. Shortland, L. Powell, et al. "Recruitment of older adults to three preventative lifestyle improvement studies." 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15706.
Full textBackground: Recruiting isolated older adults to clinical trials is complex, time-consuming and difficult. Previous studies have suggested querying existing databases to identify appropriate potential participants. We aim to compare recruitment techniques (general practitioner (GP) mail-outs, community engagement and clinician referrals) used in three randomised controlled trial (RCT) studies assessing the feasibility or effectiveness of two preventative interventions in isolated older adults (the Lifestyle Matters and Putting Life In Years interventions). Methods: During the three studies (the Lifestyle Matters feasibility study, the Lifestyle Matters RCT, the Putting Life In Years RCT) data were collected about how participants were recruited. The number of letters sent by GP surgeries for each study was recorded. In the Lifestyle Matters RCT, we qualitatively interviewed participants and intervention facilitators at 6 months post randomisation to seek their thoughts on the recruitment process. Results: Referrals were planned to be the main source of recruitment in the Lifestyle Matters feasibility study, but due to a lack of engagement from district nurses, community engagement was the main source of recruitment. District nurse referrals and community engagement were also utilised in the Lifestyle Matters and Putting Life In Years RCTs; both mechanisms yielded few participants. GP mail-outs were the main source of recruitment in both the RCTs, but of those contacted, recruiting yield was low (< 3%). Facilitators of the Lifestyle Matters intervention questioned whether the most appropriate individuals had been recruited. Participants recommended that direct contact with health professionals would be the most beneficial way to recruit. Conclusions: Recruitment to the Lifestyle Matters RCT did not mirror recruitment to the feasibility study of the same intervention. Direct district nurse referrals were not effective at recruiting participants. The majority of participants were recruited via GP mail-outs, which may have led to isolated individuals not being recruited to the trials. Further research is required into alternative recruitment techniques, including respondent-driven sampling plus mechanisms which will promote health care professionals to recruit vulnerable populations to research.
The Lifestyle Matters RCT was funded by the Medical Research Council (grant number G1001406); Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium; National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research programme (project number 09/ 3004/01)
Kistenmacher, Ann. "Food addiction : a cost-effective treatment proposal within a developing country context." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24503.
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M.A. (Psychology)