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2. Evaluation of mobile phone‐based Positive Deviance/Hearth child undernutrition program in Cambodia.
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Young, Melissa F., Baik, Diane, Reinsma, Kathryn, Gosdin, Lucas, Rogers, Hannah Paige, Oy, Sreymom, Invong, Wuddhika, Hen, Heang, Ouk, Sopheap, and Chhorvann, Chhea
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CLUSTER sampling ,STATISTICAL power analysis ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,COUNSELING ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANALYSIS of variance ,SOCIAL change ,RESEARCH methodology ,PUBLIC health ,QUANTITATIVE research ,REGRESSION analysis ,COMPARATIVE studies ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,DISEASE prevalence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,CHI-squared test ,RESEARCH funding ,TEXT messages ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,HEALTH promotion ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Child undernutrition in Cambodia is a persistent public health problem requiring low‐cost and scalable solutions. Rising cellphone use in low‐resource settings represents an opportunity to replace in‐person counselling visits with phone calls; however, questions remain on relative effectiveness. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of two options for delivering a World Vision infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling programme: (1) traditional Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) programme with in‐person visits or (2) PDH with Interactive Voice Calling (PDH‐IVC) which integrates phone calls to replace 62.5% of face‐to‐face interaction between caregivers and volunteers, compared to the standard of care (SOC). We conducted a longitudinal cluster‐randomised controlled trial in 361 children 6–23 months. We used an adjusted difference‐in‐difference approach using baseline, midline (3 months) and endline (12 months) surveys to evaluate the impact on child growth among the three groups. At baseline, nearly a third of children were underweight, and over half were food insecure. At midline the PDH group and the PDH‐IVC groups had improved weight‐for‐age z‐scores (0.13 DID, p = 0.011; 0.13 DID, p = 0.02, respectively) and weight‐for‐height z‐score (0.16 DID, p = 0.038; 0.24 DID, p = 0.002), relative to SOC. There were no differences in child height‐for‐age z‐scores. At endline, the impact was sustained only in the PDH‐IVC group for weight‐for‐age z‐score (0.14 DID, p = 0.049), and the prevalence of underweight declined by 12.8 percentage points (p = 0.036), relative to SOC. Integration of phone‐based IYCF counselling is a potentially promising solution to reduce the burden of in‐person visits; however, the modest improvements suggest the need to combine it with other strategies to improve child nutrition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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3. Effect of Comprehensive Behavioral and Exercise Intervention on Physical Function and Activity Participation After Total Knee Replacement: A Pilot Randomized Study.
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Piva, Sara R., Almeida, Gustavo J., Gil, Alexandra B., DiGioia, Anthony M., Helsel, Diane L., and Sowa, Gwendolyn A.
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KNEE surgery ,POSTOPERATIVE pain prevention ,BEHAVIOR therapy ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONVALESCENCE ,EXERCISE therapy ,HEALTH attitudes ,HEALTH behavior ,HEALTH status indicators ,HEALTH surveys ,KINEMATICS ,KNEE ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PATIENT education ,POSTOPERATIVE pain ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,TIME ,TOTAL knee replacement ,PILOT projects ,EVALUATION research ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,BLIND experiment - Abstract
Objective: To test the feasibility of a comprehensive behavioral intervention (CBI) program that combines intense exercises with an education program, to be implemented at a later stage (3 months) following total knee replacement (TKR), and to get a first impression of the effects of the CBI as compared to a standard of care exercise (SCE) program on the outcomes of physical function and physical activity.Methods: A total of 44 subjects participated in a 3-month program of either CBI or SCE, followed by 3 months of a home exercise program. Outcomes of physical function and physical activity were measured at baseline and at 6-month followup. Analysis of variance was used to compare statistical differences between groups, whereas responder analyses were used for clinically important differences.Results: The CBI was found to be safe and well tolerated. As compared to the SCE group, the CBI group had less pain (P = 0.035) and better physical function based on the Short Form 36 health survey (P = 0.017) and the single-leg stance test (P = 0.037). The other outcome measures did not demonstrate statistically significant differences between the 2 groups. Results from the responder analysis demonstrated that the CBI group had a 36% higher rate of responders in physical function as compared to the SCE group. Also, the CBI group had 23% more responders in the combined domains of physical function and physical activity.Conclusion: The CBI program is feasible and improves physical function and physical activity in patients several months after TKR. Larger pragmatic randomized trials are needed to confirm the results of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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4. Early High-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Bade, Michael J., Struessel, Tamara, Dayton, Michael, Foran, Jared, Kim, Raymond H., Miner, Todd, Wolfe, Pamela, Kohrt, Wendy M., Dennis, Douglas, and Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer E.
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KNEE surgery ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONVALESCENCE ,EXERCISE tests ,EXERCISE therapy ,RANGE of motion of joints ,KNEE ,KNEE diseases ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,MUSCLE strength ,OSTEOARTHRITIS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,TOTAL knee replacement ,EVALUATION research ,QUADRICEPS muscle ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,WEIGHT-bearing (Orthopedics) ,REHABILITATION - Abstract
Objective: To examine the safety and efficacy of a high-intensity (HI) progressive rehabilitation protocol beginning 4 days after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared to a low-intensity (LI) rehabilitation protocol.Methods: A total of 162 participants (mean ± SD ages 63 ± 7 years; 89 women) were randomized to either the HI group or LI group after TKA. Key components of the HI intervention were the use of progressive resistance exercises and a rapid progression to weight-bearing exercises and activities. Both groups were treated in an outpatient setting 2 to 3 times per week for 11 weeks (26 total sessions). Outcomes included the stair climbing test (SCT; primary outcome), timed-up-and-go (TUG) test, 6-minute walk (6MW) test, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), 12-item Short Form health survey (SF-12), knee range of motion (ROM), quadriceps and hamstring strength, and quadriceps activation. Outcomes were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 2, 3 (primary end point), 6, and 12 months postoperatively.Results: There were no significant differences between groups at 3 or 12 months in SCT, TUG, 6MW, WOMAC scores, knee ROM, quadriceps and hamstrings strength, quadriceps activation, or adverse event rates. By 12 months, outcomes on the 6MW, TUG, WOMAC, SF-12, quadriceps and hamstring strength, and quadriceps activation had improved beyond baseline performance in both groups.Conclusion: Both the HI and LI interventions were effective in improving strength and function after TKA. HI progressive rehabilitation is safe for individuals after TKA. However, its effectiveness may be limited by arthrogenic muscular inhibition in the early postoperative period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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5. Motor skills of children with unilateral visual impairment in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.
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Celano, Marianne, Hartmann, E Eugenie, DuBois, Lindreth G, and Drews‐Botsch, Carolyn
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MOTOR ability ,VISION disorders ,APHAKIA ,INFANTS ,MONOCULARS ,CHILD development ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DEPTH perception ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,VISION ,VISUAL acuity ,EVALUATION research ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
Aim: To assess motor functioning in children aged 4 years 6 months enrolled in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, and to determine contributions of visual acuity and stereopsis to measured motor skills.Method: One hundred and four children (53% female) with unilateral aphakia randomized to intraocular lens or contact lens treatment were evaluated at 4 years 6 months (age range 4y 6mo-4y 11mo) for monocular recognition visual acuity, motor skills, and stereopsis by a traveling examiner masked to treatment condition. Motor skills were assessed with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children--Second Edition (MABC-2). Visual acuity was operationalized as log10 of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) value for treated eye, best logMAR value for either eye, and intraocular logMAR difference.Results: Student's t-tests showed no significant differences in MABC-2 scores between the intraocular lens and contact lens groups. The mean total score was low (6.43; 18th centile) compared with the normative reference group. Motor functioning was not related to visual acuity in the treated eye or to intraocular logMAR difference, but was predicted in a regression model by the better visual acuity of either eye (usually the fellow eye), even after accounting for the influence of age at surgery, examiner, orthotropic ocular alignment, and stereopsis.Interpretation: Children with unilateral congenital cataract may have delayed motor functioning at 4 years 6 months, which may adversely affect their social and academic functioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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