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1. Designing a learning dashboard to facilitate project development and teamwork in a CBL physics course

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Toschi, Federico, Gabbana, Alessandro, Lazendic-Galloway, Jasmina, Boonacker-Dekker, Anneke, Vervuurt, Yvonne, Toschi, Federico, Gabbana, Alessandro, Lazendic-Galloway, Jasmina, Boonacker-Dekker, Anneke, and Vervuurt, Yvonne

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There have been, and still are, considerable efforts to stimulate interdisciplinary research to tackle interesting research questions and address some of the complex societal challenges we are facing in the 21st century. Therefore, the current STEM education needs to provide opportunities for students to develop an interdisciplinary mindset and to actively engage them in solving societal issues early on during their degree. With these goals in mind, we designed a set of three interdisciplinary courses focused on the physics of social systems, or Sociophysics, using Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) as an instructional approach. Our aim was to offer students the freedom to define their projects while supporting them with a robust framework capable of helping them rapidly define their challenge (via CBL) and efficiently work on it (via Scrum). Since CBL is a new educational framework for most students and it relies on the students-driven initiative, we designed a learning dashboard specifically aimed at providing efficient feedback and supporting the development of students’ research and teamwork skills. We found our dashboard to be highly effective in providing both qualitative and quantitative support for students' progress in their self-defined projects, allowing scaling-up of CBL-based educational settings.

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2023

3. Factors Associated with Interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

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Nelson, Mary Baron, Kim, Yoonji, Hamilton, Lauren, Dekker, Anneke, Miller, Kimberly, Hamilton, Ann S., and Milam, Joel

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STATISTICS, CONFIDENCE intervals, MULTIPLE regression analysis, AGE distribution, CANCER relapse, TUMORS in children, CANCER patients, PATIENTS' attitudes, T-test (Statistics), SEX distribution, RESEARCH funding, CHI-squared test, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ALTERNATIVE medicine, INFORMATION-seeking behavior, DATA analysis software, STATISTICAL correlation, DATA analysis, ODDS ratio
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Background: Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by those undergoing cancer treatment is common. While some childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may use CAM to treat late effects, others may lack information about available alternative therapies. We sought to determine characteristics associated with seeking more information about CAM among an ethnically diverse sample of young adult CCS. Methods: Young adult CCS were selected from the population-based Los Angeles SEER cancer registry and surveyed at ages 18 to 39 as part of the Project Forward Cohort. Associations between demographic, clinical, and other factors with seeking information on CAM were examined with t-tests, Chi Square analyses, and logistic regression. Results: Among 1106 participants surveyed, 182 (18%) reported interest in obtaining more information on CAM. Interest in CAM was highest among males, older (vs. younger) participants, those born outside the U.S., those with a history of relapsed/recurrent or second cancers, those with greater depressive symptoms, and those with poorer self-rated health. Among Hispanic/Latino/Latinx respondents, depressive symptoms, birth outside the U.S., and higher Latino culture orientation was positively associated with CAM interest. Discussion: Depressive symptoms and unresolved health problems are associated with a need for information about alternative forms of therapy, particularly in those with born outside the U.S. Healthcare providers caring for CCS can incorporate appropriate CAM information to help address unmet physical and mental health needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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4. Factors Associated with Interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

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Erickson, Jeanne, Baron Nelson, Mary, Kim, Yoonji, Hamilton, Lauren, Dekker, Anneke, Miller, Kimberly, Hamilton, Ann S., and Milam, Joel

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Background:Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by those undergoing cancer treatment is common. While some childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may use CAM to treat late effects, others may lack information about available alternative therapies. We sought to determine characteristics associated with seeking more information about CAM among an ethnically diverse sample of young adult CCS. Methods:Young adult CCS were selected from the population-based Los Angeles SEER cancer registry and surveyed at ages 18 to 39 as part of the Project Forward Cohort. Associations between demographic, clinical, and other factors with seeking information on CAM were examined with t-tests, Chi Square analyses, and logistic regression. Results:Among 1106 participants surveyed, 182 (18%) reported interest in obtaining more information on CAM. Interest in CAM was highest among males, older (vs. younger) participants, those born outside the U.S., those with a history of relapsed/recurrent or second cancers, those with greater depressive symptoms, and those with poorer self-rated health. Among Hispanic/Latino/Latinx respondents, depressive symptoms, birth outside the U.S., and higher Latino culture orientation was positively associated with CAM interest. Discussion:Depressive symptoms and unresolved health problems are associated with a need for information about alternative forms of therapy, particularly in those with born outside the U.S. Healthcare providers caring for CCS can incorporate appropriate CAM information to help address unmet physical and mental health needs.

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2022
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