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3. Outcomes of a child-based manual wheelchair skills peer training program: an exploratory case report.

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Kenyon, Lisa K., Hesse, Elizabeth N., Pakkala, Katelynn J., and Vanderest, Sebastian

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*WHEELCHAIRS, *AFFINITY groups, *RESEARCH, *CONFIDENCE, *PHYSICAL therapy, *SELF-perception, *PEDIATRICS, *SPINA bifida, *ABILITY, *TRAINING, *CHILDREN
Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory case series was to describe the outcomes for both a child-learner and a child-peer after a single manual wheelchair (MWC) skills training session involving child-based peer training techniques, followed by related home-based skills practice. Participants were a 9-year-old with L4–L5 spina bifida (pseudonym: Amari) and a 3-year-old with T10 spina bifida (pseudonym: Mary). Pre-intervention examination included administration of the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (WST-Q), the MWC short scale within the Mobility domain of the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability – Computer Adapted Test (MWC PEDI-CAT), and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The peer training session, facilitated by a physical therapy team, involved games and activities involving MWC use. When appropriate, Amari was asked to talk aloud and verbally describe the components of the skills she was performing. Each child and her mother were instructed in specific MWC skills to practice at home over a 3-week period. Both participants' post-intervention WST-Q capacity, confidence, and performance scores increased. Increases in parent-proxy COPM scores indicated clinically meaningful change in all identified occupational performance problems. Mary's total MWC PEDI-CAT post-intervention score increased by 11 points. Both mothers reported that the participation in the activities helped also to improve their child's self-esteem and self-image. Both the participants in this exploratory case appeared to demonstrate improvements in MWC skills, self-esteem, and self-image following a single child-based MWC skills peer training session and related home-based skills practice. Future research involving such peer training methods is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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25. Blind Evaluation of the Microwave-Accelerated Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence Ultrarapid and Sensitive Chlamydia trachomatisTest by Use of Clinical Samples

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Melendez, Johan H., Huppert, Jill S., Jett-Goheen, Mary, Hesse, Elizabeth A., Quinn, Nicole, Gaydos, Charlotte A., and Geddes, Chris D.

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ABSTRACTAccurate point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatisinfection are urgently needed for the rapid treatment of patients. In a blind comparative study, we evaluated microwave-accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence (MAMEF) assays for ultrafast and sensitive detection of C. trachomatisDNA from vaginal swabs. The results of two distinct MAMEF assays were compared to those of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs). The first assay targeted the C. trachomatis16S rRNA gene, and the second assay targeted the C. trachomatiscryptic plasmid. Using pure C. trachomatis, the MAMEF assays detected as few as 10 inclusion-forming units/ml of C. trachomatisin less than 9 min, including DNA extraction and detection. A total of 257 dry vaginal swabs from 245 female adolescents aged 14 to 22 years were analyzed. Swabs were eluted with water, the solutions were lysed to release and to fragment genomic DNA, and MAMEF-based DNA detection was performed. The prevalence of C. trachomatisby NAATs was 17.5%. Of the 45 samples that were C. trachomatispositive and the 212 samples that were C. trachomatisnegative by NAATs, 33/45 and 197/212 were correctly identified by the MAMEF assays if both assays were required to be positive (sensitivity, 73.3%; specificity, 92.9%). Using the plasmid-based assay alone, 37/45 C. trachomatis-positive and 197/212 C. trachomatis-negative samples were detected (sensitivity, 82.2%; specificity, 92.9%). Using the 16S rRNA assay alone, 34/45 C. trachomatis-positive and 197/212 C. trachomatis-negative samples were detected (sensitivity, 75.5%; specificity, 92.9%). The overall rates of agreement with NAAT results for the individual 16S rRNA and cryptic plasmid assays were 89.5% and 91.0%, respectively. Given the sensitivity, specificity, and rapid detection of the plasmid-based assay, the plasmid-based MAMEF assay appears to be suited for clinical POC testing.

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2013
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