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2. Three-dimensional acromioclavicular joint motions during elevation of the arm.
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Teece RM, Lunden JB, Lloyd AS, Kaiser AP, Cieminski CJ, and Ludewig PM
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STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive laboratory study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the 3-dimensional motions occurring between the scapula relative to the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint during humeral elevation in the scapular plane. BACKGROUND: Shoulder pathology is commonly treated through exercise programs aimed at correcting scapular motion abnormalities. However, little is known regarding how acromioclavicular joint motions contribute to normal and abnormal scapulothoracic motion. METHODS AND MEASURES: Thirty subjects (16 males, 14 females) participated. Subjects with positive symptoms on clinical exam or past history of shoulder pathology, trauma, or surgery were excluded. Electromagnetic surface motion analysis was performed tracking the thorax, clavicle, scapula, and humerus. Subjects performed 3 repetitions of scapular plane abduction. Passive motion data were also collected for scapular plane abduction from cadaver specimens. Data were analyzed using within-session reliability and descriptive statistics as well as repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) to determine the effect of elevation angle from rest to 90 masculine humeral elevation. Reliability was determined from repeated trials in the same session without removing sensors or redigitizing landmarks. RESULTS: Angular values were highly repeatable within session (ICC>0.94; SEM, < 2.3 degrees ). During active scapular plane abduction from rest to 90 degrees , average acromioclavicular joint angular values demonstrated increased internal rotation (approximately 4.3 degrees ), increased upward rotation (approximately 14.6 degrees ), and increased posterior tilting (approximately 6.7 degrees ) (P<.05). Passive motions on cadavers demonstrated similar kinematic patterns.CONCLUSIONS: Significant motion occurs at the acromioclavicular joint during active humeral elevation, contributing to scapular motion on the thorax. This information provides a foundation for understanding normal acromioclavicular joint motion as a basis for further investigation of pathology and rehabilitation approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
3. Early intervention for children with cleft palate.
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Scherer NJ and Kaiser AP
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Clefts of the lip and palate are one of the most frequently occurring birth defects, affecting approximately 1 in 700 births in the United States. Early childhood special educators are often among the first professionals to provide intervention for children with cleft lip and palate. Early intervention for children with clefts often focuses on speech production skills; however, results of recent research suggest that early intervention in language skills including parent training is warranted. A model of early intervention that uses language intervention to facilitate vocabulary and speech sound development is described. This model has been successful in improving productive vocabulary use and speech sound repertoires and shows promising reduction in compensatory articulation errors. Developmentally appropriate application of the model includes provision of direct intervention to children and parent training to promote naturalistic intervention in everyday settings. Strategies for working collaboratively with speech-language pathologists and members of cleft palate and craniofacial multidisciplinary teams are also described. Finally, answers are provided to frequently occurring questions from parents about cleft palate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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4. Children's behavior during teacher-directed and child-directed activities in Head Start.
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Qi CH, Kaiser AP, and Milan S
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The social/behavioral characteristics of 63 preschool children with low and high language abilities were observed for 60 min during teacher-directed structured activities and 60 min during child-directed unstructured activities in Head Start classrooms. Children with low language were observed to have significantly higher rates of disruptive behavior and negative responses, fewer initiations to peer interactions, and shorter durations of engagement than children with high language. Boys with low language abilities were more likely to be disruptive than girls with either low or high language abilities. Teachers praised children with low language significantly less often than children with high language. These findings suggest that children with lower language abilities are at greater risk for problem behaviors and poor social skills than children with higher language abilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
5. Language performance of low-income African American and European American preschool children on the PPVT-III.
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Qi CH, Kaiser AP, Milan S, and Hancock T
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Purpose: The performance of low-income African American preschoolers (36 to 52 months old) on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition (PPVT-III; L. M. Dunn & L. M. Dunn, 1997) was examined to provide a norm for assessing the performance of this population and to explore the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and language scores on the PPVT-III. Method: Four hundred and eighty-two African American and 52 European American children in a comparison group were individually administered the PPVT-III. Results: On average, African American children performed approximately 1.5 SD below the expected mean based on national norms. Using standard cutoff scores, the PPVT-III identified more children as having language delays than did other measures of language abilities. Socioeconomic factors were related to PPVT-III scores, indicating that the degree of disadvantage within children with low SES was related to language abilities. Maternal education level, marital status, and the number of children in the household were uniquely associated with children's performance on the PPVT-III. Clinical Implications: The importance of supporting language development in preschool children from how-income families is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
6. Problem behaviors of low-income children with language delays: an observation study.
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Qi CH and Kaiser AP
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Children from low-income families are at increased risk for significant behavioral and language problems. Early identification of these problems is essential for effective intervention. The purpose of the present study was to use multiple behavioral assessments to examine the behavioral profiles of sixty 3- and 4-year-old children from low-income families enrolled in Head Start programs and to compare the behavior characteristics of 32 children with language delays with those of 28 children with typical language development. Teachers completed the Child Behavior Checklist/Caregiver-Teacher Report Form/2-5 (CTRF; T. M. Achenbach, 1997) and the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS; F. M. Gresham and S. N. Elliott, 1990), and children were observed in the classrooms during structured and unstructured activities. Children with language delays exhibited more problem behaviors and poorer social skills on some of the observational measures than did children with typical language development, as predicted, but not on all. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
7. The performance of low-income, African American children on the Preschool Language Scale-3.
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Qi CH, Kaiser AP, Milan SE, Yzquierdo Z, and Hancock TB
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This study examined the performance of 701 low-income African American preschoolers (36 to 52 months old) on the Preschool Language Scale-3 (PLS-3, I. L. Zimmerman, V. G. Steiner, & R. E. Pond, 1992). On average, African American children performed about 1 SD below the expected means for their ages on both the Expressive Communication and Auditory Comprehension subscales. Independent sample t tests showed no significant differences between African American children and a comparison sample of 50 European American children. Item analysis was used to examine the potentially problematic items of the PLS-3 for each age cohort of children. We found that 6 items appeared to be particularly difficult for the African American sample. The findings suggest that the PLS-3 is generally an informative language test for African American preschoolers; however, scores should be interpreted with caution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
8. Parents as cointerventionists: research on applications of naturalistic language teaching procedures.
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Kaiser AP, Hancock TB, and Hester PP
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- 1998
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9. Delivering Enhanced Milieu Teaching to Toddlers With Down Syndrome via Hybrid Telepractice: A Single-Case Experimental Design.
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Quinn ED, Kurin K, Cook AR, and Kaiser AP
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Purpose: This pilot study investigated delivering enhanced milieu teaching tailored for children with Down Syndrome (EMT-DS) through hybrid telepractice., Method: In this multiple-baseline design across behaviors study, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) taught EMT-DS to three caregivers and their children with DS (22-40 months) using a hybrid service delivery model. Sessions were conducted in person and via telepractice. The SLP taught caregivers EMT-DS, emphasizing the use of (a) four target EMT strategies: matched turns, expansions, time delays, and milieu teaching episodes; (b) augmentative and alternative communication (AAC; manual signs, speech-generating device); and (c) aided AAC modeling. The SLP provided caregiver instruction following the teach-model-coach-review approach. Caregiver outcomes were the accuracy (primary) and frequency (secondary) of EMT strategy use. Child outcomes were exploratory and included the rate of symbolic communication acts, weighted number of communication acts, and number of different words (NDW)., Results: There was a functional relation between the intervention and the accuracy and frequency of EMT strategy use for all three caregivers. All caregivers showed an increase in the accuracy for all four target strategies. Caregivers also increased the frequency of the three EMT strategies: expansions, time delays, and milieu teaching episodes. There were no changes in the frequency of matched turns. Caregiver use of EMT strategies maintained for 6 weeks post-intervention. After caregivers learned EMT strategies, gradual increases in the rate of symbolic communication acts and NDW occurred for all three children., Conclusion: Results demonstrate the preliminary efficacy of using a hybrid service delivery model to teach caregivers EMT-DS., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27115252.
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- 2024
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10. Just-in-Time: A Caregiver-Mediated Intervention for Toddlers With Autism.
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Bailey KM, Rodgers ME, Quinn ED, Thompson S, Nietfeld J, and Kaiser AP
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- Humans, Male, Female, Child, Preschool, Infant, Autistic Disorder therapy, Autistic Disorder psychology, Treatment Outcome, Caregivers education, Caregivers psychology, Telemedicine methods
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Purpose: We investigated effects of an adaptive telehealth coaching model on caregiver implementation of enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) with newly diagnosed toddlers with autism., Method: Three caregiver-child dyads participated in a multiple-baseline-across-behaviors, single-case design. Caregivers were taught EMT via telehealth using the teach-model-coach-review approach. EMT strategies were taught sequentially in four components corresponding to design tiers. Caregivers reported their needs for support and adaptation via weekly surveys. Primary outcomes were measures of caregiver's implementation, including (a) a fidelity checklist for wholistic use of EMT and (b) a percentage of correct use of a subset of key EMT strategies (e.g., matched turns, target talk, expansions, play actions, milieu episodes). Generalization and maintenance of caregiver strategy use in uncoached home activities were measured. The number of different words used by children was measured as a secondary, descriptive outcome. Social validity data were collected through ratings and interviews at the end of the study., Results: There was a functional relation between the intervention and caregiver's implementation of EMT for all dyads. Caregiver's use of EMT strategies often generalized and maintained post-intervention. Child response to intervention was variable. Social validity data indicated that the model was beneficial to caregivers and children., Conclusions: An adaptive telehealth coaching model is effective for teaching caregivers of toddlers with autism to implement EMT and potentially helps to bridge the gap between diagnosis and comprehensive intervention. Further exploration of the relation between caregiver fidelity and dosage of active ingredients and child spoken language outcomes is needed., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.25156223.
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- 2024
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11. EMT en Español Para Autismo: A Collaborative Communication Intervention Approach and Single Case Design Pilot Study.
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Pak NS, Peredo TN, Madero Ucero AP, and Kaiser AP
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The primary purpose of the current pilot study was to test the effects of an adapted and collaborative intervention model with a systematic teaching approach on Latina Spanish-speaking caregivers' use of EMT en Español Para Autismo strategies with their young children on the autism spectrum. A multiple baseline across behaviors single case design was replicated across two dyads. A series of family interviews and a direct therapist-child intervention phase supported individualization of the intervention. Families were provided speech generating devices as part of their children's intervention protocol. Caregivers were taught to use EMT en Español Para Autismo strategies with aided language input. Strategies included contingent target-level and proximal target-level language modeling, linguistic expansions, and communication elicitations. Secondary variables measured included generalization of strategy use to unsupported interactions and at a 2-month follow-up, child communication outcomes, and social validity. There was a strong functional relation for one dyad between the adapted and collaborative intervention and caregiver use of EMT strategies. The functional relation was weakened by behavioral covariation for the other dyad. Children increased the quantity and diversity of their communication during the study. Caregivers generalized their use of most EMT strategies and reported most aspects of the approach to be socially valid. The current study provides an initial demonstration of an effective model for adaptation and individualization of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for Latino Spanish-speaking families with children on the autism spectrum., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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12. Maximizing Veterans Health Affairs Community Hospice Collaborations: Review of Perceived Resource Needs to Support Veterans at End of Life.
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O'Malley KA, Baird L, Kaiser AP, Bashian HM, Etchin AG, Sager ZS, Heintz H, Korsun L, Kemp K, and Moye J
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- Humans, Death, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health, Hospices, Veterans psychology
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Within the United States, approximately 330 000 military veterans die annually, but only 5% of deaths occur in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities. To help provide end-of-life care for veterans, the VHA built community partnerships with community hospice and palliative care (HPC) organizations. Veterans experience unique psychosocial factors making it vital to ensure HPC organizations have access to veteran-specific knowledge and resources to reduce suffering. To better understand the strengths and limitations of these partnerships, community HPC staff (N = 483) responded to quantitative and qualitative survey questions developed using an access to care theory for veterans. Survey responses demonstrated variable perceptions of access to VHA care and resources. Respondents reported excellent experiences (44%) and relationships with their local facility (50%) and had a reliable contact who provided needed assistance (92%). Thematic analysis identified a need for VHA care and barriers to access, which were associated with technical characteristics, and geographical and cultural issues. These findings can help inform future research and policy regarding access to VHA resources for end-of-life care for veterans in the community and guide resource development for community HPC providers., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2023 by The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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13. Untying the Gordian Knot of Early Language Screening and Improved Developmental Outcomes.
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Kaiser AP, Chow JC, and Baumingham JE
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- Humans, Child Development, Language Disorders, Language Development
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- 2024
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14. Development, adaptation, and clinical implementation of the Later-Adulthood Trauma Reengagement (LATR) group intervention for older veterans.
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Kaiser AP, Boyle JT, Bamonti PM, O'Malley K, and Moye J
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- Humans, Aged, Adult, Adaptation, Psychological, Psychotherapy, Veterans, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis
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Later in life Veterans may report increased thoughts and memories of traumatic military experience in the context of age-related changes, a process called Later-Adulthood Trauma Reengagement (LATR); this process may lead to resilience or distress. We describe the development of a 10-session group intervention with goals of providing psychoeducation about LATR, enhancing stress management and coping skills, and fostering meaning making. We characterize implementation and outcome characteristics for seven group cohorts over 5 years; groups were completed in-person or virtually. Outcomes were measured with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Meaning in Life Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive Appraisals of Military experience (PAMES), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Forty-seven Veterans (aged 65-93) began the group, 37 (87%) completed at least six sessions. These 37 Veterans reported an average of eight stressful events in the prior year, mostly major illness, death of a friend, and decline in memory and enjoyable activities, which may have set the stage for LATR. Veterans resonated with the LATR concept on standardized scales and qualitative comments. In pre-post comparisons, participants reported higher levels of PAMES (η² = .225), resilience (η² = .208), and meaning in life (η² = .145), with fewer symptoms of PTSD (η² = .199) and depression (η² = .124). There were no significant differences in outcomes for those who completed the group in-person or virtually. The LATR protocol may provide a framework for working with older adults reporting emergence or exacerbation of thoughts and memories of earlier trauma in later life, fostering positive adaptation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 2023
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15. Characteristics and Correlates of Ten-Year Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Older U.S. Military Veterans.
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Moye J, Kaiser AP, Cook JM, Fischer IC, Levy BR, and Pietrzak RH
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- Humans, Middle Aged, Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Veterans psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Problem Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders
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Objectives: To examine the nature and correlates of 10-year trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in older U.S. military Veterans., Design and Setting: A nationally representative web-based survey of older U.S. Veterans who participated in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study over 5 waves between 2011 and 2021., Participants: A total of 1,843 U.S. Veterans aged 50 and older (mean age = 67)., Measurements: PTSD symptoms were assessed using the PTSD Checklist. Self-report measures at baseline assessed sociodemographic characteristics; trauma exposures; psychiatric and substance use disorders; mental, cognitive, and physical functioning; and psychosocial factors including expectations of aging. Latent growth mixture modeling identified the nature and correlates of 10-year PTSD symptom trajectories., Results: Most of the sample had no/low PTSD symptoms (88.7%), while 6.0% had consistently subthreshold symptoms, 2.7% consistently high symptoms, and 2.6% increasing symptoms. Relative to the no/low symptom group, the subthreshold and high symptom groups reported more medical conditions and cognitive difficulties, with younger age and more lifetime traumatic events additionally linked to the high symptom trajectory. Relative to the no/low symptom group, Veterans with increasing symptoms were more likely to report functional disability and lifetime nicotine use disorder, cognitive difficulties, negative expectations regarding physical and emotional aging, and traumatic events over the study period., Conclusions: Despite high rates of trauma exposure, most older Veterans do not evidence symptomatic PTSD trajectories; however, about 11% do. Results underscore the importance of assessing PTSD symptoms in this population and considering longitudinal trajectories as well as associated risk and protective factors., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2023
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16. Early predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Iraq war zone.
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Vasterling JJ, Franz MR, Lee LO, Kaiser AP, Proctor SP, Marx BP, Schnurr PP, Ko J, Concato J, and Aslan M
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The course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms varies among veterans of war zones, but sources of variation in long-term symptom course remain poorly understood. Modeling of symptom growth trajectories facilitates the understanding of predictors of individual outcomes over time. Although growth mixture modeling (GMM) has been applied to military populations, few studies have incorporated both predeployment and follow-up measurements over an extended time. In this prospective study, 1,087 U.S. Army soldiers with varying military occupational specialties and geographic locations were assessed before and after deployment to the Iraq war zone, with long-term follow-up assessment occurring at least 5 years after return from deployment. The primary outcome variable was the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version summary score. GMM yielded four latent profiles, characterized as primarily asymptomatic (n = 194, 17.8%); postdeployment worsening symptoms (n = 84, 7.7%); mild symptoms (n = 320, 29.4%); and preexisting, with a chronic postdeployment elevation of symptoms (n = 489, 45.0%). Regression models comparing the primarily asymptomatic class to the symptomatic classes revealed that chronic symptom classes were associated with higher degrees of stress exposure, less predeployment social support, military reservist or veteran status at the most recent assessment, and poorer predeployment visual memory, ORs = 0.98-2.90. PTSD symptom course varies considerably over time after military deployment and is associated with potentially modifiable biopsychosocial factors that occur early in its course in addition to exposures and military status., (© 2023 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.)
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- 2023
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17. Long-Term Effects of Early Communication Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Pak NS, Chow JC, Dillehay KM, and Kaiser AP
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- Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Communication, Language, Autistic Disorder, Language Development Disorders
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Purpose: Early language and communication interventions for children with language impairments have been shown to be effective in assessments administered immediately after treatment. The purpose of the current systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the overall durability of those effects over time and whether durability was related to outcome type, etiology of child language impairments, implementer of intervention, magnitude of posttest effects, time between intervention and follow-up, and study risk of bias., Method: We conducted a systematic search of online databases and reference lists to identify experimental and quasi-experimental group design studies. All studies tested the effects of early communication interventions at least 3 months post-intervention. Participants were children 0-5 years old with language impairments. Coders identified study features and rated methodological quality indicators for all studies. Effect sizes at long-term timepoints and associations with potential moderators were estimated using multilevel meta-analysis with robust variance estimation., Results: Twenty studies with 129 long-term outcome effect sizes met inclusion criteria. Studies included children with developmental language disorders or language impairment associated with autism. The overall average effect size was small and significant ( g = .22, p = .002). Effect size estimates were larger for prelinguistic outcomes ( g = .36, p < .001) than for linguistic outcomes ( g = .14, p = .101). Significant factors were the posttest effect sizes, the risk of bias for randomized trials, and etiology of language impairment for linguistic outcomes. Time post-intervention did not significantly predict long-term effect sizes., Conclusions: Outcomes of early language and communication interventions appear to persist for at least several months post-intervention. More research is needed with collection and evaluation of long-term outcomes, a focus on measurement, and consistency of primary study reporting., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23589648.
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- 2023
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18. Advancing Trauma-Informed Care Education for Hospice and Palliative Staff: Development and Evaluation of Educational Videos.
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O'Malley KA, Etchin AG, Auguste EJ, Kaiser AP, Korsun L, Weiskittle RE, Bashian HM, Sager ZS, and Moye J
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care, Learning, Hospices, Hospice Care, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy
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Nurses play an essential role in managing mental health conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially in rural areas where access to mental health care is limited. Posttraumatic stress disorder may emerge at the end of life and complicate health care and is a particular concern for aging Vietnam veterans. We describe the development of 3 videos that illustrate how to recognize PTSD, respond to trauma disclosures, and manage PTSD in cognitive impairment during an in-home hospice nurse visit. Through problem identification and needs assessment, we identified 6 goals and 28 specific content objectives presented through cinematic action with flashbacks or voice-over narration with graphics. Videos were evaluated through a survey (N = 155) and analysis of "chat" responses (N = 186) to targeted questions during a webinar presentation to clinicians (N = 345). Approximately 75% rated videos as "very much" relevant to needs, having helped learn something new, and realistic. Analysis of chat responses showed videos conveyed most content objectives (92%). In addition, participants stated videos were helpful in demonstrating nursing skills of listening, responding, and displaying empathy, as well as showing case presentations involving cognitive impairment and the patient experience. Participants expressed a desire for longer videos/more information including a wider range of PTSD presentations and comorbidities., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2021 Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the U.S. Copyright Act, a "work of the United States Government" for which copyright protection under Title 17 of the United States Code is not available. As such, copyright does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government.)
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- 2023
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19. Teaching Caregivers to Implement the Caregivers Optimizing Achievement of Children With Hearing Loss (COACH) Intervention.
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Ambrose SE, Appenzeller M, and Kaiser AP
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- Humans, Child, Preschool, Caregivers education, Parents, Language, Hearing Loss, Deafness
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Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of Caregivers Optimizing Achievement of Children With Hearing Loss (COACH), an intervention in which parents were taught naturalistic interaction strategies that addressed the unique linguistic input needs of their young children with hearing loss., Method: A single-subject multiple-baseline across-behaviors design was used with four caregiver-child dyads to determine the effects of COACH training on caregivers' use of the COACH language facilitation strategies and on their children's language abilities., Results: A functional relation was demonstrated between teaching of strategies and caregivers' use of the strategies across three dyads with slower, consistent changes observed in a fourth dyad. Improvements in children's use of target-level language were observed for children in three dyads., Conclusions: Caregivers were able to implement COACH language facilitation strategies, although the pace of caregivers' learning differed across dyads. Caregivers reported high satisfaction with participating in the intervention. Future research using a randomized design and a longer intervention condition is needed for a more complete assessment of the effects of the intervention on children's language abilities., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.22290082.
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- 2023
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20. The cognitive characteristics of music-evoked autobiographical memories: Evidence from a systematic review of clinical investigations.
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Kaiser AP and Berntsen D
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- Adult, Humans, Mental Recall physiology, Cognition, Memory, Episodic, Music psychology, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease psychology
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In healthy adults, autobiographical memories (AMs) evoked by music appear to have unique cognitive characteristics that set them apart from AMs evoked by other cues. If this is the case, we might expect music cues to alleviate AM deficits in clinical disorders. This systematic review examines music-evoked autobiographical memories (MEAMs) in clinical populations, focusing on cognitive characteristics, and whether MEAMs differ from AMs evoked by other stimuli. We identified 15 studies featuring participants with Alzheimer's disease (AD), behavioral variant - Frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD), acquired brain damage, and depression. We found that music evokes AMs in these disorders, and that familiar music was more likely to evoke AMs. Compared with healthy controls, AD participants had a relative advantage for MEAMs over picture-evoked AMs. People with damage to the medial prefrontal cortex showed preserved access to MEAMs in terms of frequency, but a relative disadvantage regarding the episodic richness for MEAMs, but not for memories cued by pictures, compared to controls. Participants with bv-FTD had fewer AMs evoked after both music and pictures than healthy controls. Across conditions, MEAMs were generally specific and retrieved fast, suggesting little retrieval effort. MEAMs were also positive, except in depression, where as many negative as positive AMs were produced. These findings suggest several underlying cognitive and affective mechanisms of MEAMs, including anxiety reduction, increased fluency, music-evoked emotions, reminiscence, and involuntary retrieval, and that these might be moderated by musical abilities and memory for music. In conclusion, MEAMs appear to be relatively well preserved, especially in AD. This article is categorized under: Psychology > Memory., (© 2022 The Authors. WIREs Cognitive Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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21. PTSD symptom severity mediates the impact of war zone stress exposure on postdeployment physical health: The Fort Devens Gulf War veterans cohort.
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Vandiver RA, Wachen JS, Spiro A, Kaiser AP, Tyzik AL, and Smith BN
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- Humans, Male, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Gulf War, Veterans psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Military Personnel psychology
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Objective: Exposure to traumatic events is associated with increased risk for negative physical health outcomes, but more work is needed to advance understanding of the mechanisms underlying this relationship. As military deployments frequently involve trauma exposure, this issue has clear implications for veteran populations. This longitudinal study examined the role of mental health symptomatology (i.e., PTSD, depression, and anxiety) in the association between war zone stress and postdeployment physical health in Gulf War veterans., Method: Data were collected in three waves over 7 years from a sample of 2,929 (92% male) Army personnel who were deployed to the 1990-1991 Gulf War. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine the associations linking war zone stress exposure reported at deployment return with subsequent physical health 6 to 7 years later, including the postdeployment onset of health symptoms and conditions and health functioning. The roles of PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptom severity as potential risk mechanisms linking stress exposure with later health outcomes were examined., Results: Self-reported higher stress exposure was linked with greater severity of PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms. SEM analyses revealed that PTSD symptom severity was the only significant mediator of stress exposure on subsequent physical health., Conclusion: Findings support the unique and significant role of PTSD in the development of physical health problems in the wake of war zone stress for Gulf War veterans. These results suggest that targeted PTSD interventions could reduce or prevent future physical health problems that can result from trauma exposure and mental health sequelae linked to military service. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 2023
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22. Comparing Interventions With Speech-Generating Devices and Other Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modes: A Meta-Analysis.
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Pak NS, Bailey KM, Ledford JR, and Kaiser AP
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- Child, Humans, Child, Preschool, Speech, Communication, Learning, Communication Aids for Disabled, Communication Disorders diagnosis, Communication Disorders therapy
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Purpose: Optimal augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for children with complex communication needs depend in part on child characteristics, child preferences, and features of the systems themselves. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to describe and synthesize single case design studies comparing young children's acquisition of communication skills with speech-generating devices (SGDs) and other AAC modes., Method: A systematic search of published and gray literature was conducted. Data related to study details, rigor, participant characteristics, design information, and outcomes were coded for each study. A random effects multilevel meta-analysis was performed using log response ratios as effect sizes., Results: Nineteen single case experimental design studies with 66 participants ( M
age = 4.9 years) met inclusion criteria. All but one study featured requesting as the primary dependent variable. Visual analysis and meta-analysis indicated no differences between use of SGDs and picture exchange for children learning to request. Children demonstrated preferences for and learned to request more successfully with SGDs than with manual sign. Children who preferred picture exchange also learned to request more easily with picture exchange than with SGDs., Conclusions: Young children with disabilities may be able to request equally well with SGDs and picture exchange systems in structured contexts. More research is needed comparing AAC modes with diverse participants, communication functions, linguistic complexity, and learning contexts., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.22111181.- Published
- 2023
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23. Study protocol for a revised randomized trial: Remotely delivered Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War illness.
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Niles BL, Grossman S, McQuade M, Grossman D, Kaiser AP, Muccio B, Warner B, Wang C, and Mori DL
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- Humans, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Persian Gulf Syndrome therapy, Tai Ji, Veterans, Musculoskeletal Pain therapy
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Background: Many of the 700,000 American military personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf region in 1990 and 1991 have since reported health symptoms of unknown etiology. This cluster of symptoms has been labeled Gulf War Illness and include chronic musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, headaches, memory and attention difficulties, gastrointestinal complaints, skin abnormalities, breathing problems, and mood and sleep problems [1,2]. There have been few high-quality intervention trials and no strong evidence to support available treatments [3]. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art with benefits that include enhancing physical and mental health and improving quality of life for those with chronic conditions., Proposed Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, GW Veterans are randomly assigned to either Tai Chi or a Wellness control condition, with both remotely delivered intervention groups meeting twice a week for 12 weeks. The primary aim is to examine if Tai Chi is associated with greater improvements in GWI symptoms in Veterans with GWI compared to a Wellness intervention. Participants will receive assessments at baseline, 12 weeks (post-intervention), and follow-up assessments 3- and 9-months post-intervention. The primary outcome measure is the Brief Pain Inventory that examines pain intensity and pain interference., Conclusion: This trial will produce valuable results that can have a meaningful impact on healthcare practices for GWI. If proven as a helpful treatment for individuals with GWI, it would support the implementation of remotely delivered Tai Chi classes that Veterans can access from their own homes., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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24. Teaching Caregivers to Support Social Communication: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Autistic Toddlers.
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Roberts MY, Stern YS, Grauzer J, Nietfeld J, Thompson S, Jones M, Kaat AJ, and Kaiser AP
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- Humans, Child, Preschool, Caregivers, Communication, Early Intervention, Educational, Language, Autistic Disorder therapy
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Background: Studies of early caregiver-mediated interventions targeting social communication of young autistic children have yielded variable child outcomes. This study examined the effects of combining two caregiver-mediated interventions on caregiver strategy use and child social communication and language outcomes., Method: This was a multisite parallel randomized controlled trial. Participants included 120 caregivers and their autistic children between 24 and 36 months of age. Dyads were randomly assigned to receive a hybrid intervention that combined Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) and Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) or to a behavior management control condition, each delivered over 6 months. Caregivers in the JASP-EMT group received twice-weekly, in-home, and hour-long sessions. Outcomes were measured at baseline, the end of intervention (T1), and 6 months later (T2) and included a naturalistic language sample procedure, standardized measures, and caregiver report measures. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02595697)., Results: Child outcomes did not differ between conditions at T1 or T2 for child primary (social communication) or secondary (language, play, and autism symptoms) outcomes. Relative to control group caregivers, intervention group caregivers demonstrated significantly higher use of JASP-EMT strategies at T1 and T2, with the exception of two strategies (Responsiveness and Matched Responsiveness), which were used significantly more by control group caregivers. Neither autism severity nor baseline caregiver responsiveness moderated outcomes. Post hoc analyses revealed significant correlations between specific strategies and all child outcomes., Conclusions: Twice-weekly caregiver-mediated intervention that taught caregivers of autistic children to use social communication support strategies did not yield significant child outcomes. Future studies should examine possible sources for the lack of main effects including unexpected differences in linguistic features of caregiver input, changes in control group caregiver behavior, and insufficient intervention dosage., Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.21714278.
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25. Associations of Warzone Veteran and Intimate Partner PTSD Symptoms with Child Depression, Anxiety, Hyperactivity, and Conduct Problems.
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MacDonald HZ, Franz MR, Kaiser AP, Lee LO, Lawrence AE, Fairbank JA, and Vasterling JJ
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Warzone deployment increases risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS), including among service members who have children. Parental PTSS are associated with child depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, and conduct problems, yet few studies of child behavioral health outcomes in military populations have accounted for PTSS in both warzone veterans and their partners. Fewer still incorporate non-clinically-recruited samples of nationally dispersed warzone veterans and their families. The current research examines whether children whose parent(s) have higher levels of PTSS exhibit more behavioral health symptoms. One hundred and thirty-three Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans and their cohabitating partners completed clinical interviews and self-report questionnaires. Higher intimate partner PTSS, more extensive child exposure to stressful life events, and being an adolescent were significantly associated with child depression after adjusting for warzone veteran PTSS, demographics, and recent warzone veteran absence from the household. Greater child exposure to stressful life events was also associated with child conduct problems. Treatment of PTSD symptoms experienced by warzone veterans' intimate partners, and preventative interventions aimed at helping the children of warzone veterans cope with stress, may ultimately yield positive benefits for the behavioral health of children in military families., Competing Interests: Declaration of Interest Statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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26. Neurocognitive Performance Predicts Future Partner Violence Among U.S. Iraq-and Afghanistan-deployed Army Soldiers and Veterans.
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Chiu C, Gnall K, Kaiser AP, Taft CT, Franz MR, Lee LO, and Vasterling JJ
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Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a major U.S. national health concern and disproportionately affects military families. Prior research, which has been conducted primarily in civilian populations, suggests that relative neurocognitive weaknesses may increase risk for IPV. This prospective study examined the associations between post-deployment neurocognitive performance and subsequent IPV (5-13 years later) among warzone veterans in the context of psychological health and TBI., Method: Participants were 217 warzone veterans from a nationally-dispersed sample of service members and veterans who had previously deployed to the Iraq war zone and their intimate partners. Warzone veterans had previously completed performance-based neurocognitive assessments at a post-deployment assessment. An average of eight years later, participants completed structured psychiatric interviews and psychometric surveys assessing TBI history, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, alcohol use, and IPV perpetration., Results: Regression analyses revealed that relatively greater psychopathology and history of TBI were significantly associated with more frequent warzone veteran IPV psychological perpetration. Further, relatively poorer post-deployment neurocognitive performance predicted higher subsequent psychological and physical IPV perpetration, adjusting for demographics, psychological health, and TBI., Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of identifying both psychological/behavioral and neurocognitive correlates of IPV among warzone veterans. An integrative understanding of IPV risk can help inform both IPV prevention and treatment efforts for warzone veterans.
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27. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Psychiatric and Functional Burden.
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Moye J, Kaiser AP, Cook J, and Pietrzak RH
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- Aged, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Suicidal Ideation, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Veterans psychology
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Objective: To characterize the prevalence, characteristics, and comorbidities of subthreshold and full post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older U.S. military veterans., Design and Setting: A nationally representative web-based survey of older U.S. military veterans who participated in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (NHRVS) between November 18, 2019 and March 8, 2020., Participants: U.S. veterans aged 60 and older (n = 3,001; mean age = 73.2, SD: 7.9, range: 60-99)., Measurements: PTSD was assessed using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. Self-report measures assessed sociodemographic characteristics, trauma exposures, suicidal behaviors, psychiatric and substance use disorders, as well as mental, cognitive, and physical functioning. Multivariable analyses examined correlates of subthreshold and full PTSD., Results: The vast majority of the sample (n = 2,821; 92.7%) reported exposure to one or more potentially traumatic events. Of those exposed to such events, 262 (9.6%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 8.4%-10.9%) and 68 (1.9%, 95% CI: 1.3%-2.6%) screened positive for subthreshold and full PTSD, respectively. The prevalence of subthreshold and full PTSD was significantly higher in female veterans and veterans who use VA as their primary healthcare. Subthreshold and full PTSD groups endorsed more adverse childhood experiences and total traumas than the no/minimal PTSD symptom group, the most common traumatic experiences endorsed were combat exposure, physical or sexual assault, and life-threatening illness or injury. Veterans with subthreshold and full PTSD were also more likely to screen positive for depression, substance use disorders, suicide attempts, nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicidal ideation, and reported lower mental, cognitive, and physical functioning., Conclusion: Subthreshold PTSD and full PTSD are prevalent and associated with substantial clinical burden in older U.S. veterans. Results underscore the importance of assessing both subthreshold and full PTSD in this population., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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28. Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking Assessment, and Treatment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect: Systematic Review and Future Prospects.
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Kaiser AP, Villadsen KW, Samani A, Knoche H, and Evald L
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Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is a disorder characterized by the failure to report, respond to, or orient toward the contralateral side of space to a brain lesion. Current assessment methods often fail to discover milder forms, cannot differentiate between unilateral spatial neglect subtypes and lack ecological validity. There is also a need for treatment methods that target subtypes. Immersive virtual reality (VR) systems in combination with eye-tracking (ET) have the potential to overcome these shortcomings, by providing more naturalistic environments and tasks, with sensitive and detailed measures. This systematic review examines the state of the art of research on these technologies as applied in the assessment and treatment of USN. As we found no studies that combined immersive VR and ET, we reviewed these approaches individually. The review of VR included seven articles, the ET review twelve. The reviews revealed promising results. (1) All included studies found significant group-level differences for several USN measures. In addition, several studies found asymmetric behavior in VR and ET tasks for patients who did not show signs of USN in conventional tests. Particularly promising features were multitasking in complex VR environments and detailed eye-movement analysis. (2) No VR and only a few ET studies attempted to differentiate USN subtypes, although the technologies appeared appropriate. One ET study grouped USN participants using individual heatmaps, and another differentiated between subtypes on drawing tasks. Regarding (3) ecological validity, although no studies tested the prognostic validity of their assessment methods, VR and ET studies utilized naturalistic tasks and stimuli reflecting everyday situations. Technological characteristics, such as the field of view and refresh rate of the head-mounted displays, could be improved, though, to improve ecological validity. We found (4) no studies that utilized VR or ET technologies for USN treatment up until the search date of the 26th of February 2020. In conclusion, VR-ET-based systems show great potential for USN assessment. VR-ET holds great promise for treatment, for example, by monitoring behavior and adapting and tailoring to the individual person's needs and abilities. Future research should consider developing methods for individual subtypes and differential diagnostics to inform individual treatment programs., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Kaiser, Villadsen, Samani, Knoche and Evald.)
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29. Hospice and palliative care clinicians' perceptions of posttraumatic stress disorder at end-of-life in military veterans.
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Kaiser AP, O'Malley K, Moye J, Etchin AG, Korsun L, Weiskittle R, Bashian H, Kemp K, and Sager ZS
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At the end of life, individuals may re-engage with earlier life trauma as they reflect on life experiences and confront their mortality. As such, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms at the end of life may worsen the quality of death experience. This is a concern for military veterans, who tend to have more trauma exposures and higher rates of PTSD, and particularly for veterans receiving care in rural areas where access to PTSD specialty services is limited. To better understand this issue, we conducted 10 focus groups with clinicians serving veterans in rural communities across five U.S. states. The aims of this project were to evaluate: (1) do hospice and palliative care providers/staff observe PTSD symptoms in veterans at the end of life? (2) if so, how are symptoms similar to and different from existing DSM-5 criteria for PTSD? We used qualitative content analysis with mixed deductive and inductive approaches to code 151 anonymized statements. Analyses found descriptions of PTSD symptoms aligned broadly with existing diagnostic nomenclature, but descriptions revealed specific presentations relevant to the end of life setting such as resistance to care, agitation, restlessness, and effects of delirium. In addition, some veterans expressed pride in service and openness to discussing military experiences. Further, clinicians noted that PTSD symptoms were relevant to family dynamics. Future research should further characterize these symptom differences through direct patient assessment and develop resources to improve quality of death experience for veterans with PTSD symptoms., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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30. Hybrid Telepractice Delivery of Enhanced Milieu Teaching: Effects on Caregiver Implementation and Child Communication.
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Quinn ED, Kaiser AP, and Ledford J
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- Communication, Family, Humans, Language, Caregivers, Language Development Disorders
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Purpose This study investigated the effects of enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) on caregiver implementation of language support strategies and child communication skills using a hybrid telepractice service delivery model. Method Four caregivers and children with language delays aged 18-27 months participated in a multiple baseline across behaviors single-case research design. The therapist provided EMT to each caregiver-child dyad using a hybrid telepractice service delivery model with approximately 40% in-person and 60% telepractice sessions. Caregivers were taught to use five EMT language support strategies: matched turns, target talk, expansions, time delays, and milieu teaching episodes. Caregiver instruction followed the Teach-Model-Coach-Review approach. Caregiver outcomes were two measures of EMT implementation fidelity, accuracy, and frequency of EMT strategy use. Accuracy was measured by the percentage of spoken turns in which caregivers used each strategy correctly. Frequency was measured by the number of spoken turns in which caregivers used each strategy correctly. Child outcomes were number of communication acts, weighted count of communication acts, and number of different words. Results There was a functional relation between the intervention and the accuracy of EMT strategy use for all four dyads, and the frequency of strategy use for three dyads. Caregiver use of EMT strategies maintained for 6 weeks post-intervention. After caregivers learned EMT strategies, gradual increases in the number of communication acts, weighted count of communication acts, and number of different words occurred for three children. Conclusion Results demonstrate the preliminary efficacy of using a hybrid telepractice service delivery model to teach caregivers EMT language support strategies. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14977605.
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31. Generalized Effects of Naturalistic Social Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism.
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Hampton LH, Kaiser AP, Nietfeld JP, and Khachoyan A
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- Attention physiology, Autistic Disorder complications, Autistic Disorder psychology, Child, Preschool, Humans, Language, Language Disorders complications, Language Disorders psychology, Male, Treatment Outcome, Verbal Behavior physiology, Autistic Disorder therapy, Communication, Language Development, Language Disorders therapy, Language Therapy methods, Social Skills
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JASP-EMT, the combined Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) and Joint Attention, Structured Play, and Emotion Regulation (JASPER) interventions, has been found to be effective for promoting social communication in young children with autism (Kasari et al. in J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 53(6):635-646, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2014.01.019 , 2014). The current study examined the effects of this naturalistic intervention on social language use in three children with autism who were in the early stages of language acquisition. Generalization to communication partners who did not utilize the intervention strategies was systematically examined using a multiple-baseline design. The results from this study indicate that this blended intervention is effective in increasing target social language for young children with autism, however, generalization to communication partners does not readily occur. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
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32. Associations of warzone veteran mental health with partner mental health and family functioning: Family Foundations Study.
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Franz MR, Kaiser AP, Phillips RJ, Lee LO, Lawrence AE, Taft CT, and Vasterling JJ
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- Afghanistan, Humans, Iraq, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Mental Health, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Veterans
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Introduction: Warzone participation is associated with increased risk of stress-related psychopathology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Prior research suggests that the mental health of spouses of warzone veterans (WZVs) is linked to that of their partners. Additionally, PTSD among WZVs has been associated with marital dysfunction. Less is known about the effects of depression among WZVs on partner mental health and family relationships. We sought in this study to examine associations between WZV PTSD and depression and partner mental health and relationship outcomes., Methods: Using a nationally dispersed sample of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their married and unmarried intimate partners, 245 dyads completed structured psychiatric interviews and psychometric surveys assessing family functioning and relationship aggression., Results: Adjusted regression analyses indicated that depression among WZVs was associated with partner depression and anxiety disorders. WZV PTSD and depression were also associated with partner-reported relationship dysfunction, dissatisfaction, and communication issues, and higher rates of intimate partner aggression victimization and perpetration., Conclusions: Mental health consequences of war extend beyond WZVs to the mental health of their intimate partners and their relationships with intimate partners., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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33. Multi-component communication intervention for children with autism: A randomized controlled trial.
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Hampton LH, Kaiser AP, and Fuller EA
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Communication, Humans, Social Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorder therapy, Autistic Disorder therapy, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
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Lay Abstract: This study reports the results of a randomized trial for preverbal preschoolers with autism that demonstrates the effects of multiple intervention strategies including caregiver training. About 50% of children with autism are not talking by age 3 and up to 30% of children with autism will remain minimally verbal past age 5. Interventions delivered by clinicians and caregivers have the greatest effects on spoken language and may reduce the rate of those who remain minimally verbal. Sixty-eight children ages 3-5 with autism and their caregivers participated in this randomized trial comparing the communication intervention to a comparison group. A brief, multi-component, communication intervention (including a speech-generating device) for children with autism that addresses core deficits may be effective in improving joint attention skills immediately following intervention and social communication skills 4 months following intervention. Future research is needed to understand for whom and under what conditions this intervention is most effective.
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34. Effects of a naturalistic intervention on the speech outcomes of young children with cleft palate.
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Scherer NJ, Kaiser AP, Frey JR, Lancaster HS, Lien K, and Roberts MY
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Speech, Cleft Lip complications, Cleft Palate complications, Speech Disorders etiology, Speech Disorders therapy, Speech Therapy methods
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which a naturalistic communication intervention, Enhanced Milieu Teaching with Phonological Emphasis (EMT + PE) improved the speech outcomes of toddlers with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (CP ± L) Method : This study was a stratified randomised controlled trial.Setting: Treatment was delivered in a university clinic by a trained speech-language pathologist.Thirty children aged between 15 and 36 months ( M = 25) with nonsyndromic CP ± CL and typical cognitive development were randomly assigned to a treatment (EMT + PE) or business as usual comparison condition.Participants in the EMT + PE treatment group received 48, 30-min sessions, over a 6-month period. Fidelity of treatment was high across participants.The primary outcome measures were percent consonants correct (PCC), consonant inventory, compensatory articulation errors, and nasal emission. Result : Regression analyses controlling for pre-intervention child characteristics were conducted for PCC and consonant inventory. Intervention was not a significant predictor of post-intervention outcome. Words per minute differentiated the children who benefitted from the intervention from those who did not. Reduction in compensatory errors and nasal emission occurred in both groups but to a greater degree in the EMT + PE group. Conclusion : EMT + PE is a promising early speech intervention for young children with CP ± L, especially for children with higher rates of word use.
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35. The Effects of Early Intervention on Social Communication Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis.
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Fuller EA and Kaiser AP
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- Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Autism Spectrum Disorder psychology, Autism Spectrum Disorder therapy, Communication, Early Intervention, Educational methods, Social Skills
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This meta-analysis examined the effects of early interventions on social communication outcomes for young children with autism spectrum disorder. A systematic review of the literature included 1442 children (mean age 3.55 years) across 29 studies. The overall effect size of intervention on social communication outcomes was significant (g = 0.36). The age of the participants was related to the treatment effect size on social communication outcomes, with maximum benefits occurring at age 3.81 years. Results did not differ significantly depending on the person implementing the intervention. However, significantly larger effect sizes were observed in studies with context-bound outcome measures. The findings of this meta-analysis highlight the need for further research examining specific components of interventions associated with greater and more generalized gains.
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36. Teaching Preschoolers With Down Syndrome Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modeling During Small Group Dialogic Reading.
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Quinn ED, Kaiser AP, and Ledford JR
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- Case-Control Studies, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Language Disorders etiology, Male, Single-Blind Method, Down Syndrome complications, Language Disorders therapy, Language Tests standards, Play and Playthings
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Purpose This study evaluated the effect of aided augmentative and alternative communication modeling (AAC-MOD) on the communication skills of children with Down syndrome (DS) during small group dialogic reading. Method Four children with DS between 3;1 and 5;3 (years;months; M = 4;5) and 5 typically developing peers between 3;5 and 5;9 ( M = 4;3) participated. Effects were examined using a multiple probe across behaviors design with 4 children with DS. To simulate typical dialogic reading routines in inclusive classrooms, a strategy called Read, Ask, Answer, Prompt (Binger, Kent-Walsh, Ewing, & Taylor, 2010) was applied during the baseline and intervention sessions. Results A functional relation was demonstrated between (a) AAC-MOD and percentage of correctly identified symbols for 3 participants, (b) AAC-MOD and rate of symbolic communication for 2 participants, and (c) AAC-MOD and number of different words for 2 participants. Increases in number of multiple word combinations occurred for 2 participants. All 4 children maintained their percentage of correctly identified symbols. Increases in rate of symbolic communication did not generalize to thematic play contexts, a distal measure of response generalization. Conclusion AAC-MOD is an effective strategy for teaching target vocabulary and increasing rate of symbolic communication in young children with DS. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.10093538.
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37. Effects of an Intervention Designed to Increase Toddlers' Hearing Aid Use.
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Ambrose SE, Appenzeller M, Al-Salim S, and Kaiser AP
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- Adult, Child, Preschool, Female, Hearing Aids psychology, Humans, Infant, Male, Parents education, Parents psychology, Patient Compliance psychology, Patient Education as Topic methods, Hearing Aids statistics & numerical data, Patient Compliance statistics & numerical data
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Ears On, an intervention designed to increase toddlers' use of hearing devices. A single-case, multiple-baseline design across participants was used with three parent-child dyads who demonstrated low hearing aid use despite enrollment in traditional early intervention services. Data logging technology was used to objectively measure hearing aid use. A functional relationship was identified between participation in the intervention and the number of hours children utilized their hearing aids. Two dyads met the criterion set for completing the intervention: an average of 8 hr of daily hearing aid use. One dyad did not reach this criterion but did meet the parent's goal of full-time use in the child's educational setting. For all dyads, increases in use were maintained 1 month after completion of the intervention. Findings support use of this short-term, intensive, individualized intervention to improve hearing aid use for toddlers with hearing loss., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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38. Early Speech and Language Development in Children With Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Meta-Analysis.
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Lancaster HS, Lien KM, Chow JC, Frey JR, Scherer NJ, and Kaiser AP
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Cleft Lip complications, Cleft Lip surgery, Cleft Palate complications, Cleft Palate surgery, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Language Disorders genetics, Male, Time Factors, Child Language, Cleft Lip psychology, Cleft Palate psychology, Language Disorders psychology, Speech
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Objective The aim of the study was to conduct a meta-analysis of research examining the early speech and language functioning of young children, birth to age 8;11 (years;months), with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P) compared to their peers without NSCL/P. Method We conducted a random-effects metaregression using 241 effect sizes from 31 studies comparing 955 young children with NSCL/P to 938 typically developing peers on measures of speech and language functioning. Moderators were sample characteristics (i.e., age, cleft type, publication year, and study location) and measurement characteristics (i.e., speech sample material, language modality and domain, and assessment type). Results Young children with NSCL/P scored significantly lower on measures of speech and language compared to children without NSCL/P. Children with NSCL/P had smaller consonant inventories (standardized mean difference effect size [ES
g ] = -1.24), less accurate articulation (ESg = -1.13), and more speech errors (ESg = 0.93) than their peers. Additionally, children with NSCL/P had poorer expressive (ESg = -0.57) and receptive (ESg = -0.59) language skills than their peers. Age and assessment type moderated effect sizes for expressive language. As children with NSCL/P aged, their expressive language performance became more similar to their peers. Expressive language effect sizes from parent reports and observational language measures (estimated effect size = -0.74) were significantly lower than those from standardized norm-referenced tests (estimated effect size = -0.45). Conclusions These findings suggest that young children with NSCL/P experience delays relative to their peers across multiple speech and language constructs. Differences between children with NSCL/P and their typically developing peers appear to decrease with age. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11356904.- Published
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39. Enhanced milieu teaching for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa.
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Hampton LH, Harty M, Fuller EA, and Kaiser AP
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Male, South Africa, Speech-Language Pathology methods, Autism Spectrum Disorder complications, Communication Disorders etiology, Communication Disorders therapy, Early Intervention, Educational methods, Speech Therapy methods
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Purpose : Efficient and effective interventions are required to meet the communication needs of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). However, most children with ASD living in South Africa do not receive individualised interventions. Method : This multiple baseline study examined the effects of therapist-implemented enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) on the diversity and frequency of spoken language of three children with ASD in South Africa. Result : A moderate functional relation was demonstrated between the introduction of EMT and increases in (1) the number of different words and (2) the number of spontaneous utterances used by each participant. Some evidence of generalisation to novel partners and contexts was observed. Conclusion : Results indicated that EMT may be effective for improving communication in South African children with ASD. Implications for clinical practice and cultural and linguistic adaptations are discussed.
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40. The Longitudinal Effects of Early Language Intervention on Children's Problem Behaviors.
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Curtis PR, Kaiser AP, Estabrook R, and Roberts MY
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Treatment Outcome, Child Behavior Disorders therapy, Early Intervention, Educational, Language Development Disorders therapy, Problem Behavior, Remedial Teaching
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Researchers examined whether a parent-implemented language intervention improved problem behaviors 1 year after intervention. Ninety-seven children with language delays (mean age at 12-month follow-up = 48.22 months) were randomized to receive Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) language intervention or business as usual treatment. Twelve months after the intervention ended, children in the EMT intervention condition displayed lower rates of parent-reported externalizing, internalizing, and total problem behaviors. A mediation analysis revealed that the relation between EMT and problem behaviors was partially mediated by child rate of communication for both internalizing and total problem behaviors. A developmental framework is proposed to explain the impact of EMT on problem behaviors, and future lines of research are discussed., (© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.)
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41. Associations of Stress Exposures and Social Support With Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes Among U.S. Iraq War Veterans.
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Ciarleglio MM, Aslan M, Proctor SP, Concato J, Ko J, Kaiser AP, and Vasterling JJ
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- Adult, Anxiety Disorders psychology, Anxiety Disorders therapy, Depressive Disorder psychology, Depressive Disorder therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Military Personnel psychology, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Mental Health trends, Social Support, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy, Veterans psychology
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The long-term mental health effects of war-zone deployment in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on military personnel are a significant public health concern. Using data collected prospectively at three distinct assessments during 2003-2014 as part of the Neurocognition Deployment Health Study and VA Cooperative Studies Program Study #566, we explored how stress exposures prior, during, and after return from deployment influence the long-term mental health outcomes of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety disorders, and problem drinking. Longer-term mental health outcomes were assessed in 375 service members and military veterans an average of 7.5 years (standard deviation = 1.0 year) after the initial (i.e., "index") Iraq deployment following their predeployment assessment. Anxiety disorder was the most commonly observed long-term mental health outcome (36.0%), followed by depression (24.5%), PTSD (24.3%), and problem drinking (21.0%). Multivariable regression models showed that greater postdeployment stressors, as measured by the Post-Deployment Life Events scale, were associated with greater risk of depression, anxiety disorders, and problem drinking. Anxiety disorder was the only outcome affected by predeployment stress concerns. In addition, greater postdeployment social support was associated with lower risk of all outcomes except problem drinking. These findings highlight the importance of assessing postdeployment stress exposures, such as stressful or traumatic life events, given the potential impact of these stressors on long-term mental health outcomes. This study also highlights the importance of postdeployment social support as a modifiable protective factor that can be used to help mitigate risk of long-term adverse mental health outcomes following war-zone exposure., (Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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42. Assessment and Treatment Considerations for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at End of Life.
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Glick DM, Cook JM, Moye J, and Kaiser AP
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- Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Pain epidemiology, Patient Education as Topic, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Psychotherapy methods, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy, Terminal Care methods
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may first emerge, reemerge, or worsen as individuals approach end of life and may complicate the dying process. Unfortunately, lack of awareness of the occurrence and/or manifestation of PTSD at end of life can lead to PTSD going unaddressed. Even if PTSD is properly diagnosed, traditional evidence-based trauma-focused treatments may not be feasible or advisable with this group as many patients at end of life often lack the physical and mental stamina to participate in traditional psychotherapy. This article reviews the clinical and empirical literature on PTSD at end of life, as well as discusses assessment and psychotherapy treatment issues with this neglected population. In addition, it expands on the current reviews of this literature
1-3 by extrapolating results from nontraditional treatment approaches with other patient populations. Elements of these approaches with patients sharing similar characteristics and/or comorbidities with patients with PTSD at end of life may provide additional benefits for the latter population. Clinical implications and suggestions for interdisciplinary care providers are provided.- Published
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43. Teaching Low-Income Spanish-Speaking Caregivers to Implement EMT en Español With Their Young Children With Language Impairment: A Pilot Study.
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Peredo TN, Zelaya MI, and Kaiser AP
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- Attitude to Health, Caregivers psychology, Child Language, Child, Preschool, Early Intervention, Educational methods, Education, Nonprofessional methods, Evidence-Based Practice methods, Female, Hispanic or Latino psychology, Humans, Income, Language Tests, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Pilot Projects, Caregivers education, Hispanic or Latino education, Language Development Disorders therapy, Language Therapy methods
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Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of teaching low-income Spanish-speaking caregivers of young children with language impairment a naturalistic language intervention, EMT en Español., Method: A single-case, multiple-baseline, across-behaviors design replicated across 3 caregiver-child dyads was used to examine the effects of teaching core EMT en Español strategies. The training program utilized the Teach-Model-Coach-Review instructional approach to teach strategies to support children's language development in Spanish. All sessions were at home and in Spanish., Results: Caregivers increased their use of matched turns, target talk, expansions, and a communication elicitation procedure following training on each specific skill. Additionally, caregivers generalized increased use of matched turns and target talk to an untrained activity during the intervention period and maintained their behavior 1 month after completing intervention. Two of 3 caregivers generalized their use of expansions, and 1 caregiver generalized her use of a communication elicitation procedure. Modest effects on the child's number of different words were observed for 2 of the 3 target children over the course of the intervention sessions. All 3 children demonstrated increases in total spontaneous words., Conclusion: Spanish-speaking caregivers were able to implement naturalistic language teaching strategies with their young children with language impairment in a relatively short-term intervention.
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- 2018
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44. The Influences of Child Intelligibility and Rate on Caregiver Responses to Toddlers With and Without Cleft Palate.
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Frey JR, Kaiser AP, and Scherer NJ
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Video Recording, Caregivers psychology, Cleft Palate physiopathology, Speech Intelligibility
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of child speech intelligibility and rate on caregivers' linguistic responses., Design: This study compared the language use of children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (CP±L) and their caregivers' responses. Descriptive analyses of children's language and caregivers' responses and a multilevel analysis of caregiver responsivity were conducted to determine whether there were differences in children's productive language and caregivers' responses to different types of child utterances., Setting: Play-based caregiver-child interactions were video recorded in a clinic setting., Participants: Thirty-eight children (19 toddlers with nonsyndromic repaired CP±L and 19 toddlers with typical language development) between 17 and 37 months old and their primary caregivers participated., Main Outcome Measures: Child and caregiver measures were obtained from transcribed and coded video recordings and included the rate, total number of words, and number of different words spoken by children and their caregivers, intelligibility of child utterances, and form of caregiver responses., Results: Findings from this study suggest caregivers are highly responsive to toddlers' communication attempts, regardless of the intelligibility of those utterances. However, opportunities to respond were fewer for children with CP±L. Significant differences were observed in children's intelligibility and productive language and in caregivers' use of questions in response to unintelligible utterances of children with and without CP±L., Conclusions: This study provides information about differences in children with CP±L's language use and caregivers' responses to spoken language of toddlers with and without CP±L.
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- 2018
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45. One-Year Language Outcomes in Toddlers With Language Delays: An RCT Follow-up.
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Hampton LH, Kaiser AP, and Roberts MY
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Treatment Outcome, Language Development Disorders diagnosis, Language Development Disorders therapy, Language Therapy methods, Language Therapy trends
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Objectives: The current study is a 1-year follow-up analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial of Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) for toddlers with language delays. Outcomes and predictors of child language and parent intervention implementation were examined 6 and 12 months after the end of the intervention., Methods: Toddlers with language delays were recruited from the community, and 97 toddlers and parents were randomly assigned to receive usual community treatments or a 3-month EMT intervention with parent training. Multiple regression analyses were used to estimate the differences between groups at the 6- and 12-month follow-up periods. A subgroup of participants with receptive and expressive language delays was used in a post hoc moderator analysis of treatment outcomes., Results: Children in the treatment arm did not differ from children in the control arm at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. However, post hoc analyses revealed that children with receptive-expressive language delays were persistently delayed relative to normative performance throughout the follow-up period., Conclusions: The immediate effects of the brief delivery of EMT were not sustained over the 1-year follow-up period. However, the short-term intervention may not have been sufficient for children with receptive-expressive delays to develop typical language abilities, suggesting they may need more intensive early intervention. Although this intervention may not be necessary for all children with primary language delays, future research should determine the extent to which children with receptive-expressive delays may benefit from more intensive intervention., Competing Interests: POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
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- 2017
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46. The Effects of Enhanced Milieu Teaching With Phonological Emphasis on the Speech and Language Skills of Young Children With Cleft Palate: A Pilot Study.
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Kaiser AP, Scherer NJ, Frey JR, and Roberts MY
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- Age Factors, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Cleft Palate diagnosis, Cleft Palate physiopathology, Cleft Palate psychology, Cognition, Female, Humans, Infant, Language Development Disorders diagnosis, Language Development Disorders physiopathology, Language Development Disorders psychology, Language Tests, Male, Pilot Projects, Speech Disorders diagnosis, Speech Disorders physiopathology, Speech Disorders psychology, Speech Production Measurement, Time Factors, Vocabulary, Child Language, Cleft Palate rehabilitation, Early Intervention, Educational methods, Language Development Disorders rehabilitation, Phonetics, Speech, Speech Disorders rehabilitation, Speech-Language Pathology methods, Teaching
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Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the extent to which a naturalistic communication intervention, enhanced milieu teaching with phonological emphasis (EMT+ PE), improved the language and speech outcomes of toddlers with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P)., Method: Nineteen children between 15 and 36 months (M = 25 months) with nonsyndromic CL/P and typical cognitive development were randomly assigned to a treatment (EMT+PE) or nontreatment, business-as-usual (BAU), experimental condition. Participants in the treatment group received forty-eight 30-min sessions, biweekly during a 6-month period. Treatment was delivered in a university clinic by trained speech language pathologists; fidelity of treatment was high across participants., Results: Children in the treatment group had significantly better receptive language scores and a larger percentage of consonants correct than children in the BAU group at the end of intervention. Children in the treatment group made greater gains than children in the BAU group on most language measures; however, only receptive language, expressive vocabulary (per parent report), and consonants correct were significant., Conclusions: The results of this preliminary study indicate that EMT+PE is a promising early intervention for young children with CL/P. Replication with a larger sample and long-term follow-up measures are needed.
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- 2017
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47. The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample.
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Prins A, Bovin MJ, Smolenski DJ, Marx BP, Kimerling R, Jenkins-Guarnieri MA, Kaloupek DG, Schnurr PP, Kaiser AP, Leyva YE, and Tiet QQ
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Humans, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Preference, Sensitivity and Specificity, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Young Adult, Mass Screening methods, Primary Health Care methods, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis, Veterans psychology
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Background: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased health care utilization, medical morbidity, and tobacco and alcohol use. Consequently, screening for PTSD has become increasingly common in primary care clinics, especially in Veteran healthcare settings where trauma exposure among patients is common., Objective: The objective of this study was to revise the Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD) to reflect the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for PTSD (PC-PTSD-5) and to examine both the diagnostic accuracy and the patient acceptability of the revised measure., Design: We compared the PC-PTSD-5 results with those from a brief psychiatric interview for PTSD. Participants also rated screening preferences and acceptability of the PC-PTSD-5., Participants: A convenience sample of 398 Veterans participated in the study (response rate = 41 %). Most of the participants were male, in their 60s, and the majority identified as non-Hispanic White., Measures: The PC-PTSD-5 was used as the screening measure, a modified version of the PTSD module of the MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to diagnose DSM-5 PTSD, and five brief survey items were used to assess acceptability and preferences., Key Results: The PC-PTSD-5 demonstrated excellent diagnostic accuracy (AUC = 0.941; 95 % C.I.: 0.912- 0.969). Whereas a cut score of 3 maximized sensitivity (κ[1]) = 0.93; SE = .041; 95 % C.I.: 0.849-1.00), a cut score of 4 maximized efficiency (κ[0.5] = 0.63; SE = 0.052; 95 % C.I.: 0.527-0.731), and a cut score of 5 maximized specificity (κ[0] = 0.70; SE = 0.077; 95 % C.I.: 0.550-0.853). Patients found the screen acceptable and indicated a preference for administration by their primary care providers as opposed to by other providers or via self-report., Conclusions: The PC-PTSD-5 demonstrated strong preliminary results for diagnostic accuracy, and was broadly acceptable to patients., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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- 2016
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48. Intervention effects on spoken-language outcomes for children with autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Hampton LH and Kaiser AP
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- Autism Spectrum Disorder complications, Humans, Speech Disorders etiology, Autism Spectrum Disorder rehabilitation, Early Medical Intervention, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Speech Disorders rehabilitation
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Background: Although spoken-language deficits are not core to an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, many children with ASD do present with delays in this area. Previous meta-analyses have assessed the effects of intervention on reducing autism symptomatology, but have not determined if intervention improves spoken language. This analysis examines the effects of early interventions on spoken-language in children with ASD., Method: A systematic review of 1756 studies of children with ASD who participated in early intervention resulted in the inclusion of 26 studies in the current review. These studies included 1738 participants with ASD who were, on average, 3.3 years old (SD = 0.91)., Results: This random-effects meta-analysis of spoken-language outcomes for children with ASD who received early intervention as compared with usual treatments yielded a significant overall mean effect size of g = 0.26 (CI = 0.11 to 0.42). On average, children with ASD significantly increased their use of spoken-language following experimental early interventions. Treatments delivered simultaneously by a clinician and a parent resulted in greater gains in spoken-language than treatments delivered by a clinician or parent only. No other participant or study characteristics predicted individual-study effect sizes., Conclusions: Early intervention improves spoken-language outcomes for children with ASD, and the largest effects are found when both parent and clinician implement the intervention. Recommendations for practice include adding systematic parent training to interventions for spoken language to potentially improve outcomes. Future research should report standard language measures as well as child (cognitive ability and socio-economic status) and intervention characteristics to improve evidence related to the effects of interventions on spoken communication in children with ASD., (© 2016 MENCAP and International Association of the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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49. From Late-Onset Stress Symptomatology to Later-Adulthood Trauma Reengagement in Aging Combat Veterans: Taking a Broader View.
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Davison EH, Kaiser AP, Spiro A 3rd, Moye J, King LA, and King DW
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- Age of Onset, Aged, Humans, Middle Aged, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic physiopathology, United States, Aging psychology, Life Change Events, Memory physiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Veterans psychology
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About a decade ago we proposed the notion of late-onset stress symptomatology, to characterize the later-life emergence of symptoms related to early-life warzone trauma among aging combat Veterans. We hypothesized that aging-related challenges (role transition and loss, death of family members and friends, physical and cognitive decline) might lead to increased reminiscence, and possibly distress, among Veterans who had previously dealt successfully with earlier traumatic events. Recently, we have reexamined our earlier ideas, to better reflect our developing understanding of this phenomenon, and to incorporate more contemporary perspectives on posttraumatic growth and resilience. As a result, we have broadened our conceptualization to later-adulthood trauma reengagement (LATR). We suggest that in later life many combat Veterans confront and rework their wartime memories in an effort to find meaning and build coherence. Through reminiscence, life review, and wrestling with issues such as integrity versus despair, they intentionally reengage with experiences they avoided or managed successfully earlier in life, perhaps without resolution or integration. This article links LATR to classic gerontologic notions, and elaborates how the LATR process can lead positively to personal growth or negatively to increased symptomatology. We also address the role of preventive intervention in enhancing positive outcomes for Veterans who reengage with their wartime memories in later life., (Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Gerontological Society of America 2015.)
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50. Positive Adjustment Among American Repatriated Prisoners of the Vietnam War: Modeling the Long-Term Effects of Captivity.
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King DW, King LA, Park CL, Lee LO, Kaiser AP, Spiro A 3rd, Moore JL, Kaloupek DG, and Keane TM
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A longitudinal lifespan model of factors contributing to later-life positive adjustment was tested on 567 American repatriated prisoners from the Vietnam War. This model encompassed demographics at time of capture and attributes assessed after return to the U.S. (reports of torture and mental distress) and approximately 3 decades later (later-life stressors, perceived social support, positive appraisal of military experiences, and positive adjustment). Age and education at time of capture and physical torture were associated with repatriation mental distress, which directly predicted poorer adjustment 30 years later. Physical torture also had a salutary effect, enhancing later-life positive appraisals of military experiences. Later-life events were directly and indirectly (through concerns about retirement) associated with positive adjustment. Results suggest that the personal resources of older age and more education and early-life adverse experiences can have cascading effects over the lifespan to impact well-being in both positive and negative ways.
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