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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Daily functioning"”.
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Daily functioning and compliance to health precautions in relation to COVID-19
<p>The present study cross-sectionally investigated the moderating effect of vaccination status on the relationship between COVID-19 related anxiety and functional impairment, and the moderating effect of health literacy on the relationship between source of COVID-19 information (e.g., healthcare …
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The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Performance and Daily Functioning in Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease
… and/or independently perform activities of daily living. However, the ecological validity of most neuropsychological instruments has yet to be adequately established. The current study examined the relationship between neuropsychological test performance and functional status in 42 …
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The Relations Among Mindfulness Based Constructs to Daily Functioning and Self-Efficacy in Chronic Pain Patients
… functional outcomes (physical and psychosocial daily functioning) and self-efficacy among persons with chronic pain. Specifically, the present study investigated whether mindfulness (observing, describing, acting with awareness, and accepting without judgment), psychological flexibility, and …
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Multidirectional relationships between chronic pain, cannabis use, sleep quality, and anxiety
… pediatric population and impacts an individual’s daily functioning ability, as well as their social, personal, and professional lives. This study examines the relationships between chronic pain, cannabis use, sleep quality, and anxiety. A survey was conducted for chronic pain patients in which …
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Examining Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
… sleep can negatively affect the child's daily functioning as well as serve as a source of stress for the child's family. Although there is a growing body of literature aimed at improving sleep difficulties in children with disabilities, there is less known about sleep difficulties in …
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An Investigation of Psychosocial Functioning for Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorders
… of bipolar disorders are related to a child's daily functioning. Also, this study examined the age of onset of the disorder as it is related to psychosocial functioning. Specifically, age of onset was compared with psychosocial functioning in the areas of friends, family and school. Further, …
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INITIAL VALIDATION of the REMOTE TELEPHONE-BASED DAILY INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES of LIFE (T-DIAL) to ASSESS FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY in OLDER ADULTS
Introduction: Everyday functioning is important to assess in aging populations at risk for neurocognitive disorders. Performance-based functional assessments (PBFAs) are useful tools to characterize functional capacity, but few PBFAs can be delivered remotely and via telephone, limiting access and …
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Working Memory and Processing Speed Training in Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… deficits have been associated with poorer daily functioning in schizophrenia. Given these findings, cognitive training has been a burgeoning area of research in recent years, with some evidence suggesting that cognitive training programs may improve cognition for individuals with …
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Development of a Daily Diary Method for the Assessment of Everyday Cognitive Failures
… adults. Research examining real world cognitive functioning has used both lab-based tasks as well as questionnaires. However, these assessments were limited for a number of reasons. Lab-based tasks lack personal relevance which may affect the strategies and amount of effort individuals apply, …
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Meaningful daily activity and chronic pain
… Clinicians also routinely administer measures of daily activity to determine what activities are being performed and determine how CP inhibits daily functioning, however the meaningfulness of daily activities is not evaluated. The aim of this research was to determine whether CPP who engaged in …
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Examining the Association between Depressive Symptoms and Performance on Executive Function Measures in Children
… particularly important in childhood as a child's daily functioning, including social interactions and academic performance, may be impacted. The purpose of this study was to explore if children with significant symptoms of depression displayed deficits on tasks designed to measure the executive …
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The Relationship Between Background Music and Symptomatology in Adults Diagnosed With ADHD
… experience symptoms that interfere with their daily functioning, concentration, and performance at school, at home, in the workplace, and in social settings. Previous research has been conducted into the effects of background music on various facets of learning, mostly with populations of …
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Assessment of family impact in pediatric chronic pain
… chronic pain causes significant interference in daily functioning for children and their families. While parents and families have been examined in previous research, gaps exist in the current literature base, particularly related to accurate conceptualization and assessment of family …
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Examining Barriers to Care, Adherence, Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
… to care and adherence and therelationship to daily functioning, healthcare utilization, and quality of life.The current study explored barriers to care as it relates to pediatric quality of life,functional disability, healthcare utilization and adherence. The study also sought to …
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Investigating relationships between women's moods and their menstrual cycles - a multimethod study
… in-depth interview; answering a structured daily self-report diary utilising a Likert scale and completing three established research instruments – the Brunel Scale of Moods, the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire and the Born-Steiner Irritability Questionnaire, weekly. Interviews were …
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Some psychometric properties of the Icelandic versions of very Short Health Anxiety Inventory (VSHAI) and the Medically Unexplained Symptoms Checklist (MUSC)
… anxiety and MUS can seriously interfere with daily functioning and lead to increased healthcare utilization with limited results. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is effective for health anxiety and some types of MUS. Screening instruments for MUS and health anxiety can facilitate diagnosis …
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“It’s the Secret to the Universe”: The Communicative Constitution and Routinization of a Dominant Authoritative Text within a UK Cosmetics Company
… authority routinely makes a difference to the daily functioning of organization. A ‘Communication as Constitutive of Organization’ (CCO; e.g. Cooren et al., 2011) view of text (e.g. Taylor et al., 1996) is identified as holding unrealized potential to address this omission. A nine-month …
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Characterization of Reward Sensitivity, Positive Affect and Working Memory in Socially Anxious Young Adults
… situations that is associated with poor daily functioning in various areas of life. Most empirically-supported interventions for SAD are based on cognitive behavioral models that focus largely on reducing negative emotions. However, these approaches produce only modest rates of remission, …
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The Use of iPads® to Promote Leisure Activities for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID)
… These characteristics can adversely affect the daily functioning of individuals with ASD and pose problems for them in obtaining and maintaining stable employment. In addition, their limited ability to engage in leisure activities can also diminish their quality of life (Garcia-Villamisar, & …
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Validation of a test assessing functional capacity in stroke survivors: UCSD performance-based skills assessment (UPSA)
Everyday functioning is an important outcome that is evaluated and targeted in stroke rehabilitation programs. Therefore, it is important to identify assessments of functional capacity that are feasible, acceptable and valid to predict daily life abilities among stroke survivors. The purpose of the …
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