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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Predictors of Outcome"”.
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Predictors of Outcome for Children with Autism Receiving a Behavioral Intervention
… (ASD) are associated with many different levels of language and social impairment, differences in levels of cognitive impairment, varying levels of aberrant behavior, and discrepancies in the presence or amount of restrictive and repetitive behavior. The heterogeneity found within the ASD …
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Test Anxiety and Other Factors as Predictors of Outcome For an Undergraduate University's Examination of Writing Competency
… (TA). Writing apprehension, a subcategory of TA, may be of particular concern among students at all levels of education given the recent addition of writing assessments on the SAT and GRE tests.</p> <p>Very few recent studies have examined demographic correlates of TA and the demographics …
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Neuropsychological, functional and behavioural outcome and predictors of outcome in a sample of traumatic brain injury litigants
… financial settlement in litigation influences outcome and recovery from closed head injury in a sample of traumatic brain injured (TBI) litigants who were tested and interviewed both during litigation (at time 1, or T1) and 1 year or more after case settlement (at time 2, or T2). More …
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Early treatment expectancy and credibility as predictors of outcome, dropout and early response in Behavioral Activation treatment for depression
Patients’ beliefs about treatment outcomes and the credibility of treatment, commonly referred to as expectancy and credibility, have been associated with treatment outcomes, but are less frequently examined in relation to dropout and early response. The present study examined expectancy and …
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Predictors of outcome for the young offspring of depressed mothers: Maternal psychopathology, maternal behavior, and the social/familial context
The present study investigated the roles of maternal psychopathology, maternal behavior, and the social/familial context as predictors of outcome in the 2-3 year old offspring of a community sample of mothers with unipolar affective disorders (current and in remission). Maternal psychopathology …
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Redefining and Reclassifying Acute Traumatic Cervical Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury with Special Reference to Central Cord Syndrome: Implications for an Aging Population
In the face of the global aging population and the shifting epidemiology of acute spinal cord injury (SCI), there is a critical need to revisit the definition and clinical management of central cord syndrome (CCS). This dissertation investigated the hypothesis that the neurological outcomes of …
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Investigating the psychological typology of social recovery in individuals with first episode psychosis
… for all individuals, and factors predicting outcome are still under debate. Assessing social functioning in first episode psychosis (FEP) presents a methodological challenge as many existing tools were developed for chronic schizophrenia and are confounded with psychotic symptoms. Aims This …
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Alliance and Outcomes in Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
<p>This study evaluated predictors of outcome in counseling with Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Participants in the study included 373 Canadian Aboriginal clients receiving outpatient counseling at Calgary Counselling Centre in Alberta, Canada between October 2004 and November 2011. Outcome in this …
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Alliance and Outcomes in Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
<p>This study evaluated predictors of outcome in counseling with Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Participants in the study included 373 Canadian Aboriginal clients receiving outpatient counseling at Calgary Counselling Centre in Alberta, Canada between October 2004 and November 2011. Outcome in this …
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Investigating the effects of acute intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation on neuropsychological outcomes 12 months after severe pediatric traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among children and adolescents all over the world and studies suggest a higher incidence of pediatric TBI (pTBI), as well as poorer post-TBI outcomes, in countries with extreme levels of socioeconomic inequality such …
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Health Status, Goal Attainment, and Number of Visits of Knee Impaired Physical Therapy Patients: A Comparison of HMO vs Fee-For Service Insurance Plans
… studies exist regarding differences in quality of care and health status of physical therapy patients from health Maintenance organizations (HMOs) and fee-for-service (FFS) plans. The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe differences between HMO and FFS patients in the knee …
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From Placebo to self-help: Investigating retention, outcome and mechanisms in self-directed gratitude interventions
… participants completed the intervention), outcome (whether the technique effectively reduced symptoms), and mechanisms (the psychological processes which antecede outcome and retention), were investigated with participants engaging in procedures to improve a diverse range of symptoms, …
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Force Health Protection: Applied Epidemiology in the Australian Defence Force
… to fulfil the competencies for the Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE), Australian National University. From February 2019 to December 2020 I undertook an MAE field placement with the Directorate of Defence Health Policy, Joint Health Command, within the Australian Defence …
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Force Health Protection: Applied Epidemiology in the Australian Defence Force
… to fulfil the competencies for the Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE), Australian National University. From February 2019 to December 2020 I undertook an MAE field placement with the Directorate of Defence Health Policy, Joint Health Command, within the Australian Defence …
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Electrocardiographic predictors of poor outcome in acute myocardial infarction
… Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of death worldwide. An ECG is indicated in all patients with suspected MI. The aim of this study was to evaluate electrocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: We analyzed 12-lead ECGs of 301 consecutive …
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Bioinformatic tools for single-cell data analysis in clinical studies
Mechanistic understanding of disease has been dramatically enhanced by an explosion of new high-throughput experimental techniques for profiling biological samples, including RNA-Seq, mass spectrometry, and single-cell sequencing However, the ability to gather exponentially more measurements comes …
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A Longitudinal Approach to Understanding Individual Differences Affecting the Drinking Behavior Change Process
Most studies examining predictors of treatment outcomes among problem drinkers have used a traditional statistical approach that examines group outcomes (e.g. analysis of variance, multiple regression analysis). Contrary to traditional methods, a person-centered approach identifies commonalities …
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From Structure to Function: Social and Cognitive Networks in Children Born Very Low Birth Weight
… weight (VLBW, <1500 g) have an increased risk of social and cognitive impairments, which can affect their social and academic success at school. However, little is known about the functional and structural underpinnings of these impairments at preschool-age, an important transitional period in …
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Ldoc1, A Novel Biomarker of Prognosis In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
<p>In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), one of the best predictors of outcome is the somatic mutation status of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IGHV) genes. Patients whose CLL cells have unmutated IGHV genes have a median survival of 8 years; those with mutated IGHV genes have a …
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Symptomatic congenital syphilis in a tertiary neonatal unit: a retrospective descriptive study
… find no recent published literature looking at predictors of outcomes in neonates born with symptomatic congenital syphilis, especially in the context of a tertiary neonatal setting. Methodology: The study design was a retrospective descriptive folder review of neonates born with symptomatic …
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