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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Screening Instruments"”.
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The Concurrent Validity of Three Preschool Screening Instruments
… and specificity) between two very popular screening instruments which have undergone recent revisions-The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) and the Denver Developmental Screening Test-ll (Denver-ll) and one more recently published new screening …
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The utility of two autism screening instruments in an urban low-income minority population
… impractical to conduct wide-scale assessments. Screening instruments such as the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) and the Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) have been developed to efficiently screen for children who should be referred for full clinical assessment. The …
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The Bender Gestalt and Symbol Digit Modalities Tests as Cerebral Dysfunction Screening Instruments :a Comparative Evaluation
… setting is the selection of appropriate instruments for the screening and diagnosis of a variety of psychological problems. Among the more subtle and yet far-reaching problems of this sort are those associated with disease, trauma, or congenital defect of the central nervous system. It …
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Exploration of frailty screening instruments used in the emergency department and development of a new, short frailty screening instrument, the Quick Frailty Screen (QFS)
Introduction: Research comparing frailty screening instruments against a gold-standard comprehensive geriatric assessment, is lacking. A knowledge gap also exists regarding the core requirements for an ideal frailty screening instrument for use in ED, as well as frailty knowledge and use of …
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Survey of Pediatricians : What are the Criteria Used for Referral to Speech and Language Pathologists?
… a three-part questionnaire to determine what screening instruments are being used in the pediatric office in regard to speech, language, and hearing, and what informal criteria are utilized for making referrals for a speech and language evaluation.</p> <p>The data were tallied from the first …
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Post-stroke Depression Among Stroke Survivors in the Acute Stroke Phase
… characteristics, length of stay, depression screening (Patient Health Questionnaire-2 [PHQ-2] or Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]) and the likelihood of post-stroke depression diagnosis among inpatient stroke cases in Northern California. </p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Current …
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South African cultural adaptation and Northern Sotho translation of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers, Revised, with follow-up
… sensitive, South African autism-specific screening instruments available. The global increase in prevalence, lack of local data, limited knowledge and late identification of autism in South Africa prompted the researcher to translate a universally known autism-specific screening …
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The Eating Survey: Disordered Eating and Clinical Cutoff for Adolescents Ages 14-17
The Eating Survey is a new screening instrument for adolescent eating disturbances. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine how the Eating Survey functions as a total screening instrument and to find a clinical cutoff score for the current 17 items. The participants were 2,569 …
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Evaluation of Neurotoxic Effect for the Low-Dose Mixed Organic Solvents Exposed Workers by using Posturography
Until now, there have been few effective screening instruments available for detecting the neurotoxic effects of organic solvents before symptom appear. Therefore, this study was conducted using static posturography to investigate the neurotoxic effects on workers exposed to mixed solvents under …
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A study of the effects of the relationship among caffeine consumption, introversion/extraversion, and trait anxiety on performance
… (STAI). Based on the results of the two screening instruments the volunteers were categorized as high trait-anxious introverts (HTA/I), low trait-anxious introverts (LTA/I), high trait-anxious extraverts (HTA/E), or low trait-anxious extraverts (LTA/E). Using a table of random numbers, 30 …
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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)
… (MUS) is unknown in Iceland and currently no instruments are available in Icelandic that reliably measure these symptoms. In other countries MUS are estimated to account for a third of primary healthcare visits and health anxiety can be diagnosed in up to a quarter of secondary healthcare …
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Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Stigma, and Social Support among Postpartum Women
… recommendations from professional organizations, screening for PMADs is not consistently completed using a valid, reliable instrument. Stigma contributes to the low rate of identification and treatment. Extant research shows an inverse relationship between high levels of social support and PMADs, …
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Prevalence and factors associated with mental illness among prison inmates: case of Thyolo Prison in Malawi
… self-reported mental health problems. Validated screening instruments were used, including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) to measure depression; while the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to measure symptoms of anxiety. Multiple logistic regression analyses …
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The development, pilot and validation of a multicultural cognitive assessment scale
… health issues. Brief cognitive assessment instruments are used to screen older patients for dementia. Many of these instruments have been developed for use in English speaking populations and are not culture-fair or easily translated for use with non-English speakers. To ensure that people …
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A Gender -Specific Alcohol Use Disorders Screening Instrument: Validation of a Measure
Most current screening instruments are less likely to detect problematic alcohol use among women than men. This study determined the sensitivity of WOMAN Screen, a gender-specific alcohol use disorders screening instrument proposed to more effectively identify problematic alcohol use among women. …
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Screening for common perinatal mental disorders in South Africa
… women living in adversity and to develop a brief screening tool to detect such disorders in low-resource settings. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at a primary level, midwife-run obstetric unit in Hanover Park, Cape Town. The data from 376 pregnant women attending their …
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Predictors of acquisition of Russian language listening skills by army intelligence specialists
… Russian linguist candidates by using additional screening instruments prior to assignments to DLI. For success on the DLPT at the end of DLI, the use of instruments to measure study habits, motivation, verbal ability, critical thinking, self confidence and prior language experience provided an …
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Scale Development to Identify Psychosocial Distress During Pregnancy with Fetal Anomaly: A Mixed Method Study
… complicated by fetal anomaly: Depression screening and referrals in a single fetal care center”, was a quantitative retrospective study to identify the rate of positive depression screening with individuals diagnosed with fetal anomaly. We examined a number of socioeconomic variables, …
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Hypertension in pregnancy : gaining insight into women's mental health and birth experience 6-12 months postpartum
… At six months postpartum, women completed four screening instruments: the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression (EPDS), General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic, and Maternal Infant Bonding (MIB) scales. Birth experience data were collected using a seven point Likert Scale and …
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