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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"behavioural intervention"”.
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Rheumatoid arthritis : a cognitive-behavioural intervention
… Arthritis (RA), and the value of cognitive-behavioural intervention in improving the overall health status of such patients. Two related hypotheses were tested in a matched-random assigned two-groups design, with pre-, mid-, and post-intervention assessment. Fourteen (N = 14) female RA …
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Parent Treatment Integrity Across Multiple Components of a Behavioural Intervention
… with increased family stress. Behaviour analytic interventions are considered evidence-based practice for decreasing these challenging behaviours; however, most effective, multi-component interventions are implemented in-clinic by trained professionals, and treatment effects do not automatically …
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The Effects of a Psychosocial Behavioural Intervention on Arterial Health in Children
… Leisure and Well-Being Model (LWM) psychosocial intervention on arterial health, measured by arterial stiffness and thickness, in 82 children aged 10-13 (n=41; intervention, n=41; control) over one year. The intervention was to provide children with the awareness, skill development, and …
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Promoting parent-therapist collaboration in intensive behavioural intervention programs : exploring estrategies to improve teamwork
… parent-therapist collaboration within Intensive Behavioural Intervention settings. Two senior staff interviews, two parent interviews, and a focus group with therapists were conducted to examine how parents and therapists currently interact within IBI settings, parent and therapist expectations …
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The quarter of an hour rule: a simplified cognitive-behavioural intervention for insomnia improves sleep
… control (SC) is a core component of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia and is the single intervention for which there is most empirical evidence. Nonetheless, little is known about whether all of the elements within SC are critical to sleep improvement. This study, therefore, …
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The transition from intensive behavioural intervention programs to the school system: the experiences of the transition team
… occurring as outlined by the North region Autism Intervention Program (AIP) and the Connections for Students model and could be used to inform continuous improvement of service and practices.
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Challenging thoughts for challenging tasks: Investigating the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural intervention delivered by school staff for secondary pupils experiencing anxiety about their schoolwork
… therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), highlights the benefits of collaboration with school staff, alongside the challenges posed by limited resources, training quality, facilitator competence and programme fidelity. A mixed methods design over two sequential …
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Self-determination theory in motivation to adopt physical activity in older adults: A community based approach
… to either a supervised group based walking intervention with behavioural change components, or a self-managed/usual care intervention. Participants in behavioural intervention centres were asked to complete 150mins/week of moderate intensity physical activity as a supervised walking program, …
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Verbal behaviour development for children with autism
… to maximise the effectiveness of language-based interventions. Firstly, the Early Behavioural Intervention Curriculum (EBIC) was developed as a comprehensive framework for delivering Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) to children with autism. Secondly, the effectiveness of the EBIC …
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Sleep patterns and creativity in children and adolescents with and without high functioning autism (HFA): a descriptive study and an intervention trial
… choice for childhood sleeplessness problems are behavioural approaches however they have not been sufficiently evaluated with school age typically developing children (TC) or with children with high functioning autism (HFA) and further, parents often have limited access to such treatments. …
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Research on the epidemiology and prevention of HIV in rural south west Uganda, 1989-2010
… annual household and serological surveys; an STD/behavioural intervention cohort; a cohort for HIV vaccine preparedness studies; and a cohort of HIV-negative women in discordant couple relationships to evaluate HIV biomedical interventions. The findings from the published papers are summarised. …
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Using video self-modelling to teach new skills to children with social interaction and and communication difficulties
Video self-modelling (VSM) is a behavioural intervention in which an observer views a short video of him/herself engaged in adaptive behaviour, in order to learn the behaviour and reproduce it more frequently, fluently or appropriately. While the past three decades have seen research in different …
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Autistic Youth Experiences of Coerced Assimilation in the Context of Enforced "Social Skills" Practice: Findings and recommendations from a mixed-methods participatory analysis project
… autism, social skills, youth, neuronormativity, behavioural intervention
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Trait-focused internet-based prevention of common mental disorders in students
… and 2, a trait-focused internet-based cognitive-behavioural intervention was developed. This intervention included modules on perfectionism, low self-esteem, difficult emotions and anxiety. An active control intervention and a procedure for personalised feedback were developed. In a randomised …
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Preventing anxiety disorders in youth : universal school-based intervention
… As a result, effective prevention and early intervention have become policy and research priorities. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a universal school-based cognitive behavioural intervention in decreasing anxiety symptoms experienced by early adolescents during the transition from …
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Assessment and monitoring of treatment fidelity in a multiple behaviour change intervention for smokers wishing to reduce but not quit.
Background<br/><br/>Intervention fidelity considers the extent to which a behavioural intervention has been designed, delivered, and experienced as intended. The National Institute of Health’s Behaviour Change Consortium (NIH-BCC) provides a leading framework to examine fidelity across five domains: …
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Psychological Flexibility and Auditory Hallucinations
… Commitment Therapy (ACT), a contextual cognitive behavioural intervention. ACT promotes psychological flexibility, which refers to a person’s ability to connect with the present moment fully as a conscious human being (mindfulness and non-judgemental acceptance), and to change or persist with …
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Developing a Culturally Adapted Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Saudi Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
… mental health support. Although Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is well established for managing mood difficulties in chronic illness, standard CBT formats may be poorly aligned with the cultural, religious, and illness-related needs of Saudi adults with MS. Low-Intensity Cognitive …
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The applicability of implementing Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) with young children with developmental disabilities who reside in the Western Cape and speak Afrikaans or IsiXhosa at home: parent and professional perspectives
… is an evidence-based naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention (NDBI) to improve expressive communication. EMT produces favourable long-term results in both vocabulary growth and linguistic structure after a relatively short intervention period. However, very little research has been …
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Economic implications of intellectual disability in childhood : a trial-based evaluation
… explores the economic implications of an early behavioural intervention designed to lessen these impacts, Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP). Innovative methods are used to contribute the body of knowledge that can guide economic evaluations in this population. Particular attention is given to the …
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