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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"intensive treatment"”.
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Intensive Treatment Near the End of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients
Many advanced cancer patients receive intensive treatment near the end of life (EOL). Intensive treatment near the EOL is often associated with worse outcomes, such as worse quality of life (QOL), greater distress in patients and caregivers, and higher health care costs. For cancers typically …
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A One-Week Intensive Treatment Program for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The need for effective treatments and treatment accessibility for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in childhood is evident given that as many as 50% of individuals with OCD report symptom onset before age 15. Despite the growing evidence supporting the efficacy of Exposure and Response …
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The Role of Frustration in Intensive Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
… apraxia of speech (CAS) in the setting of intensive treatment. Additionally, the study examines the interrater reliability of the frustration rating scale used in an intensive CAS treatment study. Methods: Frustration and treatment data obtained from 17 participants (between 4;0-9;11 years) …
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Cholesterol reduction in men: an experimental investigation of intensive treatment with frequent feedback versus a simple educational treatment
… phase, participants were randomly assigned to treatment conditions. One group ("Simple") received a cholesterol reduction class only (designed to stress the National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP) Step One Diet) and the other group ("Intensive’) received the cholesterol reduction class …
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The investigation of treatment outcomes for adults with chronic brain injury following intensive multidisciplinary treatment
… sciences and disorders (COMD) research supports intensive treatment for individuals with chronic brain injury, funding to provide these services is limited. This study explored the use of interdepartmental university resources to provide an intensive, multidisciplinary chronic brain injury …
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Population ecology and management of the invasive plant, Lespedeza cuneata
… invasion in a native prairie site. Management treatments reduced local infestations, but failing to treat led to large increases of L. cuneata. Density-based models with even simple spatial information were more predictive than presence/absence models of untreated conditions. The effect of …
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Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome From Three Different Perspectives in Child Trauma Therapy
… method called a trauma narrative. Additionally, treatment response was examined in relation to therapeutic alliance. Participants were 65 children and their caregivers in a community based trauma therapy program in Canada. Children in treatment underwent TF-CBT, including the trauma narrative …
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The speaking career of Pat Morris Neff.
… of Pat Morris Neff. Mr. Neff's speaking warrants intensive treatment at much greater length than one thesis permits, for his influence as a speaker was considerable.
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Quantifying racial disparities in end-of-life care
… trust, patients may believe that limiting any intensive treatment is unjustly motivated, and demand higher levels of aggressive care. While there are clinical examples of exemplary end-of-life care, studies have highlighted that aggressive care can lead to painful final moments, and may not …
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Research Proposal to Study Sandplay Therapy as a Modlaity to Enhance Self-Esteem in SED Adolescents: Part I
… Services, Inc., is interested in adding a new treatment component to the comprehensive services it offers emotionally disturbed adolescents. The purpose of New Directions is to enable emotionally disturbed, physically and sexually abused adolescents requiring intensive treatment to remain with …
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Quantitative analysis of the EGFRvIII mutant receptor signaling networks in Glioblastoma
… tumor and remains incurable despite multimodal intensive treatment regimens. EGFRvIII is a truncated extracellular mutant of the EGF receptor (EGFR) that is commonly found in GBMs and confers tumorigenic behavior. Although much work has been done over the past decade to elucidate pathways …
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Non-Accidental Trauma: Nature of Subsequent Encounters and Related Outcomes
… victims of child abuse often require long-term, intensive care depending on the scope and severity of their trauma. The present study is an extension of a study which examined the services provided in the hospital to children with physical abuse that resulted in hospitalization (Kazandjian, et. …
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Stress, Depression, Quality of Life, and Language Recovery in Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT)
Traditional aphasia treatment approaches focus initially on restoration of language, but quickly move to use of alternative modes of communication when progress is slow. Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT), a more intensive form of treatment, is based on the concept of frequent, long sessions …
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Change Processes During Intensive Day Treatment for Anorexia: A Dyadic Interview Analysis of the Views of Adolescents and Parents
… this kind in the UK. Processes of change during treatment for anorexia are currently poorly understood. Aim. Explore how adolescents with anorexia and their parents understood the helpful and unhelpful factors and processes that impacted them during day hospital treatment for the adolescent’s …
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Carbon-efficient Wastewater Treatment Through Resource Recovery, Process Intensification, and Partial Denitrification Anammox
… array of innovative carbon-efficient wastewater treatment technologies for resource recovery, process intensification, and anammox featured next generation biological nutrient removal (BNR) technologies. These technologies aim to supplant traditional carbon-intensive treatment processes with more …
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An Exploration of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Focus Group Study
… (T1DM) is a chronic illness that requires intensive treatment to improve glycemic control and limit the risk of diabetes-related complications. The management of T1DM is challenging for adolescents as the diabetes self-care activities invade all aspects of their life. Older adolescents …
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A comparative analysis and optimisation of thermo-mechanical energy storage technologies
… energy storage. As a result, they have received intensive treatment from both the industry and academia, but a comparative study and optimization of these large-scale thermo-mechanical energy storage systems from a thermo-economic perspective has so far been lacking, which forms the major part of …
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The impact on the family of living with a child with Type 1 diabetes
… undertaking for parents to maintain an intensive treatment regime when their child has Type 1 diabetes, as well as coping with everyday family demands (Couper et al., 2012; Williams, Laffel, & Hood, 2009). The need to further explore this issue led to the research question: ‘What is the …
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Evaluation of shrub removal effects on understory richness and diversity in a native grassland
… and information concerning the most effective treatment combinations are needed to preserve and restore remaining remnants. The study site, located in Lake County, Illinois, is an approximately 65 ha matrix of native tallgrass prairie and old field habitats that underwent treatment for …
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Cytogenetic abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Sweden. A population based study.
… <80 years with cytogenetic abnormalities and intensive treatment revealed that age and performance status had the most significant impact on survival (both P<0.001), followed by sex (P=0.0135) and a karyotype including -7/del(7q) (P=0.048). We compared outcome of AHD-AML and tAML, i.e., …
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