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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"intervention fidelity"”.
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Culturally Responsive JASPER Remote Support for Caregivers of Children with Autism in China
… and Regulation (JASPER) is an evidence-based intervention (EBI) that caregivers can implement to improve children’s engagement, social communication, and play. As it was developed and tested for efficacy and effectiveness primarily in North America, it remains unclear whether …
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Promoting Prosocial Behavior to Prevent Aggression and Bullying in Middle Schools: An environment, person, and behavior-focused intervention
The most common school-based interventions to prevent victimization from bullying use disciplinary methods and increase playground supervision. While enforcement approaches can prevent bullying, the effects are often short term and may lead to undesirable side effects. Thus, it seems a positive …
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A randomized controlled trial comparing a companion dog walking intervention to an attention control education intervention on the psychological health of adult intensive care unit survivors: the POOCH study
… supporting innovative home and community-based interventions that improve psychological health in ICU survivors is needed. The use of companion dogs to improve the health and wellbeing of ICU survivors is a novel strategy not previously explored in the ICU survivor population. The purpose of …
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Process Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed Parenting Support Programme in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
… people in their care. Group-based parenting interventions are a promising approach to improve parenting, as well as to prevent and reduce physical and emotional maltreatment of children. While a billion of adolescents live in low- and middle- income countries, few evaluations have examined …
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An evaluation of two approaches to drinking risk reduction with college students: cognitive-behavioral skills training and motivational feedback
… The effectiveness of matching alcohol abuse interventions with participant's stage of change was also explored. The study's design utilized an assessment only control group and collateral informants to strengthen the validity of the conclusions. Participation in the cognitive-behavioral …
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A randomized feasibility and acceptability study comparing modes of parenting education delivery for young fathers
… methods has resulted in a dearth of interventions to improve parenting skills and outcomes for these young men, their children, and their partners. The purpose of this randomized study was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of instructor-led parenting education compared to …
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Culturally Informed Motivational Interviewing to Improve Oral Chemotherapy Adherence for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients and Their Caregivers: A Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy Trial
… with an increase in relapse risk. Accordingly, interventions that enhance 6-MP adherence during ALL maintenance chemotherapy may result in decreased morbidity and mortality for pediatric ALL patients. This study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of brief, English- and …
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Inequalities in children's physical activity and interventions
… behaviour, and 2) to explore if existing intervention efforts are generating differential effects. The findings from three secondary data analyses suggest that more socioeconomically affluent children accumulate a greater proportion of their daily physical activity from higher intensity …
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Levelling up Problem-Solving Skills through Strategy Video Gaming and Reflection: An Intervention Study with Malaysian 15-16 year old Students
… studies also highlight several gaps: few local intervention studies, mixed results from international research, reliance on self-reported measures, and fidelity issues in implementation. This study examined the relationships between metacognition, mindset, and problem-solving skills, and …
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Co-production and evaluation of an evidence-based approach to promote physical activity for adults with health conditions
… Medical Research Council guidance for complex interventions and a pragmatic process and outcome evaluation framework. Study one involved the co-production of a PA referral scheme with a multidisciplinary stakeholder group, providing an insight into a) factors that must be considered when …
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Feasibility and acceptability of a multi-components intervention (PDConnect) to support physical activity in people living with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study.
… research has focussed on the effectiveness of PA interventions, with limited research exploring the optimum means of supporting people living with Parkinson's to change their PA behaviour. A narrative review was undertaken to provide context and underpin the development of a multi-component PA …
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Initial evaluation of the reliability and validity of an assessment-based approach to identifying and addressing barriers to caregiver treatment adherence
<p>Caregiver-mediated behavioral interventions are a critical and evidence-based treatment of childhood behavioral concerns. However, caregivers face many barriers to adherence that can reduce the effectiveness of these interventions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a …
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School-based health promotion: understanding the educational context to facilitate change
… are not meeting these guidelines. Global intervention efforts, which largely focus on school settings, are reported to have failed and reasons for intervention outcomes remain poorly understood. To improve understanding of these outcomes, and the school context as a venue to facilitate …