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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"treatment goals"”.
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Persistent Disagreement Between Recreation Therapists and Patients on Leisure-Related Problems, Treatment Goals and Treatment Method
The main purpose of this research was to examine the occurrence of persistent disagreement between recreation therapist and patients, in addition to factors associated with and consequences related to this disagreement. Specifically, the persistence of disagreement was scrutinized over a specified …
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Modern Pharmacotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
… for this disease as well as the standard treatment protocol. Almost half of the patients treated with the golden standard fail to meet treatment goals and thus require a more complex and aggressive treatment. The thesis then describes biological therapy in the treatment of RA in depth, the …
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DESIGNING WATERSHED-SCALE STRUCTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USING EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS TO ACHIEVE WATER QUALITY GOALS
… structural BMPs to achieve the desired level of treatment goals (the reduction of sediment and nutrient yields) at the watershed outlet. The single-objective OCM optimizes BMPs to a user-defined level of the treatment goals while the multi-objective OCM simultaneously optimizes BMPs for various …
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Family cohesion and adaptability as correlates of overcontrolled or undercontrolled behaviors of children
… a conceptual frame work for the diagnosis and treatment of family systems. When a family's functioning on the dimensions of cohesion and adaptability is determined treatment goals become more explicit. A child's symptom complex is also necessary for defining treatment goals. Implications of …
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The Effect of Goal Setting on Marijuana Treatment Outcomes: the Role of Self-Efficacy
Adult marijuana users seeking treatment (N = 291) were randomly assigned to 3 treatment conditions: 1) a cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention support group (RPSG), 2) individualized assessment and advice group, and 3) delayed treatment control group. The purpose of this study was to investigate …
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An Analysis of Sample Duration in a Parent Training Program.
… effectively assess strengths and challenges, set treatment goals, adjust intervention procedures, and monitor progress. The current study compared 1 and 5 min observations to 10 min observations throughout baseline and intervention phases of a parent training program for toddlers with autism. …
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The Evaluation of Sharper Future: A Community-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program
… Coordinating Agency (SASCA) sex offender treatment program was conducted in order to ascertain whether the program is meeting its treatment goals as outlined by the SASCA contract and Sharper Future program goals. The participants of this evaluation were 248 past male Sharper Future …
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Novel anti-endothelial therapeutic strategies in malignant melanoma : the metronomic approach.
Treatment strategies for advanced malignancy remain limited in their success, despite major advances in the understanding of cancer aetiology and molecular biology. The incidence of many cancers, including melanoma, continues to rise, with a huge demand for therapies even if treatment goals are …
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Complex Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Biological Therapy in Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis // Комплексна оценка на ефективността от биологична терапия при болни с активен язвен колит
… extent, severity of disease, lack of response to treatment and safety. The main goals of therapy for UC are to induce and maintain clinical and endoscopic remission of the disease, reduce the risk of complications and improve quality of life. The therapeutic goals in IBD have changed with the …
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The Assessment of Rapid Palatal Expansion Using a Remote Monitoring Software
… orthodontists to remotely monitor a patient’s treatment. This study evaluated the accuracy of DM software in assessing the achievement of treatment goals in patients undergoing rapid palatal expansion (RPE) treatment and patient acceptance of DM. Methods: Consecutively treated RPE patients were …
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A qualitative study examining the experiences of children living in a residential treatment program
… of the child's experience living in residential treatment and to explore the child's understanding of treatment and the therapeutic process. Limited information on this topic has been found in the research literature, therefore this study was also an attempt to add qualitatively to the body of …
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Teacher Leadership to Enhance Day Treatment Services
Day treatment classrooms offer alternative educational programming for students who cannot attend regular classrooms due to their need for mental health care and treatment. The unique design of day treatment classrooms combines individualized educational programming provided by publicly funded …
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Patient Perspectives, Follow-up Patterns, and Cost-Effectiveness of a Low-Threshold Mobile Medical Unit
… the mobile models delivering low-threshold OUD treatment. This research proposes to explore patients’ perceptions, utilization trends, and economic value of addressing inequities in access to OUD treatment with the mobile medical care model. A qualitative analysis was conducted to ascertain the …
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The Advanced Practice Nurse and Patient-Centered Medical Home: Maintaining Patient Focus, Meeting the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim Through the Electronic Health Record
… patient barriers for those who have not met treatment goals; to make appropriate referrals and identify self-referrals; and to reconcile discrepancies in treatment when a patient transitions throughout the health care system, such as after hospitalization.</p>
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CLINICAL DECISIONS OF MUSIC THERAPISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH EATING DISORDERS
The purpose of this study was to determine common treatment goals and subsequent music-based interventions used by music therapists who work/worked with patients with eating disorders and to begin gathering information on the intentional adaptation of the elements of music commonly used to increase …
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An examination of the implementation of the World Health Organisation's anti-tuberculosis treatment, the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), in poor South African communities
… the implementation of the anti-tuberculosis treatment, the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course, of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in poor South African communities. Research for this dissertation was carried out over a two-year period in one poor community, a tuberculosis (TB) …
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When Clients Don't Come Back: How Novice Psychotherapists Experience Premature Termination of Therapy
… & Greenberg, 2012), before achieving their treatment goals (Swift et al., 2012). While clients continue to need mental services (Swift et al., 2012; Westmacott et al., 2010), therapists can experience burnout and a sense of failure (Klein et al., 2003; Pekarik, 1985a). A study by Piselli et …
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Effects of a Virtual Reality Dementia Experience on Graduate Communication Disorders Students’ Future Clinical Practice
… indicates that outcomes are improved when treatment is person-centered. Despite this finding, research on the efficacy of training future speech-language pathologist to provide person-centered care is limited. According to the The Task Force of the Council of Academic Programs in …
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The Relationship Between the Supervisory Alliance and Novice Supervisees’ Risk-Taking Behavior
… either the client, therapeutic relationship, or treatment goals. Furthermore, results from the interviews revealed that for 88.9% (n=8) of supervisees, the risk was worth taking and increased their desire to take more risks in the future. Future research is recommended to understand how …
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Research in the clinical setting : a qualitative study of the value of play research in the continuing education of occupational therapists.
… play has been viewed as a medium for reaching treatment goals, rather than as an activity that is valuable in and of itself. If occupational therapists think of playas the primary activity or occupation of childhood, then play should be a very important area of focus for paediatric clinicians. …
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