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Silveira SL, Motl RW, Salter A, Marquez DX. Social Cognitive Theory Variables as Correlates of Physical Activity Behavior Among Hispanics With Multiple Sclerosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024:S0003-9993(24)00053-4. [PMID: 38281577 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between social cognitive theory (SCT) variables and physical activity (PA) behavior in Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS). DESIGN Observational, survey study. SETTING General community. PARTICIPANTS Inclusion criteria: (a) age 18 years or older, (b) self-identify as Hispanic or Latino, (c) diagnosis of MS, and (d) English or Spanish as primary language. Two hundred forty-three individuals opened the survey, 24 individuals did not meet inclusion criteria, and 66 individuals were excluded due to not completing any of the SCT variable measures (N=153). INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) PA was measured using the Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) total and Health Contribution Scores (HCS). SCT variables included standard measures of exercise self-efficacy, planning, goal setting, outcome expectations, social support, and functional impairment. RESULTS The final sample included 153 participants with a mean (SD) age of 43 (11) years, 78% identified as women, 57% were employed, and 63% had a college degree or higher. The mean (SD) MS disease duration was 11 (9) years, 74% of participants reported relapsing remitting MS, and median (interquartile range) Patient Determined Disease Steps (PDDS) score was 3.0 (3.0). Significant correlations were observed between all SCT variables and both GLTEQ total and GLTEQ HCS scores (P<.001). Forward stepwise regression with Akaike's Information Criterion (AICC) identified PDDS, age, exercise planning, exercise self-efficacy, and exercise goal setting as the most appropriate covariates and SCT variables to include in a multivariable model examining independent contributions on GLTEQ HCS scores. The multivariable, linear regression analysis indicated that PDDS (Standardized B=-.280, P<.001), exercise planning (Standardized B=.214, P<.05), and exercise self-efficacy (Standardized B=.183, P<.05) explained 42.4% of variance in GLTEQ HCS scores. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a contribution to the literature by identifying SCT variables that correlate with PA behavior among Hispanics with MS that may guide the creation of culturally appropriate PA programs.
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- Stephanie L Silveira
- Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurology, Section on Statistical Planning and Analysis, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Wright CD. THE 3P MODEL AND ORAL HEALTH IMPACT: DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE FUTURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY. J Evid Based Dent Pract 2024; 24:101950. [PMID: 38401947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Oral health impact or oral health related quality of life is an increasingly important and well-known metric in dental care and research. There have been recent calls for greater integration of the behavioral and social sciences into oral health research and practice, including the need for frameworks and theories to guide this work. One such framework for understanding the role of predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating biopsychosocial mechanisms in health and disease is the "3P" model. Here, the 3P model is described and applied to case examples to help understand the development and maintenance of oral health impact. Additionally, this paper outlines how this conceptualization using the 3P model and oral health impact makes way for greater integration of behavioral interventions to prevent, mitigate, or treat the negative impact that oral, craniofacial, or dental disease may have on individuals. Doing this allows for a broadening of what evidence-based dentistry means for the future and provides a roadmap going forward.
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- Casey D Wright
- Department of Developmental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Flores-Vázquez AS, Rodríguez-Rocha NP, Herrera-Echauri DD, Macedo-Ojeda G. A systematic review of educational nutrition interventions based on behavioral theories in school adolescents. Appetite 2024; 192:107087. [PMID: 37865297 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidence from studies conducted on adolescents, evaluating educational nutrition interventions for the modification of food consumption through controlled trials based on behavior change theories or models and implemented in school settings. A systematic search was carried out through PubMed and ERIC databases between November and December 2020, and updated in February 2023; English-language keywords were used, and no publication date limits were applied. Two authors independently performed the search, data extraction, data synthesis and risk of bias assessment. Twelve studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included. The interventions were based on different theories; the most used was the Social Cognitive Theory. Eleven of the twelve studies showed favorable modifications in the consumption of at least two of the food groups. Most studies were at low risk of bias, and only one was classified as high risk. It is concluded that educational nutrition interventions based on behavior change theories/models and implemented in the school setting influence positive changes in adolescents eating behavior.
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- Ana Silvia Flores-Vázquez
- Department of Human Reproduction, Growth and Child Development, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Hospital 320, El Retiro, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44100, Mexico.
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- Public Health Department, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44340, Mexico; Regional Institute for Public Health Research, University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44340, Mexico.
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- Public Health Department, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44340, Mexico.
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- Public Health Department, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44340, Mexico; Biomedical Science Research Institute, University of Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, ZC 44340, Mexico.
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Vallet W, van Wassenhove V. Can cognitive neuroscience solve the lab-dilemma by going wild? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 155:105463. [PMID: 37967734 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Reproducibility, measurability, and refutability are the foundation of the scientific method applied to empirical work. In the study of animal and human behavior, experimental protocols conducted in the lab are the most reliable means by which scientists can operationalize behaviors using controlled and parameterized setups. However, whether observations in the lab fully generalize in the real world remain legitimately disputed. The notion of "experimental design" was originally intended to ensure the generalizability of experimental findings to real-world situations. Experiments in the wild are more frequently explored and significant technological advances have been made allowing mobile neuroimaging. Yet some methodological limitations remain when testing scientific hypotheses in ecological conditions. Herein, we discuss the limitations of inferential processes derive from empirical observations in the wild. The multi-causal property of an ecological situation often lacks controls, and this major concern may prevent the replication and the reliability of behavioral observations. We discuss the epistemological and historical grounds of the induction process for behavioral and cognitive neurosciences and provide some possible heuristics for In situ experimental designs compatible with psychophysics in the wild.
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- William Vallet
- CEA DRF/Joliot, NeuroSpin, INSERM, Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Université Paris Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, PSYR2 Team, Centre de recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (CRNL), Université Lyon 1, 69000 Lyon, France.
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- CEA DRF/Joliot, NeuroSpin, INSERM, Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Université Paris Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Branchi I. Recentering neuroscience on behavior: The interface between brain and environment is a privileged level of control of neural activity. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 138:104678. [PMID: 35487322 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Despite the huge and constant progress in the molecular and cellular neuroscience fields, our capability to understand brain alterations and treat mental illness is still limited. Therefore, a paradigm shift able to overcome such limitation is warranted. Behavior and the associated mental states are the interface between the central nervous system and the living environment. Since, in any system, the interface is a key regulator of system organization, behavior is proposed here as a unique and privileged level of control and orchestration of brain structure and activity. This view has relevant scientific and clinical implications. First, the study of behavior represents a singular starting point for the investigation of neural activity in an integrated and comprehensive fashion. Second, behavioral changes, accomplished through psychotherapy or environmental interventions, are expected to have the highest impact to specifically reorganize the complexity of the human mind and thus achieve a solid and long-lasting improvement in mental health.
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- Igor Branchi
- Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Brown PA, Anderson RA. A methodology for preprocessing structured big data in the behavioral sciences. Behav Res Methods 2022. [PMID: 35768746 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-022-01895-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The characteristics of big data, including high volume, increased variety, and velocity, pose special challenges for data analysis. As these characteristics generally preclude manual data inspection and processing, researchers must often use computational methodologies to deal with this type of data; techniques that may be unfamiliar to nonspecialists, including behavioral scientists. However, previous data analytics methodologies within the field of computer science, developed to handle the generic tasks of data collection, preprocessing, and analysis, can be appropriated for use in other disciplines. These methodologies involve a sequential pipeline of quality checks to prepare data sets for analysis and application. Building upon these methodologies, this paper describes the Big Data Quality & Statistical Assurance (BDQSA) model, applicable for researchers in the behavioral sciences. It involves a series of data preprocessing tasks, to achieve data understanding, as well as data screening, cleaning, and transformation. These are followed by a statistical quality phase, which includes extraction of the relevant data subset, type conversions, ensuring sample representativeness when appropriate, and assessing statistical assumptions. The resulting model thereby provides methodological guidance for the preprocessing of behavioral science big data, aimed at ensuring acceptable data quality before analysis is undertaken. Sample R code snippets demonstrating the application of this model are provided throughout the paper.
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Nelson RJ, Bumgarner JR, Liu JA, Love JA, Meléndez-Fernández OH, Becker-Krail DD, Walker WH, Walton JC, DeVries AC, Prendergast BJ. Time of day as a critical variable in biology. BMC Biol 2022; 20:142. [PMID: 35705939 PMCID: PMC9202143 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01333-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Circadian rhythms are important for all aspects of biology; virtually every aspect of biological function varies according to time of day. Although this is well known, variation across the day is also often ignored in the design and reporting of research. For this review, we analyzed the top 50 cited papers across 10 major domains of the biological sciences in the calendar year 2015. We repeated this analysis for the year 2019, hypothesizing that the awarding of a Nobel Prize in 2017 for achievements in the field of circadian biology would highlight the importance of circadian rhythms for scientists across many disciplines, and improve time-of-day reporting. RESULTS Our analyses of these 1000 empirical papers, however, revealed that most failed to include sufficient temporal details when describing experimental methods and that few systematic differences in time-of-day reporting existed between 2015 and 2019. Overall, only 6.1% of reports included time-of-day information about experimental measures and manipulations sufficient to permit replication. CONCLUSIONS Circadian rhythms are a defining feature of biological systems, and knowing when in the circadian day these systems are evaluated is fundamentally important information. Failing to account for time of day hampers reproducibility across laboratories, complicates interpretation of results, and reduces the value of data based predominantly on nocturnal animals when extrapolating to diurnal humans.
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- Randy J Nelson
- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago and Institute for Mind and Biology, IL, 60637, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
- Department of Medicine, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago and Institute for Mind and Biology, IL, 60637, Chicago, USA
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Shi H, Wang J, Huang R, Zhao J, Zhang Y, Jiang N, Tanimoto T, Ozaki A, Shao C, Wang J, He X, Xu X. Application of the extended theory of planned behavior to understand Chinese students' intention to improve their oral health behaviors: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:2303. [PMID: 34923971 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12329-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to develop and test an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB), which includes attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, oral health knowledge, and past oral health behavior on the intention to improve oral health behaviors among primary school students in Shanghai, China. METHODS A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 414 students in the third-grade from 10 classes of Mingqiang Primary School located in Shanghai, China. Participants were recruited in October 2019. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires, consisting of demographic characteristics, TPB variables, oral health knowledge and past oral health behaviors. Exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze TPB items. Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to identify the associated factors of intention to improve oral health behaviors. RESULTS The study showed that among students in the third grade, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and past oral health behaviors were associated with the intention to improve oral health behaviors. In the hierarchical regression analysis, age and sex were entered in Model 1 which significantly explained 3.00% of the variance (F = 6.26, p < 0.01). The addition of Model 2 variables of attitudes, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and oral health knowledge revealed that TPB variables explained 26.70% (F = 29.59, p < 0.01). For Model 3, the addition of past oral health behaviors accounted for a further 1% of variance, and the full model has accounted for 28.30% of the variance with the intention to improve oral health behaviors (F = 22.8, p < 0.01). Regression analyses supported that among the significant variables, perceived behavioral control had the largest beta weight, followed by subjective norms and past oral health behaviors. CONCLUSION The extended TPB model constructed in this study could be used to explain children's intentions to improve oral health behaviors. Children's oral health-related perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and past oral health behaviors may serve as priority intervention targets in oral health promotion practices aimed at children.
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Hizomi Arani R, Naji Z, Moradi A, Shariat SV, Mirzamohamadi S, Salamati P. Comparison of empathy with patients between first-year and last-year medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. BMC Med Educ 2021; 21:460. [PMID: 34461865 PMCID: PMC8406781 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-021-02897-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to assess the developmental factors of empathy among medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). METHODS To assess the empathy levels, 42 first-year and an equal number of last-year medical students were randomly selected. They answered a questionnaire including the medical student version of the Jefferson Scale, demographic, and some related variables. Statistical analyses were performed using the Chi-square test, T-test, univariate, and multivariate regressions. RESULT The study population consisted of 51 (60.7 %) men and 33 (39.3 %) women with a mean (SD) age of 22.24 (4.10) years. The Jefferson score was 110.19 ± 13.61 and 103.52 ± 20.00 in first- and last-year medical students, respectively. Moreover, medical students who completely passed at least one of the considered empathy courses of the TUMS curriculum had higher empathy scores compared to their counterparts (109.83 ± 15.54 vs. 103.68 ± 19.02). There was no significant association between empathy and gender, self-experience of illness, marital status, family history of chronic disease, and parents' education (all P-values > 0.05). After adjusting for the effects of confounders, the empathy scores were significantly associated with the academic year level (p = 0.04), level of interest in medicine (p = 0.001), and passing the empathy courses (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS The data provided from a top Iranian medical school indicated that the academic year level, level of interest in medicine, and passing the empathy courses were significantly associated with the empathy level. Further studies are recommended.
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- Reyhane Hizomi Arani
- Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 1136746911, Tehran, Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Occupational Health and Safety Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 1136746911, Tehran, Iran
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- Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 1136746911, Tehran, Iran.
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Shamabadi A, Hasanzadeh A, Akhondzadeh S. Integrating Psychiatry and Medical Biotechnology as a Way to Achieve Scientific, Precision, and Personalized Psychiatry. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2021; 13:172-5. [PMID: 34900142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Besides concerns about the increasing prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the significant burdens and costs, there are concerns about its validity. The dilemma of validity went so far that studies described the diagnoses in psychiatry as scientifically worthless. We suggest integrating psychiatry and medical biotechnology and using biotechnological products in psychiatric aspects help psychiatry become more precise, strengthen its position among other sciences, and increase its scientific credibility by giving examples. For this matter, we need different inputs to choose between the vast outputs. The most common inputs are clinical symptoms, cognitive function, individual and environmental risk factors, molecular markers, genetic markers, neuroimaging signs, and big data. Some molecular markers have been shown to have a relationship with psychiatric disorders such as Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α). Genetic studies might evolve the most accurate part of precision psychiatry. Currently, and through the developments in technology, genome-wide association studies have become available. In neuroimaging signs, psychiatric disorders are associated with generalized rather than focal brain network dysfunction, and functional magnetic resonance imaging could be performed to study them. It would exhibit different aberrancies in various psychiatric disorders. In big data, the constitution of predictive models and movement toward precision psychiatry can be led by using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Günther T, Schierz O, Hahnel S, Rauch A. Field-testing a psychosocial assessment scoring form for TMD patients - summarizing axis II instruments. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:267. [PMID: 32998738 PMCID: PMC7528229 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-01248-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can be explained on the basis of a biopsychosocial model. However, psychosocial assessment is challenging in daily dental practice. The purpose of the current study was to field-test the practicability of a novel psychosocial assessment scoring form regarding the reliability of scoring procedures and the opinion of examiners. The working hypotheses were that the scoring results of inexperienced undergraduate students were similar to the results collected by a gold standard and that the scoring form was easy to use. Methods A psychosocial assessment scoring form was developed in accordance with guidelines of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD), including results of the Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS), Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ), and Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD). Inexperienced operators (undergraduate students) examined patients with TMD-associated complaints and rated the practicability of the scoring form. The scoring results were recalculated by two experienced operators and a consensus was defined as a gold standard. Reliability coefficients were determined comparing results of the gold standard and the inexperienced operators. Results Sixty-five examiners used the scoring form to obtain results for patients with TMD-associated complaints. Of the patients, 78.8% received a diagnosis according to DC/TMD decision trees. Two-thirds of the operators (62.9%) stated that the form was easy to complete, and 83.0% would use it in their dental practice. The reliability coefficients ranged between 0.81–1.00. Conclusions Within the limitations of the present study, the psychosocial assessment scoring form seems to be an easy-to-use and practicable tool. The vast majority of the inexperienced examiners recommended the application.
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- Tamara Günther
- Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 12, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 12, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 12, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 12, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Genomics is being increasingly utilized in medical research and health care. Countless opportunities exist for social and behavioral scientists to answer novel and important research questions. Evidence that will be produced from such enquiries can help ensure appropriate use of genomic information and realize the potential of genomics to improve patient care and medical outcomes. Here, we provide an accessible overview of different types of genetic and genomic tests and the resulting information produced. There are important nuances that distinguish genetic from genomic tests and different information that each yield. We outline key examples where social and behavioral scientists have made an impact in this field, and opportunities for future research. The intention of this primer is to introduce or clarify genomics concepts to social and behavioral scientists, summarize prior research and outline future research directions. The time is ripe for social and behavioral scientists to engage in genomics and make important contributions to improve clinical and community translation of genomic discoveries.
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- Erin Turbitt
- Bioethics Core, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Discipline of Genetic Counselling, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Education and Workforce Development division, RTI International, Washington, DC, USA
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Bagheri F, Merghati Khoei E, Barati M, Soltanian A, Sharma M, Khadivi R, Ghaleiha A, Nahar VK, Moeini B. An Exploratory Mixed Method Study for Developing and Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Information, Motivation and Behavioral Skills Scale (SIMBS) in Iranian Couples. J Res Health Sci 2019; 19:e00447. [PMID: 31278216 PMCID: PMC7183540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to construct and assay the psychometric properties of a scale in order to recognize sexual information, motivation and behavioral skills of Iranian couples. STUDY DESIGN a mixed method study. METHODS This was an exploratory mixed method investigation conducted in two stages from Sep 2017 to Jun 2018 in Isfahan, Iran. First, qualitative methods (individual interviews with 22 couples) were applied to generate items and develop the questionnaire. Second, psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed. Reliability was evaluated by composite reliability, Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and internal consistency. Moreover, Exploratory Factor Analyses (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were carried out to examine construct validity. To evaluate content validity were performed CVI and CVR. RESULTS An item pool comprising 107 statements related to couple 'sexual information, motivation and behavioral skills were generated in the first stage. In the second stage, item reduction was exerted and the final issue of the questionnaire including 51 items was expanded. The evaluation of the psychometric properties of the final version displayed that the scale had good reliability and structure. The results from exploratory factory analysis demonstrated a 9-factor solution for the scale that jointly reported for the 39.5% of the observed variance. The mean scores of the CVI and CVR were 0.92 and 0.90, respectively. Additional analyses indicated acceptable results for composite reliability for the subscale of instrument ranging from 0.78 to 0.95. CONCLUSION The sexual information, motivation and behavioral skills scale is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used in future studies on Iranian couples.
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- Fahimeh Bagheri
- 1Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- 2The Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,3Family-Sexual Health Division in the Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institution, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- 4Social Determinants of Health Research Center & Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- 5Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center , School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Hamadan, Iran
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- 6Department of Behavioral & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi , USA; President, Health for All, Inc, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- 7Department of Community Medicine, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- 8Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- 9Center for Animal and Human Health in Appalachia, College of Veterinary Medicine, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, and School of Mathematics and Sciences, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA
,10Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- 4Social Determinants of Health Research Center & Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
,Correspondence : Babak Moeini (PhD) Tel: +98 81 38380025 Fax: +98 81 38380509 E-mail:
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Behavioral health issues like anxiety and depression negatively impact numerous aspects of primary care, including medical regimen adherence, communication, physical well-being, and engagement in beneficial health behaviors. This study aimed to examine internal and family medicine residents': (1) patterns of addressing mental health concerns (e.g., frequency of referral for psychotherapy and/or medication), (2) self-perceptions of competency in assessment and treatment of specific mental health disorders, and (3) frequency of utilization of efficacious therapeutic strategies during clinical encounters. Self-report surveys were administered to Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residents (N = 39). Descriptive analyses indicated that 81% of the time, residents discussed mental health concerns when it was the presenting concern, and routinely offered medication and psychotherapy (71% and 68% of the time, respectively). Residents felt most competent in addressing major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and least competent in addressing somatization disorder and bipolar disorder. Residents reported that they most often used motivational interviewing (MI), followed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychoeducation, and solution-focused strategies during medical encounters. These findings highlight a need to identify barriers to addressing mental health conditions in primary care and potential gaps in training that might address low levels of perceived competency among medical residents.
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- Danielle L Terry
- Robert Packer Hospital, Guthrie Medical Center, One Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA, 18840, USA.
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The turn of qualitative inquiry suggests a more open, plural conception of psychology than just the science of the mind and behavior as it is most commonly defined. Historical, ontological and epistemological binding of this conception of psychology to the positivist method of natural science may have exhausted its possibilities, and after having contributed to its prestige as a science, has now become an obstacle. It is proposed that psychology be reconceived as a science of subject and comportment in the framework of a contextual hermeneutic, social, human behavioral science. Thus, without rejecting quantitative inquiry, psychology recovers territory left aside like introspection and pre-reflective self-awareness, and reconnects with traditions marginalized from the main stream. From this perspective psychology might also recover its credibility as a human science in view of current skepticism.
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Bull ER, Mason C, Junior FD, Santos LV, Scott A, Ademokun D, Simião Z, Oliver WM, Joaquim FF, Cavanagh SM. Developing nurse medication safety training in a health partnership in Mozambique using behavioural science. Global Health 2017; 13:45. [PMID: 28676121 PMCID: PMC5496247 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-017-0265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Globally, safe and effective medication administration relies on nurses being able to apply strong drug calculation skills in their real-life practice, in the face of stressors and distractions. These may be especially prevalent for nurses in low-income countries such as Mozambique and Continuing Professional Development post-registration may be important. This study aimed to 1) explore the initial impact of an international health partnership’s work to develop a drug calculation workshop for nurses in Beira, Mozambique and 2) reflect upon the role of health psychologists in helping educators apply behavioural science to the training content and evaluation. Methods In phase one, partners developed a training package, which was delivered to 87 Portuguese-speaking nurses. The partnership’s health psychologists coded the training’s behaviour change content and recommended enhancements to content and delivery. In phase two, the refined training, including an educational game, was delivered to 36 nurses in Mozambique and recoded by the health psychologists. Measures of participant confidence and intentions to make changes to healthcare practice were collected, as well as qualitative data through post-training questions and 12 short follow-up participant interviews. Results In phase one six BCTs were used during the didactic presentation. Most techniques targeted participants’ capability to calculate drug doses accurately; recommendations aimed to increase participants’ motivation and perceived opportunity, two other drivers of practice change. Phase two training included an extra seven BCTs, such as action planning and further skills practice. Participants reported high confidence before and after the training (p = 0.25); intentions to use calculators to check drug calculations significantly increased (p = 0.031). Qualitative data suggested the training was acceptable, enjoyable and led to practice changes, through improved capability, opportunity and motivation. Opportunity barriers to medication safety were highlighted. Conclusions Reporting and measuring medication errors and related outcomes is a complex challenge affecting global efforts to improve medication safety. Through strong partnership working, a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals including health psychologists developed, refined and begin to evaluate a locally-led drug calculation CPD workshop for nurses in a low-resource setting. Applying behavioural science helped to collect feasible evaluation data and hopefully improved impact and sustainability.
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- East Anglia Medicines Information Service, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK
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- East Anglia Medicines Information Service, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK.,University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK
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Brennan MB, Osterby K, Schulz L, Lepak AJ. Impact of Low Procalcitonin Results on Antibiotic Administration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Care Center. Infect Dis Ther 2016; 5:185-91. [PMID: 27251126 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-016-0114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Procalcitonin is a sensitive and specific marker of bacterial infection; low results allow clinicians to safely de-escalate antibiotics. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the effect of low procalcitonin results on withholding, discontinuing, or de-escalating antibiotics in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care center. Antibiotics were initiated or continued without de-escalation in 55% of patients with low procalcitonin results. Among patients with low procalcitonin results, the primary service, but not measures of patient complexity, disease severity, or underlying disease process (lower respiratory tract infection evaluation versus systemic inflammatory response syndrome/possible sepsis) was associated with initiation or continued broad-spectrum antibiotic use. Provider-level factors may be an important variable in the initiation or continued use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients with low procalcitonin levels.
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Nelson S, Slusar MB, Albert JM, Liu Y, Riedy CA. Psychometric properties of a caregiver illness perception measure for caries in children under 6 years old. J Psychosom Res 2016; 81:46-53. [PMID: 26800638 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Based on the Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM), the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) was developed to measure patients' perceptions of their chronic medical illness. Such a measure does not exist for dental conditions. This study describes psychometric properties of the IPQ-R for Dental (IPQ-RD) for parent/caregivers of children under 6 years of age. METHODS Parent/caregivers (n=160) of children aged <6 years attending a pediatric dental clinic completed the IPQ-RD and a questionnaire assessing their socio-demographics, dental anxiety, oral health self-efficacy, and child's preventive dental visits. Dental charts were abstracted for child's decayed, missing, filled teeth (dmft) information. The 33-item IPQ-RD was tested for internal (construct, discriminant) and external validity (concurrent, convergent, discriminant) and reliability (internal consistency). RESULTS Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the eight-factor model in accordance with the CSM framework (identity, consequences-child, consequences-caregiver, control-child, control-caregiver, timeline, illness coherence, emotional representations) had good construct validity based on significant factor loadings and acceptable to excellent model fit (RMSEA=0.078, CFI=0.951). Concurrent validity was demonstrated by significant negative correlations and higher mean factor scores for five constructs for children without dental visits indicating inaccurate caregiver perception of cavities. Discriminant validity was suggested by non-relationship with external measures (dental anxiety, self-efficacy). Internal consistency of six IPQ-RD constructs was excellent (Cronbach's alpha >0.74). CONCLUSION The IPQ-RD is a valid and reliable measure to assess parent/caregivers' representation of young children's cavities with potential to be a valuable risk assessment tool for oral health behavioral research.
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Devlin MJ, Richards BF, Cunningham H, Desai U, Lewis O, Mutnick A, Nidiry MAJ, Saha P, Charon R. "Where Does the Circle End?": Representation as a Critical Aspect of Reflection in Teaching Social and Behavioral Sciences in Medicine. Acad Psychiatry 2015; 39:669-77. [PMID: 25272952 PMCID: PMC4383731 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This paper describes a reflective learning program within a larger curriculum on behavioral and social science that makes use of close reading, written representation of experience, discussion, and textual response. This response may in turn lead to further reflection, representation, and response in a circular pattern. A unique feature of this program is that it pays attention to the representation itself as the pivotal activity within reflective learning. Using the narrative methods that are the hallmark of this program, faculty writings were analyzed to characterize the essential benefits that derive from these practices. METHODS In the context of a faculty development seminar on the teaching of behavioral and social sciences in medical curricula, a group of 15 faculty members wrote brief narratives of reflective learning experiences in which they had made use of the methods described above. Their responses were submitted to iterative close reading and discussion, and potential themes were identified. RESULTS Four themes emerged: writing as attention to self, writing as attention to other, writing as reader/writer contract, and writing as discovery. In each instance, writing provides a new or deepened perspective, and in each case, the dividends for the writer are amplified by the narrative skills of those who read, listen, and respond. CONCLUSIONS The narrative pedagogy described and modeled herein provides a potentially promising approach to teaching the social, cultural, behavioral, and interpersonal aspects of medical education and practice. Future research will deepen our understanding of the benefits and limitations of this pedagogy and expand our appreciation of its applications.
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- Michael J Devlin
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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Davis CE, Serio FG, Califano JV. Guidelines for Motivating and Assisting Patients With Smoking Cessation in Dental Settings. Clin Adv Periodontics 2014; 4:263-273. [PMID: 32781814 DOI: 10.1902/cap.2013.130008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Focused Clinical Question: Periodontal disease is related to use of tobacco, particularly cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, with 20% of annual deaths attributable to smoking-related illness. How does motivating patients to quit smoking challenge periodontists and other providers to improve clinical management? Summary: Four patient cases from the author's (CED) clinical practice in behavioral medicine illustrate key points in management of two patients who were successful in quitting smoking and two who were unsuccessful quitting. Conclusion: These cases illustrate some of the characteristics of patients and factors that contribute to successful smoking cessation and provide examples and practical information for use in the dental office for helping patients with smoking cessation.
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- C Ervin Davis
- Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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Yıldırım E, Karacay S. Evaluation of anxiety level changes during the first three months of orthodontic treatment. Korean J Orthod 2012; 42:201-6. [PMID: 23112951 PMCID: PMC3481991 DOI: 10.4041/kjod.2012.42.4.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objective To determine the changes in dental anxiety, state anxiety, and trait anxiety levels of patients and their parents after 3 months of active orthodontic treatment. Methods We evaluated 120 patients and one parent of each patient. State Anxiety (STAI-S), Trait Anxiety (STAI-T), and Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) were administered before orthodontic treatment (T1) and after 3 months of treatment (T2). Differences in scores between T1 and T2 were compared using paired-sample t-tests and the relationship between the scores of the DAS and the STAI were analyzed using a bivariate two-tailed Pearson correlation test. Results Dental anxiety and state anxiety levels decreased among the patients after adjustment to orthodontic treatment (p < 0.001). However, 3 months of treatment was not sufficient to decrease the anxiety levels of parents (p > 0.05). Patient trait anxiety affected patient state anxiety and dental anxiety (p < 0.01). Additionally, a significant correlation was found between patient dental anxiety and parent dental anxiety (p < 0.05). Conclusions Dental anxiety and state anxiety levels decrease after patients become familiar with their orthodontist and they became accustomed to orthodontic treatment. However, 3 months is not a sufficient length of time to decrease parental anxiety levels.
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- Ersin Yıldırım
- GMMA Haydarpasha Training Hospital, Section of Orthodontics, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fredericks M, Kondellas B, Ross MW, Hang L, Fredericks J. Future chiropractic physicians: toward a synthesis of select concepts in the behavioral sciences in health care and the society-culture-personality model for the 21st century. J Chiropr Humanit 2009; 16:5-12. [PMID: 22693461 PMCID: PMC3342810 DOI: 10.1016/j.echu.2010.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2009] [Revised: 08/02/2009] [Accepted: 08/12/2009] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to offer aspects of a conceptual model that can be applied as an organizational instrument for aiding preclinical and clinical chiropractic students to develop a thorough understanding of their roles among the next generation of health care providers for the 21st century. DISCUSSION It is necessary for chiropractic physicians to comprehend the basis of the society-culture-personality model as an organizational device in the health care institution. The structure of the family and the socialization process as conceptual components of the model may allow an enriched understanding of their interrelationships and thereby could expand and provide quality care for patients as a whole. CONCLUSION The society-culture-personality model has the potential for synthesizing the features of the socialization process and the family in relation to the institution of health care. This model is particularly appropriate for the needs of the next generation of health care professionals (chiropractic physicians, physicians, dentists, nurses, and osteopathic physicians) who may not have had the chance to be exposed entirely to the behavioral sciences in health care.
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- Marcel Fredericks
- Professor, Department of Sociology, and Director, Office of Research in Medical Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Instructor, Department of Educational Leadership and Development, College of Education, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
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- Research Assistant, Office of Research in Medical Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Chiropractic Practitioner, Dorchester, MA
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- Dean and Professor, Graduate College, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
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