A Pilot Study of Oral-Motor Dysfunction in “At-Risk” Infants

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray A. Braun ◽  
Marjorie Meyer Palmer
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Oral Motor

Oral motor dysfunction in individuals at risk of huntington disease

1990 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Coleman ◽  
Daryl Anderson ◽  
Everett Lovrien
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Huntington Disease ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Oral Motor

scholarly journals Automated EEG background analysis to identify neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia at risk for adverse outcome: A pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneleen Dereymaeker ◽  
Vladimir Matic ◽  
Jan Vervisch ◽  
Perumpillichira J. Cherian ◽  
Amir H. Ansari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Adverse Outcome ◽  
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy ◽  
Ischemic Encephalopathy

Attitudes to chlamydia screening in general practice among Australian university students: a pilot study

Sexual Health ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Zakher ◽  
Melissa Kang
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Chlamydia Infection ◽  
Chlamydia Screening ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections

Background: Chlamydia screening of sexually active young people in general practice is key to the Australian National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2005–2008. Overseas research indicates that young people have positive attitudes towards opportunistic screening by a general practitioner (GP). This pilot study aims to investigate the attitudes of Australian university students towards chlamydia screening in primary care. Methods: Students (16–25 years) attending a class in one of three faculties at the University of Sydney participated by completing a questionnaire, which collected information about demographics, sexual history, chlamydia knowledge, attitudes towards and preferences for chlamydia screening. Results: One hundred and eighty-five students (78% female) returned questionnaires (participation rate 92%). Arts students were younger, more likely to be sexually active and to report having little or no knowledge of chlamydia. Males in the study were less likely to have had sex as a group compared to the group of females in the sample. Science students were also less likely to have had sex compared to their counterparts in other faculties. Seventy-six percent of students were comfortable with opportunistic testing for chlamydia by their GP. Reasons for not being comfortable included ‘don’t think I’m at risk’ (65%) and ‘not comfortable discussing sexual matters with my GP’ (38%). Although comfortable with GP-based testing, the likelihood of being tested in the upcoming year for most students was low, as was personal concern about chlamydia infection. Conclusions: Findings suggest that the most at risk group for chlamydia infection is not well educated about their risk of infection. The limited numbers of tests among sexually active individuals in this sample indicate that health practitioners are not screening this high-risk group for chlamydia infection.

scholarly journals From Neonatal to Fetal Neurology: Some Clues for Interpreting Fetal Findings

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Gosselin ◽  
Claudine Amiel-Tison
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Fetal Life ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Recent Contribution ◽  
Neonatal Neurology ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Abstract As early as possible, neonatologists try to identify neonates at risk of unfavorable neurodevelopmental outcomes. They are fairly reliable in predicting very poor outcomes as well as optimal outcomes. However, within these two extremes, the prediction still remains a challenge. Immaturity of the neonatal brain constitutes a limit in itself. During decades with the growing knowledge of brain development, many methods have been developed for neurological assessment of the neonate. Neither of them applied alone was perfect in terms of clinical applicability, sensitivity, reproducibility and specificity. The motor function is the first to provide the clinician with clues. Higher functions, in particular language and other cognitive functions, will develop later. However, recent researchers give credit to the brainstem for controlling exceedingly rudimentary learning-related cognitive-like activity. At present, the anticipation of late emerging developmental disabilities remains difficult even though early motor dysfunction has repeatedly been associated with a higher risk of intellectual or other learning disabilities. Despite our modest recent contribution to the domain of prediction, further studies on welldefined high risk populations with rigorous methodology that aim to demonstrate these links are still needed. Besides neurological observations, research is in process of including behavioral and stress/ reactivity measures; feasibility and benefits have to be demonstrated. At present, fetal neurology is supported by neonatal neurology. Obstetricians are wise enough to take from both methods described above the elements they are able to transpose to fetal life. A comparative table of neonatal and fetal assessment is to be found elsewhere. As for neonatal neurology, the future of fetal neurology will have to rely on short- and long-term follow-up studies to define the predictive value of the chosen items. Obstetricians will have to be as patient as pediatricians, to work, step by step, towards defining optimality and impairment. They will have to be very careful when deciding to interrupt pregnancies; at the time being, such decisions are restricted to cases of very severe impairment. In line with the spectrum described above, they can expect to find more cases with moderate to mild abnormalities than cases with severe ones. However the most pleasant aspect for the echographer is to check fetal optimality. Just as a newborn infant categorized as at risk of brain damage is competent enough to demonstrate CNS integrity from birth, a high risk fetus will soon be competent enough to demonstrate CNS integrity before birth.

scholarly journals The Effects of a Co-design Based Invitation Strategy on Participation in a Preventive Health Check Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trine Thilsing ◽  
Lars Bruun Larsen ◽  
Anders Larrabee Sonderlund ◽  
Signe Skaarup Andreassen ◽  
Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Lifestyle Related Diseases

BACKGROUND Primary-care-based preventive programs that aim to reduce morbidity and mortality from lifestyle-related diseases often suffer from low to moderate participation rates. Improving participation rates is essential to clinical effect and cost effectiveness. In 2016-2017 we conducted the first pilot study (TOF pilot1) testing a primary-care-based preventive program (the TOF intervention) comprising systematic identification of individuals at risk of lifestyle-related diseases, and subsequent targeted preventive services offered to the at-risk population. A total of 40.2% of the invited patients consented to take part in the study with the highest participation rates obtained among women and patients with higher income, education, and employment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a revised invitation strategy targeting men and patients of low educational attainment on overall participation rate and participant demography. METHODS This study was embedded in the second pilot study (initiated in October 2018) testing an adjusted TOF intervention (TOF pilot2). The revised invitation strategy comprised a pre-notification postcard and a new invitation targeting men and patients of low educational attainment. The new invitation was developed in a co-design process involving communication professionals and target group representatives. The study sample consisted of 4633 patients aged 29-59 years and residing in two municipalitites in the Region of Southern Denmark. Eligible patients were randomly assigned to four invitation groups receiving either 1) The original invitation used in TOF pilot1 (Control group), 2) The original invitation and the pre-notification postcard, 3) The new, revised invitation and the pre-notification postcard, or 4) The new invitation only. RESULTS Overall, 2171 (46.9%) patients consented to participate. Compared to receiving the original invitation alone, participation rates increased significantly for those groups who received the new revised invitation alone (p<.001), the new invitation with the pre-notification postcard (p<.001), and the original invitation with the pre-notification postcard (p<.001). Participation across the three intervention groups was increased among women as well as men, patients of high as well as low educational attainment and patients of low as well as higher family income. The largest relative increase in participation was seen among males, patients with low educational attainment, and patients with low family income. No significant increase in participation was detected among unemployed patients and patients of non-Danish origin. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that significant improvements in participation rates can be obtained from pre-notification postcards and invitations that have undergone a co-design process, involving communication professionals and target group representatives. Although firm conclusions can not be made from the present study, the apparent increased effect on participation among men and patients of low socioeconomic status may be relevant in programs that aim to reduce inequality in health. In order to reach the most socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, the invitation strategy should probably be combined with other more individual-oriented recruitment approaches. CLINICALTRIAL Clinical Trial Gov (NCT03913585)

Oral motor, communication, and nutritional status of children during intrathecal baclofen therapy: A descriptive pilot study

2003 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristie F. Bjornson ◽  
John F. McLaughlin ◽  
John D. Loeser ◽  
Kim M. Nowak-Cooperman ◽  
Mark Russel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Intrathecal Baclofen ◽  
Oral Motor ◽  
Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

scholarly journals Oral-motor dysfunction in children who fail to thrive: organic or non-organic?

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Reilly ◽  
D H Skuse ◽  
D Wolke ◽  
J Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Oral Motor

Psychoeducation with patients at-risk for schizophrenia—An exploratory pilot study

2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Hauser ◽  
Marion Lautenschlager ◽  
Yehonala Gudlowski ◽  
Seza Özgürdal ◽  
Henning Witthaus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patients At Risk
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