scholarly journals Effects of Acupressure on Fatigue and Depression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Chen Lan ◽  
Yueh-E Lin ◽  
Shu-Ching Chen ◽  
Yu-Fang Lin ◽  
Yu-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Improve Fatigue ◽  
Arterial Chemoembolization

This study was to examine the effects of acupressure on fatigue and depression in HCC patients undergoing TACE. A quasiexperimental study design was used. Patients were evaluated at five time points: before treatment (T1) and 2, 3, 4, and 5 days after treating TACE (T2, T3, T4, and T5). Fatigue and depression were assessed by a VAS fatigue scale and a VAS depression scale at each time point. TFRS and BDI were administered at T1 and T5. Patients’ fatigue and depression were significantly higher at T5 than at T1 in two groups. Fatigue and depression increased in both the experimental and control groups’ patients over the five days of hospitalization during which TACE and chemotherapy were administered. The experimental group had significantly less fatigue than the control group, with lower subscale scores on physical, psychosocial, daily, and overall fatigue. There were no differences between the groups on depression. At posttest, the experimental group experienced lower physical, psychosocial, daily, and overall fatigue than the control group. Acupressure can improve fatigue in HCC patients during treatment with TACE but did not alleviate depression. Discharge planning should include home care for management of fatigue and depression.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Animal Therapy on Alleviation of Anxiety in Pre-School Children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tahan
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Animal Therapy ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Anxiety Screening ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of animal therapy in alleviation of anxiety in pre-school children.Method: The study was carried out as a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and control group. The study population consisted of 33 anxious 5-7years old children (participated in a welfare anxiety screening plan held by Counseling Center, Tehran-Iran) between 2018 and 2019. The participants took part in the study voluntarily.The subjects were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (10 in each group). The experimental group was exposed to 8 sessions of animal therapy. The research instrument was Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale (Parent Form) and the data were analyzed on SPSS 21 software.Results: The results showed that animal therapy had a significant effect on general anxiety score after adjusting for post-test scores (f= 32.49 and p= 0.001) with the effect equal to 0.70. In addition, the effect of animal therapy on anxiety of separation (f= 5.63, p= 0.03), generalized anxiety disorder (f= 8.56, p= 0.01), social phobia (f= 14.58, p= 0.002) and specific anxiety (f= 11.63, p= 0.005) was significant with effects equal to 0.30, 0.40, 0.53, and 0.47, respectively. The results also showed that the effect of animal therapy on obsession was not significant (p>0.05).Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that Animal therapy is effective in alleviating anxiety in children.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of narrative therapy on sexual function and couple burnout

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Kolsoom Fallah ◽  
Maryam Ghodsi
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Narrative Therapy ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of narrative therapy on sexual function and couple burnout in women with skin cancer. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test–post-test design with a control group. Among married women with skin cancer in Mashhad (Iran), 30 available individuals were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Narrative therapy was performed in a group of 15 people in nine sessions (experimental group). The Female Sexual Function Index and Couple Burnout Measure were used to collect pre-test and post-test data. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: Group narrative therapy significantly improved reported sexual function (F = 40.90; p = .001) and decreased couple burnout (F = 59.03; p = .001) in women with skin cancer. Conclusions: Narrative therapy seems to effectively improve sexual function and couple burnout in women with skin cancer.

scholarly journals Intervention to Reduce Anxiety Pre- and Post-Eye Surgery in Pediatric Patients in South Korea: A Preliminary Quasi-Experimental Study

Children ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Hyeran Yi ◽  
Hanna Lee
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Waiting Room ◽  
Eye Surgery ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Preoperative Information ◽  
Anxiety Response ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

In this study, we aimed to identify the effect of preoperative information on postoperative anxiety among children undergoing one-day eye surgery. We utilized a nonequivalent control group and a pretest–posttest quasi-experimental design. The participants were 15 children in the experimental group and 15 children in the control group. Preoperative information was provided to the experimental group in the waiting room. Anxiety level was measured using the Children’s Emotional Manifestation Scale and pulse rate. For pulse rate, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups. In the behavioral anxiety response, there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups (Z = −4.15, p < 0.001). The results suggest that the provision of preoperative information can be an effective intervention for reducing postoperative anxiety and improving the health of children undergoing surgery.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Group therapy on Anxiety, Depression and Perfectionism for Mothers of Children with Cerebral palsy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Sara Mousavi ◽  
Abolfazl Mohammadi ◽  
Mehdi Soleimani
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Therapy Protocol

AbstractObjective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy protocol transdiagnostic on Anxiety, Depression and Perfectionism were mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Using purposive sampling, 30 mothers of children with cerebral palsy who meet the criteria for entering the sample were selected and randomly divided into two groups of 15 experimental and control. Quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. To collect data and Anxiety Depression Scale (DASS-42; Lvvyband and Lvvyband, 1995) and Ahvaz Perfectionism (APS; Najarian, protecting and Smith, 1378) was used. Experimental group received eight 90-minute sessions once a week, under therapy were transdiagnostic. Results: The results of covariance analysis and independent t-test showed that the therapy resulted in a reduction of symptoms of anxiety, depression and perfectionism are mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Conclusions: The effectiveness of group therapy transdiagnostic on anxiety, depression and perfectionism mothers of children with cerebral palsy was approved. Given the importance of the mother's mental health and its impact on children can help create the conditions can be achieved.

scholarly journals Differentiated Instruction in Plane Trigonometry Class

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Julita Notarte-Alburan
Keyword(s):  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of differentiated instruction on students’ achievement in Plane Trigonometry. It tried to determine the pretest and posttest performance of experimental and control groups, the difference on scores of students in the pretest and in the posttest, and the difference from pretest to posttest scores in the two groups of students. The quasi-experimental design was used in the study. Two intact class of first year college students enrolled in Plane Trigonometry in School Year 2017-2018 were purposively sampled and used for the study. One class was randomly assigned to experimental group while the other served as the control group. Instructions were made using flexible groupings and varied formats (cooperative learning, individual or group projects, and whole-class discussion) with various strategies such as agenda, compacting, cubing, vocabulary choice boards, tier assignment, think-tac-toe, and RAFT activity. The students explored, collaborated, worked in pairs or groups in different activities. Data were tabulated and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, and t-test for independent samples with the aid of the statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The findings revealed that the experimental group and control groups showed significant improvement in students’ performance in plane trigonometry.  However, the score suggested that the improvement of the scores under the experimental group was defined and noticeable. Generally, the results revealed that students who were taught differentiated instruction performed better than those taught using the conventional instructional approach.

scholarly journals DISCHARGE PLANNING STANDARD IN IMPROVING MOTHER'S SKILLS IN CARING FOR NEWBORN

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Badrul Munif ◽  
Ninis Indriani ◽  
Nanik Nanik
Keyword(s):  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Primipara is a client who really needs discharge planning to support her baby care skills independently at home after returning from the hospital. Discharge planning is one of the important elements in nursing services to improve client skills independently to perform care after discharge.Objectives: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of discharge planning according to the standards of maternal skills in caring for newborns.Methods: The research design was a quasi experimental study with a pre and post-test design with a control group. This research was conducted at a hospital in Banyuwangi. The research sample was 30 spontaneous primiparous patients, then divided into two groups, namely the experimental group given discharge planning according to the standard n=15 and the control group given conventional discharge planning treatment n=15. Sampling using Consecutive Sampling and data collection using the observation sheet of maternal skills about baby care. Data analyzed using paired T test and unpaired T test.Results: The results showed that the skills of mothers in caring for newborns in the experimental group had a higher value than the control group with the difference in the skills of caring for the umbilical cord of 3.60, changing diapers by 3.33 and breastfeeding by 6.60. Further analysis obtained p value=0.000 (p> 0.05), which means that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups.Conclusion: Discharge planning in accordance with standards can improve the skills of mothers in caring for their babies. Discharge planning in accordance with the standards should be implemented in the hospital, because discharge planning is one of the important elements in nursing services which aims to make clients independent after discharge from the hospital. Keywords: discharge planning, mother’s skill, caring, newborns

scholarly journals “I’M A SUPERHERO”: INCREASING STUDENTS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL THROUGH STORYTELLING

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Unika Prihatsanti ◽  
Ika Zenita Ratnaningsih ◽  
Anggun Resdasari Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Psychological capital as a positive psychological characteristic that reflected through several components such self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience is important to adjust the changes that experienced by freshmen in a college. Storytelling is a form of communication that allows the listener to fully immerse in the content of the story and experience the emotions felt by the characters. This study aims to determine the effect of storytelling activities use “I’m a Superhero” module to increase students’ psychological capital. Quasi-experimental methods were used in the study that involving 127 first-year college students. The subjects of this study divided into two groups, 56 for the experimental group and 71 for the control group. The interventions were done for 22 days divided into six sessions and described in "I'm a Superhero" module. The analysis results using an independent sample t-test showed that there was a difference between experiment and control groups (t(125) = 5.176; p < .01). It shows that the storytelling activity is the potential to be an alternative media to increasing students' psychological capital so that the freshmen more independent and quickly adjust to change.

Designing and Applying Web Assisted Activities to be Used in Flipped Classroom Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Murat Cetinkaya
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to develop personalized web assisted activities for the flipped classroom model applied in the “Human and Environment Interactions” unit of science lesson and to research its effect on students’ achievement. The study was conducted with the participation of 7th grade science lesson students (N=74) within a period of 3 weeks. In the study, one of the experimental research methods, quasi-experimental research method, was used. Two different classes were randomly assigned as the experimental and control groups and flipped classroom model was applied on both groups. In the control group, only video lessons were used before the lesson. In the experimental group, web assisted activities were used as well as video lessons both before and during the lessons. “Human and Environment Interactions Unit Achievement Test”, which had a reliability coefficient of (KR-20) 0.76, was applied on the groups. The data analyses showed that there was a positive significant difference in favor of experimental group students. The developed material developed can be re-organized for any subject of the science class.

scholarly journals The Use of Manipulative in Teaching Elementary Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Evangeline Bungao- Abarquez
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Method ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Year ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of manipulative (concrete learning materials) in teaching elementary mathematics. The study employed a pretest posttest quasi experimental design. The study was conducted in two grade 3 sections of San Agustin Elementary School in the school year 2016-2017. The experimental group was taught mathematics using the manipulative while the control group was taught mathematics using the conventional method. Data were collected and analyzed from both the experimental and control groups using T-test, Paired T-test, and standard deviation. As a result of the research, the pretest and posttest scores of experiment and control groups were found to differ significantly in favor of posttest in both groups. There was a significant mean gain difference in the pupils’ pretest and posttest scores in mathematics exposed to manipulative and conventional method. Generally, the use of manipulative in teaching mathematics is more effective than the use of conventional method.

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING ANIMAL CARTOON PICTURES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanul Arifin Zul And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Written Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This thesis is focused on the investigation of the effect of applying animal cartoon pictures on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. This study aims to find whether applying animal cartoon pictures significantly affect the students’ writing achievement or not. The data in this study were obtained by administering a written test. The population was the 2015/2016 first year (grade XI) of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam and 66 students were taken as the sample by using random sampling. The sample was divided into two groups, experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught by applying animal cartoon pictures while the control group without animal cartoon pictures (x = lecturing). The data were taken the scores from the pre-test and post-test to both experimental and control groups. These data were analyzed by using t-test. The result of computing the t-test obviously showed that t-observed is higher than t-table (5.21 >1,67) with the degree of freedom 64 (df =N-2) at the level significance 0,05 one tail test. It showed that the application of animal cartoon pictures significantly affected the students of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam achievement in writing narrative text.

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