scholarly journals Type and Duration of Home Activities of Children with Specific Language Impairment: Case Control Study Based on Parents’ Reports

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sinikka Hannus ◽  
Timo Kauppila ◽  
Kaisa Launonen
Keyword(s):  
Language Impairment ◽  
Specific Language Impairment ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Show Difference ◽  
Control Study

Parents of children with specific language impairment (SLI) are advised to promote language development at home. However, it is not known if children with SLI differ from healthy controls in their daily activities. This study collected prospectively information about the home activities of the children with SLI and their matched controls by using parents’ daily reports. Participants were 20 matched pairs. The ages of children in matched pairs were from 6 to 8 years. During one week, parents filled in daily questionnaires of listed home activities. The observed time was between 5 pm and 9.30 pm each day and it was divided into 30-minute scoring periods. Parents of children with SLI reported more varying home activities and fewer activities of playing outdoors than parents of control children. Home activities with literacy or screen time did not show difference between the two groups, and neither did playing table top games. Parents of children with SLI did more overlapping choices when scoring home activities than parents of control children. Children with SLI seemed to spend somewhat less time with home activities that, in particular, may ask for language and social skills and collaboration with peers.

Paper 213: Single-Bundle versus Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction: A Matched Pairs Case-Control Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. e461-e462
Author(s):  
Mathew William Pombo ◽  
James J. Irrgang ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Michael Tranovich ◽  
Gregory Bonci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Double Bundle ◽  
Single Bundle ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
Bundle Versus ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Kinesiophobia Levels in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Case-Control Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4791
Author(s):  
Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián ◽  
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo ◽  
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias ◽  
Carmen de Labra ◽  
César Calvo-Lobo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
And Control ◽  
Control Study

Background: Kinesiophobia can be an obstacle to physical and motor activity in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD affects patients’ independence in carrying out daily activities. It also impacts a patient’s biopsychosocial well-being. The objective of this study was to analyze the levels and scores of kinesiophobia in PD patients and compare them with healthy volunteers. Methods: We deployed a case-control study and recruited 124 subjects (mean age 69.18 ± 9.12). PD patients were recruited from a center of excellence for Parkinson’s disease (cases n = 62). Control subjects were recruited from the same hospital (control n = 62). Kinesiophobia total scores and categories were self-reported using the Spanish version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11). Results: Differences between cases and control groups were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were shown between groups when comparing kinesiophobia categories (or levels) and total scores, revealing higher kinesiophobia symptoms and levels in PD patients. All of the PD patients reported some degree of kinesiophobia (TSK-11 ≥ 18), while the majority of PD patients (77.3%) had kinesiophobia scores rated as moderate to severe (TSK-11 ≥ 25). On the other hand, ~45.1% of controls reported no or slight kinesiophobia and 53.2% reported moderate kinesiophobia. Conclusions: Total kinesiophobia scores were significantly higher in PD patients compared with healthy controls, with moderate to severe kinesiophobia levels prevailing in PD patients. Therefore, individuals living with PD should be evaluated and controlled in order to detect initial kinesiophobia symptoms.

scholarly journals Childhood Overweight and Obesity Among the Saudi Population: A Case-Control Study Among School Children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan Abdulsalam AlJassim ◽  
Hoda Jr
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Childhood Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Control Study

Abstract BackgroundChildhood obesity is a global public health concern with major consequences. In Saudi Arabia, the percentage of children who are overweight or obese have significantly increased in the past 2 decades, raising concerns about the physical and psychosocial consequences of this burden. This study aimed at investigating the different risk factors contributing to childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia.Methods A case-control study was conducted among 492 school children (246 overweight/obese cases and 246 normal control aged 5-9 years old). Using valid and reliable instruments, parental and children characteristics, behavioural practices, screen use, and other activities were assessed as risk factors for childhood obesity using logistic regression analysis. Results An unemployed father (OR=11.90; 95%CI: 7.47-18.93), an overweight/obese father (OR=2.04; 95%CI: 1.40-2.96), an incorrect parental perception of child’s weight status (OR=2.54; 95%CI: 1.75-3.68), Caesarean delivery (OR=2.52; 95%CI: 1.56-4.09), daily time in active play for less than 30 minutes (OR=2.18; 95%CI: 1.44-3.28), , frequent snacking (OR=1.74; 95%CI: 1.05-2.93), and screen time use for more than 2 hours per day outside of school (OR=1.62; 95%CI: 1.12-2.34) were all independent risk factors for being overweight or obese among the selected cases. ConclusionEfforts to prevent childhood overweight and obesity in this population should focus primarily on the early identification and addressing of risk factors, such as parental characteristics and awareness of the magnitude of the burden of obesity, behavioural practices such as frequent snacking, screen time use, and physical activity.

scholarly journals A case–control study of microRNA polymorphisms in gastric cancer screening by SNP chip combined with time of flight mass spectrometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 1563-1572
Author(s):  
Chuancheng Wu ◽  
Renjie Han ◽  
Shuangfeng Yang ◽  
Yu Jiang ◽  
Zhixiong Shu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gastric Cancer Screening ◽  
Control Study

Aims: To explore new SNP sites of miRNAs associated with gastric cancer, thereby providing valuable biomarkers to diagnose and screen gastric cancer. Materials & methods: A 1:1 case–control study was carried out. Microarrays were used to screen the SNP loci of miRNAs in the genomes of matched pairs of patients, 96 with gastric cancer and 96 healthy controls. For validation, mass spectrometry was used to classify miRNA SNP loci in 622 pairs of subjects. Results: rs7143252 was linked to a higher occurrence of gastric cancer. Conclusion: These results suggest that rs7143252 could be used as a specific biomarker to diagnose and screen gastric cancer.

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