Sentences with phrase «better cognitive outcomes»

Interventions that target cognitive - emotional components have shown to yield better cognitive outcomes (e.g., memory) in children exposed to emotional maltreatment.

Compounding this problem, children from low - income families, on average, begin kindergarten approximately a year behind their peers in preliteracy and language skills.106 This fluency gap widens as students continue in school and has a significant impact on economic success later in life.107 As a result, gains from high - quality preschool programs — including improved health, better social - emotional skills, and better cognitive outcomes — are particularly beneficial for children from low - income families.108

«It will be valuable to learn whether improvements in earnings by families with pregnant women, improved maternal nutrition or reduced maternal stress — all factors associated with higher birth weight — also translate to better cognitive outcomes in childhood,» said Figlio, IPR faculty fellow and Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.

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This is true of developmental as well as cross-cultural psychology, in that the basic research strategy is to search for the influence of broad classes of experience (e.g., culture, SES, age, gender) that influence broad classes of individual outcome (e.g., IQ, personality, cognitive level).

«While we can't make a direct link between higher caffeine consumption and lower incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia, with further study, we can better quantify its relationship with cognitive health outcomes.

The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.

In pregnancy, greater maternal fish intake (particularly fish low in mercury contamination) is associated with better childhood cognitive outcomes, 7 but the extent to which maternal fish intake during lactation accounts for the relationship between breastfeeding and cognition has not been reported.

These findings are all consistent with the growing body of literature on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development, as well as physical health.38 Although some studies have found no relation between physical punishment and negative outcomes, 35 and others have found the relation to be moderated by other factors, 12 no study has found physical punishment to have a long - term positive effect, and most studies have found negative effects.17

And while some research has failed to find a link between spanking and cognitive outcomes (Maguire - Jack et al 2012), the link between early spanking and later behavior problems is well - established:

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

While late - term gestation was associated with an increase in the rate of abnormal conditions at birth and with worse physical outcomes during childhood, it was also associated with better performance on all three measures of school - based cognitive functioning measures during childhood,» the study concludes.

The original, randomized, open label study, which enrolled 20 outpatient men with cirrhosis and recurrent HE receiving standard - of - care (SOC) treatment, had previously reported that a single FMT enema after antibiotic pretreatment improved cognitive function at Day 20 and reduced HE episodes and hospitalizations over the following 5 months compared with SOC.1 The long - term outcomes of this study, which were presented today at The International Liver Congress ™ 2018 in Paris, France, demonstrated sustained and statistically significant reductions in the number of HE episodes and hospitalizations as well as improvements in cognitive function over 1 year in the men who received FMT compared with the control group.

Watts said easy - to - walk communities resulted in better outcomes both for physical health — such as lower body mass and blood pressure — and cognition (such as better memory) in the 25 people with mild Alzheimer's disease and 39 older adults without cognitive impairment she tracked.

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 12, 2016, the study's findings suggest patients» illness severity, functional abilities, cognitive status and neuropsychological well - being are not associated with caregiver outcomes.

We explicitly examined the impact of age on cognitive decline because better understanding of both adverse and healthy cognitive ageing trajectories might help the identification of early risk factors for adverse cognitive outcomes.

«We, and others, have shown healthy lifestyles and good cardiovascular health to be important for cognitive outcomes,» says lead author Archana Singh - Manoux, Ph.D., research director at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), in Paris.

The noted outcome was better functional connectivity in the visual system, normal cognitive functioning, and a better functional connectivity across a more distributed network in the brain.

(iv) Interventions that raise ketone availability to the brain improve cognitive outcomes in both MCI and AD as well as in acute experimental hypoglycemia.

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Recently, mounting evidence has suggested that measures of individual cognitive skills that incorporate dimensions of test - score performance provide much better indicators of economic outcomes — while also aligning the research with the policy deliberations.

More than 1,000 studies have shown pre-schoolers who watch Sesame Street do significantly better on a range of cognitive outcomes.

The cognitive profiles of maltreated children in care and their educational needs: Supporting good outcomes.

-LSB-...] Current research suggests that getting feedback right, establishing productive teacher - student relationships, reciprocal teaching and fostering meta - cognitive strategies to help students become better at learning are among the strategies for which there is a robust evidence base for improved outcomes.

In an article by researcher Kimberly Schonert - Reichl, learn how a social and emotional learning (SEL) program involving mindfulness and caring for others enhanced cognitive control, reduced stress, promoted well - being and social skills, and produced positive school outcomes.

These kinds of interventions typically produce cognitive gains that last a few years and then fade — but, more important, also produce better life outcomes, such as less crime, fewer teenage pregnancies, higher high school graduation rates, and higher incomes.

However, we are also interested in more general cognitive, as well as social and emotional learning, programmes, where a clear link can be made to improved attainment outcomes.

This Kellogg Foundation - funded work aims to improve outcomes for 1,797 pre-school through 3rd grade students, increasing family engagement, while strengthening their attendance, cognitive and language development, and pre-literacy skills, as well as improving teacher job satisfaction.

The research answered questions related to impact of the WINGS program on children's relationships, behaviors, and person - centered competencies.The evaluation also collected an exploratory set of building block measures of early cognitive and emotional skills to better understand the underlying developmental mechanisms leading to the outcomes.

The factors that contribute to the outcome of the test are extremely variable: did the child sleep well, does the child receive support and assistance from the parents at home, is English spoken at home, is the child from a stable environment, does the child have proper nutrition for cognitive success, does the child have learning disabilities or challenges or suffer from test anxiety... and so on.

«Watts said easy - to - walk communities resulted in better outcomes both for physical health — such as lower body mass and blood pressure — and cognition (such as better memory) in the 25 people with mild Alzheimer's disease and 39 older adults without cognitive impairment she tracked,» a University of Kansas article noted.

Children gain from participating in high - quality care in the short and long - term, as demonstrated by improved cognitive and social outcomes, better academic performance through school, and better health, employment outcomes, and criminal justice involvement reduction as adults.

Experiences in the first 1000 days of life have a crucial influence on child development and health.1 Appropriate early child development (including physical, social and emotional, language and cognitive domains) has consistently been shown to be associated with good health and educational outcomes in childhood and consequent health and employment outcomes in adulthood.2 — 4 Adopting a life course approach, including early intervention, is essential, 5 and investment is therefore needed in effective prenatal and postnatal services to optimise child health, well - being and developmental resilience.6

Outcome measures Level of developmental vulnerability in Australian children for five developmental domains: physical well - being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills and communication skills and general knowledge.

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

I draw from an eclectic mix of evidence based practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy, solutions focused therapy, and mindfulness techniques, to help you build both a better awareness of your challenges, and the confidence needed to work toward positive outcomes.

Objective: To examine the associations between childhood socioeconomic and family circumstances, health and behavioural and cognitive development, and health and mental well - being outcomes in adulthood; exploring whether associations are different for cohorts born in 1958 and 1970, or for men and women.

The primary outcome, reduction of depressed mood, was measured by the short form of the German translation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression (CES - D) scale.45 This questionnaire assesses depression associated emotions and motor functions, as well as interactive, cognitive and somatic symptoms on a 16 - item 4 - step Likert scale.

Results of individual studies have suggested that some children who enter into intensive autism - specialized intervention services at young ages may show larger gains in terms of cognitive and adaptive functioning and early educational attainment than children who do not receive such services.2, — , 6 This research led to a reconceptualization of ASDs as a group of disorders marked by plasticity and heterogeneity and for which there was hope for better outcomes for some children who receive appropriate intervention.

The best developmental outcomes (including greater child self - esteem and social and cognitive skills and fewer emotional and behavioral problems) are associated with «authoritative» parenting, characterized by high levels of warmth combined with high control.

An estimated 1,560 children died because of maltreatment, with the highest rates of victimization in the first year of life — 20.6 per 1,000 children.1 Research demonstrates that outcomes for children who survive child maltreatment (defined as neglect, abuse, or a combination of the two) are poor, with performance below national norms in a range of outcomes areas, including psychosocial and cognitive well - being and academic achievement.2, 3,4 The costs to society overall of these children not reaching their full potential and the lower than expected productivity of adult survivors of abuse are estimated at as much as $ 50 - 90 billion per year in the U.S. 5,6 These findings underscore the need for strategies to prevent child maltreatment in order to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

Research shows that high - quality father involvement and support are associated with a number of positive child outcomes, including decreased delinquency and behavioral problems, improved cognitive development, increased educational attainment, and better psychological wellbeing.8 Children with involved fathers, on average, perform better in school, have higher self - esteem, and exhibit greater empathy, emotional security, curiosity, and pro-social behavior.

The Next Generation project provides evidence that income does have a positive impact on cognitive outcomes of very young children (2 - 5), as well as on their behaviour, health, and family well - being.

Children who experience a stimulating, lower - stress, and loving environment in their first five years typically have better social, cognitive, health, and economic outcomes throughout their lifespan.

Research indicates that evidence - based home visiting programs should benefit the families who participate in them through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.

Parenting has an impact on emotional, social, and cognitive development, playing an important role in the aetiology of mental illness, educational failure, delinquency, and criminality.1 Parenting is to some extent socially patterned, 2,3 and interventions to support the development of «helpful» parenting therefore have a role to play in combating social inequalities in health.4 The best mental health and social outcomes are achieved by parents who supervise and control their children in an age appropriate way, use consistent positive discipline, communicate clearly and supportively, and show warmth, affection, encouragement, and approval.5 — 8

These toxic stress - induced changes in brain structure and function mediate, at least in part, the well - described relationship between adversity and altered life - course trajectories (see Fig 1).4, 6 A hyper - responsive or chronically activated stress response contributes to the inflammation and changes in immune function that are seen in those chronic, noncommunicable diseases often associated with childhood adversity, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cirrhosis, type II diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.4, 6 Impairments in critical SE, language, and cognitive skills contribute to the fractured social networks often associated with childhood adversity, like school failure, poverty, divorce, homelessness, violence, and limited access to healthcare.4, 19,58 — 60 Finally, behavioral allostasis, or the adoption of potentially maladaptive behaviors to deal or cope with chronic stress, begins to explain the association between childhood adversity and unhealthy lifestyles, like alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, promiscuity, gambling, and obesity.4, 6,61 Taken together, these 3 general classes of altered developmental outcomes (unhealthy lifestyles, fractured social networks, and changes in immune function) contribute to the development of noncommunicable diseases and encompass many of the morbidities associated epidemiologically with childhood adversity.4, 6

Children raised in families that experience multiple transitions do not consistently have higher levels of behavioral problems or lower test scores than do children in family types with one or fewer transitions, even when only child characteristics are controlled... Finally, maternal psychological well - being is shown to be an important mechanism by which family structure affects behavioral outcomes, but not cognitive ones.»

Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7

New findings show that patients referred to hospital for the chronic fatigue syndrome have a better outcome if they are given a course of cognitive behaviour therapy than if they receive only basic medical care

High preschool classroom quality promotes a range of child outcomes, cognitive as well as social and behavioural, 24 and the development of executive functions and self - regulation appears to be an important mediating link.25 A randomized controlled experiment26 studied the joint effects of the Program for Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) and an interactive storybook reading intervention added to a regular Head Start curriculum.