A review and recommendations for optimal outcome measures of anxiety, depression and general distress in studies
evaluating psychosocial interventions for English - speaking adults with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses
Studies
evaluated psychosocial interventions in children with asthma (n = 7), cancer (n = 3), epilepsy (n = 2), and mixed diagnoses (n = 3).
Not exact matches
Understanding that early
intervention and prevention efforts require evidence - based approaches to individual care, NIMH supports research that
evaluates the effectiveness of
psychosocial and other
interventions for mental illnesses.
(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the
psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and
evaluating large scale preventive
interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.
The objective of the Bachelor of Physician Assistantship programme is to train graduates who will possess the ability to
evaluate the health status of an individual, diagnose and treat acute illness as well as life saving
interventions, manage chronic diseases, deliver preventive care and counsel individuals on
psychosocial problems in independently or in collaboration with a physician.
Studies were selected if the
intervention targeted children with a chronic health condition or their family members; a planned
psychosocial intervention was
evaluated (naturally occurring family resources, medical
interventions and medical or physical treatment, medications, or treatment regimens were excluded); psychological or social outcomes were examined; and ≥ 15 participants were included in the study which had random assignment to treatment groups, a matched comparison group, or a convenience comparison group.
To
evaluate the effectiveness of
psychosocial interventions for children with chronic health conditions.
We identified 15 examples of
psychosocial interventions published in peer - reviewed journals that were adequately
evaluated for their effects on psychologic or social outcomes among children with chronic health conditions or their family members.
The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effects of a preventive educational - behavioral
intervention program, the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program, initiated early in the intensive care unit hospitalization on the mental health /
psychosocial outcomes of critically ill young children and their mothers.
The aim of this study is to
evaluate the effectiveness of a systematically introduced
psychosocial intervention in cancer services to reduce depression and anxiety.
On the basis of this demonstration that anticipatory cortisol response, but not postchallenge cortisol response, is altered by a
psychosocial family - based
intervention, future studies should carefully
evaluate these possible explanatory processes.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effects of a preventative educational - behavioral
intervention program, the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program, initiated early in the intensive care unit hospitalization on the mental health /
psychosocial outcomes of critically ill young children and their mothers.
Few other behavioral
interventions have been
evaluated, although data from a large
psychosocial, multimodal
intervention are forthcoming.