bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Implication, Current View and Approach in Facing Covid-19 Pandemic among Resort Entrepreneurs in Pangkor: A pilot study
Authors: Abdul Rahim Memiyanty , Ahmad Kamal Nur Yasmin Sofiya , Muthokhir Abdul Rauf , Sri Hardiningsih
Published: July 2022

The business resort owner is one of the groups hugely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This article aims to determine the pandemic's implications for business resort owners and whether they have taken any new strategies or changes for the survival of their business. A total of seven business resort owners in Pulau Pangkor have been interviewed via focus group discussion as a pilot study. The paper also aims to discover their current view and approach to facing the pandemic to ensure their survival in business.
Keywords: Covid-19, business resort owner, business, strategy
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA CE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3625
digitalizáció módszertani kihívásai az üzleti képzésben
Authors: Kispál-Vitai Zsuzsanna
Published: July 2022

Az egyetemi oktatás a 21. században alapvetően megváltozott környezetben kell, hogy helytálljon. A megszerzendő ismeretek az információtechnológia fejlődésével megszaporodni látszanak. A munkaerőpiac igényeinek megváltozása is megköveteli az egyetemi tananyagok folyamatos fejlesztését és hatékonyabb átadását. A cikk ebben a környezetben a technológia hatását vizsgálja az oktatás hatékonyságára, bemutat és értékel néhány oktatásmódszertani megközelítést. A tanulmány következtetései arra mutatnak rá, hogy az információ megszerzése sokkal könnyebbé vált, mint akár 10 évvel ezelőtt volt, az ismereteket azonban még mindig ugyanúgy kell rögzíteni, a tanulás neurobiológiai folyamata alapvetően ugyanaz, mint 100évvel ezelőtt.

JEL kódok: A20, A22, A23
Form and content of «disease»
Authors: Volkova N. I. , Volkov A. V.
Published: July 2022

This article presents a new method of essential determination of the nosological type of disease, which allows to uniquely identify the type of disease. The classi‹cation of processes that make up the form of any disease is given and the methodology of its description in the graphic form is proposed.
The signi‹cance of urine study in the diagnostics of diseases of the blood system (lecture for practitioning doctors)
Authors: Shatohin Yu. V. , Snezhko I. V. , Ryabikina E. V. , Degtereva E. V.
Published: July 2022

In the diagnosis of diseases of the blood system, an important place is given to the patient's complaints, a carefully collected anamnesis, an objective examination, and, along with the use of special laboratory and instrumental studies, routine blood and urine tests. It is necessary to pay attention to the change in the color of urine, which is observed during hemolysis, cold, marching, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, porphyria and other conditions. Hematuria is characteristic of disorders of coagulation and platelet hemostasis of hereditary and acquired origin, von Willebrand disease of mild and moderate severity, overdose of anticoagulants and inhibitors of platelet hemostasis. Proteinuria is a characteristic syndrome in paraproteinemic hemoblastoses, AL-amyloidosis, Immerslund-Gresbeck disease, etc. Competent interpretation of the urine test in combination with the clinical picture is the key to a successful diagnosis.
PCSK9 inhibitors: role in reducing cardiovascular diseases
Authors: Malyarevskaya O. V. , Namitokov A. M. , Kruchinova S. V. , Kosmacheva E. D.
Published: July 2022

This review will present an analysis of the mechanisms of PCSK9 influence on lipid metabolism and its role in the development of cardiovascular pathology, an assessment of the effectiveness and safety of PCSK9 inhibitors, the place of PCSK9 inhibitors in the clinical recommendations of the European, Russian Cardiological Society and the American College of the Heart.
Mortality risk factors in patients who are in heart transplantation waiting list
Authors: Fedotov P. A. , Simonenko M. A. , Sazonova J. V. , Bortsova M. A. , Kostomarov A. N. , Fedorova M. A. , Bautin A. E. , Nikolaev G. V. , Gordeev M. L. , Karpenko M. A. , Pervunina T. M. , Sitnikova M. Y.
Published: July 2022

Objective: to estimate the survival of patients in the heart transplantation waiting list (HTx WL) at Almazov National Medical Research Centre (V.A. Almazov NMRC), Saint-Petersburg, Russia, from 2010 to 2018 and to define factors for death among these patients.

Materials and methods: it was a single-centre retrospective study involving 151 patients with end-stage chronic heart failure (CHF) classes III-IV (NYHA) in the HTx WL.

Results: the dynamic of decreasing mortality was revealed. Based on the results of constructing the discriminant function, four factors predicting the survival of patients in the HTx WL, namely, ACE inhibitors/ARBs, beta-blockers, status 1 of UNOS, CHF NYHA class IV, were pointed out. The model has sufficient resolving power but is not capable of predicting the outcome in the presence of acute decompensation of CHF.

Conclusion: mortality in the HTx WL for the period 2010-2018 decreased that was associated with an active implementation of cardiac surgical methods as a «bridge» to transplant and optimal medical therapy, including ACE inhibitors/ARBs and beta-blockers in patients supported with inotropes (UNOS 1B). The greatest risk of mortality was found in CHF class IV and status 1 by UNOS.
The prevalence of smoking among the population of residents of Primorsky krai (according to the regional stage of the ESSAY-RF in Primorsky Krai)
Authors: Nevzorova V. A. , Priseko L. G. , Akhmedova E. B. , Lemtyugova E. K. , Borisenko E. A.
Published: July 2022

Objective: to analyze the prevalence of smoking in the population of conditionally healthy residents of Primorsky Krai included in the regional stage of the ESSAY–RF study and establish its relationship with traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Materials and methods: the work uses the database of the study «Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in various regions of the Russian Federation» (ESSAY-RF) in Primorsky Krai. In the study population, age, gender, smoking fact, pack/years index (PYI), body mass index (BMI), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, heart rate (HR), lipid spectrum (total cholesterol (TC), low lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins (HDL), non-high-density lipoproteins (non-HDL), triglycerides (TG)), uric acid level (UA) were analyzed. Statistical data processing was carried out using the StatTech v. 2.7.1 program (developed by Stattech LLC, Russia).

Results: predictors of the development of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) in groups of smokers (n=327) and non-smokers (n=1160) were studied. In the general group of smokers, an increase in the level of UA was found. When dividing the group of smokers into subgroups depending on the intensity of smoking (I-A with a low-medium degree of nicotine dependence at PYI<10, and I-B with a high degree of nicotine dependence at PYI>10), higher values of SBP, DBP, HR, TG, UA and lower values of HDL between groups I-B and non-smokers. The conducted correlation analysis showed the presence of a direct relationship between the intensity of smoking and the indicators of SBP, DBP, HR, TG and the reverse — with the level of HDL. The use of the method of paired linear regression with the condition of an increase in PYI by 1 in intensely smoking individuals showed a slight eﬀect on the growth of SBP, DBP, UA, TG and HDL. Obviously, a high degree of nicotine dependence per se is a factor closely associated with an increase in the level of SBP, DBP, HR, UA, TG content and a decrease in HDL. With its even greater increase, the change in the predictors of CNCD occurs less noticeably and may be inﬂuenced by other positions, indicating the need for complete cessation of smoking at the stage of the presence of risk factors.

Conclusion: taking into account the established relationships, it is necessary to strengthen preventive-oriented measures and motivating the population to completely give up smoking, and it is also necessary to monitor the main and additional signiﬁcant predictors in the framework of outpatient follow-up.
Inclusión financiera de los receptores de remesas en México
Authors: Rios Obregón Martha Alicia , Vázquez Delgado Blanca Delia
Published: July 2022

El objetivo del artículo es conocer el impacto de las cuatro dimensiones financieras sobre la probabilidad de inclusión financiera de los receptores de remesas. Un modelo Probit ayuda a reflejar esa asociación, se estima sus efectos marginales usando los datos disponibles del módulo sobre remesas internacionales de la Encuesta ENIF 2015. Los resultados reflejan la importancia del “uso” de instrumentos financieros para la IF de los receptores, mucho más que contar con ingresos elevados; en tanto el acceso y conocimiento financiero tiene efecto variante. Una recomendación derivada del análisis es que en el horizonte post-Covid se puede acelerar la marcha para aumentar la bancarización de los receptores de remesas. La limitación para este tipo de análisis es la disponibilidad de datos, en tanto la última versión de la ENIF eliminó la sección de remesas internacionales; sin embargo, la originalidad del estudio está en analizar a los receptores y su proximidad al sistema financiero. Recibir remesas no implica necesariamente participar del sistema, los receptores están condicionados en distinto grado al uso y acceso financiero, y sobre ello se debe poner atención.
Análisis del riesgo de quiebra de instituciones financieras peruanas, 2015-2021
Authors: Rossi Valverde Ricardo Manuel , Rossi Ortiz Ricardo Gabriel
Published: July 2022

En Perú, la dinámica económica de la Banca Múltiple y las Cajas Municipales es relevante; sin embargo, estas no han sido estudiadas en cuanto al riesgo de quiebra, indicador importante en la gestión financiera y la calificación crediticia. La presente investigación pretende ser un nuevo aporte en el tema, ya que se analizó a 26 instituciones financieras activas con el objetivo de evaluar el riesgo de quiebra. Utilizando el análisis discriminante múltiple del modelo Z de Altman complementado con la media armónica, los resultados muestran evidencia empírica de que solo el 20% de las instituciones de la Banca Múltiple se ubica en la zona segura y un preocupante 13% se ubica en la zona de quiebra. Además, las Cajas Municipales cuentan con una relativa mejor salud financiera al ubicarse el 100% fuera de la zona de quiebra. Se sugiere realizar estudios en países con economías similares. Una limitación fue el haberse trabajado con datos históricos. Entre las conclusiones a destacar: se encuentra que, el modelo Z de Altman es eficaz en la predicción del riesgo de quiebra de instituciones financieras.
Integrating the Complementary Therapies of Energy Psychology and Dreamwork – the Dream to Freedom Method
Authors:   International Association for the Study of Dreams, PO Box 206 Novato, CA 94948, USA, Hoss Robert J. , Hoss Lynne M. ,   International Association for the Study of Dreams, PO Box 206 Novato, CA 94948, USA, Church Dawson ,   National Institute for Integrative Healthcare 3340 Fulton Rd, #442, Fulton, CA 95404
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the integration of dreamwork and Energy Psychology (EP) can enhance outcomes in the treatment of a range of psychological disorders. The therapeutic process often begins with a peeling away of emotional layers until underlying issues surface. When utilizing dreamwork, however, it is possible to begin at a deeper level. Because dreams address salient unresolved emotional conflicts, dreamwork can quickly bring into consciousness previously unconscious emotional issues that are at the source of psychological difficulties. Utilizing techniques from energy psychology to process the material that emerges in dreams is a particularly potent way of engaging the emotional content of the dream and utilizing it to inform the dreamer’s self-understanding and direction. Energy Psychology, in its most frequently utilized format, the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), combines imaginal exposure and cognitive restructuring with the somatic stimulation of acupuncture points by tapping on them. More than 100 clinical trials demonstrate the unusual speed and clinical efficacy of EFT. The authors of this paper have combined dreamwork and EFT into a therapeutic protocol we call the Dream to Freedom (DTF) method. In addition to providing theoretical underpinnings of the approach, we present details of the use of the DTF protocol with seven subjects. In each case, underlying stressful memories triggering psychological symptoms were revealed, and the stress reaction to those specific memories was minimized or eliminated. In all seven case reports, DTF appears to have provided a systematic protocol for enhancing the emotional problem-solving function of dreams, providing each subject with insight towards creating future action steps.
StudyU: A Platform for Designing and Conducting Innovative Digital N-of-1 Trials (Preprint)
Authors: Konigorski Stefan , Wernicke Sarah , Slosarek Tamara , Zenner Alexander M , Strelow Nils , Ruether Darius F , Henschel Florian , Manaswini Manisha , Pottbäcker Fabian , Edelman Jonathan A , Owoyele Babajide , Danieletto Matteo , Golden Eddye , Zweig Micol , Nadkarni Girish N , Böttinger Erwin
Published: July 2022

UNSTRUCTURED

N-of-1 trials are the gold standard study design to evaluate individual treatment effects and derive personalized treatment strategies. Digital tools have the potential to initiate a new era of N-of-1 trials in terms of scale and scope, but fully functional platforms are not yet available. Here, we present the open source StudyU platform, which includes the StudyU Designer and StudyU app. With the StudyU Designer, scientists are given a collaborative web application to digitally specify, publish, and conduct N-of-1 trials. The StudyU app is a smartphone app with innovative user-centric elements for participants to partake in trials published through the StudyU Designer to assess the effects of different interventions on their health. Thereby, the StudyU platform allows clinicians and researchers worldwide to easily design and conduct digital N-of-1 trials in a safe manner. We envision that StudyU can change the landscape of personalized treatments both for patients and healthy individuals, democratize and personalize evidence generation for self-optimization and medicine, and can be integrated in clinical practice.
Engagement With Gamification Elements in a Smoking Cessation App and Short-term Smoking Abstinence: Quantitative Assessment (Preprint)
Authors: Rajani Nikita B , Bustamante Luz , Weth Dominik , Romo Lucia , Mastellos Nikolaos , Filippidis Filippos T
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Gamification in smoking cessation apps has been found to improve cognitive outcomes associated with higher odds of quitting. Although some research has shown that gamification can also positively impact behavioral outcomes such as smoking cessation, studies have largely focused on physical activity and mental health. Only a few studies have explored the effects of gamification on smoking cessation outcomes, of which the majority have adopted qualitative methodologies and/or assessed engagement with apps using self-report.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to explore levels of user engagement with gamification features in a smoking cessation app via in-app metrics. Specifically, the objective of this paper was to investigate whether higher engagement with gamification features is associated with the likelihood of quitting in the short term.

METHODS

Data from a larger online study that recruited smokers seeking to quit were analyzed to address the objectives presented in this paper. The study took place between June 2019 and July 2020, and participants were primarily recruited via social media posts. Participants who met the eligibility criteria used 1 of 2 mobile apps for smoking cessation. In-app metrics shared by the developer of one of the smoking cessation apps, called Kwit, were used to assess engagement with gamification features. Out of 58 participants who used the Kwit app, 14 were excluded due to missing data or low engagement with the app (ie, not opening the app once a week). For the remaining 44 participants, mean (SD) values were calculated for engagement with the app using in-app metrics. A logistic regression model was used to investigate the association between engagement with gamification and 7-day smoking abstinence.

RESULTS

In total, data from 44 participants who used the Kwit app were analyzed. The majority of participants were male, married, and employed. Almost 30% (n=13) of participants self-reported successful 7-day abstinence at the end of the study. On average, the Kwit app was opened almost 31 (SD 39) times during the 4-week study period, with the diary feature used the most often (mean 22.8, SD 49.3). Moreover, it was found that each additional level unlocked was associated with approximately 22% higher odds of achieving 7-day abstinence after controlling for other factors such as age and gender (odds ratio 1.22, 95% CI 1.01-1.47).

CONCLUSIONS

This study highlights the likely positive effects of certain gamification elements such as levels and achievements on short-term smoking abstinence. Although more robust research with a larger sample size is needed, this research highlights the important role that gamification features integrated into mobile apps can play in facilitating and supporting health behavior change.
A Digital Video and Text Messaging Intervention to Support People with Chronic Pain During Opioid Tapering: Content Development Using Co-Design (Preprint)
Authors: Magee Michael Reece , Gholamrezaei Ali , McNeilage Amy Gray , Sim Alison , Dwyer Leah , Ferreira Manuela L , Darnall Beth , Glare Paul , Ashton-James Claire Elizabeth
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

People living with chronic pain report that tapering prescribed opioids is challenging even with multidisciplinary healthcare and more support is needed. Consumers have agreed that a mobile health (mHealth) support which provides informational and socioemotional support could be an acceptable support for tapering and may improve tapering self-efficacy.

OBJECTIVE

Using a co-design approach we developed content for a mHealth intervention. This study collected consumer and clinician feedback, aiming to evaluate and improve the mHealth content and design.

METHODS

Participants were 12 consumers and 12 clinicians who were asked to evaluate a draft video script and 90 SMS text messages. Each evaluator rated the Appropriateness (both groups) and Likely Usefulness (consumers only) or Likely Effectiveness (clinicians only) of the script and 15 texts, so that every text was reviewed by 2 consumers and 2 clinicians on a 5-point Likert-type scale from Totally Disagree to Totally Agree. All reviewers were also invited to provide open text feedback about the script and text messages.

RESULTS

On average, Consumers ‘Agreed’ the script and text messages were ‘Appropriate and Likely to be Useful’. On average, Clinicians ‘Agreed’ the script and text messages were ‘Appropriate and Likely to be Effective’. Eighty-three percent (10 out of 12) of consumers and 58% (7 out of 12) of clinicians provided feedback on the script. For the text messages, an acceptability cut-off was set using the survey responses. Consumer ratings indicated 77% of texts were above the cut-off value. Clinician ratings indicated 82% of texts were above the cut-off value. Of 90 text messages, 41 received comments from consumers and 28 received comments from clinicians which informed revisions. Ten consumers and eight clinicians provided general feedback on the text messages. The revised script was developed into a short video and text messages were edited based on survey responses and open text feedback.

CONCLUSIONS

This study describes the co-design of a 28-day mHealth intervention which includes a 10-minute video containing informational content and testimonials from consumers with opioid tapering experience and 56 SMS text messages (for two unique messages to be sent each day– one in the morning and one in the afternoon – for 28 days). The intervention aims to provide patients with chronic pain with informational and emotional support to improve their self-efficacy for tapering prescription opioids.
Sentiment Analysis on Tweets Related to Alopecia Areata, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and Psoriasis: Revealing the Patient Experience of Disease (Preprint)
Authors: Lee Tai Lin , Chen Steven T , Ma Kevin Sheng-Kai , Ko Christine
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Psychiatric comorbidities can commonly occur in patients suffering from chronic dermatologic disorders. Sentiment analysis of disease-related tweets helps identify patients’ experiences of skin disease.

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the expressed sentiments in tweets related to alopecia areata (AA), hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), and psoriasis (PsO) in comparison to fibromyalgia (FM).

METHODS

This is a cross-sectional analysis of Twitter users’ expressed sentiment on AA, HS, PsO, and FM. Tweets related to the diseases of interest were identified with keywords and hashtags for one month (April 2022) using the Twitter standard application programming interface (API). Text, account types, and numbers of retweets and likes were collected. The sentiment analysis was performed by the R ‘tidytext’ package using the AFINN lexicon.

RESULTS

A total of 1,505 tweets were randomly extracted, of which 243 (16.15%) referred to AA, 186 (12.36%) to HS, 510 (33.89%) to PsO, and 566 (37.61%) to FM. The mean sentiment score was -0.239 ± 2.90. AA, HS, and PsO had similar sentiment scores (p = 0.482) and the average was significantly more positive than FM (p < 0.0001). Tweets from private accounts were more negative, especially for AA (p = 0.0082). Words reflecting patients’ psychological states were found differently in different diseases. ‘Anxiety’ was associated with AA and FM posts but not with HS and PsO; while ‘crying’ was frequently used in HS posts. There was no definite correlation between the sentiment score and the number of retweets or likes, although negative AA tweets from public accounts received more retweets (p = 0.03511) and likes (p = 0.0228).

CONCLUSIONS

The use of Twitter sentiment analysis is a promising method to document patients’ experience of skin disease. This technique has the potential to improve patient care, strategize public health policies, and direct organizational campaigns.

CLINICALTRIAL

Not applicable.
Understanding Homelessness among Migrants to Thunder Bay using Machine Learning (Preprint)
Authors: Liyanage Chandreen , Mago Vijay , Schiff Rebecca , Ranta Ken , Park Aaron , Lavato-Day Kristyn , Agnor Elise , Gokani Ravi
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Over the past years, homelessness has become a significant issue around the globe. The largest social services organization in Thunder Bay, Ontario observed the majority of people experiencing homelessness in the city were from outside of the city or province. Thus, to improve programming and resource allocation for homelessness in the city, it was important to investigate the trends associated with homelessness and migration.

OBJECTIVE

This paper aims to address three research questions related to homelessness and migration in Thunder Bay: (1) What factors predict if a person experiences homelessness stays or leaves?; (2) If an individual stays, how long are they likely to stay? and (3) What factors predict their stay duration?

METHODS

We collected the required data from two sources; one through a survey conducted with people experiencing homelessness at three homeless shelters in Thunder Bay and the other from a database of a homeless information management system. In total, records of 151 migrants were used for the analysis. Two feature selection techniques were used in addressing the first and third research questions and to predict the stay duration of homeless migrants at shelters, eight machine learning models were used. In addition, data augmentation was performed to improve the size of the dataset and a cross-validation technique was used to avoid possible model overfitting.

RESULTS

Availability of family or friends and hospitalizations were identified as the most important factors predicting the stays or leaves of an individual migrant at Thunder Bay. Next, among the eight classification models developed for predicting the stay duration of migrants, the random forest and gradient boosting tree presented better results with 0.96 and 0.97 of area under the curve values. Finally, band membership, status card, age, sex, ethnicity, support for drugs and/or alcohol, home community and personal reasons were recognized as the critical factors in predicting the stay duration of migrants.

CONCLUSIONS

The application of machine learning to make predictions related to migrants’ homelessness and to investigate how various factors become determinants of them is demanded. We hope that the findings of this study will aid future policy-making and resource allocation to better serve people experiencing homelessness. However, interpretation of the identified factors in decision-making is further required.
“Intellect”, A Brief Self-Guided Application on a Mobile Phone Improves Stress Coping in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial with an Active Control and a 1-Month Follow-up (Preprint)
Authors: Toh Han Yang Sean (SHY) , Tan Hui Yan Jessalin (HYJ) , Kosasih Feodora Roxanne (FR) , Sündermann Oliver (O)
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Excessive and chronic stress is a major global health concern, especially for young adults. Short skills-focused self-guided applications (SGAs) on smartphones are a cost-effective and scalable way to improve stress coping skills at the population level.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to evaluate (a) The effectiveness of a recently developed stress coping SGA (“Intellect”) in improving stress coping skills, relative to an active control group, and (b) to examine Psychological Mindedness (PM) and Coping Self-Efficacy (CSE) as two potential moderators of this predicted relationship to identify students who benefit the most from the stress coping SGA.

METHODS

University students (N = 321) were randomly assigned to either an 8-day SGA on stress coping or an active-control group. Self-report measures were obtained at baseline, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up. The primary outcome was psychological stress (Psychological Stress Measure, PSM-9). Secondary outcomes were anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, GAD-7), and depressive symptoms (Patient-Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9). Psychological mindedness (Psychological Mindedness Scale, PMS) and coping self-efficacy (Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, CSES) were assessed at baseline as potential moderators.

RESULTS

The final participants (N = 264) included 188 females, 66 males, 7 non-binary, and 3 others with a mean age of 22.5 years. The intervention group reported significantly lower stress (ηp2 = .018, P = .029) and anxiety levels (ηp2 = .019, P = .026) at post-intervention relative to the active control group. The effects on stress levels remained statistically significant at 1-month follow-up (ηp2 = .015, P =.05). Students with the lowest coping self-efficacy and highest psychological mindedness experienced the fastest decline in stress levels (β = 6.37; 95% Cl 2.98 - 9.75). No intervention effects were found on depression levels at post-intervention and follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS

We found evidence that the “Intellect” Stress Coping SGA is effective in reducing stress and anxiety levels in university students. Stress coping SGAs are cost-effective, brief, scalable and can make an important contribution to public mental health.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04978896
Development of the Simplified-Chinese Version of DISCERN: Translation, Adaptation, and Validation (Preprint)
Authors: Shan Yi , Xing Zhaoquan , Wang Ding , Ji Meng
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

There is a wide variation in the quality of information available to patients who seek information on the treatment of the diseases afflicting them. To help patients find clear and accessible information, many scales have been designed to evaluate the quality of health information. These instruments are primarily in English. Few of them have been translated and adapted into simplified-Chinese tools for health information assessment in China.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to translate and adapt DISCERN into the first simplified-Chinese version and to validate the psychometric properties of this newly-developed scale for judging the quality of patient-oriented health information on treatment choices in China.

METHODS

First we translated DICERN into simplified-Chinese using rigorous guidelines for translation and validation studies. We tested translation equivalence and measured the content validity index. Then we presented the simplified-Chinese instrument to 2 health educators and asked them to use it to assess the quality of 15 lung cancer-related materials. Subsequently, we invited another 3 health educators to rate 1 lung cancer-related brochure. Finally, we calculated Cohen’s kappa coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha to determine the reliability of the new instrument.

RESULTS

We decided on the final version of the simplified-Chinese DISCERN (C-DISCERN) after resolving all problems in translation, adaptation, and content validation. The C-DISCERN was valid and reliable: (1) the content validity index was .98 (47/48) in clarity and .94 (45/48) in relevance; (2) Cohen’s kappa coefficient for interrater agreement was .53 (p<.05); and (3) Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency was .93 (confidence interval=95%) for the whole translated scale.

CONCLUSIONS

The C-DISCERN is the first simplified-Chinese version of the DISCERN instrument. Its validity and reliability has been attested for assessing the quality of patient-targeted information for treatment choices.
Penatalaksanaan Fisioterapi dengan Modalitas Infrared dan Deep Breathing Exercise terhadap Penurunan Nyeri dan Ekspansi Thoraks pada Pasien Efusi Pleura Post Water Seal Drainage
Authors: Hardini Kurniani Fatma , Putri Gerdha Intan Sari Hartono
Published: July 2022

Semakin banyak masyrakat dari usia muda hingga tua yang menjadi perokok aktif, serta pencemaran udara didalam ataupun diluar ruangan tempat kerja merupakan faktor salah satu penyebab terjadinya gangguan paru salah satunya efusi pleura. Efusi pleura merupakan penyakit yang dapat timbul dari penyakit primer seperti gagal jantung kongestif, sirosis hari dan sindrom nefrotik dengan keadaan meningkatnya cairan didalam cavum pleura, sehingga diberikan tindakan pemasangan water seal drainage (WSD) untuk mempertahankan tekanan udara dalam paru agar dapat normal. Efusi pleura post WSD menyebabkan gangguan berupa sesak napas, terjadinya perubahan pola nafas dan perubahan postur tubuh. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui penatalaksanaan fisioterapi dengan infrared dan deep breathing exercise terhadap expansi thoraks pada penderita efusi pleura post WSD. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan studi kasus pada penderita efusi pleura post WSD rawat inap di RS Umum Dungus Madiun dengan frekuensi terapi Infrared 4x dan deep breathing exercise dengan 8x selama 9 hari. Nyeri diukur dengan menggunakan VAS dan Ekspansi thoraks diukur dengan menggunakan pita ukur. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa infrared dan deep breathing exercise dapat menurunkan nyeri dan meningkatkan ekspansi thoraks pada penderita efusi pleura post WSD.
Exploring the latent profile of goals and reasons in peer relationships of middle school students and differences in social adaptation
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Yeom Hyeseon
Published: July 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore latent profiles of socials achievement goal and Peer relationship self-determination motivation and to investigate the differences in aggression, social anxiety, peer relationship skills among profile groups.
Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 302 students (164 males and 137 females) in the 1st and 2nd grades of middle school, and data were collected to analyze the latent profile.
Results Applying latent profile analysis with 302 middle school students, three distinct profiles were identified; ‘high-motivation high-goals profile’, ‘high-autonomous motivation and high-mastery achievement goal profile’, ‘low-motivation and high status-focused performance approach achievement goal profile’.
Conclusions The results of this study are summarized as follows: high-autonomous motivation and high-mastery achievement goal profile was the most positive than other groups. However, low-motivation and high status-focused performance approach achievement goal profile was most negative results. The implications for future research were discussed.
Learners' Perception of Non-face-to-face Dance Practice Classes at Colleges due to COVID-19
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kwon Hae In , Huh Ka Young
Published: July 2022

Objectives This study was to explore the improvement direction for the effective implementation of dance courses by analyzing the current situation of online dance practical courses at colleges and the experiences of students due to COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to help provide high-quality lectures to students, and furthermore, to promote the stabilization and activation of non-face-to-face dance education.
Methods In this study, an online survey was conducted on 121 college students who took online dance practical courses in the second semester of 2021 at 5 colleges across the country to explore the average online dance practical courses at domestic colleges. The questionnaire consisted of 7 closed-type questions in multiple-choice format and 3 open-ended questions in subjective format using the Naver form for a total of 10 questions.
Results First, the most preferred platform for learners is ‘real-time class’ through ‘Zoom’. Second, ‘good points of the experience of non-face-to-face dance practice classes are ‘freedom of learning and evaluation’, ‘new learning methods and improved participation’, ‘corona prevention’, and ‘difficult points of non-face-to-face dance practice classes’ ‘Difficulty in learning’, ‘environmental difficulties’, and ‘dissatisfaction with non-face-to-face classes’ are the upper categories. As ‘points to be supplemented in non-face-to-face dance practice classes’, ‘supplementation of class format’, ‘study method complementation of instructors’, ‘environmental improvement’, and ‘satisfaction with current status’ were found.
Conclusions As a result of this study, ‘real-time class through zoom’ is the most appropriate form and method of ‘non-face-to-face dance practice class’, and the autonomy of the curriculum should be emphasized. In addition, instructors must establish a feedback system and prepare and improve the digital environment for teaching, both in schools, teachers, and learners. It is necessary to have insight into the current situation of college non-face-to-face dance practice classes and the experiences of learners.
The Relationship between Unstable Adult Attachment and Ambivalence Over Emotional Expressiveness in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Internalized Shame
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Misook , Cho Gyeongsuk
Published: July 2022

Objectives This study examines the mediating effect of internalized shame in the relationship between unstable adult attachment and ambivalence over emotional expression of college students who are in the early adulthood, who must accomplish the developmental task of ‘formation of intimacy’ in the psychosocial development stage. This study identified the process that affects the ambivalence over emotional expression according to the adult attachment type of college students. And it is expected that this study will suggest the direction of counseling and program development or psychological education intervention for college students in the future.
Methods For this study, we conducted a survey by conveniently sampling 242 college students aged 18 years or older who are currently attending or taking a leave of absence from domestic universities. We used SPSS 22.0 for the data analysis of this study, and performed frequency analysis for the demographic variables of the study subject and verification of the reliability of the scale(Cronbach'α). In addition, we conducted Pearson correlation analysis to identify the relationship between variables, and conducted three-step multiple regression analysis and sobel test to verify the mediating effect of internalized shame.
Results First, the results of analyzing the correlations between each variable of college students' unstable adult attachment, internalized shame, and ambivalence over emotional expression all showed significant positive correlations. Second, as a result of examining the mediating effect of internalized shame by classifying unstable adult attachment into sub-variables, attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance, it was partially mediated between attachment anxiety and emotional expression ambivalence. On the other hand, it completely mediated between attachment avoidance and emotional expression ambivalence.
Conclusions This study shows that college students with unstable adult attachment type are more likely to feel shame, such as incompetent or inappropriately experiencing themselves, by internalizing negative evaluations and experiences from important subjects in the past. In addition, it was shown that this again leads to psychological conflicts due to hesitation and habitual inhibition of emotional expression.
A case study of online PBL class to improve the competency of pre-service early childhood teachers
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Han Heekyung
Published: July 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study was to show a case of qualitatively exploring the process and results of online PBL class to enhance competency of pre-service early childhood teachers.
Methods The online PBL applied the early childhood education theory class was conducted for 24 third-year students in the department of early childhood education at a 4-year university in Chungcheong Province. Online lessons were conducted for 14 weeks out of 15 weeks excluding the mid-term evaluation period, and PBL was applied over 10 weeks from the 5th week to the 14th week. In order to explore experiences of pre-service early childhood teachers, class recording videos, individual journals, group interview transcripts, evaluation papers were collected, and the contents were analyzed according to the subject.
Results In the online PBL class, pre-service early childhood teachers repeated individual and cooperative learning, continued reflection, and went through the process of designing and implementing online mock classes, in order to solve a practical problem. In results, they improved competencies for curriculum and classroom management, understanding children and supporting plays, problem solving and communication, and using digital.
Conclusions The online PBL class was effective in enhancing competencies needed for pre-service early childhood teachers. In particular, the digital competency promoted through the full non-face-to-face class will help them prepare for the future educational environment.
An Analysis of Learner Perception and Needs for the Liberal Arts Curriculum at University in the COVID-19 Situation: Focusing on A University
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Park Jung-in
Published: July 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze learners' perceptions and necessity of the university liberal arts curriculum at the time when the government's COVID-19 prevention policy was in full swing. For this purpose, 475 students taking liberal arts courses at A Univ. located in the metropolitan area were evaluated on their experiences of taking liberal arts courses, awareness and necessity of lecture structure, learning activities, academic achievement, academic achievement, and evaluation.
Methods As an analysis method, as a result of examining the requirement ranking by factor through the Borich’s Requirement Formula and the The Locus for Focus Model, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference in the t-test for importance and current level.
Results First, the content showing the highest trend among the teachers' requests for lesson design perceived by learners was the composition of various theoretical lectures and learning activities tailored to liberal arts subjects. Second, it is necessary for teachers to improve students' ability to solve problems and think through liberal arts classes, and to have frequent opportunities for mutual communication between professors and learners. Third, students perceived positively both at the current level and importance in relation to the liberal arts class grade evaluation. Fourth, students gave an overall positive evaluation of the current liberal arts curriculum.
Conclusions The researcher first needs to reinforce the lesson design that can communicate well with each other regardless of the type of class in order to increase the educational performance and effectiveness between professors and learners. It was suggested that universities and professors are required to prepare a standard system that can autonomously design lessons according to new lesson types and monitor learners' learning performance.
Development of a project learning program to enhance the basic vocational competency of college students
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Hong Kwang-Pyo
Published: July 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to develop a project learning program to enhance the basic vocational competency of college students.
Methods The research methods carried out for the realization of the research purpose were literature study, case study, needs analysis, expert evaluation, and field application evaluation. The draft program was devised through literature study, case study, and needs analysis. And the completion of the program was developed through expert evaluation and field application evaluation. The needs analysis and expert evaluation were conducted for each of 6 experts in the relevant field, and the results were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method. The field application evaluation was applied for a total of 12 hours over 4 weeks from February 20, 2022, and the results were summarized.
Results The program developed as a result of the research consisted of the goals, contents, methods, and evaluation of the program. And for each stage, the name of the stage, activity content, related basic vocational competency, measurement, output, preparations, and points to be noted were included. The learning phase consists of preparing, understanding the problem, devising a solution, putting it into practice, looking back, and managing change.
Conclusions It was found that through this program, not only students' basic vocational abilities were improved, but also learners were able to proactively prepare related matters. However, it can be suggested that a hybrid type program needs to be further developed in the future for a higher quality program.
The influence of adult attachment on marriage satisfaction: Double mediation effect of self-compassion and emotional dysregulation
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kwag Mihyeon , Kim Songi
Published: July 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine how married adult attachment can improve marital satisfaction in marital relationships.
Methods A double mediation model was verified to find out whether self-compassion and emotional dysregulation sequentially double-mediated in the relationship between adult attachment and marriage satisfaction. For this study, a questionnaire was conducted for 367 married people, and the collected data were analyzed.
Results Results of the study are as follows. First, simple mediation of self-compassion was not significant in the relationship between adult attachment and marriage satisfaction. Second, simple mediation of emotional dysregulation was significant. Third, sequential double mediation of self-compassion and emotional dysregulationwas significant.
Conclusions This study is meaningful in that it revealed that self-compassion and emotional dysregulation can enhance marital satisfaction in the process of adult attachment affecting marital satisfaction.
Detección del virus de la diarrea viral bovina en artiodáctilos silvestres en cautiverio en México
Authors: Medina-Gudiño Jocelyn , Gómez-Romero Ninnet , Ramírez-Lezama José , Padilla-Noriega Luis , Venegas-Cureño Emilio , Basurto-Alcántara Francisco Javier
Published: July 2022

El virus de la diarrea viral bovina pertenece al género Pestivirus de la familia Flaviviridae. Los pestivirus infectan a un extenso rango de artiodáctilos, silvestres y domésticos, en los cuales ocasionan una gran variedad de desórdenes respiratorios, gastrointestinales y reproductivos que derivan en pérdidas relevantes para la industria pecuaria. El uso compartido de fuentes de agua y alimento entre los ambientes naturales y pecuarios incrementa el contacto directo e indirecto entre animales domésticos y silvestres, lo que aumenta el riesgo de transmisión interespecie de pestivirus. Por este motivo, la vigilancia de enfermedades causadas por pestivirus debería considerar la prevalencia de estos patógenos en animales silvestres. Actualmente se desconoce la diversidad genética de pestivirus en poblaciones silvestres en México. Este grupo de trabajo recolectó muestras de suero de 371 artiodáctilos silvestres en cautiverio en cuatro regiones de cuatro estados de México que incluyen a Veracruz, Querétaro, el Estado de México y la Ciudad de México. Dos muestras de suero de búfalas de agua y una muestra de suero de una gama fueron positivas al virus de la diarrea viral bovina mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con transcripción reversa. El análisis filogenético de las secuencias amplificadas las agrupó dentro del subgenotipo 1b del virus de la diarrea viral bovina. Además, se logró el aislamiento de un virus citopático a partir de la muestra de suero de la gama. Este estudio constituye el primer reporte del virus de la diarrea viral bovina en artiodáctilos silvestres en México.