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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/cch-13165/) Cross‐sectional and prospective associations between screen time and childhood neurodevelopment in two Brazilian cohorts born 11 years apart
Oct 5th 2023, 15:06

Abstract
Background
The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between screen time from ages 2 to 4 years and child neurodevelopment at age 4.
Methods
The participants were from the 2004 (N = 3787) and 2015 (N = 3604) Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort studies. Childhood neurodevelopment was assessed at age 4 using the Battelle Development Inventory. The time children spent on screen devices was reported by their guardians at ages 2 and 4 years. Linear regression models were used to investigate the association of: (i) time spent on television at ages 2 and 4 years; (ii) time spent on other screens at age 4; and (iii) total screen time at age 4 (television + other screens) with childhood neurodevelopment at age 4.
Results
Average daily screen time among children born in 2004 and those born in 2005 aged 4 years were 3.4 (SD: 2.4) and 4.4 h (SD: 2.9), respectively. Overall, few associations of very small magnitude between screen time and child neurodevelopment were observed. Television time at 2 years of age was statistically associated with lower neurodevelopment at 4 years of age in the 2015 cohort (β = −0.30, 95%CI = −0.55; −0.05). Conversely, television time (β = 0.17, 95%CI = 0.07, 0.26) and total screen time (β = 0.22, 95%CI = 0.13, 0.31) at age 4 were associated with higher neurodevelopment at age 4 in the 2004 cohort.
Conclusions
The findings of this study suggest that the amount of time spent on screen devices might not be associated with neurodevelopment of children under 5 years of age. The small magnitude and inconsistencies in the direction of associations did not find evidence to support the current guidelines for screen time at this age. Therefore, more studies, especially those with longitudinal data, are important to comprehend the true effect of screen time on neurodevelopment and other health outcomes.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/10640266-2022-2145258/) Weight status is associated with clinical characteristics among individuals with bulimia nervosa
Oct 5th 2023, 14:32

Volume 31, Issue 5, September 2023, Page 415-439. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/08997640231191794/) Antecedents of the Social Impact of Social Enterprises: A Systematic Review and Agenda for Future Research
Oct 5th 2023, 13:31

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Despite growing research interest in the social impact of social enterprises (SEs), limited attention has been paid to the antecedents of social impact. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review of 52 extant studies that examine the antecedents of SEs’ social impact. The paper synthesizes the antecedents identified from prior work and categorizes them into individual- and organizational-level factors. Based on the findings, we develop a future research agenda to advance our knowledge of the antecedents of SEs’ social impact. A key research opportunity is to explore the social impact antecedents related to the institutional and external environment of SEs, an area that has been overlooked in the literature. In terms of practical implications, the study can be used to consider which factors policy makers and practitioners should focus on to develop strategies for improving the social impact of existing and future SEs.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/scientists-find-common-brain-network-for-substance-use-disorders/) Scientists find common brain network for substance use disorders
Oct 5th 2023, 13:29

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/13575279-2021-2002810/) Movement and Solidarity: Community Mobilization to Mitigate the Adverse Impact of COVID-19 on Families with Young Children Receiving Care from Early Childhood Systems
Oct 5th 2023, 12:50

Volume 29, Issue 4, October 2023. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/10497323231197534/) Physicians’ Lived Experience of Breaking Bad News in Clinical Practice: Five Essentials of a Relational Process
Oct 5th 2023, 12:49

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print. The purpose of this study was to develop deeper knowledge about physicians’ lived experiences of breaking bad news by identifying their common meanings and interrelatedness along with their potential alignment with process-oriented and relational aspects. Based on the methodology of descriptive phenomenology, in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 physicians from a wide variety of specialties. The participants were invited to freely reflect upon their experiences of breaking bad news by describing situations that had worked well and less well. Results showed that breaking bad news was fundamentally experienced as a relational process constituted by the five essentials of Becoming the bad messenger, Expecting the unpredictable, Being on stage, Professionally managing hope, and Mindfulness of the emotional relationship. In line with recent research, this study confirms that clinical communication involves much more than just delivering the message. However, it also contributes to existing knowledge by focusing on the phenomenology of physicians’ experiences, which enables deeper understanding of the medical profession and the relational process of breaking bad news. As such, our findings are important to enable broader learning in, for example, medical education and continuing courses for clinical staff.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/ccp0000850/) Democratizing access to psychological therapies: Innovations and the role of psychologists.
Oct 5th 2023, 12:48

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,  Vol 91(11), Nov 2023, 623-625; doi:10.1037/ccp0000850
Psychological therapies are highly effective interventions for a range of mental health conditions and often preferred by many patients over medication. Unfortunately, most people who could benefit from these therapies do not receive them. This is true even in the United States, which enjoys relatively high numbers of mental health professionals. The lack of access is further compounded by structural inequities, such as income, geography, and race. The low and inequitable access to one of the most effective interventions for mental health conditions is, arguably, one of the most significant barriers to addressing the growing burden of mental health conditions globally. There are several reasons which might contribute to this inequity, notably the historical reliance on complex treatment protocols designed in settings which serve a nonrepresentative group of persons with mental health problems and, consequently, an emphasis on specialist providers and in-person protocols. These factors lead to long and expensive training, variable quality of delivery, and enhanced costs and challenges to patient engagement. In contrast to medication, the lack of a commercial incentive to promote psychological therapies means that there are no market forces which fuel their scaling up. Given there will never be enough psychologists to serve the large unmet and growing mental health needs in the population, we consider stepped and collaborative models that leverage the range of expertise offered by diverse providers, to offer a pathway to scale up a person-centered approach for psychological treatments. In this article, we highlight three innovations that address some barriers and the potential roles of clinical psychologists to broaden the reach of psychological therapies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/21677026231194963/) Association Between Depression Symptoms and Emotional-Communication Dynamics
Oct 5th 2023, 12:48

Clinical Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. Communicating emotional experiences effectively is critical for adaptive functioning and personal and interpersonal well-being. Here, we investigated whether variability in depression symptoms undermines people’s ability to express their emotions to others (“emotional expressive accuracy”) and how those communication dynamics influence other’s impressions. In Phase 1, 49 “targets” were videotaped describing significant autobiographical events; they then watched their videos and continuously rated how positive/negative they were feeling throughout the narrative. In Phase 2, 171 “perceivers” watched subsets of videos from targets and similarly rated each target’s affect. Results from 1,645 unique target–perceiver observations indicate a link between target’s depressive symptoms and impaired emotional expressive accuracy for positive events, B = −0.002, t(1,501) = −3.152, p = .002. Likewise, more depressive targets were rated less favorably by perceivers, again when sharing positive events, B = −0.012, t(1,511) = −10.145, p < .001. Given the beneficial effects of “capitalization”—sharing positive experiences with others—these findings may illustrate one link between depressive symptoms and impoverished relationships.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/uncategorized/assessing-trauma-related-dissociation-with-the-trauma-and-dissociation-symptoms-interview-tads-i/) Assessing Trauma-Related Dissociation With the Trauma and Dissociation Symptoms Interview (TADS-I)
Oct 5th 2023, 12:33

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/jcop-23084/) How school policies, strategies, and relational factors contribute to teacher victimization and school safety
Oct 5th 2023, 12:02

Abstract
In this study, we examined how school policies and strategies (i.e., positive discipline, hardening strategies, and positive behavioral strategies) affect teacher relational factors and teacher reports of victimization and safety. Specifically, we examined the mediational roles of teacher support of student learning, maltreatment of students by teachers, and teachers’ differential treatment of students in schools. Using a sample of 6643 pre-K-12th-grade teachers, path analysis results revealed that positive behavior strategies, hardening strategies, and positive discipline were indirectly associated with teacher victimization and sense of safety. Additionally, teachers’ perceptions of other teachers maltreating students had the greatest contributions to their sense of safety and victimization by students. Positive discipline was directly and indirectly associated with teacher victimization and safety. Implications and directions for future studies are discussed.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/aap0000296/) Promoting pride but missing the need for preparation for bias: Racial-ethnic socialization among Indian American families living in the southeast U.S.
Oct 5th 2023, 11:55

Asian American Journal of Psychology,  Vol 14(3), Sep 2023, 250-261; doi:10.1037/aap0000296
Indian Americans are an under researched population within the racial-ethnic socialization (RES) literature, and very little is known about how Indian American immigrant families navigate these conversations. To fill this gap in the literature, the present study explored parent and youth perspectives of RES processes in Indian American families. A total of six focus groups were conducted with 13 adolescents (mean age = 13.6; 60% girls) and 15 parents (mean age = 42.0; 62% mothers). Inductive thematic analysis of focus group transcripts revealed that cultural socialization and the lack of preparation for bias were the most salient RES messages Indian American parents provided their adolescents. Parents’ messages related to cultural socialization heavily centered on cultural and ethnic pride. These pride messages were often consistent with the model minority stereotype. Despite many parents and adolescents reporting experiencing discrimination, parents typically refrained from providing preparation for bias messages. Parents’ perspectives also revealed a shared difficulty in discerning when an event was racially discriminatory. When parents did provide coping with discrimination messages, these messages most often encouraged adolescents to simply “avoid it” or “ignore it.” Consequently, adolescents reported feeling ill-prepared to face racial-ethnic discrimination, indicating an unmet need for timely and helpful preparation for bias messages. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/13623613231193194/) Using adaptive behavior scores to convey level of functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from the Study to Explore Early Development
Oct 5th 2023, 11:23

Autism, Ahead of Print. We examined relationships between measures of adaptive behavior, cognitive ability, and autism symptom severity in 1458 preschool-aged children with autism from the Study to Explore Early Development. While publications commonly describe autistic children as “low-” or “high-functioning” based on cognitive ability, relying solely on cognitive scores may obscure meaningful variation in functioning. We found significant heterogeneity in adaptive behavior scores of children with cognitive scores both above and below the threshold of two or more standard deviations below the population mean specified in the diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability (ID). Although cognitive and adaptive behavior scores were strongly associated in our sample, considerable variation in overall adaptive behavior and more than half in socialization and motor skills was unaccounted for by cognitive ability, autism symptom severity, and other covariates. Among children who could be designated “low-functioning” based on cognitive scores, 39.7% had composite adaptive behavior scores indicating no significant delays, while among those who might be designated “high-functioning,” 9.0% had significant delays in overall adaptive behavior and 22.2% in socialization. These results suggest adaptive behavior scores capture variations in the autism phenotype not accounted for by other measures we considered.Lay AbstractAutistic people are often described as “low-” or “high-functioning” based on their scores on cognitive tests. These terms are common in publications and in everyday communication. However, recent research and feedback from the autistic community suggests that relying on cognitive ability alone to describe functioning may miss meaningful differences in the abilities of autistic children and adults and in the kinds of support they may need. Additional methods are needed to describe “functioning” in autistic children. We examined whether scores from a test measuring adaptive behaviors would provide information on the functional abilities of children with autism that is different from cognitive ability and autism symptom severity. Adaptive behaviors include age-appropriate skills that allow people to function in their everyday lives and social interactions. We found that a large amount of the variation in adaptive behavior scores was not explained by cognitive development, autism symptom severity, and behavioral and emotional problems. In addition, there was a wide range of adaptive ability levels in children with autism in our study, including in those with low, average, or high cognitive scores. Our results suggest that adaptive behavior scores could provide useful information about the strengths and support needs of autistic children above and beyond measures of cognitive ability and autism symptom severity. Adaptive behavior scores provide important information on the needs of autistic people.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/podcasts/our-collective-trauma-is-the-road-to-tyranny-2/) Our Collective Trauma is the Road to Tyranny
Oct 5th 2023, 10:52

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/guidelines-plus/health-equity-assessment-toolkit/) Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
Oct 5th 2023, 10:41

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/monographs-edited-collections/beyond-the-neoliberal-creative-city-critique-and-alternatives-in-the-urban-cultural-economy/) Beyond the Neoliberal Creative City: Critique and Alternatives in the Urban Cultural Economy
Oct 5th 2023, 10:37

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/aap0000294/) Psychological distress and mental health service utilization disparities in disaggregated Asian American populations, 2006–2018.
Oct 5th 2023, 09:56

Asian American Journal of Psychology,  Vol 14(3), Sep 2023, 239-249; doi:10.1037/aap0000294
The recent prevalence of Asian American (AA) adults of disaggregated ethnic groups with psychological distress receiving professional mental health treatment is largely unknown. Using self-reports from 282,382 respondents in the National Health Interview Survey from 2006 to 2018, we found that AA ethnic subgroups (Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipino) reported half the severe psychological distress (Kessler-6 score > 12) than non-Hispanic Whites (NHW). AA ethnic subgroups were half as likely to visit mental health professionals than NHWs after controlling for psychological distress levels and sociodemographic variables: Asian Indian: AOR = 0.46 CI [0.32, 0.66], Chinese: 0.55 CI [0.41, 0.75], Filipino: 0.56 [0.43, 0.73]. Respondents who were born in the U.S.: 1.54 [1.39, 1.74] or college educated, 2.01 [1.83, 2.20] were more likely to visit a mental health professional than those who were not. Respondents over 65 were less likely to visit a mental health professional than any other age group, 0.31 [0.27, 0.35]. Overall, the lower prevalence of mental health service utilization for psychological distress among Asian Indian, Chinese, and Filipino American individuals (in comparison to NHWs) may indicate a need for culturally specific mental health education and outreach efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/video/study-bachelor-of-social-work-at-bti/) Study Bachelor of Social Work at BTI
Oct 5th 2023, 09:36

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s13034-023-00652-5/) Longitudinal Covid-19 effects on child mental health: vulnerability and age dependent trajectories
Oct 5th 2023, 09:08

Few longitudinal studies have investigated the extended long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for children’s and adolescents’ mental health, and a lack of uniform findings suggest heterogeneity in the impa…
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/providers-and-parents-awareness-of-policy-changes-to-vermonts-child-care-financial-assistance-program/) Providers’ and Parents’ Awareness of Policy  Changes to Vermont’s Child Care Financial  Assistance Program
Oct 5th 2023, 08:58

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/10502556-2023-2252603/) Announcing Family Transitions: A Dedicated Outlet Examining the Complexity of Contemporary Family Structures and Changes
Oct 5th 2023, 08:56

Volume 64, Issue 2-4, May 2023, Page 91-96. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/14789949-2023-2226126/) Discriminant analysis of high-risk recidivism in criminal offenders based on psychopathological factors from MMPI-2-RF profiles
Oct 5th 2023, 07:56

Volume 34, Issue 3-4, June – August 2023, Page 332-356. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/14789949-2023-2223194/) Dementia and mild cognitive impairment in the older prison population in England and Wales (DECISION): developing a dementia care training package for use in prisons
Oct 5th 2023, 06:34

Volume 34, Issue 3-4, June – August 2023, Page 318-331. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/13623613231188876/) Maternal obesity and diabetes during pregnancy and early autism screening score at well-child visits in standard clinical practice
Oct 5th 2023, 05:56

Autism, Ahead of Print. Early intervention can reduce disability in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children identifies those at increased likelihood of diagnosis who may need further support. This study assessed in utero exposure to maternal obesity and diabetes and offspring performance on the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, an autism spectrum disorder screening questionnaire administered between 18 and 24 months at well-child visits. This retrospective cohort study included 65,433 singletons born in a single healthcare system. Demographic data, maternal obesity, Type 1/Type 2 and gestational diabetes mellitus information, and Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers score in children 12–30 months old were extracted from electronic medical records. Negative binomial models were used to estimate incidence rate ratios of associations between maternal obesity and diabetes exposure and continuous offspring Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers scores. Maternal obesity, Type 1/Type 2 diabetes (incidence rate ratio: 1.13, 1.06–1.21) and gestational diabetes mellitus ⩽ 26 weeks (incidence rate ratio: 1.10, 1.05–1.17) were associated with one-unit increases in Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers scores. Relationships with obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus ⩽ 26 weeks remained after mutual adjustment and excluding children with autism spectrum disorder diagnoses. No associations were reported for gestational diabetes mellitus > 26 weeks. Maternal obesity and diabetes were associated with higher Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers scores in children 12–30 months old, suggesting these exposures in pregnancy may be associated with a range of early childhood behavior.Lay AbstractEarly intervention and treatment can help reduce disability in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children identifies those at increased likelihood of diagnosis who may need further support. Previous research has reported that exposure to maternal obesity and diabetes during pregnancy is associated with higher likelihood of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in children. However, little is known about whether these maternal conditions are associated with how very young children score on autism spectrum disorder screening tools. This study examined associations between exposure to maternal obesity and diabetes during pregnancy and offspring scores on the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, an autism spectrum disorder screening questionnaire administered between 18–24 months at well-child visits. A higher score on the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers suggests a higher likelihood of autism spectrum disorder; children with scores 3 or greater are referred to developmental pediatricians for evaluation. Our study found that children of mothers with obesity or diabetes during pregnancy had higher scores than children whose mothers did not have these conditions. Associations with maternal obesity and gestational diabetes diagnosed at or before 26 weeks of pregnancy were also present in children who did not have later autism spectrum disorder diagnoses, suggesting that exposure to these conditions during early pregnancy may be associated with a broad range of social and behavioral abilities. Identifying associations between maternal health conditions and early Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers screening scores could influence future screening and provision of support for children of mothers with these conditions.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s13722-023-00410-0/) Drug policies’ sensitivity towards women, pregnancy, and motherhood: a content analysis of national policy and programs from nine countries and their adherence to international guidelines
Oct 5th 2023, 04:29

Substance use in women is associated with unique psycho-social and physical vulnerabilities and poses complex challenges during pregnancy and motherhood. Gender-sensitive drug policy which considers the needs …
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/spcare-2023-004198v1/) Qualified and motivated, but limited by specialty-specific barriers: a national survey of UK Palliative Medicine consultants research experience
Oct 5th 2023, 04:12

Objectives
Providing high-quality safe palliative care requires high-quality clinically driven research. Little is known about how to optimise clinical research capacity in this field.
To understand interest and capacity to conduct clinical research in palliative medicine and identify key facilitators and barriers, by surveying palliative medicine consultants and academic trainees.
Methods
National online survey exploring experience in conducting research, including facilitators and barriers. Sent to all current UK palliative medicine consultants, and previous/current academic trainees. Descriptive statistics are reported with framework analysis of free text responses.
Results
195 surveys were submitted including 15 respondents with Integrated Academic Training (IAT) experience. 78% (n=140/180) of consultants were interested in conducting research. Despite this enthusiasm, 83% had no allocated time within their job plan. 88% of those who undertook IAT would recommend IAT, but 60% reported difficulty transitioning from academic trainee to research active consultant.
Barriers to research included; insufficient research culture and integration, with small teams working in a mixture of National Health Service (NHS) and non-NHS settings, leading to isolated, silo working. Even those who had undertaken IAT, felt a ‘cliff edge’ in opportunities after completing IAT. Filling service gaps was routinely prioritised over research activity.
Conclusion
Palliative medicine consultants, including those who have completed academic training want to conduct research but overwhelming barriers limit activity. A palliative care-specific strategy that permeates different palliative care settings, promotes interspecialty collaboration and improves the current infrastructure for palliative care research to maximise gains from IAT and embed a research culture are suggested.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/17446295231196205/) Self-perception of learning basic skills in the use of information and communications technology in university students with intellectual disabilities
Oct 5th 2023, 03:56

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Educational transformation in the university environment requires updating the basic skills of all university students to the educational moment in which they find themselves. This study aimed to determine the basic skills in the use of information and communications technology that were identified as known, both conceptually and procedurally, in 15 university students with intellectual disabilities. To ascertain the importance of digital skills and information and communications technology tools, a descriptive, cross-sectional, pre-post study was conducted. Descriptive results and statistical analyses are presented with a t-test for independent samples for the variables with a normal distribution, assuming a hypothesis that the post values would be greater than those obtained pre. It was confirmed that there is an increase in the perceived procedural knowledge and skills in different digital tools based on participants’ self-perception (p < 0.0001).
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/independent-care-treatment-reviews-commissioners-clinicians/) Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews
Oct 5th 2023, 03:36

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/00207640231194486/) Alcohol consumption under lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in three Nordic countries
Oct 5th 2023, 03:04

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Ahead of Print. Background:At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns arose about a possible rise in alcohol consumption. Early surveys, however, more commonly pointed towards a decrease of alcohol use. But studies based on self-reports may underestimate alcohol use. They also depend on the population sampled. Because of border closures and gastronomy restrictions, countries with centralised alcohol sales provided a unique opportunity to study total domestic consumption during the pandemic without influence of private import or reliance on self-reports.Aims:We examined the correlation between alcohol sales and national COVID-19 restrictions in three such countries, Finland, Norway and Sweden.Method:We conducted this study as a mirror image study, comparing alcohol sales during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic with the two preceding years. We explored hours of daylight/season as potential confounders.Results:We found no relevant change in alcohol sales during the pandemic years for Finland or Sweden. For Norway, there was a level-change in sales, which could be explained by decreased imports. Sales followed a seasonal pattern. In all three countries, the initial pandemic increase in alcohol sales coincided with an underlying annually recurring seasonal variation.Conclusions:The COVID-19 pandemic had less of an impact on alcohol consumption in the three Nordic countries than could intuitively be expected. The increase of alcohol sales at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a seasonal rise following a pre-pandemic pattern. Therefore, caution should be exercised with drawing conclusions from data with a short time perspective to avoid attribution bias.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/14789949-2023-2228283/) Voluntary and coercive covert trading behaviour on low and medium secure psychiatric units: a cross-sectional study
Oct 5th 2023, 02:56

Volume 34, Issue 3-4, June – August 2023, Page 357-370. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/bar0000271/) Adaptation of the research unit on behavioral interventions caregiver training program for remote group delivery: Preliminary analysis of clinical outcomes.
Oct 5th 2023, 01:56

Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice,  Vol 23(3), Aug 2023, 207-212; doi:10.1037/bar0000271
Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have been trained with the program developed by the Research Unit on Behavioral Interventions (RUBI) Autism Network have reported decreases in disruptive behavior in their children. Thus far, no previous studies have evaluated the remote delivery of RUBI in a group format. During unexpected circumstances, such as natural disasters or a pandemic, caregivers may be the only behavior-change agent available to directly deliver behavioral interventions. Thus, manualized programs that can be readily used, delivered remotely, and require limited resources can be useful tools for behavioral practitioners unable to deliver in-person services and support. Participants participated in weekly remote group didactic sessions and individual consultations via Zoom. Participants reported decreases in challenging behavior and demonstrated an increase in their knowledge of applied behavior analysis, suggesting this could be a useful tool for supporting caregivers during emergencies and for those who live in remote areas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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