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Developing A Computer-Based Program For Language Rehabilitation Of Arabic-Speaking Aphasic Patients, Sara Elsherbeny, Ayman Amer, Hemmat Baz, Tamer Abou-Elsaad

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Aphasia is acquired selective impairment of language. Computerized aphasia therapy is useful in language therapy and offers chances for independent practice at home to maximize intensity and improve outcomes. The aim of this study was to develop a computer-based language rehabilitation program for Arabic-speaking Egyptian aphasic patients to be culturally, linguistically and socially suitable for them and to determine its effectiveness. Methods: We conducted a prospective interventional study on 20 aphasic patients in the age range 40-65 years who received rehabilitation for 3 months using a newly designed Arabic software program named “Takalam”. The program was pilot-studied on 10 …

Cross-Cultural Adaptation And Psychometric Properties Of  The Thai Version Of The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Short Form-Depression 8a In Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain, Ruetaichanok Sansatan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Purpose: To cross-culturally adapt the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Short Form v1.0 - Depression 8a (PROMIS SF v1.0 - Depression 8a) into Thai and evaluate its psychometric properties in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP).Methods: The PROMIS SF v1.0 – Depression 8a was translated and cross-culturally adapted into Thai using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy translation methodology. Two hundred and sixty-nine individuals with CLBP completed the Thai version of PROMIS SF v1.0 – Depression 8a (T-PROMIS-D-8a) scale and a set of measures assessing validity criterion domains. Unidimensionality, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability at a 7-day interval …

Effectiveness Of Tendingpets Application On Working Memory Among Adolescent In Phrae Province, Thailand : A Quasi-Experimental Study, Phitchasuda Detboon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Working memory performance refers to the capacity and ability of the brain to temporarily remember and process incoming information while working or solving problems. This competency is crucial for teenagers and is linked to success in learning mathematics, English language, and health-related behaviors. This quasi-experimental research, conducted with a controlled group, aims to explore the effectiveness of the "TendingPETs" application in enhancing working memory capacity and its impact on educational effectiveness and risky behavior among 99 teenagers in Phrae Province, Thailand. The participants were divided into an experimental group of 50 individuals who used the "TendingPETs" application alongside regular classroom …

การเปลี่ยนแปลงคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพช่องปากและในมิติสุขภาพในผู้ป่วยที่ได้รับการรักษาทางทันตกรรมประดิษฐ์, ปิยอนงค์ วรรณขาว

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษานี้เป็นการศึกษาไปข้างหน้าจากเหตุไปหาผลในผู้ป่วยเข้ารับการรักษารับการรักษาทางทันตกรรรมประดิษฐ์จำนวน 87 คน ผลลัพธ์ของการศึกษาคือคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพช่องปากและคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพ โดยใช้ดัชนีประเมินผลกระทบของสุขภาพช่องปากต่อสมรรถภาพในชีวิตประจำวันและเครื่องมือวัดคุณภาพชีวิตขององค์การอนามัยโลกฉบับย่อ ตามลำดับ ตัวแปรร่วม ได้แก่ ลักษณะทั่วไป สภาวะสุขภาพและสภาวะสุขภาพช่องปาก เก็บข้อมูลโดยการสัมภาษณ์ การตรวจในช่องปากและการศึกษาจากแฟ้มประวัติ หลังการแก้ไขฟันเทียมครั้งสุดท้าย 1 เดือน เก็บข้อมูลคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพช่องปากและคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพโดยการสัมภาษณ์ทางโทรศัพท์ ใช้การทดสอบของการทดสอบวิลคอกซันวิเคราะห์การเปลี่ยนแปลงของคะเเนน OIDP และ WHOQOL-BREF เวลาก่อนและหลังการรักษา ข้อมูลทั้งหมดวิเคราะห์ที่ระดับนัยสำคัญร้อยละ 5 ผลการศึกษาแสดงว่าหลังการรักษาผู้เข้าร่วมการศึกษามีคะแนน OIDP รวมลดลงอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ และคะแนน WHOQOL-BREF รวมเพิ่มขึ้นอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ โดยที่เวลาก่อนการรักษาปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อคะแนน OIDP รวมคือจำนวนฟันธรรมชาติและจำนวนคู่สบฟันหลัง ในขณะที่ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อคะแนน WHOQOL-BREF รวมคือสถานภาพสมรสและความเพียงพอของรายได้ จึงสรุปได้ว่าภายหลังการรักษาทางทันตกรรมประดิษฐ์ผู้ป่วยมีคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพช่องปากและคุณภาพชีวิตในมิติสุขภาพดีขึ้น

การศึกษาผลกระทบจากการนอนหลับผิดปกติต่อการดำเนินโรคในผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่อยู่ในช่วงอาการสงบ, กานต์ธีรา ศรียุทธศักดิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ที่มาของปัญหา: โรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรัง (Inflammatory bowel disease; IBD) เป็นโรคเรื้อรังที่มีกำเริบเป็นระยะที่แม้ขณะโรคสงบนั้นผู้ป่วยยังมีรายงานของความเหนื่อยล้าและการนอนหลับที่ไม่ดี ความเกี่ยวข้องกันของการนอนหลับที่ไม่ดีและระบบภูมิคุ้มกันมีโอกาสทำให้เกิดโรคกำเริบได้ การศึกษานี้เพื่อศึกษาสรีรวิทยาของการนอนในผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่โรคสงบโดยการใช้การตรวจการนอนหลับ (Polysomnography) และผลกระทบของการนอนหลับที่ผิดปกติต่อพยากรณ์โรคของผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่โรคสงบ วิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: ผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่โรคสงบในช่วงเดือนตุลาคม 2565 ถึงเดือนกันยายน 2566 ได้เข้าร่วมการศึกษาโดยตัดผู้ป่วยที่ได้รับการวินิจฉัยเป็นโรคทางเดินหายใจอุดกั้น (Obstructive sleep apnea; OSA) ออก ผู้ป่วยทุกคนได้รับการตรวจการนอนหลับและเก็บข้อมูลของโครงสร้างการนอนหลับ ร้อยละของการนอนหลับแบบ non-rapid eye movement (NREM) และ rapid eye movement (REM) รวมถึงชนิดของ OSA และติดตามการกำเริบของโรค โดยวัตถุประสงค์หลักคือ เพื่อศึกษาลักษณะ polysomnography ในผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่มีอาการสงบ และวัตถุประสงค์รองคือ เพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบของความผิดปกติของการนอนหลับต่อการดำเนินโรคที่ไม่ดีในผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่มีอาการสงบในระยะเวลา 6 เดือนและ 12 เดือน ผลวิจัย: จากผู้ป่วยโรคลำไส้อักเสบเรื้อรังที่อาการสงบรวม 120 คน มีผู้ที่ปฏิเสธการเข้าร่วม 31 คน มีผู้ที่อาการของโรคกำเริบระหว่างที่รอเข้ารับการตรวจ polysomnography 5 คน และมีผู้ที่ได้รับการวินิจฉัยเป็นโรคทางเดินหายใจอุดกั้นอยู่ก่อนแล้ว 2 คนจึงได้รับการคัดออกจากงานวิจัย รวมเหลือผู้ป่วยที่สามารถเข้าร่วมงานวิจัยได้ 82 คน ลักษณะพื้นฐานของประชากรดัง พบว่าจาก 47 คนจาก 82 คน (ร้อยละ 57.3) เป็นผู้ชาย อายุเฉลี่ยของผู้ป่วยทั้งหมด คือ 43 ± 13 ปี (ค่าเฉลี่ย ± ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน) พบว่าจาก 81 คนจาก 82 คน (ร้อยละ 98.8) ได้รับการวินิจฉัยเป็น Obstructive sleep apnea โดยจำแนกเป็น mild OSA 22 คน (ร้อยละ 26.8), moderate …

Genetic Heterogeneity Of Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6pd) Regulatory Region In G6pd Deficient Patients, Lawrence Billy Vasco Djama

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

G6PD deficiency is a genetic disorder caused by either suboptimal function of the G6PD enzyme or instability of the G6PD gene, resulting in insufficient production of the G6PD protein. This study investigates mutations in the regulatory regions of the G6PD gene using Nanopore MinION sequencing, as mutations outside the coding region can also affect G6PD activity. Blood samples from 89 individuals (73 adults and 16 newborns) with G6PD deficiency or intermediate levels but unidentified coding sequence mutations were analyzed. Genomic DNA was screened for mutations, enriched using degenerate oligonucleotide-primed PCR (DOP-PCR), and sequenced using the Oxford MinION platform. Bioinformatic analyzes …

Digital Solutions Observed In Clinical Trials: A Formative Feasibility Scoping Review, Taylor M Harrison, Sungrim Moon, Liwei Wang, Sunyang Fu, Hongfang Liu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Growing digital access accelerates digital transformation of clinical trials where digital solutions (DSs) are increasingly and widely leveraged for improving trial efficiency, effectiveness, and accessibility. Many factors impact DS success including technology barriers, privacy concerns, or user engagement activities. It is unclear how those factors are considered or reported in the literature. Here, we perform a formative feasibility scoping review to identify gaps impacting DS quality and reproducibility in trials. Articles containing digital terms published in English from 2009 to 2022 were collected (n=4,167). 130 articles published between 2016 and 2022 were randomly selected for full-text review. Eligible articles (n=100) …

Dental Claires: Contrastive Language Image Retrieval Search For Dental Research, Tanjida Kabir, Luyao Chen, Muhammad F Walji, Luca Giancardo, Xiaoqian Jiang, Shayan Shams

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Learning about diagnostic features and related clinical information from dental radiographs is important for dental research. However, the lack of expert-annotated data and convenient search tools poses challenges. Our primary objective is to design a search tool that uses a user's query for oral-related research. The proposed framework,

Use Gpt-J Prompt Generation With Roberta For Ner Models On Diagnosis Extraction Of Periodontal Diagnosis From Electronic Dental Records, Yao-Shun Chuang, Xiaoqian Jiang, Chun-Teh Lee, Ryan Brandon, Duong Tran, Oluwabunmi Tokede, Muhammad F Walji

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

This study explored the usability of prompt generation on named entity recognition (NER) tasks and the performance in different settings of the prompt. The prompt generation by GPT-J models was utilized to directly test the gold standard as well as to generate the seed and further fed to the RoBERTa model with the spaCy package. In the direct test, a lower ratio of negative examples with higher numbers of examples in prompt achieved the best results with a F1 score of 0.72. The performance revealed consistency, 0.92-0.97 in the F1 score, in all settings after training with the RoBERTa model. …

A Novel Nih Research Grant Recommender Using Bert, Jie Zhu, Braja Gopal Patra, Hulin Wu, Ashraf Yaseen

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Research grants are important for researchers to sustain a good position in academia. There are many grant opportunities available from different funding agencies. However, finding relevant grant announcements is challenging and time-consuming for researchers. To resolve the problem, we proposed a grant announcements recommendation system for the National Institute of Health (NIH) grants using researchers' publications. We formulated the recommendation as a classification problem and proposed a recommender using state-of-the-art deep learning techniques: i.e. Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), to capture intrinsic, non-linear relationship between researchers' publications and grants announcements. Internal and external evaluations were conducted to assess the …

Sensitive Data Detection With High-Throughput Machine Learning Models In Electrical Health Records, Kai Zhang, Xiaoqian Jiang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

In the era of big data, there is an increasing need for healthcare providers, communities, and researchers to share data and collaborate to improve health outcomes, generate valuable insights, and advance research. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law designed to protect sensitive health information by defining regulations for protected health information (PHI). However, it does not provide efficient tools for detecting or removing PHI before data sharing. One of the challenges in this area of research is the heterogeneous nature of PHI fields in data across different parties. This variability makes rule-based …

Large Language Models For Healthcare Data Augmentation: An Example On Patient-Trial Matching, Jiayi Yuan, Ruixiang Tang, Xiaoqian Jiang, Xia Hu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The process of matching patients with suitable clinical trials is essential for advancing medical research and providing optimal care. However, current approaches face challenges such as data standardization, ethical considerations, and a lack of interoperability between Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and clinical trial criteria. In this paper, we explore the potential of large language models (LLMs) to address these challenges by leveraging their advanced natural language generation capabilities to improve compatibility between EHRs and clinical trial descriptions. We propose an innovative privacy-aware data augmentation approach for LLM-based patient-trial matching (LLM-PTM), which balances the benefits of LLMs while ensuring the security …

Local Contrastive Learning For Medical Image Recognition, Syed A Rizvi, Ruixiang Tang, Xiaoqian Jiang, Xiaotian Ma, Xia Hu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The proliferation of Deep Learning (DL)-based methods for radiographic image analysis has created a great demand for expert-labeled radiology data. Recent self-supervised frameworks have alleviated the need for expert labeling by obtaining supervision from associated radiology reports. These frameworks, however, struggle to distinguish the subtle differences between different pathologies in medical images. Additionally, many of them do not provide interpretation between image regions and text, making it difficult for radiologists to assess model predictions. In this work, we propose Local Region Contrastive Learning (LRCLR), a flexible fine-tuning framework that adds layers for significant image region selection as well as cross-modality …

A Scientific Communication Mentoring Intervention Benefits Diverse Mentees With Language Variety Related Discomfort, Carrie A Cameron, Hwa Young Lee, Cheryl B Anderson, Erin K Dahlstrom, Shine Chang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

We studied social-psychological effects over time of a faculty-mentor workshop intervention that addressed attitudes associated with language variety and their impact on scientific communication (SC) skill development of PhD and postdoctoral STEM research trainees (N = 274). Six months after their mentors attended the workshop, all mentees had significant gains in productivity in speaking tasks. In particular, mentees with high language discomfort rated their quality of communication with their mentor and their enthusiasm about communicating more highly (p < .05 for both measures), compared to mentees with low language discomfort. In addition, mentees raised speaking nonstandardized varieties of English reported significant reductions in discomfort related to language use (p = .003), compared to mentees raised speaking standardized English. We conclude that training mentors to understand and respond to …

The Heads-Ed: A Psychosocial Screening For Pediatric Patients In Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review, Jessica Burns

Theses and Dissertations

The rates of mental health (MH) conditions among the pediatric population are rising steadily (Abramson, 2022; Clark et al., 2019). Given that MH symptoms and concerns frequently present in the emergency department (ED)-particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic-the ED setting may be a practical and effective setting to implement screening measures to identify youth at risk for mental illness and suicide (Leeb et al., 2020; Leff et al., 2021). This integrative systematic review examined the extent to which the HEADS-ED, one specific psychosocial screening measure, has been administered in the ED setting with youth and which healthcare professionals …

Experiences And Perceptions Of Bilingual Spanish-English Latinx Clients And Bilingual Spanish-English Latinx Therapists In Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review, Irvin I. Navarrete

Theses and Dissertations

As the bilingual Spanish-English Latinx population in the United States increases, so will the need for culturally and linguistically competent mental health therapists. While past research has focused on providing culturally competent care, the role of language in the process of psychotherapy has received limited attention. This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the existing literature on bilingual Spanish-English Latinx clients’ and bilingual Spanish-English Latinx therapists’ experiences and perceptions within a bilingual psychotherapy setting and identify recommendations to enhance language proficiency. A systematic review was conducted and identified nine studies for inclusion. Results highlight seven themes focusing on bilingual Spanish-English Latinx …

The Impact Of Patient Characteristics On Dysphagia Therapy Utilization And Feeding Outcomes For Premature Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tiana Nguyen

Theses and Dissertations

Medical advances have significantly increased the survival rates of preterm infants at lower gestational ages. However, infants born at lower gestational ages have an increased risk for developmental disabilities and oral feeding difficulties. A stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is very costly and inadequate oral feeding is the most common barrier to discharge for premature infants. Infants can receive dysphagia therapy services during their NICU stay that focuses on the development of oral feeding and swallowing skills. However, literature to this date has mainly focused on the impact of therapy services for premature infants after NICU discharge. …

Enrollment Of Underrepresented Racial And Ethnic Groups In The Rare And Atypical Diabetes Network (Radiant), Mustafa Tosur, Laura Gandolfo, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Rochelle N Naylor, Toni I Pollin, Neda Rasouli, Sara J Cromer, John B Buse, Maria J Redondo, Radiant Study Group

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes mellitus in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups (URG) is rapidly increasing in incidence and has worse outcomes than diabetes in non-Hispanic White individuals. Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT) established recruitment targets based on the racial and ethnic distribution of the USA to enroll a diverse study population. We examined participation of URG across RADIANT study stages and described strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of URG.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: RADIANT is a multicenter NIH-funded study of people with uncharacterized forms of atypical diabetes. RADIANT participants consent online and progress through three sequential study stages, as eligible.

RESULTS: …

Lead Cap Use In Interventional Cardiology: Time To Protect Our Head In The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory?, Yasar Sattar, Prasanna M Sengodan, Mustafa Sajjad Cheema, Nismat Javed, Shoaib Ashraf, Sadaf Fakhra, Anas Alharbi, Moinuddin Syed, Mahboob Alam, Islam Y Elgendy, Affan Haleem, Akram Kawsara, M Chadi Alraies, Ramesh Daggubati

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Radiation exposure is an occupational hazard for interventional cardiologists and cardiac catheterisation laboratory staff that can manifest with serious long-term health consequences. Personal protective equipment, including lead jackets and glasses, is common, but the use of radiation protective lead caps is inconsistent.

Methods: A systematic review qualitative assessment of five observational studies using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines protocol was performed.

Results: It was concluded that lead caps significantly reduce radiation exposure to the head, even when a ceiling-mounted lead shield was present.

Conclusion: Although newer protective systems are being …

Addressing Training Gaps: A Competency-Based, Telehealth Training Initiative For Community Health Workers, Laura Porterfield, Victoria Warren, Vanessa Schick, Shannon Gulliot-Wright, Jeff R Temple, Elizabeth M Vaughan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: To overcome vast variations in Community Health Worker (CHW) training, investigators for the CHW Core Consensus Project (CCCP) derived three types of CHW (Category 1, 2, 3) and established competencies for each category. However, studies are needed that implement these competencies in real-world settings.

OBJECTIVE: Using the six competency domains of the CCCP as a theoretical backbone, we developed and evaluated a training for

METHODS: We developed five telehealth-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) training sessions and implemented them among

RESULTS: All (18/18) CHWs achieved at least 70% on the posttest (mean: 93.7%; range 73.3-100%). Training attendance was 98.9%. Using a six-point …

Training In Eight Low-And Middle-Income Countries: Lessons Learned From A Pilot Study Using The Who-Tdr Dissemination And Implementation Massive Open Online Course, Ashlin Rakhra, Victor Davila-Roman, Ana A Baumann, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low-and middle- income countries (LMICs). Despite this, a lack of funding, training and mentorship for NCD investigators in LMICs exists. In an effort to gain knowledge and skills to address these gaps, participants from the Global Research on Implementation and Translation Science (GRIT), a consortium of studies in eight LMICs and their networks, attended the dissemination and implementation (D&I) massive open online course (MOOC) developed by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization to strengthen D&I capacity building. Here, …

Critcom: Assessment Of Quality Of Interdisciplinary Communication Around Deterioration In Pediatric Oncologic Patients, Jocelyn Rivera, Sara Malone, Kim Prewitt, Lara Counts, Douglas A Luke, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: High-quality clinical care requires excellent interdisciplinary communication, especially during emergencies, and no tools exist to evaluate communication in critical care. We describe the development of a pragmatic tool focusing on interdisciplinary communication during patient deterioration (CritCom).

METHODS: The preliminary CritCom tool was developed after a literature review and consultation with a multidisciplinary panel of global experts in communication, pediatric oncology, and critical care to review the domains and establish content validity iteratively. Face and linguistic validity were established through cognitive interviews, translation, and linguistic synthesis. We conducted a pilot study among an international group of clinicians to establish reliability …

Barriers To And Solutions For Representative Inclusion Across The Lifespan And In Life Course Research: The Need For Structural Competency Highlighted By The Covid-19 Pandemic, Madison N Lecroy, Ebony B Carter, Sarah S Farabi, Dominic N Reeds, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Exclusion of special populations (older adults; pregnant women, children, and adolescents; individuals of lower socioeconomic status and/or who live in rural communities; people from racial and ethnic minority groups; individuals from sexual or gender minority groups; and individuals with disabilities) in research is a pervasive problem, despite efforts and policy changes by the National Institutes of Health and other organizations. These populations are adversely impacted by social determinants of health (SDOH) that reduce access and ability to participate in biomedical research. In March 2020, the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute hosted the "Lifespan and Life Course Research: integrating …

A New Measure For Multi-Professional Medical Team Communication: Design And Methodology For Multilingual Measurement Development, Sara Malone, Kim Prewitt, Lara Counts, Douglas A Luke, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: As implementation science in global health continues to evolve, there is a need for valid and reliable measures that consider diverse linguistic and cultural contexts. A standardized, reproducible process for multilingual measure development may improve accessibility and validity by participants in global health settings. To address this need, we propose a rigorous methodology for multilingual measurement development. We use the example of a novel measure of multi-professional team communication quality, a determinant of implementation efforts.

METHODS: The development and translation of this novel bilingual measure is comprised of seven steps. In this paper, we describe a measure developed in …

Dementia And Cognitive Impairment In French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comprehensive Review On Moving Out Of The Shadows Of Neglect, Cyrille D. Nkouonlack, Wepnyu Y. Njamnshi, Samuel A. Angwafor, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Michel K. Mengnjo, Leonard Ngarka, Maggy Mbede, Leonard N. Nfor, Carlson Abomate, Gladys E. Maestre

School of Medicine Publications

Dementia is a global public health problem with increasing prevalence and incidence worldwide. The African continent is expected to bear the biggest brunt of the burden of dementia by 2050 because of the rapid demographic changes, including rapid population growth, an increase in life expectancy, and ageing. However, French-speaking Sub-Saharan African (FS-SSA) countries are underrepresented in research on dementia in Africa. While the reasons are diverse and complex, linguistic and cultural barriers to research, disproportionately affect these countries and may be significant factors. Any efforts, therefore, to redress the burden of dementia in Africa must consider the specific demographic, cultural, …

Enhancing Reciprocity, Equity And Quality Of Ethics Review For Multisite Research During Public Health Crises: The Experience Of The Covid-19 Clinical Research Coalition Ethics Working Group, Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Jennyfer Ambe, Jantina De Vries

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

In this paper we report findings from a commissioned report to the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition on approaches to streamline multinational REC review/approval during public health emergencies. As currently envisioned in the literature, a system of REC mutual recognition is theoretically possible based on shared procedural REC standards, but raises numerous concerns about perceived inequities and mistrust.

Learning Life Skills Through English Materials: Integrating Life Skills In English Pedagogy, Laela Hikmah Nurbatra, Masyhud Masyhud, Hartono Hartono

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

John Dewey once said that “education is not an affair of ‘telling’ and being told, but an active and constructive process.” Accordingly, pedagogical processes should not simply be conducted by traditional lecturing, but rather, they should be constructive processes that gradually build the meaning-making process of the children through their active participation. Therefore, this paper aims to suggest materials that integrate English learning and LSE that are specifically designed for Indonesian children. As a follow-up project from the previous program, the current community service focuses on the implementation of life skills education (LSE) by integrating LSE with English learning in …

Development Of A Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program (Dpp) For Chinese Americans: A Formative Evaluation Approach, Ming-Chin Yeh, Wincy Lau, Zoey Gong, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Ho-Jui Tung, Lin Zhu, Grace X. Ma, Judith Wylie-Rosett

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Increasing evidence demonstrates that an online Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. However, little has been done for Chinese Americans. This study, using Community-Based Participatory Research and Intervention Mapping approaches, describes a formative research process in the development of a culturally and linguistically tailored online DPP program among Chinese Americans with prediabetes living in New York City. Using a triangulation approach, data were collected to inform the development of an online DPP curriculum through (1) a literature review, (2) three focus groups (n = 24), and (3) a community advisory board meeting among 10 …

Stakeholder Perspectives On The Demand And Supply Factors Driving Substandard And Falsified Blood Pressure Lowering Medications In Nigeria: A Qualitative Study, Grace Shedul, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Eugenia N Ugwuneji, Tunde M Ojo, Aishwarya Vijay, Patrick Ponzing, Inuwa Okpe, Gabriel Lamkur Shedul, Mark D Huffman, Dike Ojji, Lisa R Hirschhorn

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVES: Although substandard and falsified (SF) blood pressure (BP) lowering medications are a global problem, qualitative research exploring factors driving this in Nigeria has not been reported. This study provides information on factors driving demand for and supply of low-quality BP lowering medications in Nigeria and potential strategies to address these factors.

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional qualitative study. Between August 2020 and September 2020, we conducted 11 in-depth interviews and 7 focus group discussions with administrators of health facilities, major manufacturers and distributors of BP lowering medications, pharmacists, drug regulators, patients and primary care physicians purposively sampled from the …

Doctoral Studies As Learning To Rename The World, Hyleen Mariaye

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

The reflective experience documented in this paper engages with doctoral learning from Freire’s (1968/2000) conceptual lens of naming the world. Written from the narrative lens of the supervisor, it considers how doctoral level studies in education can position both the supervisor and the candidates as agents actively reconstructing their understanding of the world and their place in it. The doctoral journey is viewed as praxis compelling researchers to expand their frames for reading the world, accommodating the other, including multiple voices and thus demonstrating commitment to a global and yet constantly contested notion of citizenship.