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Health-Related Quality of Life, Success Probability and Students' Dropout Intentions: Evidence from a German Longitudinal Study
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Tim Baalmann – Research in Higher Education, 2024
One in three students suffers from at least one common mental disorder highlighting the high prevalence of health issues in higher education. At the same time, every third student drops out of university without achieving their degrees. Nevertheless, connections between health and students' dropout behavior have hardly been investigated. Grounding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders, Dropouts, Student Behavior
Does Learning You Are Autistic at a Younger Age Lead to Better Adult Outcomes? A Participatory Exploration of the Perspectives of Autistic University Students
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Oredipe, Tomisin; Kofner, Bella; Riccio, Ariana; Cage, Eilidh; Vincent, Jonathan; Kapp, Steven K.; Dwyer, Patrick; Gillespie-Lynch, Kristen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Many autistic people do not learn they are autistic until adulthood. Parents may wait to tell a child they are autistic until they feel the child is "ready." In this study, a participatory team of autistic and non-autistic researchers examined whether learning one is autistic at a younger age is associated with heightened well-being and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, College Students, Correlation, Disability Identification
Aligning Quality of Life and Guidelines for Off-Label Psychotropic Drugs in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour
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Laermans, P.; Morisse, F.; Lombardi, M.; Gérard, S.; Vandevelde, S.; de Kuijper, G.; Audenaert, K.; Claes, C. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Adults with intellectual disabilities have an increased vulnerability to mental health problems and challenging behaviour. In addition to psychotherapeutic or psychoeducational methods, off-label pharmacotherapy, is a commonly used treatment modality. Objective: The aim of this study was to establish evidence-based guideline…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy, Behavior Problems
Measuring Communication as a Core Outcome in Aphasia Trials: Results of the ROMA-2 International Core Outcome Set Development Meeting
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Wallace, Sarah J.; Worrall, Linda; Rose, Tanya A.; Alyahya, Reem S. W.; Babbitt, Edna; Beeke, Suzanne; de Beer, Carola; Bose, Arpita; Bowen, Audrey; Brady, Marian C.; Breitenstein, Caterina; Bruehl, Stefanie; Bryant, Lucy; Cheng, Bonnie B. Y.; Cherney, Leora R.; Conroy, Paul; Copland, David A.; Croteau, Claire; Cruice, Madeline; Dipper, Lucy; Hilari, Katerina; Howe, Tami; Kelly, Helen; Kiran, Swathi; Laska, Ann-Charlotte; Marshall, Jane; Murray, Laura L.; Patterson, Janet; Pearl, Gill; Quinting, Jana; Rochon, Elizabeth; Rose, Miranda L.; Rubi-Fessen, Ilona; Sage, Karen; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Visch-Brink, Evy; Volkmer, Anna; Webster, Janet; Whitworth, Anne; Le Dorze, Guylaine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Evidence-based recommendations for a core outcome set (COS; minimum set of outcomes) for aphasia treatment research have been developed (the Research Outcome Measurement in Aphasia--ROMA, COS). Five recommended core outcome constructs: communication, language, quality of life, emotional well-being and patient-reported…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Aphasia, Foreign Countries
Education for Sustainable Development in Structural Change Processes Using the Example of the Coal Phase-Out in Lusatia
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Beer, David Löw; Holz, Verena – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
Within socio-economic transformation processes, the task of education is often reduced to short-term economic factors, that is, a suitable qualification profile of the local population. Transformative education should, however, be based on the broader claim that education contributes to successful transformation processes in the sense of…
Descriptors: Social Change, Transformative Learning, Environmental Education, Geographic Regions