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Direct linkHurley, Kristin Duppong; Trout, Alexandra; Chmelka, M. Beth; Burns, Barbara J.; Epstein, Michael H.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Daly, Daniel L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Youth entering residential care possess significant emotional and behavioral needs; yet, it is uncertain whether these needs have remained constant or are changing over time. This study examined mental health variables from the admission files of 1,047 youth entering residential group home care in 1995 and 2004. Sequential logistical regression…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Health Needs, Mental Disorders, Health Conditions
Ditton, Mary J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
The comparatively poor mental health status of academics at Australian universities compared with the general Australian workforce poses a public health challenge. Productivity of knowledge workers is a key issue for the new economy. Using the case of one university, I interviewed employees stratified by level of employment and showed that their…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Health Conditions, Mental Health, Social Influences
Nelson, Belinda Wilburn; Awad, Daniel; Alexander, Jeffrey; Clark, Noreen – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Asthma is a chronic health condition that has a disproportionate effect on low-income minority children who reside in large urban areas. African American children report significantly higher rates than the general population of children and have more-severe asthma and poorer outcomes. This article describes the prevalence of asthma in…
Descriptors: African American Children, African Americans, Participatory Research, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textJohnson, Ping; Priestley, Jennifer Lewis; Johnson, Roy D. – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular among U.S. health care consumers, but no study has examined how much health educators know about CAM. Purpose: To examine the knowledge of basic CAM concepts and common CAM therapies among health educators in the U.S. Methods: An online survey was conducted among 1,299 health…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Health Education, Health Conditions, Continuing Education
Sanchez-Valle, Elena; Posada, Manuel; Villaverde-Hueso, Ana; Tourino, Eva; Ferrari-Arroyo, Maria Jose; Boada, Leticia; Martin-Arribas, Maria Concepcion; Canal, Ricardo; Fuentes-Biggi, Joaquin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are lifelong neurodevelopmental disabilities. Burden of Disease is an indicator that provides important information on health status and outcomes such as premature mortality and disability. In order to estimate the burden of disease of ASD in the Spanish population during 2003, we followed the procedures used in the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Early Intervention, Autism, Health Conditions
Kuwahara, Natsuko – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study employed a mixed methods approach to explore well-being, quality of life and experiences among Japanese sojourner graduate students studying in the U.S. utilizing 155 survey responses and 39 in-depth individual interviews. Key measures used include: the K6 screen for risk of serious mental illness (K6) (Kessler et al., 2002), the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mental Disorders, Health Conditions, Acculturation
Lee, Young-Sun; Douglas, Jeffrey; Chewning, Betty – Social Indicators Research, 2007
Clinical and health policy research frequently involves health status measurement using generic or disease specific instruments. These instruments are generally developed to arrive at several scales, each measuring a distinct domain of health quality of life (HQOL). Clinical settings are starting to explore how to integrate patient perspectives of…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Validity, Measures (Individuals)
Murray, Scott; Shillington, Richard – Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2011
The authors of this report analyzed the most recent data to illustrate the impact of literacy skills on both the micro- and macro-economic levels. The report explores whether there is a case to be made for direct links between literacy skill and income level. Data relating to the ability to get a job, job retention and promotion, risk of job loss,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Economic Impact, Economic Change
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Matthews, Gregory; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Terzian, Mary – Child Trends, 2009
Health insurance, and especially coverage for children, has been a subject of recent political debate in Washington State, as well as on the national stage. Policy makers and health care providers can use high-quality state-level data to assess which children lack health insurance and devise possible solutions to address this need. Illustrating…
Descriptors: Family Income, Health Conditions, Health Insurance, Child Health
Rains, Stephen A.; Young, Valerie – Human Communication Research, 2009
This article reports a meta-analysis of 28 studies examining the health-related outcomes associated with participation in a formal computer-mediated support group (CMSG) intervention. In particular, health outcomes related to social support were assessed and four group-level characteristics of CMSGs were tested as potential moderators of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Self Efficacy
Wilson, Alexander M.; Deri Armstrong, Catherine; Furrie, Adele; Walcot, Elizabeth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
There has been growing concern as to the mental health status of persons with learning disabilities (PWLD). This study examined rates of mental health problems among PWLD aged 15 to 44 years using a large, nationally representative data set. PWLD were more than twice as likely to report high levels of distress, depression, anxiety disorders,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Workers, Learning Disabilities, Health Conditions, Physical Health
Markle-Reid, M.; Browne, G.; Weir, R.; Gafni, A.; Roberts, J.; Henderson, S. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2008
This study examines the baseline characteristics and changes in health status and cost of use of health services associated with use of publicly funded home support services. The analysis includes 122 people 75 years of age or more who were eligible for home support services. Over a 6-month period, one third of the sample used home support…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Coping
Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea; Vlaskamp, Carla – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study focused on the objective components of quality of life (QOL) of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). More specific, we aimed at evaluating different dimensions of QOL of people with PMD and investigating the association between their QOL and several personal (age, gender, intellectual capabilities, motor limitations,…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
O'Donnell, Melissa; Nassar, Natasha; Leonard, Helen; Mathews, Richard; Patterson, Yvonne; Stanley, Fiona – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children; and identify common injuries and conditions associated with these admissions using routinely collected morbidity and mortality data. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all children aged…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Incidence, Hospitals
