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O'Leary, Lisa; Maine, Andrew; Ring, Nicola; Reid, James; Speirs, Lorraine; Allan, Louise; Truesdale, Maria; Taggart, Laurence – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Dysphagia can have serious health implications including choking and respiratory infection leading to poorer quality of life. People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of dysphagia related health complications and early death. Robust dysphagia screening tools are vital for this population. Method: A scoping review and…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Eating Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Screening Tests
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Julia K. Nicholas; Taylor E. Penwell; Caroline B. Christian; Kate Overberg-Wagoner; Nicholas C. Peiper; Cheri A. Levinson – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2023
Healthcare providers play a key role in early identification of eating disorders (EDs), especially in underserved states where ED treatment resources are lacking. Currently, there is little known about ED screening and treatment practices in underserved states. The current study assessed current ED screening and treatment practices among…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Health Personnel, Screening Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
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T. S. van der Woude; R. M. Schüller-Korevaar; A.M. Ulgiati; G.J. Pavlis-Maldonado; J.H.M. Hovenkamp-Hermelink; A.D. Dekker – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Timely diagnosis of dysphagia is important for people with an intellectual disability. Periodic screening of each individual by speech-language therapists is barely feasible with respect to limited resources. Therefore, preselection of individuals with an increased dysphagia risk through screening by caregivers is crucial. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Intellectual Disability, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Serkan Bengisu; Özlem Öge-Dasdögen; Rosemary Martino – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Purpose: The most common cause of death in Turkey is attributed to vascular diseases, including stroke. Dysphagia stands out as one of the prevalent and life-threatening complications that often follow a stroke. Within the Turkish context, the availability of validated bedside screening tests for assessing dysphagia remains limited. The primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, Screening Tests, Neurological Impairments
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Dumican, Matthew; Thijs, Zoe; Harper, Kaitlynn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Purpose: To identify how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States are screening for and identifying dysphagia. To do this, we examined the approaches most often used to screen for dysphagia and the influence of contextual factors such as setting, continuing education and means of staying up to date with the most current literature…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Screening Tests, Physical Disabilities
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Trimble, Julie; Patterson, Joanne M.; Wilson, Janet A.; Dixit, Anand K.; Drinnan, Michael – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Silent aspiration (SA) is common post-stroke and associated with increased risk of pneumonia, length of stay and healthcare costs. Clinical swallow examinations (CSEs) are unreliable measures of SA. There is no consensus on the clinical components that best detect SA. Cough reflex testing (CRT) is an alternative/adjunct whose SA…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Neurological Impairments, Human Body, Eating Disorders
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Kotarski, Beth Ann; Rodgers, Jill – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To evaluate whether the use of electronic medical record (EMR) to prompt universal eating disorder screening with a short questionnaire improved risk detection in a college gynecology clinic. Design: Data obtained via a convenience sample of patients accessing a university health clinic. Clinicians were prompted with the SCOFF tool, a…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Screening Tests, College Students
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Koushiou, Maria; Loutsiou, Anthi; Karekla, Maria – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This cross-sectional study aims to shed further light on the relation between self-esteem and Eating Disorders (EDs) as part of prevention efforts by testing the mediating role of psychological inflexibility in a sample of young teenagers. Four hundred and eighteen Greek-speaking students from one representative public middle school in Cyprus…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Middle School Students, Self Esteem, Correlation
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Tatum, Kristina L.; Valenzuela, Jessica M.; Amirniroumand, Roya A.; Brochu, Paula M. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Evidence for the effectiveness of state-mandated body mass index (BMI) screening programs in the United States has been inconclusive, and potential unintended consequences of the programs have been debated. The present review aims to understand parents' perceptions of and responses to school-based BMI screening, and to highlight…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Parent Attitudes
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Goel, Neha J.; Sadeh-Sharvit, Shiri; Trockel, Mickey; Flatt, Rachael E.; Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.; Balantekin, Katherine N.; Monterubio, Grace E.; Firebaugh, Marie-Laure; Wilfley, Denise E.; Taylor, C. Barr – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study examined the associations between insomnia, anxiety, and depression in college women with eating disorders (EDs). Participants: Six hundred and ninety women from 28 US colleges who screened positive for an ED were assessed for psychiatric comorbidities. Women were, on average, 22.12 years old, mostly White (60.1%) and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Sleep
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Danowitz, Andrew; Beddoes, Kacey – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: Screening rates for engineering students for several major and moderate mental health issues are reported, including unspecified psychological distress as captured by the Kessler 6 screening instrument; screening rates for depressive, anxiety, and eating disorders as measured by the patient health questionnaire (PHQ); and screening…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Mental Disorders, Screening Tests
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Sliwa, Sarah A.; Brener, Nancy D.; Lundeen, Elizabeth A.; Lee, Sarah M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that schools adopt 10 safeguards before launching a body mass index (BMI) screening program; however, little is known about schools' safeguard adoption. Authors identified questions from the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study that aligned with 4 of the 10 safeguards to estimate…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Safety
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Birmachu, Abigya M.; Heidelberger, Lindsay; Klem, John – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: University students are at a greater risk for eating disorder attitudes and behaviors (EDAB) compared to the general population. This study examined the roles of rumination and perceived social support (PSS) from three domains in the occurrence of EDAB. Participants: A sample of students (N= 300) attending a rural Midwestern university.…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Body Weight, Eating Disorders, Rural Areas
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Graham, Andrea K.; Trockel, Mickey; Weisman, Hannah; Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.; Balantekin, Katherine N.; Wilfley, Denise E.; Taylor, C. Barr – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: As eating disorders (EDs) often emerge during college, managing EDs would ideally integrate prevention and treatment. To achieve this goal, an efficient tool is needed that detects clinical symptoms and level of risk. This study evaluated the performance of a screen designed to identify individuals at risk for or with an ED.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, College Students, Females, At Risk Persons
Raines, James C., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2019
Though schools have become the default mental health providers for children and adolescents, they are poorly equipped to meet the mental health needs of their students. "Evidence-Based Practice in School Mental Health" differs from other books that address child and adolescent psychopathology by focusing on how to help students with…
Descriptors: Mental Health, School Health Services, Student Needs, Mental Disorders
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