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Feinkohl, Insa – Journal of Intelligence, 2022
Cognitive epidemiology investigates cognitive predictors of health and disease outcomes. Post-operative cognitive impairment is a common complication of surgery but has been neglected as a health outcome in cognitive epidemiology research. This is despite the fact that knowledge of cognitive predictors of post-operative cognitive impairment can be…
Descriptors: Surgery, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Science, Epidemiology
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Lockheed, Marlaine E.; Harris, Abigail M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2005
Qualitative follow-up was used to add depth to an econometrically based investigation of home and school predictors of achievement in Jamaica (Glewwe, Grosh, Jacoby, & Lockheed, 1995). In the original investigation, theory and research were used to identify potential predictors. Data on these factors, as well as student achievement, were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, School Personnel, Vision Tests
Zaff, Jonathan F.; Calkins, Julia – 2001
There is an extensive body of research on the factors that predict mental health and illness, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's internal and external world. Throughout…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Environmental Influences, Intervention
Evans, Ron L.; And Others – 1988
Extended hospital stay after medical treatment has been completed represents a major problem in health care. Space misuse can occur late in the hospitalization, often because planning is not initiated until discharge is imminent. This study sought to determine if variables assessed soon after hospital admission could be used to screen patients at…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs, Health Services, High Risk Persons
Manlove, Jennifer; Terry-Humen, Elizabeth; Papillo, Angela Romano; Franzetta, Kerry; Williams, Stephanie; Ryan, Suzanne – 2001
There is an extensive body of research on the factors that are associated with reproductive health, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's ecosystem. Emphasized are (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Early Parenthood, Environmental Influences
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Berkowitz, Carol D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Reviews the research on medical sequelae of child sexual abuse; identifies unanswered questions; and suggests areas of research, including prospective studies of child sexual abuse, follow-up of victims, studies of nonclinic populations, studies of male victims, examination of additional variables (such as regional variation and age), diseases…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Delivery Systems, Followup Studies, Health Services
Bensley, Loren B., Jr. – 1983
Health Hazard Appraisal (HHA), or risk factor analysis, is a health education preventive medicine technique that assists people in recognizing their health risks and, through their own actions, in improving both their sense of well-being and their life expectancy. HHA, an educational tool in implementing theoretical behavior changes, is based on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria