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Walsh, Kerryann; Zwi, Karen; Woolfenden, Susan; Shlonsky, Aron – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: To assess evidence of the effectiveness of school-based education programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). The programs deliver information about CSA and strategies to help children avoid it and encourage help seeking. Methods: Systematic review including meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Sexual Abuse, Prevention, Educational Environment
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Chung, Ka-Fai; Chan, Man-Sum; Lam, Ying-Yin; Lai, Cindy Sin-Yee; Yeung, Wing-Fai – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Insufficient sleep among students is a major school health problem. School-based sleep education programs tailored to reach large number of students may be one of the solutions. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to summarize the programs' effectiveness and current status. Methods: Electronic databases were searched up…
Descriptors: Sleep, Health Behavior, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
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Zhong, Connie S.; Melendez-Torres, G. J. – Health Education Journal, 2017
Background: Adolescents with asthma face unique challenges due to hormonal changes, psychosocial development and healthcare transition. Peer-led self-management programmes may increase treatment adherence and social adjustment by addressing these challenges. The purpose of this study was to assess whether peer-led self-management programmes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diseases, Peer Teaching, Self Management
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Osei, Gershon K.; Gorey, Kevin M.; Jozefowicz, Debra M. Hernandez – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Evidence of treatment foster care (TFC) and group care's (GC) potential to prevent delinquency and crime has been developing. Objectives: We clarified the state of comparative knowledge with a historical overview. Then we explored the hypothesis that smaller, probably better resourced group homes with smaller staff/resident ratios have…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Delinquency, Crime Prevention, Intervention
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Tapsell, Linda C.; Neale, Elizabeth P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Interventions that comprise interdisciplinary collaboration including behavioral elements are effective in addressing lifestyle disease risk factors. However, it is not known how best to conduct this collaboration for sustainable change. The aim of this study was to systematically examine the evidence for the effects of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Life Style, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intervention
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Bridges, Ledetra S.; Sharma, Manoj – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2015
The purpose of this article was to systematically review the interventions aimed at reducing binge drinking in college students. A total of 18 interventions published between 2010 and 2015 were evaluated in this review. Two main study designs were used by these interventions: randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs, with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, College Students
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Lo, Kristin; Waterland, Jamie; Todd, Paula; Gupta, Tanvi; Bearman, Margaret; Hassed, Craig; Keating, Jennifer L. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Effects of interventions for improving mental health of health professional students has not been established. This review analysed interventions to support mental health of health professional students and their effects. The full holdings of Medline, PsycINFO, EBM Reviews, Cinahl Plus, ERIC and EMBASE were searched until 15th April 2016.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Mental Health, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials
Graham, Carolyn W.; West, Michael D.; Bourdon, Jessica L.; Inge, Katherine J.; Seward, Hannah E. – Campbell Collaboration, 2016
Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often struggle to obtain competitive employment after sustaining a TBI, commonly as a result of the post-injury difficulties they exhibit (Andelic, Stevens, Sigurdardottir, Arango-Lasprilla, & Roe, 2009; Mansfield et al., 2015). The currently reported unemployment rate for people with TBI is…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Brain, Job Skills, Intervention
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Mercer, Jean – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: To review and assess theory and research supporting DIR/Floortime™, a method proposed for treatment of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Methods: Published materials describing the principles of DIR/Floortime™were evaluated. Published outcome research articles were assessed for the adequacy of their design and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Comparative Analysis
Rohwer, Anke; Motaze, Nkengafac Villyen; Rehfuess, Eva; Young, Taryn – Campbell Collaboration, 2017
E-learning is a useful strategy to increase Evidence-based health care (EBHC) knowledge and skills, and when combined with face-to-face learning, to increase EBHC attitude and behaviour. EBHC is decision-making for health care, informed by the best research evidence. Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals need to have the necessary…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Evidence Based Practice
Spier, Elizabeth; Britto, Pia; Pigot, Terri; Roehlkapartain, Eugene; McCarthy, Michael; Kidron, Yael; Song, Mengli; Scales, Peter; Wagner, Dan; Lane, Julia; Glover, Janis – Campbell Collaboration, 2016
Background: For a majority of the world's children, despite substantial increases in primary school enrollment, academic learning is neither occurring at expected rates nor supplying the basic foundational skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century. The significant lag in academic achievement tells us that simply making formal education…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Family Role, Community Role, Literacy
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Evans, Rhiannon; Brown, Rachel; Rees, Gwyther; Smith, Philip – British Educational Research Journal, 2017
Looked-after children and young people (LACYP) are educationally disadvantaged compared to the general population. A systematic review was conducted of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions aimed at LACYP aged =18 years. Restrictions were not placed on delivery setting or delivery agent. Intervention outcomes were: academic skills;…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Youth