Nicole Gridley, Kate Mooney, Sarah Blower, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Vashti Berry, Tracey Bywater
Background
This study investigated the factor structure of the parenting sense of competence (PSoC), a measure of parenting self-efficacy, in a sample of parents recruited when their infants were under 2 months old. Due to the lack of longitudinal analysis of the PSoC's factor structure over time, the study sought to establish if the published two-factor structure was consistent over an 18-month period.
Methods
Data collected from 536 parents who had participated in a randomised controlled trial of universal proportionate parenting support, delivered in five sites in England, were subject to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
Results
CFA revealed that a three-factor model was the best fit for the data. Longitudinal measurement invariance testing examined the stability of the three-factor model across an 18-month period. The results suggest that while the PSoC appeared to have configural variance, the metric and scalar variance were not supported. PSoC may be unstable across time and might be unreliable as a measure of parenting competence in parents of infants.
Conclusion
These findings are particularly salient for researchers and clinicians who are utilising the PSoC as a measure of change in routine practice or as part of evaluations of interventions. Further investigation of individual items is needed to refine the PSoC and improve its psychometric validity. Additional analyses are also needed to establish the invariance of the measure across different groups (age, sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic status).
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Learning disabilities, categorized as neurodevelopmental disorders, profoundly impact the cognitive development of young children. These disabilities affect text comprehension, reading, writing and problem-solving abilities. Specific learning disabilities (SLDs), most notably dyslexia and dysgraphia, can significantly hinder students' academic achievement. The timely identification of such students is crucial in providing them with essential assistance and facilitating the development of skills required to overcome their limitations.
Methods
The proposed model, which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI), plays a crucial role in identifying and diagnosing SLDs. This system allows students suspected of having SLD to engage in personalized exams and unique tasks tailored to their SLDs. The data generated from these activities, including performance scores and completion times, are fed into the proposed weighted ensemble learning (WEL) variation of the XGBoost (XGB) algorithm. The WEL-XGB model is designed to detect learning challenges by analysing these datasets, even when dealing with imbalanced data.
Results
The WEL-XGB model has been successfully integrated into a user-friendly application for assessing reading and writing impairments. The proposed model not only identifies SLD but also offers tailored recommendations for effective instructional strategies for parents and educators. Comparative analyses with other machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models demonstrate the superiority of the WEL-XGB model, which achieved an accuracy rate of 98.7% for dyslexia datasets and 99.08% for dysgraphia datasets.
Conclusion
The proposed WEL-XGB model effectively identifies learning disabilities in children, offering a powerful tool for both diagnosis and instructional support. Its high accuracy rates underscore its potential to revolutionize the assessment and intervention process for dyslexia and dysgraphia, benefiting students, parents and educators alike.
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This paper describes the development of the Self-Care Autonomy in Health Scale for Late Adolescents (SAHSLA) for use with general samples. It addresses concerns regarding the nonclinical efficacy of self-care health scales for adolescents, particularly their ability to discriminate between lower levels of self-care.
Methods
A survey was constructed based on literature review and subsequently evaluated in two studies. Parents (N = 57, 53 parents of girls, 4 of boys, Mage = 15.96) participated in Study 1, which investigated the internal with Cronbach's alpha and coefficient omega (ω), and convergent validity with regard to adolescent age. In Study 2, the SAHSLA scores of adolescents (N = 339, 268 girls, 73 boys, Mage = 15.87) were examined using confirmatory factor and convergent validity analyses in relation to age, gender, smoking and alcohol consumption patterns, and self-compassion assessments.
Results
In Study 1, the scale total and a child's age did not substantially correlate. Both omega and alpha were moderate. Study 2 revealed a two-factor model with physical and psychological components. There were minor yet statistically significant associations found between self-judgement and psychological SAHSLA. Physical SAHSLA was not connected with age, overidentification, isolation or self-judgement, but it was statistically strongly correlated with total self-compassion.
Conclusions
The scale and study findings can be applied to health monitoring and interventions in schools and adolescent campaigns aimed at alcohol- and tobacco-use cessation.
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Valerie Carson, Zhiguang Zhang, Madison Boyd, Lesley Pritchard, Kylie D. Hesketh
Background
The study examined the longitudinal associations of sleep time, restrained time, back time and tummy time with development in a sample of infants using compositional data analysis.
Methods
Participants were a subsample of 93 parent–infant dyads from the Early Movers project in Edmonton, Canada. Parents completed a 3-day time-use diary at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. Time spent in four mutually exclusive movement behaviours were calculated representing sleep (i.e., sleep time), sedentary behaviour (i.e., restrained time and back time) and physical activity (i.e., tummy time). Communication, fine motor, gross motor, personal-social, problem solving and total development were measured at 2, 4 and 6 months of age with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3). Gross motor development was also measured by a physiotherapist using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) at 6 months. The age six major gross motor milestones (i.e., independent sitting, crawling, assisted standing, assisted walking, independent standing, independent walking) were achieved according to World Health Organization criteria, in the first 18 months of life, were calculated.
Results
The composition of movement behaviours across time points was significantly associated with: ASQ-3 gross motor, problem solving and total development scores over time, total and percentile AIMS scores at 6 months and independent standing and walking milestones (ilr model p-value: < 0.001–0.045; model R2: 0.02–0.15). More sleep time or tummy time relative to other movement behaviours was associated with more advanced development and earlier achievement of some milestones. The opposite was observed for back time. Associations with restrained time were mixed. The optimal movement behaviour durations (minutes/day) for AIMS and WHO milestone outcomes, were 38–43 of tummy time, 51–54 of back time, 43–96 of restrained time and 845–900 of sleep time.
Conclusions
Targeting healthy movement behaviour patterns in infants may be a promising health promotion strategy.
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Vanessa Ama Asifuaba Koomson, Claudio Ngoni Mtuwa, Samuel Kyei, Michael Agyemang Kwarteng
Background
This study aimed to determine the availability, awareness and perceptions of preschool vision screening (PSVS) and policies among stakeholders in Zimbabwe.
Methods
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out, and a multi-stage sampling was used to select the schools from private and public schools. The study involved stakeholders (parents/guardians, teachers, principals, proprietors/owners and administrators) and data was collected using a validated questionnaire.
Results
The mean age of the respondents was 36.68 ± 7.84 years. Out of the 213 stakeholders, 83.1% had not heard of PSVS. Among the 36 (16.9%) who had heard of PSVS, 20 (55.6%) were female. Some (1.9%) of the participants had a policy written in their facilities for PSVS. Awareness of PSVS was significantly associated with the respondents' designation and experience with children (p < 0.05). Support for PSVS was high, with 83.1% in favour, although 13.6% were undecided about implementing it. Support for PSVS was high, with 83.1% in favour, although 13.6% were undecided about implementing it in all schools. Overall, 55.9% of the respondents were prepared to consider PSVS as a mandatory part of the admission process.
Conclusion
Few stakeholders are aware of PSVS while majority had a positive perception in Harare and Mashonaland East provinces, and the schools had no written policies on PSVS. The findings of this study should provide a blueprint for stakeholders regarding PSVS.
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Currently, the time children spend playing outdoors is at an all-time low. However, the existing literature suggests that outdoor play may have cognitive and emotional benefits for children.
Methods
The present study carried out a mediation analysis to explore whether amount and timing of outdoor play affects children's emotion regulation and whether working memory mediates these relations among 325 preschool children (Mage = 4.19, SD = 0.85) residing in a large Midwestern city in the United States.
Results
Results showed that greater amounts of outdoor play very early (i.e., wake-up to noon) and very late (i.e., 6 PM to bedtime) in the day were related to greater emotional dysregulation. By contrast, greater amount of outdoor play from noon to 6 PM was related to lower emotional dysregulation. Importantly, the effect of amount of outdoor play from noon to 6 PM on emotion regulation was fully mediated by working memory.
Conclusion
The findings of the present study suggest that in early childhood outdoor play that supports children's circadian rhythms may have cognitive and, in turn, emotional benefits.
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Elton Pauluka, Luize Souto Ceolin, Laís Coan Fontanela, Adriana Neves dos Santos
Aim
This study aimed to compare gross motor function between aquatic- and land-based exercises in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).
Methods
The authors conducted an electronic search of nine databases from their inception to 21 November 2024 (PROSPERO registration: CRD42020194121). Inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials involving aquatic-based exercises for children and adolescents with CP, assessing gross motor function using standardized scales or tests. Three authors independently extracted data using a predetermined Excel form. The risk of bias was assessed with the PEDro scale. The body of evidence was synthesized using the GRADE approach. Meta-analysis was conducted using the Revman 5.3 program.
Results
A total of 369 children aged 2–18 years from 15 studies were included. Most participants were ambulatory and classified as having spastic hemiparetic or diparetic CP. The majority of studies had a high risk of bias and small sample sizes. Aquatic-based exercises were categorized as aquatic physical therapy, Halliwick, swimming exercises, gait training and exercises. Low-quality evidence indicated that aquatic physical therapy resulted in higher gross motor function than land-based exercises (SMD = 0.47, n = 93, 4 trials, I2 = 5%, p = 0.03), with a small effect size. No significant differences were found for Halliwick or swimming exercises.
Interpretation
There is low-quality evidence, because of high risk of bias, imprecision and inconsistency, suggesting that aquatic-based exercises are comparable with land-based exercises. Future research should focus on well-designed interventions with adequate sample sizes to compare the combination of aquatic- and land-based therapies with land-based therapy alone.
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Mohammad Jobair Khan, Mohammed Usman Ali, Sayma, Balasankar Ganesan, Auwal Abdullahi, S. M. Mahmudul Hasan, Atiqur Rahman Khan, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Stanley John Winser
Purpose
This study investigated the associations between physical activity (PA) and suicidal behaviours, psychosocial outcomes and indicators of health risks.
Methods
This was a secondary analysis of data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) database. A total of 2058 adolescents aged 11–17 years in Grades 7–10 completed a self-administered questionnaire. Sex-stratified logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations between PA and suicidal behaviours, psychosocial outcomes and indicators of health risks. We used the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression to test whether PA-related factors predicted suicidal, psychological and lifestyle-related behaviours. A generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) examined the contributions of PA to these factors.
Findings
Half of the adolescents (18.9% boys and 30.3% girls) indicated satisfactory PA per the World Health Organization guidelines. The most active group in terms of frequency of activity and walking or bicycling to school was positively associated with suicidal behaviour. Isolated adolescents reported anxiety despite frequent PA. Reduced frequency of PA was significantly associated with sexual activity, smoking, tobacco product use (girls), alcohol abuse (boys) and other drug use (boys and girls). The LASSO revealed that different PA-related factors predicted suicidal, psychological and lifestyle-related behaviour among girls and boys. The GLMM showed a significant contribution of PA to selected predictors.
Conclusion
Increased PA may lower suicidal behaviour among adolescents. The most physically active groups were associated with predictors that varied by sex; boys were bullied, whereas girls experienced physical abuse.
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Raíne Borba, Juliane Falcão, Tatiane Freitas, Cláudia Marques, Lucélia Nóbrega, Liana O. Ventura, Juliana Sallum, Camila V. Ventura, Taciana Higino, Camilla Rocha, Anne C. Wheeler
<div> <section> <h3> Background</h3> <p>Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) is characterized by brain abnormalities caused by in utero exposure to the Zika virus (ZIKV), resulting in significant neurodevelopmental, motor and visual impairments in affected children. These impairments hinder their ability to engage in social interactions and explore their surroundings. However, personalized and continuous sensory stimulation, particularly within the home environment, may play a crucial role in supporting motor and visual development in these children. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the relationship between sensory stimulation in the home environment and the motor and visual development of children with CZS.</p> </section> <section> <h3> Method</h3> <p>This cross-sectional study included children with CZS. The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD) instrument was administered to caregivers to assess motor stimulation opportunities at home. All children underwent neurodevelopmental milestone assessments using the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Third Edition (BSID-III). Gross motor function was further assessed with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), and functional vision was evaluated by using the functional vision developmental milestones test (FVDMT).</p> </section> <section> <h3> Results</h3> <p>Eighty-five children with a mean age of 39.9 ± 2.3 (24.0–42.0) months were included. Forty-one children (48.2%) lived in homes with ‘very weak’ environmental stimulation. The children showed profound developmental delays in all domains of the BSID-III with an average neurodevelopmental age of 39.9 ± 2.3 (24–42) months. On the GMFM, over 90.0% of children could not initiate or maintain the required movements and postures for sitting, crawling, standing, walking, running and jumping. A significant positive correlation was found between the variety of home sensory stimulation with the AHEMD and the scores at the BSID-III motor scales as well as the GMFM. More fine motor materials in the home context correlated with better gross motor scores on the BSID-III (<i>p</i> = 0.016), increased likelihood of passing the ‘sitting’ (<i>p</i> = 0.041) and ‘standing’ (<i>p</i> = 0.019) items of the GMFM. Children with less visual impairment in parameters of the FVDMT [‘eye contact’ (<i>p</i> = 0.032), ‘social smile’ (<i>p</i> = 0.031) and ‘movements to achieve’ (<i>p</i> = 0.007)] had more stimulating home environment.</p> </section> <section> <h3> Conclusion</h3> <p>Nearly half of the children with CZS who exhibited neurodevelopmental delays lived in homes lacking appropriate sen
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Stephanie M. Tremblay, Shalini Lal, Mark A. Ferro, Dana Anaby
Background
Knowledge about services addressing mental health provided in a rehabilitation setting to youth with physical disabilities is limited. This study aimed to better understand the needs, supports, challenges and potential solutions to optimize rehabilitation services for co-occurring physical and mental health needs, from the perspectives of youth, family members and clinicians.
Methods
A qualitative descriptive approach using 22 individual interviews with youth, parents and clinicians from five rehabilitation centres in a large Canadian city was employed. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted.
Results
Three themes were identified across the three stakeholder groups: (1) available clinical resources for mental health (access to mental health professionals, impact of organizational structures and mandates and continuity of services during transition to adult care); (2) clinician workforce capacity (mental health knowledge, skills and professional development, and therapeutic rapport between clinician and youth); and (3) links and partnerships with key players (improved pathways to access mental health services across programmes and organizations, and family involvement and advocacy).
Conclusion
This study provides insights to barriers for mental health care (such as limited mental health knowledge, tools and professional development and access to specialists within the team, restrictive organizational mandates and disruption of services during the transition to adult care), illustrating important aspects to address. Clinicians can be better equipped to address mental health in rehabilitation settings via training opportunities and peer and organizational support in addition to establishing links with external partners. Organizations can also ensure adequate staffing and create pathways within and beyond their institutions to deliver well-coordinated mental health services in a more accessible way.
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