The purpose of the study was to assess the attitudes and beliefs towards HPV vaccination among Ghanaian parents with unvaccinated adolescents using the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of behavior change. Add...
A 44-item validated survey was administered among parents with unvaccinated adolescents living in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. HPV vaccine initiation predictors were perceived beliefs and MTM construc...
Multiple linear regression analyses showed that perceived beliefs (95% CI: 0.03 - 0.14), change in the physical environment (95% CI: 0.06 - 0.15), and behavioral confidence (95% CI: 0.00 - 0.07), were...
Our findings underscore the need for comprehensive multi-level interventions to create HPV vaccination awareness among Ghanaian parents with unvaccinated adolescents....
This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-driven exercise intervention for Chinese community-dwelling (pre)frail older adults, and to clarify the underlying mechanisms of the exerc...
A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial....
A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial will be conducted among (pre)frail older adults at six communities in a county of central China. A 12-week multicomponent exercise intervention based on the in...
This study is expected to provide an effective and practical mode for exercise interventions among Chinese community-dwelling (pre)frail older adults, and contribute to the existing evidence in this f...
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2100041981....
Children with chronic ankle instability (CAI) frequently experience ankle unsteadiness, causing trips, falls, and ankle sprain injuries resulting in poor quality of life. A specific exercise program f...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a 4-week home-based exercise training program using active video games (AVGs) for balance, motor proficiency, foot and ankle ability, an...
Sixty children with CAI (mean age 10, SD 2 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental group (AVG group; n=30) or a control group (CG; n=30). The AVG group played 2 selected video games, Catching...
In the AVG group, the single-leg stand test (eyes open; on floor and on foam conditions), the FAAM (activities of daily living subscale), and intrinsic motivation (interest/enjoyment, pressure/tension...
A 4-week home-based exercise training program using AVGs can be beneficial and may be an effective approach for improving balance, foot and ankle ability, and enhancing positive motivation by increasi...
The minority stress model postulates that men who have sex with men (MSM) often encounter multiple stressors because of their sexual minority status, which may lead to psychological problems and malad...
This study investigated the prevalence of IGD and its associations with variables related to minority stress (loneliness and hopelessness) among MSM who were university students. Mediation involving s...
With informed consent, 305 MSM attending universities in Sichuan, China participated in the study. The validated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) checklist was use...
The prevalence of IGD was 12.8% (n=39). Logistic regression found that IGD was positively associated with hopelessness and loneliness, and negatively associated with self-control. The structural equat...
IGD was prevalent among young MSM and warrants interventions that may try to reduce the level of psychosocial problems such as loneliness and hopelessness and improve self-control. According to the so...
Addictions have recently been classified as substance use disorder (SUD) and behavioral addiction (BA), but the concept of BA is still debatable. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further neurosci...
We developed three models for distinguishing individuals with IGD from those with AUD, individuals with IGD from healthy controls (HCs), and individuals with AUD from HCs using ML algorithms, includin...
The LR model with the multimodal feature set used for the classification of IGD and AUD outperformed the other models (accuracy: 0.712). The important features selected by the model highlighted that t...
Using ML techniques, we demonstrated the neurophysiological and neuropsychological similarities and differences between IGD (a BA) and AUD (a SUD)....
Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions in childhood, but most children with anxiety disorders do not access evidence-based interventions. The delivery of therapeutic inte...
We aimed to evaluate the real-world impact of providing access to Lumi Nova through UK National Health Service-funded mental health services....
We analyzed precollected anonymized data routinely captured through the implementation of Lumi Nova from children aged 7-12 years, who lived in the United Kingdom and had the opportunity to use the in...
Of 1029 eligible families invited to use Lumi Nova, 644 (62.5%) activated their game key, of whom 374 (58.1%) completed at least one in-game graded exposure challenge. The median number of unique sess...
This study provides initial evidence that Lumi Nova may be associated with improved outcomes for those aged 7-12 years seeking anxiety treatment in real-world settings. However, the lack of a control ...
In this study, we investigated the relationship between social media use and women's sexual functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected between April and November 2021. Online survey...
Studies have shown that gaming disorder (GD) is associated with rumination and poor sleep quality. However, the reciprocal relationship between GD, rumination and sleep quality is unclear. Moreover, t...
A cross-sectional online survey of 1,872 Chinese university students was conducted comprising demographic information (age, gender, and left-behind experience), gaming experience, gaming frequency, Ga...
Among Chinese university students, the prevalence of (i) GD was 3.5% and (ii) sleep disturbance was 14%. GD had positive and weak connection with rumination and sleep quality in the domain-level relat...
The results suggest reciprocal relationships between GD, rumination, and sleep quality. Gender and left-behind experiences did not influence the reciprocal relationship between GD, rumination, and sle...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, urban inhabitants faced significant challenges in maintaining connections with nature, adhering to nutritional guidelines, and managing mental well-being....
Recognizing the urgent need for innovative approaches, this study was designed to explore the potential benefits of a specific digital intervention, the rice-farming simulation game Sakuna: Of Rice an...
A total of 66 adults without any prior major psychiatric disorders residing in an urban area were recruited for the study. They were randomly assigned to 2 groups through block randomization: the imme...
This study's results revealed significant time interactions between the IIG and waitlist group for both the total NR score (P=.001) and the score of the self subdomain of NR (P<.001), indicating an im...
Our findings suggest that the rice-farming game intervention might have positive effects on nature relatedness, nature-friendly dietary behaviors, quality of life, anxiety, depression, interpersonal r...
Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) KCT0007657; http://tinyurl.com/yck7zxp7....
Improvement of disease-specific knowledge in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using a digital app and individualized teaching from physician to patient....
We developed an app for Android Software called KARLOTTA (Kids + Adolescents Research Learning On Tablet Teaching Aachen) with a game of skill and IBD questionnaire with visual feedback and high score...
KARLOTTA was played 55 times by 14 patients. In all patients (100%) gaps in knowledge could be discovered and specific teaching took place. In the KARLOTTA group, 11 of 14 patients (79%) had an increa...
The KARLOTTA app reveals individual gaps in knowledge, provides tailor-made physician-patient teaching and can be easily implemented in the outpatient clinic....
