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Pediatr Res ; 90(5): 1052-1057, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33564127

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BACKGROUND: The Warner Initial Developmental Evaluation of Adaptive and Functional Skills (WIDEA-FS) is a 50-item, criterion-specified questionnaire that assesses a child's adaptive skills in everyday context and can be used in high-risk follow-up settings to identify risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. Our aim was to validate the WIDEA-FS by comparing a sample of typically developing children to children with special health needs and to compare results to the Capute Scales, which include domains of including both the Cognitive Adaptive Test (CAT) and the Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS). METHODS: Six hundred and sixty children (typically developing and having special healthcare needs) aged 0-36 months completed the WIDEA-FS, the CAT, and the CLAMS assessments. RESULTS: Children with special health needs scored significantly lower on the WIDEA than those with typical development. WIDEA-FS subscales were significantly associated with the CAT (WIDEA-FS self-care 0.87, social cognition 0.89) and the CLAMS (WIDEA-FS communication 0.96, social cognition 0.92) tests. CONCLUSIONS: The WIDEA-FS has concurrent validity with the CAT and CLAMS and construct validity in that children with special health needs have significantly poorer performance on the WIDEA-FS than children with typical development. IMPACT: The WIDEA-FS demonstrated both construct validity and concurrent validity with the Capute Scales, including the Cognitive Adaptive Test (CAT) and the Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS). This is the first study to validate the use of the WIDEA-FS in children with typical development and children with special healthcare needs. The WIDEA-FS is a quick and valid checklist that can be used to assess neurodevelopmental functioning during daily activities in typically developing children and those at risk for neurodevelopmental differences.


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Lista de Checagem , Desenvolvimento Infantil , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Desempenho Psicomotor , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Longit Life Course Stud ; 13(2): 287-306, 2021 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35920631

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Climate change and population growth will increase vulnerability to natural and human-made disasters or pandemics. Longitudinal research studies may be adversely impacted by a lack of access to study resources, inability to travel around the urban environment, reluctance of sample members to attend appointments, sample members moving residence and potentially also the destruction of research facilities. One of the key advantages of longitudinal research is the ability to assess associations between exposures and outcomes by limiting the influence of sample selection bias. However, ensuring the validity and reliability of findings in longitudinal research requires the recruitment and retention of respondents who are willing and able to be repeatedly assessed over an extended period of time. This study examined recruitment and retention strategies of 11 longitudinal cohort studies operating during the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake sequence which began in September 2010, including staff perceptions of the major impediments to study operations during/after the earthquakes and respondents' barriers to participation. Successful strategies to assist recruitment and retention after a natural disaster are discussed. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, longitudinal studies are potentially encountering some of the issues highlighted in this paper including: closure of facilities, restricted movement of research staff and sample members, and reluctance of sample members to attend appointments. It is possible that suggestions in this paper may be implemented so that longitudinal studies can protect the operation of their research programmes.


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COVID-19/epidemiologia , Terremotos , Pandemias , Sujeitos da Pesquisa , COVID-19/psicologia , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Desastres Naturais , Nova Zelândia , Pandemias/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sujeitos da Pesquisa/psicologia , Sujeitos da Pesquisa/estatística & dados numéricos
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N Z Med J ; 132(1507): 11-21, 2019 12 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31830013

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AIMS: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity has become a key challenge for New Zealand. The purpose of the present study was to examine childhood risk factors for adult adiposity in a longitudinal birth cohort. METHODS: Data were gathered from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS), a birth cohort of 1,265 children born in Christchurch in 1977. Associations were examined between socio-demographic background, perinatal factors, infant and child characteristics, family functioning/child maltreatment and adiposity at ages 30 and 35 years. Adiposity was assessed using body mass index scores. RESULTS: At ages 30 and 35, approximately one-third of cohort members were overweight and one-fifth were obese. Generalised estimating equation models showed that statistically significant (p<.05) predictors of later adiposity and overweight/obesity were: male gender, being born into a single-parent family, having parents with larger body size, higher early infant growth, limited or no breastfeeding, lower levels of cognitive ability and exposure to severe sexual abuse. CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity was associated with social and family background, biological endowment, cognitive ability and childhood adversity factors. These findings may assist in the development of structured adiposity intervention programmes in conjunction with established community organisations specialising in child and family health.


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Adiposidade , Desenvolvimento Infantil , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Sobrepeso/epidemiologia , Pais , Adolescente , Adulto , Índice de Massa Corporal , Criança , Abuso Sexual na Infância , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Aumento de Peso
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry ; 53(1): 37-47, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30052053

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OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to investigate neuropsychological function in patients with earthquake-related posttraumatic stress disorder, compared with earthquake-exposed but resilient controls. We hypothesised that individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder would have poorer neuropsychological performance on tests of verbal and visuospatial learning and memory compared with the earthquake-exposed control group. The availability of groups of healthy patients from previous studies who had been tested on similar neuropsychological tasks prior to the earthquakes allowed a further non-exposed comparison. METHOD: In all, 28 individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder and 89 earthquake-exposed controls completed tests of verbal and visuospatial learning and memory and psychomotor speed. Further comparisons were made with non-exposed controls who had been tested before the earthquakes. RESULTS: No significant difference in performance on tests of verbal or visuospatial memory was found between the earthquake-exposed groups (with and without posttraumatic stress disorder), but the posttraumatic stress disorder group was significantly slowed on tests of psychomotor speed. Supplementary comparison with historical, non-exposed control groups showed that both earthquake-exposed groups had poorer performance on a test of visuospatial learning. CONCLUSION: The key finding from this study is that there were no differences in verbal or visuospatial learning and memory in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder compared with similarly earthquake-exposed controls. Compared with non-exposed controls, both earthquake-exposed groups had poorer performance on a test of visuospatial (but not verbal) learning and memory. This offers preliminary evidence suggesting that it is earthquake (trauma) exposure itself, rather than the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder that affects aspects of neuropsychological functioning. If replicated, this may have important implications for how information is communicated in a post-disaster context.


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Disfunção Cognitiva/fisiopatologia , Terremotos , Trauma Psicológico/fisiopatologia , Desempenho Psicomotor/fisiologia , Aprendizagem Espacial/fisiologia , Memória Espacial/fisiologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/fisiopatologia , Aprendizagem Verbal/fisiologia , Percepção Visual/fisiologia , Adulto , Disfunção Cognitiva/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Trauma Psicológico/complicações , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/etiologia
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Clin Perinatol ; 45(3): 501-527, 2018 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30144852

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To understand the trajectories of risk and resilience in the vulnerable preterm and neonatal brain, clinicians must go beyond survival and critically examine on a population basis the functional outcomes of children, adolescents, and adults across their life course. Evaluations must go well beyond Bayley assessments and counts of neonatal morbidities, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, retinopathy of prematurity, sonographic brain injury, sepsis, and necrotizing enterocolitis. Proactively providing support to families and developmental and educational supports to children can optimize academic functioning and participation in adult learning, physical and behavioral health activities, community living, relationships, and employment.


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Desempenho Acadêmico , Atividades Cotidianas , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal , Participação Social , Sobreviventes , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Emprego , Função Executiva , Exercício Físico , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Humanos , Vida Independente , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Relações Interpessoais , Alfabetização , Habilidades Sociais , Adulto Jovem
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N Z Med J ; 131(1476): 40-49, 2018 06 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29879725

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AIM: To systematically assess the service satisfaction of consumers, their families and referrers with crisis resolution (CR). METHODS: Consecutive consumers discharged after receiving CR over a five-week period were potentially eligible for participation, together with their family and referrer (broadly defined). Structured telephone interviews were conducted and involved forced-choice questions assessing global satisfaction and satisfaction with specific aspects of care, plus two open-ended questions. RESULTS: Participants were 75 consumers, 22 family and 16 referrers. High levels of satisfaction were seen for all participants for both global (86-96%) and most specific aspects of care (>75%). If consumers were dissatisfied with their overall care, they were significantly more likely to be aged 25-34 years of age. High levels of agreement among raters were found for global satisfaction (>85%) and most specific aspects of care (>70%), which provides some level of reassurance for staff. Open-ended questions showed that having effective treatment of sufficient duration and staff manner were most important to participants. CONCLUSION: High levels of satisfaction and agreement were found among consumers, family and referrers with CR. Open-ended questions identified which issues matter the most to key stakeholders, which may have implications for service evaluation tools.


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Intervenção em Crise , Satisfação do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nova Zelândia , Adulto Jovem
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N Z Med J ; 131(1472): 10-20, 2018 03 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29565932

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AIMS: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity has become a key challenge for New Zealand. The purpose of the present study was to examine childhood risk factors for adult adiposity in a longitudinal birth cohort. METHODS: Data were gathered from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS), a birth cohort of 1,265 children born in Christchurch in 1977. Associations were examined between socio-demographic background, perinatal factors, infant and child characteristics, family functioning/child maltreatment and adiposity at ages 30 and 35 years. Adiposity was assessed using body mass index scores. RESULTS: At ages 30 and 35, approximately one-third of cohort members were overweight and one-fifth were obese. Generalised estimating equation models showed that statistically significant (p<.05) predictors of later adiposity and overweight/obesity were: male gender, being born into a single-parent family, having parents with larger body size, higher early infant growth, limited or no breastfeeding, lower levels of cognitive ability and exposure to severe sexual abuse. CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity was associated with social and family background, biological endowment, cognitive ability and childhood adversity factors. These findings may assist in the development of structured adiposity intervention programmes in conjunction with established community organisations specialising in child and family health.


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Adiposidade , Nível de Saúde , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Aumento de Peso , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Obesidade Infantil/epidemiologia , Características de Residência , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Adulto Jovem
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Pediatr Ann ; 46(10): e360-e364, 2017 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29019629

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There is increased recognition that preterm neonates require sequential surveillance to capture the spectrum of coordination, communication, learning, and behavior regulation disorders that may occur in the first 5 years of life and beyond. In particular, the framework of follow-up needs to go beyond the detection of cerebral palsy, blindness, and deafness in the first 2 years of life for only those at highest preterm risk (ie, <28 weeks gestation, with combinations of severe cranial sonographic abnormalities, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and retinopathy of prematurity). In addition, there are numerous barriers for diverse families in accessing quality, comprehensive early intervention and early child education supports. This article highlights recent research on the long-term impact of preterm birth with a focus on disparities in resource access and in outcomes at entry to kindergarten and early educational trajectories. Across all degrees of prematurity, children from disadvantaged backgrounds face significant disparities both in access to comprehensive and continuous supports and in long-term academic outcomes. Ten key recommendations are provided for ensuring proactive management strategies for the long-term academic, behavioral, and social success of these at-risk children. [Pediatr Ann. 2017;46(10):e360-e364.].


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Desenvolvimento Infantil , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/terapia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde , Doenças do Prematuro/terapia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/etiologia , Crianças com Deficiência , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Int J Eat Disord ; 50(8): 979-983, 2017 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28556022

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OBJECTIVE: Failure to complete treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) is- common, clinically concerning but difficult to predict. This study examines whether therapy-related factors (patient-rated pretreatment credibility and early therapeutic alliance) predict subsequent premature termination of treatment (PTT) alongside self-transcendence (a previously identified clinical predictor) in women with AN. METHODS: 56 women aged 17-40 years participating in a randomized outpatient psychotherapy trial for AN. Treatment completion was defined as attending 15/20 planned sessions. Measures were the Treatment Credibility, Temperament and Character Inventory, Vanderbilt Therapeutic Alliance Scale and the Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Process Scale. Statistics were univariate tests, correlations, and logistic regression. RESULTS: Treatment credibility and certain early patient and therapist alliance/process subscales predicted PTT. Lower self-transcendence and lower early process accounted for 33% of the variance in predicting PTT. DISCUSSION: Routine assessment of treatment credibility and early process (comprehensively assessed from multiple perspectives) may help clinicians reduce PTT thereby enhancing treatment outcomes.


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Anorexia Nervosa/terapia , Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Psicoterapia/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento/psicologia , Processos Psicoterapêuticos , Espiritualidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Front Psychiatry ; 8: 278, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29312012

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OBJECTIVES: The study investigated facial expression recognition (FER) in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by exposure to earthquakes, and in particular whether people with this condition showed a bias toward interpreting facial expressions as threat-related emotions (i.e., as anger, fear, or disgust). The study included a trauma-exposed control group who had been similarly exposed to the earthquakes but had not developed PTSD. We hypothesized that individuals with PTSD would have increased sensitivity to threat-related facial emotions compared with the trauma-exposed control group. This would be shown by increased accuracy in recognition of threat-related emotions and the misinterpretation of neutral expressions to these emotions (i.e., misidentifying them as anger, fear, or disgust). The availability of a group of healthy controls from a previous study who had been tested on a similar task before the earthquakes allowed a further non-exposed comparison. METHOD: Twenty-eight individuals with PTSD (71% female, mean age 42.8 years) and 89 earthquake-exposed controls (66% female, mean age 50.1 years) completed an FER task, which featured six basic emotions. Further comparisons were made with 50 non-exposed controls (64% female, mean age 38.5 years) who had been tested before the earthquakes. RESULTS: There was no difference in sensitivity to threat-related facial expressions (as measured by accuracy in recognition of threat-related facial expressions and the misinterpretation of neutral expressions as threatening) in individuals with PTSD compared with similarly earthquake-exposed controls. Supplementary comparison with an historical, non-exposed control group showed that both earthquake-exposed groups had increased accuracy for the identification of all facial emotions and showed a bias in the misclassification of neutral facial expressions to the threat-related emotions of anger and disgust. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that it is exposure to earthquakes and repeated aftershocks, rather than the presence of PTSD that affects FER accuracy and misinterpretation. The importance of these biases in both PTSD and trauma-exposed controls needs further exploration and is an area for future research.

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Int J Eat Disord ; 49(10): 958-962, 2016 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27566961

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OBJECTIVE: Therapist adherence to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), and specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM) for anorexia nervosa (AN), was examined across three phases of therapy in a randomized clinical trial. METHOD: Adherence in early, middle, and late phase therapy sessions from 53 of 56 participants in the trial was assessed using the CSPRS-AN by independent raters after listening to complete therapy sessions. RESULTS: The three forms of psychotherapy were distinguishable by blind raters. Subscale scores were higher for the corresponding therapy than the other therapy modalities. In CBT and SSCM, a phase-by-therapy effect was found, with the CBT subscale highest for CBT, intermediate for SSCM, lowest for IPT, and elevated in the middle phase of CBT and SSCM. The SSCM subscale was highest for SSCM, intermediate for CBT, lowest for IPT, and elevated in the middle phase of SSCM. Adherence to activities around normalizing eating, weight gain, and education about anorexia nervosa was higher in SSCM than in either CBT or IPT. DISCUSSION: Ensuring the distinctiveness of therapies in existing clinical trials with differential treatment outcome is essential. Research on adherence to therapy modalities has the potential to help understanding of the effective components of new and existing treatments for AN. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:958-962).


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Anorexia Nervosa/terapia , Cooperação do Paciente , Psicoterapia/métodos , Adulto , Cognição , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Feminino , Humanos , Especialização , Resultado do Tratamento , Aumento de Peso , Adulto Jovem
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BMC Med Educ ; 16: 43, 2016 Feb 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26837428

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BACKGROUND: Stress is associated with poorer academic performance but identifying vulnerable students is less clear. A series of earthquakes and disrupted learning environments created an opportunity to explore the relationships among stress, student factors, support and academic performance within a medical course. METHODS: The outcomes were deviations from expected performances on end of year written and clinical examinations. The predictors were questionnaire-based measures of connectedness/support, impact of the earthquakes, safety, depression, anxiety, stress, resilience and personality. RESULTS: The response rate was 77%. Poorer than expected performance on all examinations was associated with greater disruptions to living arrangements and fewer years in the country; on the written examination with not having a place to study; and on the clinical examination with relationship status, not having the support of others, less extroversion, and feeling less safe. There was a suggestion of a beneficial association with some markers of stress. CONCLUSION: We show that academic performance is assisted by students having a secure physical and emotional base. The students who are most vulnerable are those with fewer social networks, and those who are recent immigrants.


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Desastres , Terremotos , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Resiliência Psicológica , Apoio Social , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/epidemiologia , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/métodos , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/normas , Avaliação Educacional/métodos , Avaliação Educacional/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Estado Civil , Análise Multivariada , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Fatores de Proteção , Características de Residência , Fatores de Risco , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/etiologia , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ; 51(2): 309-18, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26271460

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PURPOSE: To examine associations between adiposity and adult psychosocial outcomes (depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, self-esteem, household income, personal income, savings/investments) in a New Zealand birth cohort, by gender. Adiposity was assessed using Body Mass Index scores classified on a 3-point scale of BMI: <25.0, overweight (25.0-29.9) or obese (≥30). METHODS: Data were gathered via face-to-face and telephone interviews for the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS), comprising a birth cohort of 1265 children born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1977. BMI and psychosocial outcome information was collected in 2007 (30 years; n = 977) and in 2012 (35 years; n = 923). RESULTS: Population-averaged regression modeling showed evidence of statistically significant (p < 0.05) associations between increasing adiposity and adverse psychosocial outcomes for females, but not for males. After adjustment for child and family background covariates the strength of the associations for females was reduced; with four associations (depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, equivalized household income and savings/investments) remaining statistically significant (p < 0.05). In contrast, for males there was a significant (p = 0.008) positive association between adiposity and higher personal net weekly income after covariate adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest evidence of gender differences in the associations between adiposity and psychosocial outcomes. For females, there were small but pervasive tendencies for increasing adiposity to be related to more adverse mental health, psychological well-being and economic outcomes; whereas for males adiposity was either unrelated to these outcomes, or in the case of personal income, associated with greater economic advantage. The implications of these findings are discussed.


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Adiposidade , Depressão/epidemiologia , Renda/estatística & dados numéricos , Obesidade/psicologia , Sobrepeso/psicologia , Satisfação Pessoal , Autoimagem , Adulto , Índice de Massa Corporal , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Distribuição por Sexo
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Int J Eat Disord ; 48(7): 912-8, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26010980

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OBJECTIVE: The present study sought to replicate the finding of Wildes and Marcus, Behav Res Ther, 50, 266-274, 2012 that higher levels of weight suppression at pretreatment predict greater total weight gain, faster rate of weight gain, and bulimic symptoms amongst patients admitted with anorexia nervosa. METHOD: Participants were 56 women with anorexia nervosa diagnosed by using strict or lenient weight criteria, who were participating in a randomized controlled psychotherapy trial (McIntosh et al., Am J Psychiatry, 162, 741-747, 2005). Thirty-five women completed outpatient treatment and post-treatment assessment. Weight suppression was the discrepancy between highest lifetime weight at adult height and weight at pretreatment assessment. Outcome variables were total weight gain, rate of weight gain, and bulimic symptoms in the month prior to post-treatment assessment [assessed using the Eating Disorders Examination (Fairburn et al., Binge-Eating: Nature, Assessment and Treatment. New York: Guilford, 1993)]. RESULTS: Weight suppression was positively associated with total weight gain and rate of weight gain over treatment. Regression models showed that this association could not be explained by covariates (age at onset of anorexia nervosa and treatment modality). Weight suppression was not significantly associated with bulimic symptoms in the month prior to post-treatment assessment, regardless of whether bulimic symptoms were examined as continuous or dichotomous variables. DISCUSSION: The present study reinforces the previous finding that weight suppression predicts total weight gain and rate of weight gain amongst patients being treated for anorexia nervosa. Methodological issues may explain the failure of the present study to find that weight suppression predicts bulimic symptoms. Weight suppression at pretreatment for anorexia nervosa should be assessed routinely and may inform treatment planning.


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Anorexia Nervosa/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Peso Corporal , Feminino , Humanos , Pacientes Ambulatoriais , Aumento de Peso , Adulto Jovem
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N Z Med J ; 127(1398): 54-66, 2014 Jul 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25146861

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BACKGROUND: No previous studies have systematically assessed the psychological functioning of medical students following a major disaster. AIM: To describe the psychological functioning of medical students following the earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand, and identify predictors of adverse psychological functioning. METHOD: 7 months following the most severe earthquake, medical students completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale, the Work and Adjustment Scale, and Likert scales assessing psychological functioning at worst and currently. RESULTS: A substantial minority of medical students reported moderate-extreme difficulties on the DASS subscales 7 months following the most severe earthquake (Depression =12%; Anxiety =9%; Stress =10%). Multiple linear modelling produced a model that predicted 27% of the variance in total scores on the DASS. Variables contributing significantly to the model were: year of medical course, presence of mental health problems prior to the earthquakes, not being New Zealand European, and being higher on retrospectively rated neuroticism prior to the earthquakes. CONCLUSION: Around 10% of medical students experienced moderate-extreme psychological difficulties 7 months following the most severe earthquake on 22 February 2011. Specific groups at high risk for ongoing psychological symptomatology were able to be identified.


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Adaptação Psicológica , Desastres , Terremotos , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , Adulto , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Etnicidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/epidemiologia , Sobrevida/psicologia , Adulto Jovem
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Eur Eat Disord Rev ; 22(4): 278-84, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24842307

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AIM: The literature on clinical characteristics associated with premature termination of treatment (PTT) is beset with conflicting and non-replicated findings. This study explores clinical characteristics potentially associated with PTT in a randomised controlled outpatient psychotherapy trial for anorexia nervosa (AN). METHODS: Participants were 56 women aged 17-40 years with spectrum AN. The completer group (n = 35) included those completing at least 15/20 planned sessions with the remainder of the sample comprising the PTT group (n = 21). Variables examined included demographic factors, psychosocial functioning, psychiatric history, lifetime comorbidity, temperament and eating disorder characteristics. Logistic regression was used to examine significant variables. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to illustrate time taken to PTT. RESULTS: The mean number of sessions in the PTT group was 8.1. Lower self-transcendence scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory were associated with PTT. CONCLUSIONS: Recognising and addressing personality factors have the potential to enhance retention in treatment.


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Anorexia Nervosa/terapia , Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento/psicologia , Transtornos da Personalidade/complicações , Psicoterapia , Temperamento , Adolescente , Adulto , Anorexia Nervosa/psicologia , Caráter , Comorbidade , Feminino , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Modelos Logísticos , Pacientes Ambulatoriais , Inventário de Personalidade , Adulto Jovem
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Med Educ ; 47(2): 210-3, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23323660

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to quantify the effects of two distinct and separate disruptions caused by earthquakes to a medical school learning environment on two separate cohorts of Year 5 medical students. METHODS: The first disruption was caused by an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 that occurred near the end of the academic year but caused minimal physical damage. The second disruption, to a different cohort of students, was caused by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock that occurred at the beginning of the academic year, caused loss of life and widespread damage to the city, and resulted in the closure of the medical school building for 2 years. Using students from the same class, who spent their year in different unaffected cities, as control subjects, and students from previous years in the same city as historic controls, we developed models to compare actual and predicted performances on end-of-year examinations in each of the two cohorts with those in the three previous unaffected year groups. RESULTS: The predictive models fitted the data well with multiple correlations for the written (R range: 0.69-0.79) and clinical (R range: 0.52-0.69) examinations. Students in the first cohort, for whom the disruption occurred close to end-of-year examinations but had a mild effect on the physical environment, performed slightly (-1.5% to -2.0%) but significantly (p < 0.05) worse than predicted for all three outcomes. Students in the second cohort, who experienced major disruption of their physical environment, performed as expected. CONCLUSIONS: An unexpected disruption that occurred close to examinations, but which had less physical environmental effect, had a greater impact on assessment performance than a more severe disruption and series of disruptions to which students had time to adapt and which they could work around. Two theories are offered to explain the observations.


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Adaptação Psicológica , Desastres , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia , Adulto , Meio Ambiente , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nova Zelândia
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry ; 47(2): 142-52, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23047956

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the suitability and acceptability of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT). METHOD: Participants were patients who had been referred to a secondary care service in the usual manner, and then offered participation in a randomised controlled trial comparing the efficacy of CCBT with a control condition (waitlist) for patients with a current primary diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder or social phobia. Data were collected regarding the recruitment and retention of patients, and patient ratings (anchored Likert scales) of treatment credibility, treatment satisfaction, treatment acceptability and telephone support. RESULTS: A total of 1141 referrals were received by the secondary care service. Of the 1141, 748 (66%) were not suitable for the study, 178 (16%) declined to participate and 127 (11%) were not contactable. Therefore, of the 1141 patients referred to the secondary care service, only 88 patients (8%) were eligible and consenting for the study. The single most common reason for patients not being suitable for the study was that the referral was urgent. In a clinical setting where CCBT could be used alongside clinical management, many of these patients may have been suitable for CCBT. Of the patients randomised to treatment (n = 40), 65% completed treatment. Drop-out rates were not significantly different across diagnostic groups. The single most commonly cited reason for not completing treatment was 'too busy'. Patient ratings of treatment were typically favourable (credibility, satisfaction, acceptability and telephone support). CONCLUSIONS: CCBT was typically rated favourably by patients referred to a secondary care service and randomised to treatment. However, only a small minority of patients was eligible and consenting for the trial. Therefore, while CCBT may be an acceptable treatment, its suitability for secondary care settings remains unclear.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Terapia Assistida por Computador/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtorno de Pânico/terapia , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde , Satisfação do Paciente , Transtornos Fóbicos/terapia , Atenção Secundária à Saúde/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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N Z Med J ; 125(1350): 84-92, 2012 Feb 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22382260

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AIM: To provide a list of non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foods in New Zealand (NEEDNT foods) which are usually high in calories and either bereft of nutritional benefits or easily replaced with lower calorie, more nutritious alternatives. METHODS: The List was compiled using the National Heart Foundation and Diabetes New Zealand "Foods to Avoid", "Stop Eating" and "Optional Foods" lists and the Canterbury District Health Board "Supermarket Shopping Guide". Foods and beverages were included if they contained alcohol, saturated fat, added sugar, were prepared using a high fat cooking method or contained a large amount of energy relative to their essential nutrient value. As it has no energy value, salt was not a criterion for inclusion on the List. RESULTS: Over 50 potential foods or groups of foods were identified that contained alcohol, saturated fat, added sugar, were prepared using a high fat cooking method or contained a large amount of energy relative to their essential nutrient value. Fifty foods/groups of foods were included on the final list (Table 1). CONCLUSIONS: The NEEDNT Food List will be a useful tool for medical practitioners and other health professionals working with people wanting to lose weight [corrected].


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Bebidas , Dieta , Alimentos , Sobrepeso/dietoterapia , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Culinária , Gorduras na Dieta , Sacarose Alimentar , Ingestão de Energia , Guias como Assunto , Humanos , Nova Zelândia , Política Nutricional , Valor Nutritivo , Obesidade/dietoterapia
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