A history of business education in the junior high school

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1948. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

Evaluating the effectiveness of psychological preparedness advice in community cyclone preparedness materials

This paper addresses the case of tropical cyclone warnings in Northern Australia and briefly outlines the nature, logic, and findings of a psychological preparedness intervention trailed in Cairns, Queensland, during the 1996/1997cyclone season. The aim of the research was to trial, evaluate and refine an innovative natural disaster public education and warning communication intervention focusing on tropical cyclone preparedness and response. This risk communication intervention involved the dissemination of selected psychological information designed to enable individuals to better cope with themselves and others in an increasingly threatening situation. The psycho-educational content material incorporated was derived from ‘Stress Inoculation Theory’ (Meichenbaum, 1985; 1994; Meichenbaum and Deffenbacher, 1988). The research found that the pre-cyclone season period is a critically important time and venue for prevention and mitigation, and that psychological factors and processes during this threat period are of singular importance to effective coping and adaptive responding. The research also clearly indicated that there are a substantial number of residents in cyclone-prone communities for whom chronic anxiety, avoidant coping styles, and prior traumatic experience constitute both a substantial vulnerability factor and a genuine impediment to psychological and physical preparedness

Dimethyl fumarate in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) inhibits inflammasome-mediated inflammation and has been proposed as a treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. This randomised, controlled, open-label platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]), is assessing multiple treatments in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 (NCT04381936, ISRCTN50189673). In this assessment of DMF performed at 27 UK hospitals, adults were randomly allocated (1:1) to either usual standard of care alone or usual standard of care plus DMF. The primary outcome was clinical status on day 5 measured on a seven-point ordinal scale. Secondary outcomes were time to sustained improvement in clinical status, time to discharge, day 5 peripheral blood oxygenation, day 5 C-reactive protein, and improvement in day 10 clinical status. Between 2 March 2021 and 18 November 2021, 713 patients were enroled in the DMF evaluation, of whom 356 were randomly allocated to receive usual care plus DMF, and 357 to usual care alone. 95% of patients received corticosteroids as part of routine care. There was no evidence of a beneficial effect of DMF on clinical status at day 5 (common odds ratio of unfavourable outcome 1.12; 95% CI 0.86-1.47; p = 0.40). There was no significant effect of DMF on any secondary outcome

Dimethyl fumarate in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) inhibits inflammasome-mediated inflammation and has been proposed as a treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. This randomised, controlled, open-label platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]), is assessing multiple treatments in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 (NCT04381936, ISRCTN50189673). In this assessment of DMF performed at 27 UK hospitals, adults were randomly allocated (1:1) to either usual standard of care alone or usual standard of care plus DMF. The primary outcome was clinical status on day 5 measured on a seven-point ordinal scale. Secondary outcomes were time to sustained improvement in clinical status, time to discharge, day 5 peripheral blood oxygenation, day 5 C-reactive protein, and improvement in day 10 clinical status. Between 2 March 2021 and 18 November 2021, 713 patients were enroled in the DMF evaluation, of whom 356 were randomly allocated to receive usual care plus DMF, and 357 to usual care alone. 95% of patients received corticosteroids as part of routine care. There was no evidence of a beneficial effect of DMF on clinical status at day 5 (common odds ratio of unfavourable outcome 1.12; 95% CI 0.86-1.47; p = 0.40). There was no significant effect of DMF on any secondary outcome

Preparing for pain management: a pilot study to enhance engagement

A significant proportion of individuals fail to engage in cognitive-behavioral treatments for pain. The aim of this pilot study was to develop and evaluate a Preparation for Pain Management Intervention administered before community-based therapy (CBT) pain management workshops. Participants (N = 78) were randomly assigned to a treatment group receiving a 2-session intervention including assessment and feedback based on the Preparation for Pain Management Profile (PPMP) or to a control group receiving assessment (treatment as usual) and an attention placebo interview in place of the feedback session. The interviews were conducted with both groups before patients were offered participation in pain management workshops. Results demonstrate that participants in the treatment group were significantly more likely to attend workshops than were participants in the control group (P < .01)

Ethical attitudes and behaviours in four year trained psychology students and Australian psychologists

Psychologists are required to distinguish between ethical and unethical practices. They are expected to be familiar with, and be able to apply, the ethical codes, principles and standards that are required by the profession and related agencies, where these exist (Leach & Oakland, 2010). In Australia, this includes, the standard prescribed by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013). Psychologists must also be familiar with other material including the codes of ethics and guidelines of professional associations and employers, and the broader state and federal legislative requirements and values of the context in which they practice (O’Gorman, 2007). Psychologists who are members of The Australian Psychological Society (APS), for example, are required to be cognisant of, and engage in, psychological practice consistent with the APS Code of Ethics (Australian Psychological Society, 2007) and the accompanying Ethical Guidelines. However, being familiar with these requirements is not enough to ensure good practice (Corey, Corey, Corey and Callanan, 2013; Pope & Vaquez, 2001; Shaw, 2011). The capacity to distinguish between ethical and unethical practices to guide an ethical response also relies on skills, such as those relating to practice, supervision, competence and evaluation; and attitudes, including toward consumers, other professionals, and the broader work and social context; as well as a commitment to ongoing training and updating their knowledge in this specific area.No Full Tex