Midterm 2 Flashcards

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In Ritvo’s/CAMH study, inclusions involved:

Age range:
BDI-II score:
Language fluency in:
Confirmation of psychiatric disorder of MDD done through process of:

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18-30 years (youth)
BDI-II of at least mild severity (equal or above 14); no upper limit
English
Mini interview

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Trial exclusion criteria for online mental health study by Ritvo involved:

Individuals currently receiving: _________
Meeting ______ criteria for _________ in the past ___ months
Clinically significant _______ defined as imminent intent, or attempted suicide in the last ______ months

Comorbid diagnosis: 5 items

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Weekly structured psychotherapy

DSM-V criteria for severe alcohol/substance use disorder in the past 3 months

Clinically significant suicide ideation, attempted in last 6 months

BPD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD

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An issue with the BDI-II is that it’s ______-ogenic

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Depressogenic

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What are some aspects of BDI-II’s curriculum?

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Sadness, pessimism, past failure, loss of pleasure, guilty feelings, punishment feelings, negativity & self negativity, agitation, de-vitalization, changes in sleep/diet, tiredness

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What are the similarities and difference in treatment between control and experimental group in Ritvo’s study on online mental health?

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Patients in both groups received standard psychiatric care available at CAMH.

Experimental subjects additionally received the online CBT-MM intervention.

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What is the difference between intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses?

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In ITT, all subjects are assessed (including drop-outs) whereas with PP only subjects who receive adequate proportions of intervention are assessed (i.e., takes into account only those who make it through the whole study)

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What was the effect size in the within group findings (Cohen’s d) from Ritvo’s study on depression/online mental health?

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d = 1.90, i.e., very large

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What was the scale for anxiety used in Ritvo’s study on online mental health?

What was the effect size in the within group findings for anxiety from Ritvo’s study on online mental health?

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Beck Anxiety Inventory

ES: Cohen’s d = 1.55; very large

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Which other 2 scales were used in Ritvo’s online mental health study (other than ones mentioned first for depression and anxiety), and what were each of their effect sizes?

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Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; d = 1.60

Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology; d = 1.38

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What percent symptom reductions were found in Ritvo/CAMH (2019)’s study?

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53.4%

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What differentiated CAMH online mental health study from Thase et al., 2018?

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Dealt with a medicated population (per standard care CAMH) and 54.5% of patients were put on E-CBT for 24 sessions, whereas the other study had 7 sessions of E-CBT for 43% of the patients

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What was unique about Ritvo/CAMH’s trial?

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Diagnosed MDD, combined standard psychiatry with e-CBT, no reduction/withdrawal from drugs, significant remission %, all patients diagnosed by CAMH psychiatrists with confirmation from mini interview, blinded HDRS assessments, and no limit on depression severity

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Ritvo/CAMH study:

N = _____ subjects in severe depression at baseline

N = _____ subjects in remission at follow up

% reduction was ____%, but overall mean reduction of ____% at follow up

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N = 10; N = 5, 66%, 37.2%

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Ritvo/CAMH study:

N = ___ subjects in moderate depression at baseline

N = ___ subjects in remission at follow up

Mean reduction of ___%, but overall mean reduction of ___%

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N = 6, N =5, 72%, 61%

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Ritvo/CAMH study:

N = __ subjects in mild depression at baseline

N = __ subjects in remission at follow up

Mean reduction of ____%, overall reduction of ___%

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N = 3, N = 2, 66.6%, 47.3%

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Ritvo/CAMH study:

N = ___ non responders defined by:

1)
2)

Reasons:

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N = 6, defined by:

1) not remitted
2) <40% symptom reduction

Reasons: unmotivated, non-adherent, and social withdrawal

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Wait list control subjects in Ritvo/CAMH study:

N = ____
N = ____ with completed measures
N = ____ dropped out after baseline (before 3 months)
N = ____ dropped out (after 3 months)

___% retention, ____% dropout

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23 consented
9 with completed measures
9 dropped out after baseline
5 dropped out

39% retention, 61% dropout

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What was the retention rate for intervention group in Ritvo/CAMH study?

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91%, N = 20 with completed measures

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True/false; in Ritvo/CAMH study, it’s likely that the control group had a high dropout rate because the subjects had an early response to effective treatment

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False; 5 completed 3 month measures, and 2 were in remission but 3 were not in remission

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What % of intervention group completers in Ritvo/CAMH study at 6 months?

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60% (12/20 participants)

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What are the mean BDI-II scores in Ritvo/CAMH study at baseline and follow up in intervention and control groups?

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intervention :
29.2 BDI baseline
13.6 BDI follow up
53% mean reduction

control:
26.8 BDI baseline
19.7 BDI follow up
26% mean reduction

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Aside from BDI-II, BAI, QIDS & HDRS, what 2 other scales were used in CAMH/Ritvo study?

Which study found a non-significant p-value?

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BPI = Brief Pain Inventory
FFMQ: 5-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

HDRS had a non-significant p-value of 0.09

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What was used in the online intervention against each of the BDI items in CAMH study?

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web browser, video, and text content

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What consisted of the 5-way multi-modal approach in CAMH/Ritvo study?

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CBT workbooks
Steps exercise - fitbit monitoring
Mindfulness - relaxation practices (videos)
Text messages
Therapeutic alliance (sincere effort to help those who are down, i.e., generosity)

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How many steps were found to help with depression in CAMH/Ritvo study?
>5000 steps/day
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Data indicates that service-provision is reduced for ______ and those who are _____ from the _______ core
ethnically diverse; distant from the downtown core
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What is the 'triple win'? (Ritvo & diabetes)
Improved health and prevention of chronic disease and prevention of worsening disease Reduced cost Improved economy
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What is a digital divide?
Access to computer, smartphone, and internet technology is centered on urban geography and higher SES vs. rural areas and lower Digital access is divided by ethnicity, language, and race
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At range of CDA score of >8.5, what health afflictions become more likely?
Eye, kidney diseases and nerve damage
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What is the link between stress and increasing CDA scores?
As you're more stressed, you're more indiscriminate about food and exercise, increasing CDA score and accentuating disease as a result
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What are the benefits of exercise in relation to coronary heart disease and Type II diabetes?
20-30% reduction of CHD in men, 10-20% reduction in women Decreases HbA1c in individuals with Type IID Decreases/delays incidence of Type IID
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What percentage of Canadians meet recommended physical activity guidelines?
18%
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What are the similarities and differences between study designs for full intervention vs. enhanced usual care groups in Ritvo's diabetes study?
Similarities: both have web/text support and exercise program Differences: Full intervention group has unlimited access and number of contacts to health coaches, and access to smartphone and HealthCoach software Whereas enhanced usual care group has access to health coach on site and just 1 phone contact/week, and no access to smartphone or HealthCoach software
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What were the results in HbA1c levels between the groups in Ritvo diabetes study?
Both groups had reduced HbA1c but online intervention group's impacts happened more within 3 months, whereas control group took 6 months for a significant effect; very important implications for health costs and triple win
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What was the primary outcome collected at 0, 3, 6 months in Ritvo's diabetes study?
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C)
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What were the secondary outcomes collected at baseline and 6 months in Ritvo's diabetes study?
Cholesterol, BMI, waist circumference; Profile of Mood States, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scales, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
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What were the Black Creek Pilot outcomes for the 12 participants with baseline HbA1c > or = 7.0%?
Baseline = 8.26% Follow up = 7.83%
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True/false; Black Creek outcomes for the 8 participants with baseline HbA1C < 7.0% had no significant change from baseline to follow up
True; baseline = 6.43% & follow up = 6.41%, indicating they might be less motivated
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What are the advantages of using the Type II diabetes patients targeted in Black Creek Community Health Centre for the study?
Multi-ethnic, modest-SES patients, many of which were introduced to smartphone connectivity for the first time Participation was also supported by multi-modal, face-to-face programming (e.g., exercise room, exercise training videos, volunteer trainers)
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What happened to a model participant's Diamicron prescription when their HbA1c when from 8.5 to 7.0% What does Diamicron do?
Physion decreased daily dose of Diamicron from 60mg to 30mg in response to lower glucose levels Diamicron lowers blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas
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What is the difference between a pragmatic and explanatory trial?
Pragmatic = purposely inclusive, belief that treatment is beneficial to everyone Explanatory = purposely limited, to find who responds to treatment
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In Quinn's Diabetes study, what was the study design? What were the requirements for eligible physicians?
Cluster-randomized RCT conducted in primary care practices in 4 distinct sectors of Maryland Eligible practices were groups of 3 or more physicians without academic affiliation who provided diabetes care to more than 10% of their patients and were identified from a generic list of primary care practices in study sectors
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What were the inclusions for Black Creek study?
Type II diabetes dx with hemoglobin A1c > or = 7.3 Pragmatic trial, therefore no exclusions for SES or psychiatric status Age < 70 y/o All subjects recruited from Black Creek Community Health Centre and North York Family Health Team
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What was the mean total contact between subjects and health coaches in Black Creek study (via secure messaging, phone, and/or in-person meetings)?
38 min/week
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What were the mental health effects found in Black Creek study?
General mental health effect but significant with negative affect scale/DS: anxiety subscale
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What are the 5 ways in which technology impacts us?
-values -tactile to visual balance -internal vs. external processing (introversion -- extraversion) -tribalization vs. peaceful divergence (democracy) -sensation seeking vs. conscientiousness
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Competitions between technologies lead to _____ & ______
Conflicts and warfare
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What are the 4 aspects of the sensation seeking scale?
-Disinhibition -Boredom Susceptibility -Thrill & danger seeking -Experience seeking
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What are the 4 tendencies of conscientiousness?
Industrious, norm adhering, planful, thoughtful inhibiting of impulses (neuro inhibition = fine-tuning)
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What are the Big Five personality traits most consistently associated with positive health and longevity?
Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, low neuroticism
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What does walking (steps taken) or sedentariness predict?
Behavioural activation in relation to stress; If a person is resilient under stress, walking persists; if a person gets depressed, walking ceases, or reduces
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What is #1 in hierarchy of evidence?
Systematic reviews & meta-analyses
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What were the results of the wearable technology study?
Statistically significant increases in PA steps/day found for intervention conditions; concluded that wearable devices positively impact physical health in clinical populations with cardiometabolic diseases
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What was the inclusion criteria in the wearable tech study?
English language, peer-reviewed RCTs assessing effectiveness of wearable device intervention on PA levels in adults, with subjects who were clinically diagnosed by a health-care professional or who met self-reported criteria for cardiometabolic chronic disease (CVD, diabetes, obesity, etc.) Not limited by gender, ethnicity, country, length or type of chronic condition; nor level or type of healthcare service delivery
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Interventions in wearable tech study used a non-invasive ______ that monitored _________ ______ that administered _____ were excluded given the difficulties of comparisons with noninvasive devices
health-sensing wearable devices (e.g., Fitbit) that monitored PA behaviour change outcome (e.g., steps/day) for the entire intervention Invasive devices that administered medications (e.g., artificial pancreas) were excluded
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Which bias domain is sourced from random sequence generation & allocation concealment?
Selection bias
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Which bias domain is sourced from blinding of participants and personnel?
Performance bias
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Blinding of outcome assessment falls within which bias domain?
Detection bias
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Which bias domain is sourced from incomplete outcome data?
Attrition bias
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What is the source of reporting bias?
Selective reporting
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What are sensitivity analyses? Why do we conduct them?
When you take a smaller group of studies and compare pool mean studies of this group to overall studies. They are to account for the high degree of interstudy variability.
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What did limiting results to studies with low to moderate risk of bias result in, in the wearable tech study?
Reduction of overall steps/day by a mean of 500 steps, but also increased weekly minutes of MVPA by 12 min/week in favour of intervention groups
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What does the I^2 statistic describe?
The % of variation across studies due to heterogeneity rather than chance; a simple expression of the inconsistency of studies' results Heterogeneity is a problem, since it provides "noise" around a signal
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What does it mean when I^2 = 100%
Very little heterogeneity
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According to Marshall et al., moderate-intensity walking equates to _____ steps/min or _____ steps/10 min
100 steps/min or 1000 steps/10 min
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In the wearable tech study, the RCTs with the greatest increases in steps/day included which patients?
CVD or diabetes patients, with all 5 studies reporting intervention participants reached the recommended 10,000 steps/day
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Which 3 clinics were involved in the Kenyan text RCT, and who were the subjects?
1 clinic was in a poor area of Nairobi, the 2nd in a higher SES Nairobi area/hospital, and the 3rd from a rural area 50 miles from Nairobi The subjects were HIV-infected adults starting antiretroviral therapy in these 3 clinics
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What was the study design of the Kenyan text study?
N = 538 HIV-infected, antiretroviral-naive adults starting therapy in an RCT Weekly short message service (SMS) cell phone intervention compared to standard care at 3 HIV clinics Patients assessed at 6 & 12 months after antiretroviral initiation
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What were the two primary outcomes of the Kenyan text study?
1) self reported 'perfect' antiretroviral adherence (>95% of doses by 30 day recall at both visits) 2) plasma HIV-1 viral RNA load suppression (<400 copies/ml) at 12 months
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What were the inclusions-exclusions for the Kenyan text study?
>18 y/o; initiating antiretroviral therapy for the first time; sufficient access to mobile phone & ability to communicate via text-message if shared access agreed on by phone owner; participants used cell services, and phone & network credit not provided
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Was the Kenyan text study intention-to-treat or per-protocol? How as missing data (loss-to-follow-up & death) analyzed?
Intention-to-treat; missing data was analyzed as adherence failure
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In the Kenyan text study... 12 month retention rates of intervention vs. controls = Perfect reported adherence of the groups = ITT analysis of viral load at 12 months =
12 month retention = SMS (80.6%) & control (77%) Reported adherence = SMS (63%) & control (53%) ITT analysis = SMS (57% adherence) & control (48%)
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3 site-nurses sent text inquiries to intervention subjects weekly in the Kenyan text study to: 1) 2)
1) inquire about status 2) remind of available support
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Why were the interventions in the Kenyan text study effective in trial but difficult to implement? Why did the messages have to be very simple?
1) the 3 site-nurses were 'heroines'; they took calls outside of business hours, attentive to people in distress, reassured patients medicines were legitimate, and reminded patients that disease was lethal 2) intense HIV stigmatization & secrecy about infection; if infectious status was revealed, could result in personal and work life being upturned; therefore simplicity of messaging prevented suspicion if messages were intercepted
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Working people with T2DM report forgetting to take their medicine ___% of the time, or take their medicine late ___% of the time Disruptions in daily routines _____ impact adherence, and more instances like these happen during the _______
forgetting to take 30% of the time, take their medicine late 50% of the time Disruptions in daily routines negatively impact adherence, and more instances like these happen during the weekends/holidays
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What can be done about medication non-adherence? 1) 2)
1) efficient and small medication dispenser at home 'times' dose & dispenses it, with facial recognition software that ensures patient is operating device and preparing for adherent intake 2) utilize consolidated confrontation with medication intake to deliver CBT focuses on non-medication healing & decisions to ingest or not; combined CBT with physician coordination to limit dosage when possible
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Why is low medication adherence particularly problematic in developing countries?
Because there are multiple barriers to treatment effectiveness (e.g., cultural obstacles, modest resources)
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What is the rationale of analyzing text message effectiveness in developing countries in relation to medication adherence?
Text-message based disease management programs can be cost effective, promote healthy habits and disease management; but we need to examine its effectiveness in developing countries
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What did the meta-analysis by Thakkar et al. (2016) indicate?
Text message interventions indicated a doubling of medication adherence
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What are 4 health research cautions in developing countries & text message interventions?
1) less rigour 2) more heterogeneity 3) incomplete results 4) less responses to requests for additional data
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What is the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis on text message interventions in developing countries? 1) 2) 3)
1) English language peer-reviewed RCTs of text-message based interventions on medication adherence 2) adults over 18 y/o with chronic non-communicable diseases residing in developing countries defined by World Bank 3) any method of medication adherence evaluation
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What is the exclusion criteria for meta-analysis of text message interventions in developing countries? 1) 2)
1) mobile health (mHealth) apps 2) studies that did not evaluate medication adherence
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From what time period did the meta analysis on text messages & medication adherence take into account?
January 2000 - December 2021
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What was the problem with Pour et al.'s study on hypertension in relation to text message effectiveness & medication adherence?
Medication adherence was reported as part of treatment adherence
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Which bias risks were most substantial in the meta analysis of literature about medication adherence in developing countries?
Attrition bias (27% high risk) due to missing outcome data Selection bias (27% high risk) due to allocation
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Sample characteristics in meta analysis of medication adherence: China: n = ___ _____: n = 3 India: n = ___ Other: n= 5 (________)
China: n = 4 Iran: n = 3 India: n = 3 Other: n = 5 (Bangladesh, South Africa, Jordan, Malaysia, Egypt)
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Medical conditions found in subjects in medical adherence study: Type 2 diabetes, n = 4 _______, n = 4 7 others = ?
Hypertension, n = 4 7 others = stroke, CVD, asthma, allergic rhinitis, epilepsy, chronic kidney disease)
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Text message delivery characteristics: education/reminder messages n = ? ______ n = 5 reminder messages only n = ? unspecified n = 1 directionality unidirectional n = 9 (_____-to-______) interactive n = ?
education/reminder messages n = 7 education messages only n = 5 reminder messages only n = 2 unidirectional n = 9 (health worker-to-participant) interactive n = 4
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Text message frequency in medication adherence meta analysis: Daily: Weekly: Within the first 20 days, followed by weekly reminders: Messages customized to prescriptions + 2x's weekly educational texts: Every 4 days: Unspecified:
7, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1
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What was medication adherence assessment in terms of direct measurement?
Pill count; number of pills consumed in relation to number of pills prescribed
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What was medication adherence assessment in terms of questionnaires?
Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire (ESRDAQ), Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale, Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension, and unspecified questionnaire
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What was medication adherence assessment in terms of criteria?
Proportion of patients with medicine coverage on more than or equal to 80% of days, taking medications as prescribed (no self-withdrawal or changes in medication dose), and taking medications for more than 95% of days during study period
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What was the medication adherence measure for Goruntla study on diabetes?
Number of pills consumed per number of pills prescribed
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Medcation adherence measure for Zhai study on hypertension?
Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS)
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Which studies found the most significant between-group differences in medication adherence? (p = <0.01 & 0.001 respectively)
Kamal study on stroke & Arad study on Chronic Kidney Disease Lua's study on epilepsy & Abaza's study on diabetes Bobrow's study on hypertension (p = < 0.001)
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Medical adherence measure for Kamal study on stroke?
MMAS
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Medication adherence measure for Arad study on Chronic kidney disease?
End-stage renal disease adherence questionnaire (ESRDAQ)
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Medication adherence measure for Lua's study on epilepsy?
Malay Modified MMAS
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Medication adherence measure for Abaza's study on diabetes?
MMAS
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In Bobrow's study, interactive text messages had p = ____ & information-only text messages had p = ____ vs. controls medical adherence measure = ?
interactive text messages p = 0.002 information-only text messages p < 0.001 medication adherence measure = proportion of patients with medicine coverage on more than 80% of days
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What are the 8 principles of flow?
Challenge-skill balance, action-awareness merge, clear goals, unambiguous feedback, concentration/focus on task at hand, sense of control, loss of self consciousness, transformation of time, autotelic experience
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True/false; flow can't be overused but it can be misused and underused
False; flow can also be overused
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A correlation was found between _____ of ______ and _______ wave oscillations during meditation
between judgment of clarity and gamma wave oscillations
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List the 5 waves from deep sleep to integrative 'peak' experience
Delta (deep sleep), theta (sleep with some awareness), alpha (relatively relaxed wakefulness), beta (edgy wakefulness), gamma (integrative peak experience)
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______ is a consistent life factor
Challenge
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When we face challenges, we inevitably develop ________ and associated expectations about being successful in meeting the challenge, which are _______
challenge expectations, achievement expectations
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How can flow turn into a slippery slope?
With overuse, there are diminishing returns; we start feeling 'out of balance', and we sacrifice healthy lifestyle for what feels good but is unhealthy
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What are the 2 predictors of overall flow experience during piano playing?
1) daily amount of practice 2) trait emotional intelligence
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For heart rate variability across phases for perfectionists and non-perfectionists, meditation doesn't help much for _______, but _______ have a harder time coping with stress without meditation
Perfectionists, non-perfectionists
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De-identification with 'any specific thought' leads to greater flexibility in _______ and ________, leading to novel _______ and _______
cognitive modification & response, leading to novel cognitive challenges and modifications
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In Mindfulness and reductions in inflammatory gene expression study, experienced subjects were assessed for the expression of ____, _____, and _______ in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
circadian, chromatin modulatory and inflammatory genes in PBMCs
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What are the effects of mindful attention and compassion meditation on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state?
A significant longitudinal decrease in right amygdala activation to visual images of different 'valences' - an operational definition of becoming calmer
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Mindfulness training improves _______ capacity and _______ exam performance while reducing ________
working memory capacity, Graduate Record Exam performance, reducing mind wandering
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Mindfulness Awareness Practices (MAP), compared with Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE), resulted significantly better in 4 outcomes:
insomnia, depression, fatigue interference, and severity
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High heart rate variability results in _______, whereas low heart rate variable results in _______
health and dynamic responding, autonomic inflexibility and disease
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What is the neurovisceral integration model?
It links heart rate variability to self-regulation via executive functions, where heart rate measures prefrontal-subcortical connectivity
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What are the 3 characteristics of meaning in life?
coherence, purpose, mattering
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people with higher meaning in life can better access the health benefits of _______
social relationships
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What are the 4 tendencies of being conscientious?
Industrious, norm adhering, planful, thoughtfully inhibiting of impulses
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_______ is the Big Five personality trait most consistently associated with positive health and longetivity
Conscientiousness
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_____ influences health via socio-environmental factors, especially education and SES
Conscientiousness
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There are strong ______ associations between conscientiousness and ______
strong negative associations, mortality
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Conscientiousness has important associations in models of _______
healthy ageing
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What was the population in Childhood Conscientiousness and Leukocyte Telomere Length?
Hawaii longitudinal personality and health study began with teacher assessments of childhood personality when the female children were a mean age of 10 y/o
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True/false; schools in childhood conscientiousness study were not diverse
false; they were geographically dispersed and represented a wide range of SES
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In Hawaii conscientiousness longitudinal study, there was a sample of ______, and highest _____-rated individuals were compared with the lowest
sample of 323, highest conscientiousness-rated individuals
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How were leukocyte telomere lengths measured in Hawaii longitudinal study?
Dried blood samples were assayed (analyzed)
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What were the variables that showed differences reflecting telomere differences in Hawaii longitudinal study?
BMI had a significant association with telomere length
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Was the relationship between conscientiousness and telomere length significant when controlling for educational attainment, smoking, BMI, or physical inactivity?
No; However, the degree to which the association was reduced was small
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What are the 4 major categories of the most unhealthy thinking?
Cynical hostility, pessimism, rumination, thought suppression
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How can we develop conscientiousness? (4 things)
more industriousness, norm adherence, planful, and thoughtfully inhibiting of impulses
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What is TRA - LA -LA -LA? (CBT mnemonic for resilient thinking)
thought substitution reframing attentional investment lowering anxiety leveraging attention learning alliance
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What is thought substitution?
judging one thought as 'healthier' than another such that active, mindful substitutions are taken
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what is the difference between reframing and thought substitution?
reframing involves no substituting of 'thought' like thought substitution but changing the 'frame around the thought', e.g., looking for positive sides of a negative event
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what is leveraging attention?
engaging one's training capacity to train for increased attentional control
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what is learning alliance?
forming relationships to develop more insightful, effective, and positive thinking
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in the purpose in life emotional recovery study, what was the measurement?
the magnitude of the eyeblink startle reflex (EBR), sensitive to the emotional state (particularly aversive stimuli and diminished by pleasing stimuli) induced by IAPS (international affective picture system)
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Quick recovery from negative stimuli vs. delayed recovery observed in ______ and ______
depression and dysphoria
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what is adaptive regulation?
quicker and more complete emotional recovery
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greater emotional recovery is associated with _______
higher purpose in life
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subjects who reported greater purpose in life exhibited ______ EBR magnitudes after picture removal
smaller
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greater purpose in life motivates one to constructively learn from and appraise negative events adaptively, unlike _______
rumination