A meta-analytic synthesis of early numeracy interventions for low-performing young children

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Diagnostic predictors of learning readiness for pre-school children: A meta-analytic review

Background and Objectives: Students with learning difficulties encounter poorer school outcomes and major problems in learning. Researchers investigated the factors in preschool stage that will help to diagnosis learning problems.  Methods: A meta-analytic review provides means for assessing which factors show the strongest effects on long-term outcomes. Results: This article presents a ...

Pediatric Obesity Interventions: a Meta-analytic Review

Objective: To quantitatively characterize change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the context of behavioral (n= 16), surgical (n=5), and pharmacological (n=1) interventions for pediatric overweight and obesity. A secondary goal was to examine the relationship between change in HRQoL and change in weight status (ΔBMI) by treatment type. The amount of weight loss necessary to observe ...

The efficacy of adherence interventions for chronically ill children: a meta-analytic review.

OBJECTIVES To provide quantitative information about the overall effectiveness of adherence interventions to improve adherence and health outcomes for children with chronic illnesses. To evaluate statistically the potential moderators. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed on 71 adherence intervention studies. RESULTS Weighted-mean effect size (ES) across all the adherence outcomes for grou...

Comprehensive synthesis of early intensive behavioral interventions for young children with autism based on the UCLA young autism project model.

A 3-part comprehensive synthesis of the early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism based on the University of California at Los Angeles Young Autism Project method (Lovaas in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 3-9, 1987) is presented. The three components of the synthesis were: (a) descriptive analyses, (b) effect size analyses, and (c) a meta-...