Cerebral palsy (CP) is the main cause of physical disability in childhood and is an important health issue that has a strong socioeconomic impact. There is no effective treatment for CP and therapeutic approaches report only partial benefits for affected people. In this study we assessed the effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment combined with psychomotor and cognitive stimulation in the neur...

CONTEXT Peer assessment is defined as students judging the level or quality of a fellow student's understanding. No researchers have yet demonstrated the accuracy or reliability of peer assessment in athletic training education. OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy and reliability of peer assessment of athletic training students' psychomotor skills. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING En...

Leren van psychomotorische vaardigheden als deel van het lichamelijk onderzoek: invloed van peers Thesis to obtain the degree of Doctor from the Erasmus University Rotterdam by command of the rector magnificus CONTENTS Chapter 1 The influence of peers on medical students learning of psychomotor skills necessary for physical examination 9 Chapter 2 To observe or not to observe peers when learnin...

Abstract: The psychomotor skills required in dental laboratory technology and dentistry are similar. Dental educators have recognized the problems in selecting from among dental school applicants those with potential psychomotor skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of admissions data and measurements of psychological constructs of dental technology students with th...

Optical laser scan of early hominin footprints at Ileret, Kenya, color-rendered to illustrate depth; reds indicate areas of high elevation, blues lower elevation. The footprints are 1.5 million years old and were probably made by Homo ergaster/erectus. Two right footprints and a partial left are visible along with a range of animal prints. See page 1197. Image processing in Rapidform: Matthew B...

OBJECTIVE To examine the extent to which type 2 diabetes is associated with poorer performance on measures of learning, memory, psychomotor speed, and problem-solving in middle-aged adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated 50 adults (age range 34-65 years, mean 50.8) with type 2 diabetes and 50 demographically similar community control subjects without diabetes...

BACKGROUND The ability to respond quickly and effectively to a cardiac arrest situation rests on nurses being competent, prepared and up-to-date in the emergency life-saving procedure of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study aimed to determine the extent to which nurses acquire and retain CPR cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills following CPR training courses. METHODS A quasi-...