Publications by authors named "G Spiel"
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- The study explores how immigrant students' voices are integrated into school policies across six European countries, highlighting the importance of their perspectives for student happiness and support in schools.
- Researchers analyzed 412 policy documents from 305 schools in areas with high immigration, finding that only 2% of the documents had easily accessible information on student voices, while 60% lacked any mention of it.
- The most common references to student voice were found in anti-bullying and mission statements, indicating a need for more explicit documentation of student involvement in policy-making.
Outcomes and Mechanisms of Change of the Strengthening Families Program in a Clinical Sample of Children and Their Families in Austria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2022
Family context and parenting behavior have the greatest influence on children's mental health and well-being, and interventions that take the whole family system into account are promising. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The OxCAP-MH capabilities questionnaire was developed and validated in the UK for outcome measurement in mental health clinical studies. Its broader wellbeing construct or validity in routine mental health services so far has not been assessed. The objectives were to investigate the extent the OxCAP-MH measures broader wellbeing compared to the EQ-5D-5L and to test psychometric properties of the German language OxCAP-MH in routine mental health services in Austria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mental health conditions affect aspects of people's lives that are often not captured in common health-related outcome measures. The OxCAP-MH self-reported, quality of life questionnaire based on Sen's capability approach was developed in the UK to overcome these limitations. The aim of this study was to develop a linguistically and culturally valid German version of the questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare disorder with diagnosis based on clinical criteria, as no laboratory, neuroradiological or genetic markers are currently available. The pathogenic mechanisms are still an enigma. Some hypotheses have been proposed such as hemiplegic migraine variant, epileptic mechanism, channelopathy and mitochondrial disorder, but none of these has been confirmed.
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