A Randomised Control Trial Investigating the Efficacy of the MapMe Intervention on Parental Ability to Correctly Categorise Overweight in Their Child and the Impact on Child BMI Z-Score Change at 1 Year.

Research suggests parental ability to recognise when their child has overweight is limited. It is hypothesised that recognition of child overweight/obesity is fundamental to its prevention, acting as a potential barrier to parental action to improve their child's health-related behaviours and/or help seeking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an intervention (MapMe) to improve parental ability to correctly categorise their child as having overweight one-month post-intervention, and reduce child body mass index (BMI) z-score 12 months post-intervention.

Physical activity in young children across developmental and health states: the CHILD study.

Background: Evidence about physical activity of young children across developmental and health states is very limited. Using data from an inclusive UK cohort, ActiveCHILD, we investigated relationships between objectively measured physical activity, child development, social context, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods: Children (12-36 months), purposively sampled across health pathways, developmental abilities, and sociodemographic factors, were recruited through thirteen National Health Service organisations in England.

Geographic variability in limited English proficiency: A cross-cultural study of cognitive profiles.

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of limited English proficiency (LEP) on neurocognitive profiles.

Method: Romanian (LEP-RO; = 59) and Arabic (LEP-AR; = 30) native speakers were compared to Canadian native speakers of English (NSE; = 24) on a strategically selected battery of neuropsychological tests.

Results: As predicted, participants with LEP demonstrated significantly lower performance on tests with high verbal mediation relative to US norms and the NSE sample (large effects).

Cancer-Related Stigma in Malawi: Narratives of Cancer Survivors.

Purpose: Stigma is an impediment across the cancer care continuum, leading to delayed presentation to care, elevated morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life. The goal of this study was to qualitatively examine the drivers, manifestations, and impacts of cancer-related stigma among individuals who received cancer treatment in Malawi, and to identify opportunities to address stigma.

Methods: Individuals who had completed treatment for lymphoma (n = 20) or breast cancer (n = 9) were recruited from observational cancer cohorts in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Their Word for It: The Inventory of Problems Provides Valuable Information on Both Symptom and Performance Validity.

This study was designed to compare the validity of the Inventory of Problems (IOP-29) and its newly developed memory module (IOP-M) in 150 patients clinically referred for neuropsychological assessment. Criterion groups were psychometrically derived based on established performance and symptom validity tests (PVTs and SVTs). The criterion-related validity of the IOP-29 was compared to that of the Negative Impression Management scale of the Personality Assessment Inventory (NIM) and the criterion-related validity of the IOP-M was compared to that of Trial-1 on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM-1).