Al M Best
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 164350 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Al M Best |
| NOMBRES | Al M |
| APELLIDO | Best |
| FIRMA | BEST A M |
| AFILIACIONES | Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6300-3925 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Smoking Cessation Intervention for Female Prisoners
Objectives. We tested the efficacy of a combined pharmacologic and behavioral smoking cessation intervention among women in a state prison in the southern United States. Methods. The study design was a randomized controlled trial with a 6-month waitlist control group. The intervention was a 10-week group intervention combined with nicotine replacement therapy. Two hundred and fifty participants received the intervention, and 289 were in the contr…
Measuring Stress and Immune Response in Healthcare Professionals following Interaction with a Therapy Dog
This study investigated the optimal time for measuring stress and immune function in 20 healthcare professionals (19 women and 1 man) following interaction with a therapy dog. A nonclinical sample of healthcare professionals was assigned to 20 min. of quiet rest, and 5 and 20 min. with a therapy dog. Serum cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine were collected at baseline, 5, 15, 30, 45, and 60 min. postcondition. Salivary cortisol, salivary Ig…
Effect of aquariums on electroconvulsive therapy patients
This study investigates the effect of an aquarium on pre-treatment anxiety, fear. frustration, and depression in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients. Forty-two patients consecutively referred for ECT were rotated between rooms with and without aquariums. Self report measures of depression, anxiety, fear, and frustration were obtained, along with heart rate and blood pressure measurements. Preliminary mixed-model, repeated measures analysis o…
Constraints in Assessing the Impact of Animals in Education
The primary purpose of this article is to delineate constraints researchers may encounter in assessing the impact of animals in education, even when using rigorous research designs. A case study is used as a framework for this discussion and consists of a project conducted in a pre-school setting, using a cross-over design to control for most threats to internal and external validity. The project is presented first, with a brief description of th…
Knowledge and attitudes about Aids
Effect of aquariums on electroconvulsive therapy patients
This study investigates the effect of an aquarium on pre-treatment anxiety, fear. frustration, and depression in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients. Forty-two patients consecutively referred for ECT were rotated between rooms with and without aquariums. Self report measures of depression, anxiety, fear, and frustration were obtained, along with heart rate and blood pressure measurements. Preliminary mixed-model, repeated measures analysis o…
Constraints in Assessing the Impact of Animals in Education
The primary purpose of this article is to delineate constraints researchers may encounter in assessing the impact of animals in education, even when using rigorous research designs. A case study is used as a framework for this discussion and consists of a project conducted in a pre-school setting, using a cross-over design to control for most threats to internal and external validity. The project is presented first, with a brief description of th…
Smoking Cessation Intervention for Female Prisoners
Objectives. We tested the efficacy of a combined pharmacologic and behavioral smoking cessation intervention among women in a state prison in the southern United States. Methods. The study design was a randomized controlled trial with a 6-month waitlist control group. The intervention was a 10-week group intervention combined with nicotine replacement therapy. Two hundred and fifty participants received the intervention, and 289 were in the contr…
Knowledge and attitudes about Aids
Constraints in Assessing the Impact of Animals in Education
The primary purpose of this article is to delineate constraints researchers may encounter in assessing the impact of animals in education, even when using rigorous research designs. A case study is used as a framework for this discussion and consists of a project conducted in a pre-school setting, using a cross-over design to control for most threats to internal and external validity. The project is presented first, with a brief description of th…
Effect of aquariums on electroconvulsive therapy patients
This study investigates the effect of an aquarium on pre-treatment anxiety, fear. frustration, and depression in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) patients. Forty-two patients consecutively referred for ECT were rotated between rooms with and without aquariums. Self report measures of depression, anxiety, fear, and frustration were obtained, along with heart rate and blood pressure measurements. Preliminary mixed-model, repeated measures analysis o…
Measuring Stress and Immune Response in Healthcare Professionals following Interaction with a Therapy Dog
This study investigated the optimal time for measuring stress and immune function in 20 healthcare professionals (19 women and 1 man) following interaction with a therapy dog. A nonclinical sample of healthcare professionals was assigned to 20 min. of quiet rest, and 5 and 20 min. with a therapy dog. Serum cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine were collected at baseline, 5, 15, 30, 45, and 60 min. postcondition. Salivary cortisol, salivary Ig…
Smoking Cessation Intervention for Female Prisoners
Objectives. We tested the efficacy of a combined pharmacologic and behavioral smoking cessation intervention among women in a state prison in the southern United States. Methods. The study design was a randomized controlled trial with a 6-month waitlist control group. The intervention was a 10-week group intervention combined with nicotine replacement therapy. Two hundred and fifty participants received the intervention, and 289 were in the contr…
Medicine (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (3 obras) · Internal Medicine (3 obras) · Psychiatry (3 obras) · Clinical Psychology (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Public health (2 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 obras) · Analysis of variance (1 obras)