Despite extensive evidence on the impact of various mental health issues including smartphone/internet addiction, and personality traits on academic achievement, little is known about the complex interactions between multiple of these factors simultaneously, as well as cross-country differences in these nuanced relationships. In particular, understanding the role of the mentioned addictions has become increasingly important in recent years in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this cross-country study was to investigate, using path analysis, the complex relationships between mental health determinants (depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, and smartphone/internet addiction) and academic achievement in 1785 Czech and Chinese university students using an online battery of psychological tests. The results confirmed the previously described effect of multiple factors (anxiety, stress, resilience, smartphone/internet addiction, personality traits, and sex, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness) on academic achievement, overlapping in most cases for both groups of students. At the same time, however, different country-dependent patterns of interactions emerged. For the Czech students, the variables formed a complex network of interacting factors, whereas for the Chinese students, the effect of each cluster of factors was separate for individual domains of academic achievement. These cross-country differences have implications particularly for planning and targeting the most effective interventions to promote and develop academic achievement.

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• chytrý telefon MeSH
• COVID-19 * psychologie   epidemiologie   MeSH
• deprese psychologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• duševní zdraví MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• návykové chování psychologie   MeSH
• netholismus * psychologie   MeSH
• osobnost * MeSH
• školní úspěšnost * MeSH
• srovnání kultur MeSH
• studenti * psychologie   statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• univerzity MeSH
• úzkost psychologie   MeSH
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• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Čína MeSH

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Czech music therapists lacked the skills and knowledge to adapt their practice to virtual music therapy (VMT) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when physical contact was restricted. The aims of this project were to implement the best evidence-based recommendations concerning VMT in the practice of Czech music therapists and increase the number of therapists using VMT. METHODS: The project used the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework to promote change in the practice of participants. A baseline audit of 26 practitioners was conducted using questionnaires and interviews. The audit criteria consisted of 8 best practice recommendations, followed by the implementation of targeted strategies and a follow-up audit. RESULTS: Of the 26 music therapists, 18 began practicing VMT following the rollout of the implementation strategies. Strategies included educational workshops, instructional materials, technological support, individual counseling, and interactive training sessions. There was an increase in compliance with all audit criteria. The most critical barriers were lack of knowledge about VMT and lack of technical skills; lack of resources; technological challenges; low confidence of music therapists to provide VMT; and reduced need for VMT after the lockdown restrictions were relaxed. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation project helped to overcome temporary pandemic restrictions, increase the quality of VMT practice, develop strategies for VMT training, and identify reasons for using VMT during the pandemic and beyond.

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• hudba * MeSH
• lékařská praxe založená na důkazech MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• muzikoterapie * MeSH
• pandemie prevence a kontrola   MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

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• lidé MeSH
• muzikoterapie * metody   MeSH
• nádory * prevence a kontrola   psychologie   MeSH
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• lidé MeSH

Úvod: Senzomotorická integrační terapie (SMITh) dle Martina Kučery a Kateřiny Fritzlové je neurorehabilitační metoda určená pro terapii poruch komunikace u dětí s poruchami autistického spektra a s vývojovými poruchami řeči a učení. Pro účely této případové studie s designem ABA jsme vytvořili protokol pro hudební modifikaci této metody a zkoumali její vliv na řeč dívky předškolního věku s diagnózou dětský autizmus. Metodika: Ke sledování efektu terapie byl použit přístroj LENA DLP (Digital Language Processor), který hodnotil kvantitu produkovaných slov a konverzačních obratů v indukovaném rozhovoru rodičů s dívkou během doby celé terapeutické intervence. Současně byl využit dotazník vlastní konstrukce pro sledování vývoje dívky v dalších oblastech, zejména změn na úrovni kvality/funkčnosti komunikačních schopností dívky. Výsledky: Dle objektivních dat získaných prostřednictvím LENA DLP nemělo SMITh vliv na kvantitativní zvýšení řečové produkce dívky. V oblasti konverzačních obratů dokonce došlo ke statisticky významnému snížení, které však lze vysvětlit snížením řečové produkce dospělých během celé studie. Dle vyhodnoceného dotazníku a rozhovoru s rodiči a dalším terapeutem (ergoterapeut), který dítě také sledoval, bylo pozorováno zlepšení schopnosti porozumění řeči a schopnosti koncentrovat pozornost. Diskuze: Ačkoli efektivitu SMITh na řeč dívky s dětským autizmem se v tomto případu nepodařilo prokázat objektivními metodami měření kvantity mluvního projevu, data ukazují, že metoda může mít potenciál u dětí s narušenou komunikační schopností pro zlepšení na úrovni funkční/kvalitativní (rozumění, slovní zásoba, obsahová složka aj.). V dalších výzkumných studiích doporučujeme zaměřit se také na oblast porozumění řeči a pozornosti.

Introduction: According to Martin Kučera and Kateřina Fritzlová, sensomotor integrative therapy (SMITh) is a neurorehabilitation method designed for the therapy of communication disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental speech and learning disorders. For the purpose of this single case study with ABA design, we created a protocol for a musical modification of this method and examined its effect on the speech of a preschool girl with diagnosed childhood autism. Methods: To monitor the effect of the therapy, the LENA DLP (Digital Language Processor) device was used, which evaluated the quantity of words produced and conversational turns in an induced conversation between parents and the girl during the entire therapeutic intervention. At the same time, a questionnaire constructed by the authors was used to monitor the development of the girl in other areas, mainly changes in the level of quality/functionality of the girl’s communication skills. Results: According to objective data obtained through LENA DLP, SMITh did not affect the quantitative increase in the girl’s speech production. There was even a statistically significant reduction in conversational turns, but this can be explained by a decrease in adult speech production throughout the study. According to the evaluated questionnaire and an interview with the parents and another therapist (occupational therapist), who also monitored the child, an improvement in the ability to understand speech and the ability to concentrate attention was observed. Discussion: Although the effectiveness of SMITh on the speech of a girl with childhood autism in this case could not be demonstrated by objective methods of measuring the quantity of speech, the data showed that the method may have the potential for improvement at the functional/qualitative level (understanding, vocabulary, content, etc.) in children with impaired communication skills. In other research studies, we recommend also to focus on the area of speech understanding and attention.

• Klíčová slova
• senzorická integrační terapie,
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• autistická porucha * terapie   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• klinická studie jako téma MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• muzikoterapie MeSH
• vývojové poruchy řeči terapie   MeSH
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• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH

Intervention focused on the ability to adapt in pupils with severe special needs ability is an important part of their education. That is, however, not reflected in the Czech curriculum for special primary school – the most basic guideline for educating pupils with special needs in the Czech Republic. The goal of this study is to uncover what adaptation-related issues special needs pupils face and what solutions Czech teachers choose to address them. We obtained data from seven qualitative interviews with teachers who teach pupils with high levels of special needs, and autistic spectrum disorders, and who follow Czech curriculum for special primary schools. Inductive content analysis was used for further data sorting. The data was divided into three categories – description of adaptation-related issues, intervention focused on adaptation, and teacher-parent cooperation. We discovered that adaptation issues in educating pupils with high-level of special needs occur as they enter the school system, as they adapt to new people, schedules, school environments, and group activities, and as they face various perceptual inputs. Based on this analysis we provide examples of how to word educational objectives in each of these areas in the curricular documentation and specific suggestions on how these objectives can be integrated into the Czech curriculum for special primary schools.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to propose an approach to visual unification of adapted guidelines and transformation of classifications of certainty of evidence (CoE) and strength of recommendations (SoR) into the approach suggested by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) working group. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We carried out a literature search in MEDLINE and Epistemonikos, an analysis of selected guidelines, and an iterative discussion to decide on a consistent visual presentation and CoE and SoR depictions. RESULTS: The results of the literature search suggested this issue had not been addressed yet. The analysis of the chosen eight guidelines showed significant heterogeneity in the visual presentation of recommendations. Recommendations were often worded similarly to whether or not they were strong or conditional. Many guidelines contained "statements," almost all of which did not fulfill the good practice statement (GPS) criteria. We proposed an approach for transforming recommendations that are being adapted and which use various classification systems for CoE and SoR into GRADE and a consistent visual style. CONCLUSION: Guideline developers should aim for unification in the formulation of recommendations to improve transferability.

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• lidé MeSH
• medicína založená na důkazech * MeSH
• publikace MeSH
• systém GRADE * MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

BACKGROUND: Low frequency sound (LFS, combined with music listening) is applied by practitioners in vibroacoustic therapy who report a positive effect of this intervention on acute stress response. However, there is a lack of research on this topic and studies with mainly objective measurements are scarce. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this pilot double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial we used a multimodal approach to measurement of acute stress response in 54 international university students attending a university summer school in Olomouc, the Czech Republic who were individually randomized into a group receiving LFS vibration and a control group. In both groups, the acute stress response was measured by heart rate variability (HRV), visual analogue scales (VAS) for stress and muscle relaxation. RESULTS: Differences were found in pre-test post-test measures, however, between groups differences occurred only for HRV, with statistically significant improvement in the experimental group (parameter LF/HF and pNN50). CONCLUSION: Vibroacoustic therapy has the potential to contribute to the stress management of university students. Further research is needed to explore the effect of LFS on stress response, especially when applied without additional music listening.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.854794.].

• Publikační typ
• tisková chyba MeSH

(1) Background: Throughout their career, music therapists make decisions regarding the clinical population they choose to work with. Though such decisions can have broad implications on the professional development of the music therapist, not much is known about the reasons for making these decisions and whether they are affected by demographic or professional factors. (2) Methods: In this pilot study, we surveyed 439 music therapists from six countries (i.e., Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Spain, and Switzerland) using an online questionnaire. We asked the respondents to explain why they chose to work with their main clienteles, and we examined whether their reasons were connected to demographic factors such as country of origin, gender, and seniority, and professional factors such as experience as a music therapist and population one works with. (3) Results: The category analysis of these responses pointed at nine distinct reasons that could be grouped into "practical reasons", "reasons of connection", and "innovation". There were differences in reasoning between music therapists from different countries, and with different degrees of seniority, but not between male and female music therapists. (4) Discussion: The implications on training programs and on policy makers are discussed as well as the importance of this subject to the development of music therapists' professional identity.

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• hudba * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• muzikoterapie * MeSH
• pilotní projekty MeSH
• pomocný zdravotnický personál MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
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• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

The prevalence of dementia is increasing with the ever-growing population of older adults. Non-pharmacological, music-based interventions, including sensory stimulation, were reported by the Lancet Commission in 2020 to be the first-choice approach for managing the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Low frequency sinusoidal vibration interventions, related to music interventions through their core characteristics, may offer relief for these symptoms. Despite increasing attention on the effectiveness of auditory music interventions and music therapy for managing dementia, this has not included low frequency vibration. This scoping review, following the JBI methodology guidelines, was conducted to investigate participants' responses to both sound and mechanical vibration, the characteristics of the delivered interventions, methodological challenges, and the specifics of the research experiments reported. An extensive search was conducted in BMC, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE (OvidSP), Pedro, ProQuest Central, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science. Current Controlled Trials, Clinical Trials, and Google Scholar were also searched as well as a hand search in relevant journals. Studies on adults with all types of dementia, investigating tactile low frequency sound or mechanical vibration in any context were considered. Data from eight full-length studies (three RCTs, two quasi-experimental, two case reports, and one qualitative) were extracted using the data extraction table developed by the authors and were included in the analysis and critical appraisal. Issues in quality related to, for example, control groups and blinding. Few studies addressed participants' subjective responses to the interventions. Reporting on the intervention characteristics was unclear. It appeared more frequent sessions led to better outcomes and home-based interventions potentially addressing the issue of access and feasibility. Future research should include neuroimaging to measure and confirm the hypothesised mechanism of cerebral coherence. Standardised reporting of intervention characteristics is also needed to ensure replicability of the experiments. Higher quality research is needed to investigate the impact and effect of low frequency vibration for the symptoms of dementia and compare outcomes in meta-syntheses.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH