Veronica Ka Wai Lai
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View article: Does Instrumental Music Training Improve Chinese Word Reading? A Quasi-experimental Study
Does Instrumental Music Training Improve Chinese Word Reading? A Quasi-experimental Study Open
This study set out to investigate whether and how music training improved Chinese word reading in children. Adopting a quasi-experimental research design, we recruited 86 musically trained children and musically untrained children with sim…
View article: Comparing the phonological, musical, and general cognitive profiles of early-emerging poor, average, and good readers of Chinese
Comparing the phonological, musical, and general cognitive profiles of early-emerging poor, average, and good readers of Chinese Open
Introduction This study compared the phonological, musical, and general cognitive profiles of early-emerging poor, average, and good readers. Methods We assessed Cantonese preschool children on Chinese word reading, phonological awareness,…
View article: Intravenous methadone for pain management in cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial with plasma concentration analysis*
Intravenous methadone for pain management in cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial with plasma concentration analysis* Open
Summary Introduction Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery remains significant despite the administration of opioids. Methadone may improve pain control and decrease the need for postoperative opioids. Randomised controlled trials, howe…
View article: Practice Variation in Urine Collection Among Emergency Department Providers in Pre–toilet-trained Children With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
Practice Variation in Urine Collection Among Emergency Department Providers in Pre–toilet-trained Children With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection Open
Background: Urinary tract infections are a common cause of acute illness among children presenting to the emergency department (ED). Many techniques exist to collect urine specimens in pre–toilet-trained children. There is wide practice va…
View article: Does Instrumental Music Training Improve Chinese Word Reading? A Quasi-experimental Study
Does Instrumental Music Training Improve Chinese Word Reading? A Quasi-experimental Study Open
This study set out to investigate whether and how music training improved Chinese word reading in children. Adopting a quasi-experimental research design, we recruited 86 musically trained children and musically untrained children with sim…
View article: Validation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Pediatric CKD (PRO-Kid)
Validation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Pediatric CKD (PRO-Kid) Open
Key Points PRO-Kid is a patient-reported outcome measure of the frequency and burden of symptoms. Higher PRO-Kid scores are associated with lower Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory scores. Background Measuring the burden of symptoms that …
View article: Practice variation in urine collection methods among pre-toilet trained children with suspected urinary tract infection: a systematic review
Practice variation in urine collection methods among pre-toilet trained children with suspected urinary tract infection: a systematic review Open
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common cause of acute illness among infants and young children. There are numerous methods for collecting urine in children who are not toilet trained. This review examined practice variatio…
View article: Examining the cognitive and perceptual perspectives of music-to-language transfer: A study of Cantonese-English bilingual children
Examining the cognitive and perceptual perspectives of music-to-language transfer: A study of Cantonese-English bilingual children Open
Motivated by theories of music-to-language transfer, we investigated whether and how musicianship benefits phonological and lexical prosodic awareness in first language (L1) Cantonese and second language (L2) English. We assessed 86 Canton…
View article: Does musicianship influence the perceptual integrality of tones and segmental information?
Does musicianship influence the perceptual integrality of tones and segmental information? Open
This study investigated the effect of musicianship on the perceptual integrality of tones and segmental information in non-native speech perception. We tested 112 Cantonese musicians, Cantonese non-musicians, English musicians, and English…
View article: Materialistic happiness menaces people’s meaning in life: A serial double mediation model reflecting the roles of basic psychological needs satisfaction and subjective well-being
Materialistic happiness menaces people’s meaning in life: A serial double mediation model reflecting the roles of basic psychological needs satisfaction and subjective well-being Open
Background: People are holding stronger materialistic belief than before, especially in some developed regions in the world. Materialism refers to beliefs that equate materialistic possessions with happiness, success, and make it central t…
View article: Brief compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator course for secondary school students: a multischool feasibility study
Brief compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator course for secondary school students: a multischool feasibility study Open
Objectives This study assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 2-hour compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (CO-CPRAED) course in secondary school students. Design Prospective pre…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Guideline on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri)
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Guideline on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri) Open
Background. In South Africa (SA), administrators and intensive care practitioners are faced with the challenge of resource scarcity as well as an increasing demand for intensive care unit (ICU) services. ICU services are expensive, and pra…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri)
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri) Open
Background. In South Africa (SA), administrators and intensive care practitioners are faced with the challenge of resource scarcity as well as an increasing demand for intensive care unit (ICU) services. ICU services are expensive, and pra…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Guideline on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri)
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Guideline on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri) Open
In recognition of the absolute need to limit patient access to ICU because of the lack of sufficient intensive care resources in public hospitals, this guideline has been developed to guide policy-making and assist frontline triage decisio…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri)
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri) Open
Background. In South Africa (SA), intensive care is faced with the challenge of resource scarcity as well as an increasing demand for intensive care unit (ICU) services. ICU services are expensive, and practitioners in low- to middle-incom…
View article: The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri).
The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Consensus Statement on ICU Triage and Rationing (ConICTri). Open
In recognition of the absolute need to limit patient access to ICU because of the lack of sufficient intensive care resources in public hospitals, recommendations and a guideline have been developed to guide policy-making and assist frontl…
View article: Tracking salience in young people: A psychometric field test of the Aberrant Salience Inventory (<scp>ASI</scp>)
Tracking salience in young people: A psychometric field test of the Aberrant Salience Inventory (<span>ASI</span>) Open
Aim To explore the prevalence of Aberrant Salience ( AS , an alleged experiential feature of psychosis‐proneness) in Italian young people and corroborate the transcultural validity of the Aberrant Salience Inventory ( ASI ). Methods Young …
View article: Attitudes and aspirations regarding engineering among Chinese secondary school students: comparisons between industrialising and post-industrial geo-engineering regions of Mainland China and Hong Kong
Attitudes and aspirations regarding engineering among Chinese secondary school students: comparisons between industrialising and post-industrial geo-engineering regions of Mainland China and Hong Kong Open
School-based pipelines/routes for university and technical engineering education are recognised as important for economic development and the high-school years are critical for shaping students' career aspirations and attitudes. This study…
View article: Fast-track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients
Fast-track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients Open
Low-dose opioid-based general anaesthesia and time-directed extubation protocols for fast-track interventions have risks of mortality and major postoperative complications similar to those of conventional (not fast-track) care, and therefo…
View article: Patient and family satisfaction levels in the intensive care unit after elective cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a preoperative patient education intervention
Patient and family satisfaction levels in the intensive care unit after elective cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a preoperative patient education intervention Open
Introduction Patients and their families are understandably anxious about the risk of complications and unfamiliar experiences following cardiac surgery. Providing information about postoperative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) to pa…
View article: Implementing Effective Group Work for Mathematical Achievement in Primary School Classrooms in Hong Kong
Implementing Effective Group Work for Mathematical Achievement in Primary School Classrooms in Hong Kong Open
The Hong Kong Education Bureau recommends that primary school pupils’ mathematical achievement be enhanced via collaborative discussions engendered by group work. This pedagogic change may be hindered by Confucian heritage classroom practi…