Influence of Collective Esophageal Speech Training on Self-efficacy in Chinese Laryngectomees:A Pretest-posttest Group Study

Total laryngectomy affects the speaking functions of many patients.Speech deprivation has great impacts on the quality of life of patients,especially on self-efficacy.Learning esophageal speech represents a way to help laryngectomees speak again.The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of collective esophageal speech training on self-efficacy of laryngectomees.In this study,28 patients and 30 family members were included.The participants received information about training via telephone or a WeChat group.Collective esophageal speech training was used to educate laryngectomees on esophageal speech.Before and after collective esophageal speech training,all participants completed the General Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES)to assess their perceptions on self-efficacy.Through the training,laryngectomees recovered their speech.After the training,the self-efficacy scores of laryngectomees were higher than those before the training,with significant differences noted(P<0.05).However,family members'scores did not change significantly.In conclusion,collective esophageal speech training is not only convenient and economical,but also improves self-efficacy and confidence of laryngectomees.Greater self-efficacy is helpful for laryngectomees to master esophageal speech and improve their quality of life.In addition,more attention should be focused on improving the self-efficacy of family members and making them give full play to their talent and potential on laryngectomees'voice rehabilitation.

Group training on the improvement of college students'career decision-making self-efficacy

A group training was conducted on 17 college students to improve their career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE). The result showed that there was significant difference between the pre-test and the post-test for the experimental group (n = 17), whereas no significant difference was found between the pre-test and the post- test for the control group (n = 17). In the pre-test, there was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group, and obvious difference between the two groups was found in the post-test. This indicated that the group training was effective on improving the CDMSE of the college students whose scores of CDMSE were below 27% point of the total students.

Effectiveness of Half-Cut Wood Training of Close and Kinetic Chain Method on Mental Health and Physical Health of Patients with Knee Instability in China

Knee instability as a symptom of ligament injury usually only receives attention when it causes pain or impacts patients’mobility in China.In this study both the physical and psychosocial impact of an innovative approach to treatment,Half-cut Wood Training,was examined.Twenty individuals with knee instability who received Halfcut Wood Training(Intervention group)and twenty two individuals with knee instability who did not receive Half-cut Wood Training(as Control group)participated in the study.The electric WIFI based HBF-306 was used to collect the anthropometry and biomedical data.Symptom severity was assessed by a doctor and through response to a specific question.Half-cut Wood Training was used as the intervention for the knee instability patients,and the effects among pre-intervention,post-intervention and control group on self-esteem,self-efficacy,quality of life and reductions in knee instability were assessed and compared to patients in the control group.The Half-cut Wood Training has significantly improved the physical health,self-esteem,self-efficacy,legs and feet functioning of patients in the intervention group compared with control group.Moreover,the Symptom were decreased(F=15.47,P<0.001),and the doctor reported knee function was improved(F=36.20,P<0.001).The subgroups including number of sessions of attending the Half-cut Wood Training had effects on the reduction of symptoms and duration of training time more than one month has effect on the improvement of physical health.Half-cut Wood Training provides beneficial means of improving knee function,self-esteem,self-efficacy,and physical health of the quality of life of patients with the knee instability.