When Mothers Get Sick: Child Care and Housework Difficulties Experienced by Fathers during Their Wife’s Cancer Treatment

Relationship between Level of Stress Experienced by Dental Students during Endodontic Treatment and Their Coping Strategies

Background and Aim: Dentistry is among the most stressful professions. Dentists’ occupational stress usually begins during their university education. This study aimed to assess the relationship between the level of stress experienced by dental students during endodontic treatment and their coping strategies. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 204 fifth and sixth ...

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Prenatal care: difficulties experienced by nurses.

This study aimed to identify the difficulties nurses experience at the start of their professional life in prenatal care activities. Data were collected through interviews with 25 nurses who accompanied prenatal care in the basic health network of Rio Branco-AC, Brazil and were grouped according to the frequency and level of difficulty they mentioned. We observed that nurses did not demonstrate...

Difficulties experienced by families following unsuccessful treatment of Pediculosis capitis: the mothers' perspective.

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine the psychological and social difficulties faced by primary school children and their families, particularly from the mothers' perspective, when treatment for Pediculosis capitis fails. METHODS This descriptive study comprised 14 mothers of 19 children in the primary school in Kocaeli. The children and families were infested with lice and nits and were un...

Positive and negative social exchanges experienced by fathers and mothers of children with autism.

When faced with child-related challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder, positive and negative social exchanges may be critical to parents' psychological well-being. This study examined the types and sources of positive and negative social exchanges reported by mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder and their association with parental depressive symptoms in 176 ...