OBJECTIVE To examine parents' perceptions of stigma regarding mental health services for their child, consider stigma in the context of novel service delivery settings (e.g., telehealth, primary care, and schools), and evaluate stigma with other factors known to influence service access. METHODS 347 caregivers of children with psychosocial concerns completed surveys regarding their perception...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypotheses that adolescents have different perceptions of family-environmental factors than do their parents, and that dietary intake of adolescents is more highly associated with the adolescent's own perceptions than those of their parents. DESIGN Data from self-administered questionnaires were used. PARTICIPANTS Five-hundred two students aged 12 to 14 years, and one ...

The aim of this study was to compare the Exceptional Student Learning English (ESLE) web application and traditional application and the evaluation of the ESLE app mainly from the exceptional student parents' perspective. To this end, five exceptional student parents with their exceptional children were selected among 30 parents in Isfahan in Isfahan province. Open-ended questionnaires were sen...

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the relationships between adolescents' eating disorder attitudes and their perceptions of the feeding practices that their parents/caregivers currently use. METHODS Boys and girls (N = 528) aged 13-15 completed self-report measures of their levels of eating psychopathology and their parents' current feeding practices and reported their own height and weight...

OBJECTIVE No studies have been performed to examine parent perceptions of caring for adolescents with type 2 diabetes. In this qualitative study, we examined parent perceptions of barriers and strategies to address barriers to self-care in adolescents with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Families of adolescents with type 2 diabetes were recruited from a pediatric diabetes clinic....

The rate of adult and childhood obesity has doubled and in some countries tripled worldwide over the last few decades. The rise can likely be attributed to an assortment of factors such as an increase in the amount and accessibility of soft drinks and processed foods (increased energy intake) and less time spent exercising inside and outside of schools (decreased energy expenditure). A body of ...

objective: parents are believed to be among the most influential adults who have a deterministic role in the success of interventional programs on adolescents' reproductive health. the aim of this study is to describe parents' perceptions and attitudes towards adolescent reproductive needs, experiences and associated factors. method: a population-based study of 539 parents of adolescent boys, a...

BACKGROUND As most young teenagers grow up in families, parents might be well situated to facilitate and support their weight management and thereby prevent or manage obesity prior to adulthood. AIM This paper explores parents' perceptions of, and views about, their teenage children's weight and the factors that influence parents' weight management strategies. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPAN...

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to (i) segment parents of early adolescents into subgroups according to their Ca-rich-food (CRF) practices and perceptions regarding early adolescent CRF intake and (ii) determine whether Ca intake of parents and early adolescents differed by subgroup. DESIGN A cross-sectional convenience sample of 509 parents and their early adolescent children completed a questionn...

BACKGROUND Offspring of patients with anxiety or depression are at high risk for developing anxiety or depression. Despite the positive findings regarding effectiveness of prevention programs, recruitment for prevention activities and trials is notoriously difficult. Our randomized controlled prevention trial was terminated due to lack of patient inclusion. Research on mentally-ill parents' per...