Parents play a fundamental role in shaping children's development, including their dietary and physical activity behaviors. Yet family-centered interventions are rarely used in obesity prevention research. Less than half of childhood obesity prevention programs include parents, and those that do include parents or a family component seldom focus on sustainable change at the level of the family....

Pediatric neurologists and other specialists working with children with cerebral palsy or other disabilities play important roles in providing services in ways that make a difference in the lives of these children and their families. This article defines family-centered service and outlines a conceptual framework of the premises and principles underlying this approach to service delivery. Resea...

the effect of family–centered empowerment model on quality of life of hemodialysis patients     salahi sh [1] *, javanbakhtian r [2] , hasheminia sam [3] , habibzadeh h [4]     received: 21 sep, 2011 accepted: 29 nov, 2011   abstract   background & aims : improving and maintaining quality of life in hemodialysis patients needs strong support of family. this study aimed to study the effects of f...

Change-of-shift report is the time when responsibility and accountability for the care of a patient is transferred from one nurse to another. The communication that ensues during this process is linked to both patient safety and continuity of care giving. While many nurses already recognize the value of bringing report to the patient’s bedside and have practiced in this manner, this remains rel...