BACKGROUND This study explores how a child's coeliac disease (CD) influences the daily life of families because such knowledge can enhance the understanding of how to support family adjustment to a gluten-free diet (GFD). METHODS We used an interpretative phenomenological approach, interviewing 20 parents of 14 children diagnosed with CD about their individual thoughts and beliefs. RESULTS ...

Disease-related worries are frequently reported in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but longitudinal assessments of these worries are scarce. In the present study, patients completed the rating form of IBD patient concerns (RFIPC) at three occasions during one year. One-way analysis of variance (ANO VA), t-tests, bivariate correlation, and linear regression analyses were used to analyse data. ...

Background The professional nurses’ activities, behaviors, and manners are classified as nursing care behaviors. Nurses spend considerable amounts of time taking care of patients and their families; however, their opinions about their caring behaviors are different from the care receivers’ views. Hence, this study aimed to elaborate the nursing care behaviors perceived by the parents of hospita...

The dramatic decline in polar ice is being increasingly documented and a new study reveals how biological systems are responding to Arctic climate change. Meanwhile tourists are heading in, adding to the pressure on these fragile regions. In the past few months researchers discovered that an enormous ice shelf had broken free of an island in Canada’s Arctic in 2005. The piece of ice is larger t...

INTRODUCTION Thalassemia is a chronic blood disease, which imposes adverse effects on patients and their families. Parents of such patients, given that they had the thalassemia trait, hold themselves responsible for their children's disease in addition to other difficulties, bear the burden of guilt and hopelessness and worry about the health and future of their children. This study aimed to ex...

Parents and professional caregivers, although united in their shared goal of returning a sick child to health, do not always view the caregiving situation from the same frame of reference. This article describes the perspectives of more than 50,000 parents whose child experienced a hospitalization. It outlines the greatest opportunities for improving the pediatric inpatient experience from the ...

www.aafp.org/afp Volume 85, Number 11 ◆ June 1, 2012 Clinical Scenario A five-year-old girl is brought to your clinic by her parents. She has had nausea and vomiting for the past two days, has been unable to keep fluids down, and appears dehydrated. The parents would like to avoid hospitalization, if possible, and are wondering if any medications are safe and effective for controlling her sympt...

Some Navy families are subject to unusual stress in that the active duty parent may be deployed for several months at a time. This study examined children and adolescents from Navy and civilian families who were admitted to a private psychiatric hospital. Deployment of the father placed Navy children and adolescents at risk for psychiatric hospitalization, but mainly in non-intact families wher...

BACKGROUND The psychosocial function of parents of children with cancer can impact the well-being of the entire family. Resilience resources are likely related to psychosocial outcomes and may be amenable to intervention. We hypothesized that parents with lower resources would report worse outcomes. METHODS In the "Understanding Resilience in Parents of Children with Cancer" study, comprehens...