background: support has been gradually acknowledged as a significant factor that exerts a positive influence on hemodialysis patients' lives as well as on the outcome of the disease. the purpose was to explore factors associated with social support of hemodialysis patients. methods: the sample studied consisted of 258 patients undergoing hemodialysis in public hospitals in athens, greece during...

BACKGROUND This study examines the contribution of the marital relationship to the well-being of both mothers and fathers of children with developmental disabilities. Parent well-being is conceptualized in terms of mental health, parenting stress and parenting efficacy. METHODS These analyses are based on data from 67 families participating in the Early Intervention Collaborative Study, an on...

The parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti has a complex life cycle. The progeny of the parasitic females can develop into three distinct morphs, namely directly developing infective third-stage larvae (iL3s), free-living adult males and free-living adult females. We have analysed of the effect of host immune status (an intra-host factor), environmental temperature (an extra-host factor) and th...

BACKGROUND This article summarizes the proceedings of the Family Support and Intergenerational Caregiving work group that was part of the "State of the Science in Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Charting Lifespan Trajectories and Supportive Environments for Healthy Living" symposium. OBJECTIVES The aim was to provide a research and policy agenda that would result in a better social, he...

THE PREDICTIVE ACCURACY OF PRE-ADOPTION VIDEO REVIEW IN ADOPTEES FROM RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ORPHANAGES. Jon L. Boone, Margaret K Hostetter, and Carol Cohen Weitzman. Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. The major purpose of this study was to examine whether the assessment of pre-adoption video (pre-vid) by an experienced pediatrician accurately pre...