Introduction  Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) are the most common drugs for the control of asthma. This study was conducted to evaluate usage patterns, satisfaction with and concerns about MDIs for children with asthma and the related factors from the viewpoints’ of their parents. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on children with asthma who referred to asthma and a...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess parents' satisfaction with the preventive dental care their children received in medical offices. METHODS Caregivers accompanying Medicaid children for their medical visits at 30 practices, with at least 1 physician providing dental services, completed questionnaires just before and 12 months after initial dental care visits. Information at foll...

Receiving a diagnosis of a developmental disorder has a major impact on an individual and their family. However, little is known about parental experiences of having a child diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In this study, 228 parents completed an online survey about their experiences of obtaining a diagnosis of DCD for their child in the United Kingdom. Results demonstr...

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY AND ADOLESCENTS’ LIFE SATISFACTION ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to determine adolescents’ family life satisfaction and investigate whether there are differences in depending on the personal characteristics study participants (gender, age) (family structure, education employment parents). involved 10,138 students from all grades high schools five major Croatian...

Risk for child abuse was examined prior to and after behavioral couples treatment (BCT) among 61 couples in which one or both parents were diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). All couples were residing with one or more school-age children. Mothers and fathers completed pretreatment, post-intervention, and 6-month post-intervention follow-up assessments. Results of piecewise latent growt...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to evaluate parents' perceptions of their child's quality of life following dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia and to assess their satisfaction with that treatment modality. METHODS A survey was sent to 400 parents of patients who had undergone dental rehabilitation. Quality of life outcomes, such as continued presence of pain and inability ...

Few well-controlled studies have identified psychosocial profiles of families of boys with ADHD and boys with emotional disorders compared with normal controls. However, the clinical and theoretical literature pinpoints four domains in which distinctive profiles would be expected to occur. In this study, twenty-two mothers and thirteen fathers of twentytwo boys with ADHD; twenty mothers and fif...

The Centre for the Economics of Education is an independent research centre funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The views expressed in this work are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the DCSF. All errors and omissions remain the authors. Executive Summary Researchers in economics of education conventionally assume that parents choose schools for their ...