abstract background cancer diagnosis may cause deep emotional and affective problems in patients and their families.nowadays, however, despite its rising prevalence,cancer is no longer synonymous with death. given the significance of emotional well-being in cancer patients, we decided to assess the frequency of psychological problems in seven to seventeen yearolds with acute lymphoblastic leuke...

the present study was designed to determine the effect of different levels of body mass index (bmi) on fundamental motor skills in 6-year-old children of isfahan city. for this purpose, fundamental motor skills of 19 underweight children (grade 3 thinness) and 19 children with normal weight and 19 overweight children who were matched according to their gender and socioeconomic background were a...

conclusions the performance of working memory improved through training, and these trainings extended to other areas of cognition functions not receiving any training. trainings resulted in the improvement of performance in the tasks related to prefrontal area. they had also a positive and significant impact on the movement activities of hyperactive children. results training of working memory ...

objectives: this study aims to assess the relationship between the frequency of aggressive behaviors, life satisfaction (ls) and self- rated health (srh) and counseling with family members in a representative sample of iranian children and adolescents. methods: in this nationwide study, 14880 school students, aged 6-18 years, wereselected by cluster and stratified multi-stage sampling method fr...

BACKGROUND Independence and frequency are two distinct dimensions of participation in daily life. The gap between independence and frequency may reflect the role of the environment on participation, but this distinction has not been fully explored. METHODS A total of 18,119 parents or primary caregivers of children with disabilities aged 6.0-17.9 years were interviewed in a cross-sectional na...

The social model of disability and the new sociology of childhood emphasize respectively the relevance of the environment to participation and the importance of quality of life. Such ideas can be readily understood by and shared among parents, young disabled people, professionals, and planners. They also make clearer what professionals are trying to do when supporting disabled children and thei...

This Evidence Briefing is primarily based on the report "What Works in Services for Families with a Disabled Child" and includes some updating and the addition of key publications recommended by experts in the field. Unless stated, all references can be found in the above. The editor of the overview, Greg Khine, takes responsibility for the interpretation. Date warning: this work was completed ...

The initial findings from 230 questionnaires' survey and 36 interviews, in which informants are CWD, children with non-disabilities (CWND), parents of CWD, and teachers in school settings, are stated as: (a) the general understanding of disability is based on medical model and individual model rather than social model, such understandings contribute great impacts to the CWD's experiences in the...

Implications for practice and research: Children with disabilities are at increased risk for virtually every type of violence that has been measured in this population. Healthcare providers and researchers need to take a more comprehensive, person-centered approach that focuses on the vulnerability to polyvictimisation and the interconnection among forms of violence for children with disabilities.