aims : understanding the experiences of mothers could be as a strategy for the physicians, nurses who are working in nicu and administrators in the care centers in order to provide supports for parents, particularly mothers and an effective step to improve the quality of nursing care of premature infants and their parents.   methods : in this study, one of the qualitative research methods as de...

Purpose This paper aims to present the first descriptions of experiences of parents and caretakers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) enrolled as mediators in a structured program of speech-language intervention with remote follow-up. Methods Research with focus on speech-language intervention for children with ASD was carried out with remote follow-up. Forty parents were instru...

INTRODUCTION To improve communication in the integrated care setting of children with cerebral palsy, we developed a web-based system for parent-professional and inter-professional communication. The present study aimed to evaluate parents' experiences regarding the system's contribution to their communication with professionals during a six-months pilot in three Dutch care regions. In addition...

AIM The purpose of this study was to describe how the parents/caregivers of children with heart diseases cope with the demands of caring for these children at home, with the purpose to develop a home-based health care programme to facilitate the parents/caregivers' coping with the demands of care. METHODS A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual study was conducted. Phenomenolo...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to explore and describe the coping experiences of parents to children admitted to a neonatal unit. METHODS A qualitative research approach was chosen, using in-depth interviews with eight fathers and eight mothers. RESULTS The main findings were that parents with previous complicated births had more difficulties in coping compared to those parents with n...

OBJECTIVE Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder associated with parent-child conflict and parental stress. This investigation explored whether parents' interpretation of symptomatic behavior predicted negative interactions with and perceptions of their child. METHOD We recruited parents of 7-12 year old children who were diagnosed with ADHD...