This qualitative research study examines problems experienced by families with children who have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) living in Turkey.
In recent years, Turkey has ...moved to expand services to children who have received a diagnosis of ASD and their families. However, families still experience hidden issues that are crucial to consider while developing appropriate policies.
In this study, we interviewed 10 families whose children attended special education schools in the Bağcılar and Bahçelievler districts of Istanbul. We used semistructured interviews conducted via phone, WhatsApp video chat, and Zoom and a phenomenological approach to gain an in-depth understanding of the caregivers' experience. Themes were obtained by utilizing descriptive analysis.
Parents expressed a variety of concerns including financial burden, intrafamilial conflict, mental health problems, and community-related issues.
Moving forward, the emerging social work profession should assist children who have been given a diagnosis of ASD and their parents in accessing mental and behavioral health and community-level resources, especially mothers, as they often bear the most responsibilities in Turkey.
Safety skills instruction should be regarded as one of the important teaching areas. A descriptive study was designed to reveal the opinions of Turkish parents and teachers of children with autism ...spectrum disorders regarding safety skills instruction. Data were collected through interview and analyzed descriptively. Findings showed that (a) both parents and teachers were able to define safety skills, (b) they found safety skills instruction important and necessary, (c) rather than providing systematic instruction they use natural occurrences as teaching opportunities and prevention behaviors, (d) parents have never had a conversation with teachers about safety skills instruction, and (e) neither parents nor teachers have enough knowledge and experience for teaching safety skills. Implications for implementing safety training are discussed.
The study sought to investigate the self-reported practices of Singaporean eye care practitioners on myopia management and the interaction between eye care practitioners and parents.
Self-reported ...questionnaire (1) to eye care practitioners to understand their clinical practice behavior, their opinion in myopia management (2) to parents on their knowledge of myopia control products and interaction with eye care practitioners.
80.0% of eye care practitioners prescribe myopia control in their practice but only 33.1% of eye care practitioners prescribed myopia control interventions during the first visit, and only 41.4% of parents were recommended myopia control interventions by eye care practitioners, of which 75.6% followed the recommendations of eye care practitioners. Eye care practitioners (53.1%) prefer atropine the most and parents prefer controlling the amount of time doing near work (54.5%) and outdoor activities (52.5%). Eye care practitioners had the highest influence on the choice of vision correction with 78.8% of parents choosing to follow them. 66.9% of eye care practitioners did not prescribe myopia control interventions during the first visit as they lack myopia progression data from the patient. Eye care practitioners felt that more education on myopia control products (57.7%), hands-on workshops (47.7%) and management of children (44.6%) would encourage them to use myopia control interventions more frequently. 40.0% of the eye care practitioners were concerned about the cost of myopia control products.
Eye care practitioners strongly influence parents to uptake myopia control interventions. More education and hands-on workshops on myopia and children management can help encourage the use of myopia control interventions by eye care practitioners.
Fee-based services in pediatrics Iurev, Vadim Kuzmich; Sokolova, Vera Vasilievna
Eurasian journal of biosciences,
07/2018, Letnik:
12, Številka:
1
Journal Article
Recenzirano
In order to study the prevalence, structure and procedure of providing fee-based services to children we have carried out anonymous questioning of parents in medical organizations of Saint ...Petersburg. Despite the fact that they have medical insurance, 38.7% of parents in children's out-patient clinics have paid for consultations of specialized doctors, for laboratory and instrumental examinations. At a hospital 29.6% of parents were forced to pay for medications, lab tests, medical consultations of highly specialized doctors. The procedure of provision and payment for the medical services is often violated. We have noticed low legal activity of parents in acquiring knowledge about the rights of the child in the field of health protection. The main reasons for parents to choose the fee-based medical services were lack of an affordable free-of-charge alternative and shorter waiting time.
– As part of a larger epidemiological survey of a stratified sample of 12‐year‐old handicapped children in Flanders, Belgium, the present study describes gingival health, gingival hypertrophy, oral ...cleanliness and the presence of calculus. Statistical analysis was performed with motor skills, brushing help, the use of chemical agents, the use of anti‐epilectic drugs, the knowledge of parents and educators (or caregivers) and their opinion of the oral hygiene of their children/pupils as response variables. From this study, it became clear that mildly mentally retarded and learning‐impaired children had significantly better manual dexterity skills than moderately and severely mentally retarded and physically impaired children. However, this was not reflected in improved oral hygiene. The use of chemical plaque controlling agents was found to be extremely low and, with the exception of children with gingival hyperplasia, the users of these agents did not have better oral hygiene. No difference was found between subtypes in the opinion of parents and educators on oral status. There was, however, a difference between their assessment and the clinical picture. It was concluded that there was a need for in‐service training programmes in oral health care for educators as well as for parents.
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