This randomized clinical trial employed a 2-group (general child behavior management training vs. distraction for pain management training) design across repeated parent-administered needle procedures. Forty-seven children with a chronic illness requiring recurrent injections were observed at baseline and 2 intervention sessions. Videotaped observations of parent-child interactions were coded f...

In this paper, we present challenges that arise when conducting child-robot interaction research in a pediatric inpatient care setting, and practical solutions for balancing scientific validity while prioritizing medical care for patients. In the Huggable project, we learned that our experimental setup needs to be minimally obtrusive, easy to deploy, and quick to remove in the event of a medica...

background: the aim of the study was to compare the effects of 'face-to-face education' and 'educational movies' on  'knowledge' and 'practice' of women of child-bearing-age, in terms of health-care during pregnancy and during infancy in a suburban region near tehran city, iran.   methods: in this quasi-experimental study, the sample included 873 married women. questionnaires for knowledge and ...

BACKGROUND Rare chronic diseases of childhood are often complex and associated with multiple health issues. Such conditions present significant demands on health services, but the degree of these demands is seldom reported. This study details the utilisation of hospital services and associated costs in a single case of surfactant protein C deficiency, an example of childhood interstitial lung d...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether protective parent responses mediate the relation between parent distress and child functioning. METHODS At a pain clinic evaluation, 157 families participated. Parents completed measures of global distress (BSI-18), distress in the context of their child's pain (BAP-PIQ), and protective responses to their child's pain. Children completed measures of functional di...

BACKGROUND We examined discrepant parent-child reports of subjective distress and psychosocial impairment. METHOD Parent-child pairs (N = 112 pairs) completed the Health Dynamics Inventory at intake for outpatient therapy. RESULTS Average parent scores were significantly higher than average child scores on distress, impairment, and externalizing symptoms, but not internalizing symptoms. The...

Investigated the validity of the Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale-Revised (CAMPIS-R) using multiple concurrent objective and subjective measures of child distress, approach-avoidance behavior, fear, pain, child cooperation, and parents' perceived ability to help their preschool children during routine immunizations. Parents', staffs', and children's behaviors in the treatment roo...

OBJECTIVE To characterize caregiver stress (CS) in parents of children with Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGIDs) and understand relationships with psychological functioning and child behavior. METHODS Caregivers with a child (0-17 years) with EGID completed questionnaires for demographics, EGID severity, treatments, CS, psychological distress, self-efficacy, and child behaviors. ...

We examined the pathway from grandparental childcare support at age 3 to child social and emotional outcomes 7 through maternal mental health mother–child relationship in a sample of n = 1495 biological mothers their children UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Structural equation modelling showed that time spent care grandparents was not associated with child's via psychological distress or conflict...

diovascular disease with escalating mortality despite advances in treatment (Ahmed, Jones, & Hays, 2008; Heidenreich, Sahay, Kapoor, Pham, & Massie, 2010). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (2008) report heart failure as the most common inpatient discharge diagnosis in older adults and one of the most expensive diseases to treat in the long-term care (LTC) setting (Hunt, 2005)....