The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphoria/depressive symptoms in mothers of autistic children and to identify correlations between quality of life and sociodemographic profile. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 20 mothers, by applying a socio-demographic profile questionnaire, the Brazilian version of the Beck Depression Inv...

INTRODUCTION: How best to support the wellbeing of mothers raising autistic children is an emerging issue importance due growth in autism diagnoses. While move individualised funding has been seen promote autonomy for disabled people and their family make decisions about services meet needs, it also received criticisms, leading inequitable processes outcomes. The purpose this research was explo...

BACKGROUND There is a growing body of research into the development of prospective memory (PM) in typically developing children but research is limited in autistic children (Aut) and rarely includes children with more severe symptoms. AIMS This study is the first to specifically compare event-based PM in severely autistic children to mildly autistic and typically developing children. METHOD...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphoria/depressive symptoms in mothers of autistic children and to identify correlations between quality of life and socio-demographic profile. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 20 mothers, by applying a socio-demographic profile questionnaire, the Brazilian version of the Beck Depression In...

objectives: the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between religious coping and quality of life of mothers of children with hearing deficiency.  methods: in this study, 55 mothers of children with hearing deficiency referred to isfahan cochlear implant center, from june to august 2012, were selected through applying census method. the participants answered the questionnaires of...

objectives:  this  study  aimed  to  examine  the  effectiveness  of  life  skills  training  on  quality  of  life  in mothers of children with down syndrome.  methods:  this  research  was  done  as  a  semi-experimental  with  pre-post  test  and  with  control  group. statistical population included all children with down syndrome, age from 2 months to 8 years, and their mothers who referre...

Introduction: Helping mothers who have children with autism spectrum disorders requires understanding of their lived experiences. This study aims to uncover the spiritual journey as a main theme in Iranian mothers’ experiences. Method: This hermeneutic phenomenological study is a part of a larger study undertaken for partial fulfillment of the requirement for PhD dissertation in nursing. The ma...

INTRODUCTION Helping mothers who have children with autism spectrum disorders requires understanding of their lived experiences. This study aims to uncover the spiritual journey as a main theme in Iranian mothers' experiences. METHOD This hermeneutic phenomenological study is a part of a larger study undertaken for partial fulfillment of the requirement for PhD dissertation in nursing. The ma...