BACKGROUND Ineffective family interventions for the prevention of childhood obesity have, in part, been attributed to the challenges of reaching and engaging parents. With a particular focus on parent engagement, this study utilized community-based participatory research to develop and pilot test a family-centered intervention for low-income families with preschool-aged children enrolled in Hea...

Growing evidence supports the inclusion of patient empowerment as a key ingredient of care for patients with chronic conditions. In recent years, several studies based on patient empowerment, have been carried out in different European countries in the context of general practice and primary care to improve management of chronic diseases. These studies have shown good results of the care model,...

Background: The birth of an exceptional child in a family can lead to Decreasing the mental well-being of family members. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the family-centered problem-solving intervention on the mental well-being of mothers of children with autism spectrum. Method: The research design was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and foll...

A family-centered approach to the support of families with a young child with an intellectual or developmental disability has been widely adopted in the last decade. While some of the foundational assumptions of family-centered theory have been tested, there remain considerable gaps in the research evidence for this approach. While parenting stress and competence have been examined in the gener...

OBJECTIVES This paper describes a research program that has operationalized the links between empowerment at personal/family, group/organizational and community/structural levels and successful mechanisms to address Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing issues such as family violence and abuse, suicide prevention and incarceration. METHODS A two-pronged approach, involving the Family Well...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To elaborate, refine, and validate the professional navigation framework in a Canadian context. RESEARCH APPROACH A two-step approach consisting of a qualitative evaluative design and formal consultations. SETTING Two applications of professional navigators in Quebec and Nova Scotia, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Patient navigators, medical oncology specialists, nurses and oncol...

OBJECTIVE Family-centered care has become integral to the provision of quality neonatal intensive care. However, practices that reflect the core principles of family-centered care have not been described fully in the literature or implemented and evaluated consistently within newborn intensive care. The objective of this study was to create a family-centered care map that enhances the ability o...