Background: Cancer could be called family-involving disease. The current study aimed at determining the relationship between the burden of care and life satisfaction of the Turkish mothers of children with cancer. Methods: The current descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on mothers of 194 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia referred to a chemotherapy polyclinic. Data were col...

BACKGROUND Informed consent is an essential element of clinical research. Obtaining consent, however, may be challenging. The use of the telephone for giving information and obtaining consent may be practical but little formal research has been done. METHODS We examined the use of the telephone for the purpose of informing expectant mothers about The Danish Calmette Study; a randomized clinic...

In a community sample of mothers (N = 763), each with a focal child aged 4.5 years, anxiety levels were high. Only 54% of mothers had anxiety scores within the "normal" Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) range, compared with 85% for depression. A subsample (N = 116) was selected for two-parent families, one to three children, and mothers spread over low, medium, and high anxiety level...

The aim of this research is to reveal the relationship between life satisfaction mothers and happiness-increasing strategies they use for their children. Within scope general purpose study, it was also examined whether happiness-enhancing used children differed in terms some demographic variables. correlational model, one quantitative designs, sample group consisted 298 with aged 3-5 years. A D...

Background Neonatal mortality comprises a large part of infant mortality, and it depends largely on neonatal birth weight. Besides maternal diseases, it seems that other important factors such as maternal demographic characteristics, mental health and marital satisfaction, affects their infants birth weight. This study conducted aiming to evaluate these affecting factors on neonatal birth weig...

The goal this follow-up study was to relate the mother's marital satisfaction to family health status in a low SES. The random sample was made up of 30 families with children under 7 years old: 15 considered as sick (Group A) and 15 as healthy (Group B). Both group had similar demographic characteristics (age of father and mother, persons per family group and age of children) and SES. Results s...

This study investigates intergeneration transmission of ethnic identity as a resource for life satisfaction of Roma adolescents and their parents. Historically, Roma represent the largest ethnic minority in Europe. They have been exposed to severe discrimination, social exclusion, and poverty. Therefore, identifying resources for their life satisfaction is theoretically and practically importan...

BACKGROUND Posyandu, or pos pelayanan terpadu (integrated service post), is a community-based activity for health services in Indonesia. According to the Indonesian Basic Health Survey, the prevalence of children under five in Indonesia who suffered from being underweight was 19.6 %. The wasting was 12.1 % and the stunting was 37.2 % in 2013, and these values have not changed greatly from 2007;...

INFLUENCES OF EARLY CHILD CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH ON LATERPARENT AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP FACTORSbyJENNIFER DEGROOT HANAWALTDecember 2012Advisor: Dr. Ty Partridge Major: Psychology (Clinical)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyThe aim of this study was to evaluate ways in which infant temperament and healthdifficulties influence maternal characteristics over the ...