this is a semiexperimental research to study effect of education on knowledge of mothers with children under six years of age about preventing their child from being poisoned and providing first aid in case of such an inctdent in tehran. 100 mothers between 18-38 years old were surveyed, the range of their education was from elementary to high school diploma. the tool for collection of data was...

The aim of this study was to establish rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms in mothers after a child's admission to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and their views on the potential value of a follow up appointment with PICU staff. Thirty-four mothers completed the Parental Stressor Scale:PICU, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the Impact of Event Scale, 8 months after disc...

This study was carried out to determine the relationship between perceived spousal support and stress levels of mothers children undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). The 150 who were under treatment at Istanbul Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital BMT Unit constituted sample. Data collected using “Data Collection Form”, “Spousal Support Scale” “Perceived Stress Scale”. Chi-square, Kolmogorov-S...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although home visiting programs have been documented to improve parenting in high-risk families, their effectiveness is diminished when parents disengage from programs. Cellular phones offer an approach to promoting parent engagement and enhancing parenting outcomes. Our objective was to examine whether mothers in a parenting intervention, Planned Activities Training (...

BACKGROUND This study explores the differences in prenatal maternal expectations, coping resources and maternal stress between first time mothers of IVF twins and first time mothers of spontaneously conceived twins. The role of prenatal maternal expectations in the prediction of maternal stress was examined, as well as the mediating and moderating effect of coping resources on the association b...

To date, most research with families who have a child with developmental disabilities has been undertaken in English speaking countries. Poorer health, allied with increased levels of stress has been commonly reported for mothers but less is known about the impact on fathers and on overall family functioning. This study aimed to document the correlates of these parental impacts with Iranian mot...

BACKGROUND Parents of children with developmental problems are always bearing a load of stress. The aim of this study is to compare the stress in mothers of children with different disabilities to each other, considering their demographic background. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Isfahan, Iran during 2012 on 285 mothers of 6-12 years old children with chr...