introduction diabetes is one of the chronic diseases. it is not curable but it can be controlled. the study aimed to determine the effect of family centered empowerment model on the treatment regime of school age children. materials and methods a clinical trial study was carried out on the school age diabetes children and their families. considering ethical matter a total of 50 diabetics patien...

conclusions these findings support that the careful evaluation and prospective following of the psychopathology of children of parents with bipolar disorder are critical for early identification and treatment. results there were statistically significant differences between children of parents with and those without bipolar disorder regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, opposition...

background and purpose: the age of the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) and its manifestation is now identified at childhood. in the present study, we aimed to epidemiologically assess ocd and its main determinants in school-age children. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 600 consecutive schoolage children (7-12 years old) in primary schools at kerma...

RESULTS The obtained results show that not all children test blood glucose levels at school (50% of children in the 6-10-year-old age group and 67.3% in the age group over 11 years) and that not all children receive insulin at school (81.1% vs. 18.9%, and 57.7% vs. 42.3%, respectively). The frequency of severe hypoglycemia was 2.7% in children and 3.3% in adolescents. A high proportion of teach...

accidents are one of the mortality reasons and most important agents of disability in primary school children. in this research, educational needs of 10-12 years old children who studied in fourth and fifth class in governmental primary schools of tehran city about accident prevention are assessed by questionnaire. results showed that majority of children had correct performance and had low edu...

background and purpose: epilepsy is a disease frequently seen among school children. teachers may be distressed by children having seizures as they do not receive specific training about this condition during their education. moreover, teachers can feel overwhelmed if they do not know how to handle the situation. after cerebral apoplexy, epilepsy is the second most common central nervous system...