Child: care, health and development
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Child Care Health Dev · Jul 2021
The effect of rational-emotive education on irrational thinking, subjective wellbeing and self-efficacy of typically developing students and social acceptance of disabled students.
This study aimed to assess the effects of rational-emotive education on the rational thinking, subjective well-being and self-efficacy of typical students and their levels of social acceptance of disabled students in mainstream classrooms. ⋯ The study results supported previous findings on rational-emotive education, which has been adopted in Turkey and in the world as a humanistic approach. Rational-emotive education can be used in mental and school health nursing to increase social acceptance of the disabled students, and to eliminate their social-emotional problems, and to create a positive classroom atmosphere for all students.
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Child Care Health Dev · Nov 2019
Safely surrendered infants in Los Angeles County: A medically vulnerable population.
As a means to provide safety for a population at great risk of harm through abandonment, every state in the United States now has laws and practices for the safe relinquishment of newborns and infants. However, there is no national database tracking the population of infants surrendered through such programmes, and few states monitor these numbers. The primary aim of this study was therefore to examine the descriptive characteristics of infants who have been safely surrendered in a large, socio-economically diverse urban area. The secondary aim was to compare them with local population norms to determine whether differences exist and to begin exploring what implications such differences may have for the treatment provided to these infants. ⋯ Preliminary information highlights potential economic, social, and medical risk factors, suggesting that these infants may require increased monitoring and/or specialized care.
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Child Care Health Dev · Sep 2019
The association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder severity and risk of mild traumatic brain injury in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the United States of America: A cross-sectional study of data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
As children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have shown to be at higher risk of accidents and injury, one may assume that they may also bear a higher likelihood of mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). However, the current scientific evidence whether ADHD severity is associated with traumatic brain injuries is controversial. The objective of this study was too assess the association between the severity of ADHD and prevalence of mTBI in 0- to 18-year-old children with ADHD in the United States. ⋯ As ADHD severity was associated with incidence of mTBI, it is important to identify those who need increased attention and counselling to prevent injury.
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Child Care Health Dev · May 2019
The usefulness and acceptability of a personal health record to children and young people living with a complex health condition: A realist review of the literature.
There are a growing number of children and young people (CYP) with chronic health needs or complex disabilities. Increasingly, CYP with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions are surviving into adulthood. Communication between CYP, their family, and health professionals can be challenging. The use of a personal health record (PHR) is one potential strategy for improving communication by promoting CYP's health advocacy skills. However, PHR implementation has proved difficult due to technical, organisational, and professional barriers. The aim of this realist review is to identify the factors, which help or hinder the use of PHRs with CYP living with a complex health condition. ⋯ Clearer definitions of which young people would benefit from using a PHR must be established to inform which organisations and service providers would be best suited to PHR implementation.