Current Issue : April - June Volume : 2018 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 6 Articles
Background: All parents in Sweden are invited to child health service (CHS) parental groups, however only 49% of the\nfamilies participate. The way the parental groups are managed has been shown to be of importance for how parents\nexperience the support and CHS nurses describe feeling insecure when running the groups. Lack of facilitation,\nstructure and leadership might jeopardise the potential benefit of such support groups. This study describes CHS\nnursesââ?¬â?¢ experiences of how a course in group leadership affected the way they ran their parental groups.\nMethods: A course in group leadership given to 56 CHS nurses was evaluated in focus group interviews 5ââ?¬â??8 months\nafter the course.\nResults: The nurses felt strengthened in their group leader role and changed their leadership methods. The\nmanagement of parental groups was after the course perceived as an important work task and the nurses included\ntime for planning, preparation and evaluation, which they felt improved their parental groups. Parental participation in\nthe activities in the group had become a key issue and they used their new exercises and tools to increase this. They\nexpressed feeling more confident and relaxed in their role as group leaders and felt that they could adapt their\nleadership to the needs of the parents.\nConclusions: Specific training might strengthen the CHS nurses in their group leader role and give them new\nmotivation to fulfil their work with parental groups...
Objective: This study aimed to follow the data of fine motor, coordination, and balance function as determined by the parent-rated Ability for\nBasic Movement Scale for Children Type T (ABMS-CT) of children born at our hospital at 2, 3, 4 years of age.\nMaterial and methods: This study included children who were born at our hospital and whose parents gave informed consent to participate\nin the study. The subjects were comprised of 2,403 babies. Questionnaires were distributed to their parents, and the childrenââ?¬â?¢s fine motor,\ncoordination, and balance function were evaluated according to the ABMS-CT at 2, 3, 4 years of age.\nResults: The mean-2SD cut-off point for each parameter in the ABMS-CT were as follows: ââ?¬Ë?Oral and facial areaââ?¬â?¢ at 2 years (0.331), 3 years\n(1.25), and 4 years (2.037) of age, ââ?¬Ë?Hands and fingersââ?¬â?¢ at 2 years (0.111), 3 years (1.064) and 4 years (2.247) of age, ââ?¬Ë?One legââ?¬â?¢ at 2 years (-0.486),\n3 years (-0.014)and 4 years (1.732) of age, ââ?¬Ë?Both legââ?¬â?¢ at 2 years (-0.062), 3 years (1.17) and 4 years (1.414) of age, and ââ?¬Ë?Stairsââ?¬â?¢ at 2 years (0.211),\n3 years (1.43) and 4 years (2.216) of age.\nConclusions: By using the mean data of the parent-rated ABMS-CT obtained in this study, we may be able to utilize this questionnaire to\nscreen infants for delay of fine motor, balance ability, or developmental coordination disorder (DCD) during early childhood....
Aims: To explore healthcare professionalsââ?¬â?¢ perceptions of what patient participation\nmeans in a paediatric care context.\nDesign: A qualitative explorative design with grounded theory.\nMethods: Fifteen healthcare professionals who worked in paediatric care settings\nwere either interviewed or asked open- ended questions in a survey, during December\n2015ââ?¬â??May 2016. Grounded theory was used as a method.\nResults: The study results provide a theoretical conceptualization of what patient participation\nmeant for healthcare professionals in paediatric care and how participation\nwas enabled. The core category ââ?¬Å?participation a prerequisite for careââ?¬Â emerged as the\nmain finding explaining the concept as ethical, practical and integrated in the care givers\nway of working. However, the concept was implicit in the organization. Four additional\ncategories illustrated the healthcare professionalsââ?¬â?¢ different strategies used to\nenhance patient participation; ââ?¬Å?meeting each child where the child is,ââ?¬Â ââ?¬Å?building a relationship\nwith the child,ââ?¬Â ââ?¬Å?showing respect for each individual childââ?¬Â and ââ?¬Å?making the\nmost of the moment.ââ?¬Â...
Respiratory infections are caused by an array of viruses, and limited information is available about viral coexistence, comparative\nsymptoms, and the burden of illness. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the etiological agents responsible for\nrespiratory tract infections by Anyplex II RV16 detection kit (RV16, Seegene), involving 2266 pediatric patients with respiratory\ninfections admitted to the Department of Pediatrics at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, from\nJuly 2014 to June 2015. The most frequent respiratory infections were recorded in the 1 to 5 year age group (44.7%). Rhinovirus\n(32.5%), Adenovirus (16.9%), and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) B (10.4%) were most common. In single viral infections,\nRhinovirus (41.2%),Metapneumovirus (15.3%), and Bocavirus (13.7%) were most frequent. Inmultiple viral infections, Rhinovirus\n(36.7%), Adenovirus (35.2%), Bocavirus (11.2), RSV B (7.8%), and RSV A (6.7%) were most frequent. No significant difference\nwas observed in clinical presentations; however, rhinorrhea and hypodynamia were significantly associated with viral respiratory\ninfections. Most respiratory viral pathogens peaked during December, January, March, and April. Rhinovirus, Adenovirus, and\nBocavirus circulations were detected throughout the year. Winter peaks were recorded for Rhinovirus, RSV B, Adenovirus, and\nRSV A, whereas the Metapneumovirus, and the Bocavirus peaked in March and April. These findings enhance understanding of\nviral etiology and distribution to improve respiratory infection management and treatment....
Background. This study explored the possible role of FGF23 in pediatric hypercalciuria. Methods. Plasma FGF23 was measured\nin 29 controls and 58 children and adolescents with hypercalciuria: 24 before treatment (Pre-Treated) and 34 after 6 months of\ntreatment (Treated).Hypercalciuric patients alsomeasured serumPTH hormone, 25(OH)vitD, phosphate, calcium, creatinine, and\n24 h urine calcium, phosphate, and creatinine. Results. There were no differences in age, gender, ethnicity, or bodymass index either\nbetween controls and patients, or between Pre-Treated and Treated patients. Median plasma FGF23 in controls was 72 compared\nwith all patients, 58 RU/mL (...
This aim is to clarify thinking process of nursing studentsââ?¬â?¢ clinical judgment,\ni.e ., how nursing students act and think and what influences this thinking\nprocess of identifying approaches necessary for the children under their care\nin pediatric nursing practicum. By the analysis of M-GTA, students concurrently\nperformed ââ?¬Å?A: Analytically contemplating the state of this childââ?¬â?¢s bodyââ?¬Â\nand ââ?¬Å?B: Contextually contemplating this childââ?¬â?¢s individualityââ?¬Â. As a result,\nthey acquired ââ?¬Å?C: Understanding of this child as a familiar existence.ââ?¬Â This\nallows students to enable them to ââ?¬Å?D: Identify the necessary approach using\njudgment criteria for this child.ââ?¬Â Furthermore, as situations that promote\nthinking by relating to all processes of thinking, students experienced ââ?¬Å?E: Attempts\nto solve problems through various measuresââ?¬Â and ââ?¬Å?F: Encouragement\nof thinking through reflection.ââ?¬Â Meanwhile, ââ?¬Å?G: Stagnation of thinking because\nof concerning mattersââ?¬Â inhibited the progress of thinking. We found a\nneed for education after grasping the process of student thought....
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