Influence of social and meaningful learning theories on the nursing professionals’ training by Yusimy Miranda Pérez, Ana Belkis Perdomo Cáceres, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…The Nursing professional is trained to care, hence the importance of their preparation, through learning theories that allow the knowledge and skills acquisition that help strengthen their cognitive independence, and reduce trial and error, taking into account the social context and reinforce their caregiver role.…”
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Denying to Embracing: A Mother's Path to Acceptance, Love, and Resilience in Raising a Child with Down Syndrome by Alyanna V. Zabala, Araceli C. Doromal

“…This qualitative study explores the experiences of five mothers raising children with Down Syndrome, revealing their initial struggles with denial, managing expectations, behavioral issues, caregiver fatigue, and anxieties about the future. …”
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“Like a Dance”: Performing Good Care for Persons with Dementia Living in Institutions by Kristin Mjelde Helleberg, Solveig Hauge

“…An overall interpretation of the findings is described by the metaphor of a dance between the patient and the caregiver.…”
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'n Pastoraal-narratiewe groepsontwikkelingsmodel vir vrywilligers van die Kankervereniging by J. Steyn, J-A. van den Berg

“…Ten out of twelve caregivers indicated that they had a nursing background whilst two previously attended courses in lay-counselling. …”
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Exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals in South Africa and Uganda around communicating with children about life-threatening conditions: a workshop-based qualitative... by Sue Ziebland, Julia Ambler, Julia Downing, Alan Stein, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Elizabeth Nabirye, Louise Walker, Elizabeth Rapa, Jeffrey R Hanna, Louise J Dalton, Teresa Pollard, Stephanie Santos-Paulo, Yasmin Gogay, David Kavuma, Ruth Mary Kemigisha, Juliet Namyeso, Tracey Brand, Beverley G Neethling

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore how published communication frameworks could be amended to ensure applicability and cultural appropriateness for professionals to support family-centred conversations by investigating’ healthcare professionals’ (1) experiences of providing support to families when a caregiver or a dependent child (<18 years old) has a life-threatening condition, (2) perceived challenges for caregivers and healthcare professionals in communicating with children about illness, (3) perceptions of how clinicians could be equipped to facilitate conversations between caregivers and children about an adult or the child’s own life-threatening condition and (4) suggestions for amendments to previously published guidelines to ensure cultural relevance in South Africa and Uganda.Design A qualitative study involving two 2-day workshops with embedded focus group discussions, break out rooms and consensus discussions.Setting Health and social care and third sector organisations in South Africa and Uganda.Participants Thirty-two professionals providing care to families affected by life-threatening conditions in South Africa or Uganda who were aged 18 years or older and able to converse in English.Results Participants identified obstacles to having conversations with caregivers about children and to telling children about serious illness during consultations. …”
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Turismo medico? by Théo Maurette, Sami Ben Fguira

“…L'accoglienza dei pazienti stranieri a Sfax (Tunisia) in strutture di cura esclusivamente private mette in discussione il ruolo del turismo medico nel rapporto paziente-caregiver. Concetto deprecato, il turismo medico è soprattutto una visione economica e globalizzata degli scambi sanitari. …”
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Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma by Yang-Ching Chen, Ching-Hui Tsai, Yungling Lee

“…Notably, childhood asthma was significantly associated with maternal medication use during pregnancy, vacuum use during vaginal delivery, recurrent respiratory tract infections, hospitalization, main caregiver cared for other children, and early daycare attendance. …”
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Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty by Davide Tornese, Alessandro Robustelli, Gabriele Ricci, Paola Maria Vittoria Rancoita, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe Michele Peretti

“…Factors such as age, female sex and the presence of comorbidities were predictive of a longer stay. The presence of caregiver assistance at home was associated with shorter LOS. …”
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Procedural Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of Current Injectable Therapies by Lisa M. Billesberger, Kyle M. Fisher, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx

“…In addition to pain and disability, osteoarthritis is associated with depression, comorbid conditions such as diabetes, and increased caregiver burden. It is predicted to cost the Canadian healthcare system $7.6 billion dollars by 2031. …”
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Relationship between social anxiety and separation anxiety symptoms with insistence on sameness with the mediating role of sensory hypersensitivity by Shima Keshavarz, Khalil Esmaeilpour

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study based on caregiver reports of 247 children, aged 7 ̶ 11 years. …”
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Art therapy and brain injury: making the invisible visible by Denise R. Wolf, Michele D. Rattigan

“…Our first-person and caregiver perspectives offer examples of visual arts-based communication between patients, health professionals, and family members. …”
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The Relationship between Workload and Nursing Job Satisfaction in One Private Hospital in The West Region of Indonesia by Gita Martinaningtyas, Lenceria Girsang, Widia Astuti, Martina Pakpahan, Dora Irene Purimahua

“… Nurse as a profession and caregiver who composed the large portion of healthcare service workers is required to have high expertise in carrying out nursing practice, the speed at work, and high work volume. …”
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Aducanumab, a Novel Anti-Amyloid Monoclonal Antibody, for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Comprehensive Review by Hannah W Haddad, Garett W. Malone, Nicholas J. Comardelle, Arielle E. Degueure, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting millions of individuals, including family members who often take on the role as caregiver. This debilitating disease reportedly consumes 8% of the total United States healthcare expenditure, with medical and nursing outlays accounting for an estimated $290 billion. …”
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The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population by Elizabeth M. Schneider, Dawn K. Wilson, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Sara M. St. George, Kassandra A. Alia

“…Seventy predominantly African American, low-income caregiver-adolescent dyads participated in the study. …”
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Exploring parents' perceptions of computational thinking and its role in children's television by Breniel Lemley, Fashina Aladé

“…Positive effects of educational media are best realized when the learning is scaffolded by a caregiver, but the ability of parents to scaffold CT lessons is understudied. …”
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“Out of sight out of mind”: attentional characteristics in mothers who have children with autism by Xue Du, Shuanghong Gao, Ting Huang, Jian Liang, Xiao Xiao

“…Abstract Background Families are faced with enormous challenges in caring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over a lifetime. As the main caregiver of children, mothers who have children with autism are in poor health compared to the mothers of typically developing (TD) children. …”
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STUDI FENEMONOLEGI: STRATEGI KOPING ORANG TUA DALAM MERAWAT ANAK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) by Ridhoyanti Hidayah, Ahmad Yusuf, Rizky Fitryasari

“…Eight themes were extracted according to the spesific purposes: (1) caring demand; (2) social stigma; (3) level of ASD severity; (4) life stressor of parent as a caregiver; (5) constructive coping strategies: seeking for information, formal support, spiritual approach, relaxation, and positif thinking (6) destructive coping strategies: physical and verbale action; (7) positive life meaning: change of the way of thinking and behavior, and (8) negative life meaning: stress feeling of having ASD children. …”
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Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo by Mohamed A. EL Koumi, Yasser F. Ali, Ehab A. El Banna, Usama M. Youssef, Yasser M. Raya, Aly A. Ismail

“…Our study showed that children living in institutions are prone to suffer from psychiatric disorders. Stability of the caregiver acts as a protective variable.…”
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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Application and Current Directions by Jessica Calleo, Cristina Burrows, Harvey Levin, Laura Marsh, Eugene Lai, Michele K. York

“…Cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease contributes to disability, caregiver strain, and diminished quality of life. Cognitive rehabilitation, a behavioral approach to improve cognitive skills, has potential as a treatment option to improve and maintain cognitive skills and increase quality of life for those with Parkinson's disease-related cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Clinical Correlates of Awareness for Balance, Function, and Memory: Evidence for the Modality Specificity of Awareness by Megan E. O'Connell, Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, Margaret Crossley, Debra Morgan

“…Awareness of function was associated with instrumental activities of daily living and caregiver burden. In contrast, awareness of balance was associated with fall history, balance confidence, and instrumental activities of daily living. …”
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