Variations in Perceptions of Well-Being within Families of Youths with Intellectual Disabilities in Saudi Arabia.

This study investigates the family well-being among Saudi Arabian families with youth who have an intellectual disability. A sample of 148 family members, including parents and other relatives, was surveyed on emotional well-being, family interactions, and parenting. This study aimed to explore the unique challenges and dynamics within these families, providing insights into how an intellectual disability in a youth affects the family unit. The research highlights a gap in understanding the specific impacts of intellectual disability on family life in the Saudi context. Key findings include variations in family quality of life perceptions among different family members, with fathers showing distinct levels of satisfaction. This study contributes to the development of culturally sensitive support strategies and policies, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to enhance the well-being of these families in Saudi Arabia.

Parental Knowledge, Beliefs, Practices, and Barriers Related to Children's Bladder Health in the School Environment.

BACKGROUND: Pediatric lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a set of common childhood problems. Community-level interventions that target behavioral change among children with LUTS can improve symptoms outside of the clinic environment. Parents, navigating the home and school environments, are key in supporting healthy bladder behaviors. Thus, we asked parents about their perceptions and barriers related to pediatric bladder health. METHODS: English-speaking parents (n = 30) of children ages 5-10 years with and without LUTS were interviewed. Transcripts were coded iteratively by two independent coders using deductive and inductive approaches that emphasized consensus coding and peer debriefing. RESULTS: Ninety-three percent of participants were women, 50% were 30-39 years old, and 60% held a graduate degree. Parents identified school-, classroom-, and child-based barriers to bladder health. These included the bathroom environment, restrictive policies for bathroom use, and anxiety on how and when to use the bathroom. CONCLUSIONS: Addressing school-, classroom-, and child-based barriers is necessary to promote healthy bladder habits among children in the school environment and beyond. Recommended school-based interventions include bathroom use and sanitation policies that support students' voiding needs, teachers' professional development, and school readiness initiatives. Limitations include participation of English-speaking parents only.

Parent perceptions of school meals and how perceptions differ by race and ethnicity.

Parental perceptions of school meals can affect student participation and overall support for school meal policies. Little is known about parental school meal perceptions under universal free school meals (UFSM) policies. We assessed California parents' perceptions of school meals during the COVID-19 emergency response with federally funded UFSM and whether perceptions differed by race/ethnicity. Among 1110 California parents of K-12 students, most reported school meals benefit their families, saving them money (81.6%), time (79.2%), and stress (75.0%). Few reported that their child would be embarrassed to eat school meals (11.7%), but more parents of White students than Hispanic students reported this. Many parents reported that their child likes to eat lunch to be with friends (64.7%); about half felt their child has enough time to eat (54.2%). Fewer parents perceived school lunches to be of good quality (36.9%), tasty (39.6%), or healthy (44.0%). Parents of Hispanic and Asian students had less favorable perceptions of school meal quality, taste, and healthfulness than parents of White students. Parents report that school meals benefit their families, but policy efforts are needed to ensure schools have the resources needed to address cultural appropriateness. Schools should address parental perceptions of meals to optimize participation, nutrition security, and health.

Psychosocial Impact of a True-Positive, False-Positive, or Inconclusive Newborn Bloodspot Screening Result: A Questionnaire Study among Parents.

Expansion of newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) can increase health gain for more children but also increases the number of false-positive and uncertain results. The impact of abnormal and inconclusive NBS results on parental well-being and healthcare utilization was investigated. A questionnaire was sent to Dutch parents receiving an abnormal or inconclusive NBS result five weeks (T1) and four months (T2) post-NBS and compared to parents with a normal result (controls). In total, 35 true-positive (TP), 20 false-positive (FP), and 57 inconclusive (IC) participants and 268 controls filled out T1; 19 TP, 14 FP, 27 IC, and 116 controls filled out T2. Participants showed positive attitudes towards NBS. FP participants more often considered NBS less reliable. TP and FP participants experienced more negative emotions regarding the test result compared to controls at both T1 and T2, and IC only at T1. Parent-reported child vulnerability and perceptions of the newborn's health status and of parenthood showed no differences. TP and FP participants reported more healthcare utilization at T1, and mainly TP at T2. TP and IC participants showed more emergency department visits at T1. The findings can be used to improve NBS programs and optimize support for families with various NBS results.

Acceptance of Flu Vaccine among Parents of Diabetic Children in Jordan.

There is a critical need to understand vaccine decision-making in high-risk groups. This study explored flu vaccine acceptance among Jordanian parents of diabetic children. Employing a cross-sectional approach, 405 parents from multiple healthcare centers across Jordan were recruited through stratified sampling, ensuring a broad representation of socioeconomic backgrounds. A structured questionnaire, distributed both in-person and online, evaluated their knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance of the flu vaccine for their diabetic children. The results indicated that only 6.4% of the study sample reported vaccinating their children against the flu annually, and only 23% are planning to vaccinate their children this year. A multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed notable variability in responses. Specifically, parents with a positive attitude towards the flu vaccine and those with older children had less odds to reject the vaccine (OR = 0.589, 95% CI (0.518-0.670), p < 0.001 and OR = 0.846, 95% CI (0.736-0.974), p = 0.02, respectively). Conversely, prevalent misconceptions regarding vaccine safety and efficacy emerged as significant barriers to acceptance. Our findings advocate for targeted educational programs that directly address and debunk these specific misconceptions. Additionally, strengthened healthcare communication to provide clear, consistent information about the flu vaccine's safety and benefits is vital to help enhance vaccine uptake among this vulnerable population, emphasizing the need to address specific concerns and misinformation directly.

A retrospective study exploring parents' perceptions of their child's assessment.

The current study investigates parents' perceptions of their child's assessment, focusing on their responses to the Italian version of the Parents' Experience of Assessment Scale (QUEVA-G). Twenty parents, who voluntarily agreed to be contacted after completing the questionnaire, participated in qualitative interviews to gain deeper insights into their assessment experiences. A thematic analysis was conducted on the interview transcriptions, highlighting three primary domains of parental experience: (1) parental perceptions of the assessment process; (2) effects of the assessment; and (3) parental perceptions of their relationship with their children's teachers. The findings indicate that the QUEVA-G accurately captures most areas of interest as well as reveals unexplored aspects.

A Study on Parental Acceptance Towards the Use of Dental Therapists in Malaysian Private Sectors

@#Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess parental acceptance and factors that influenced their perceptions towards the use of dental therapists in providing treatment to children in private dental practice settings. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected parents of 11-year-old schoolchildren in Selangor using a self-administered structured questionnaire. The survey consisted of three sections: socio-demographic characteristics, dental service utilisation and parental acceptance towards dental therapists in providing seven types of preventive and operative dental procedures. Results: The response rate was 83.1%. Overall, most parents regarded dental therapists providing dental care to their children in private dental care settings as acceptable, particularly on preventive treatment, namely ‘seeking advice on oral hygiene care' (87.8%) and ‘applying topical fluoride' (83.2%). In the multivariate analysis, younger parents and those who had preferences over private sectors were most likely to accept at least four dental procedures to be rendered to their children by dental therapists. Overall, respondents who were younger (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.62, 1.92), lived in urban locality (OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.28, 2.45) and had a recent dental visit (OR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.10, 2.07) were more likely to have an overall positive perceptions towards dental therapists. Conclusion: Most parents regarded dental therapists providing care to their children in private dental settings as acceptable and this was associated with their age, place of residence and past dental experiences.

"Those who love, vaccinate": parental perceptions of HPV vaccination

INTRODUCTION: In March 2014, Brazil began its national HPV immunization campaign targeting girls ages 9-13 OBJECTIVE: Describe determinants of parental decisions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV METHODS: In this qualitative study, thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted at five health posts in São Paulo, Brazil. Interview questions explored parental opinions of disease prevention methods, vaccines in general, and the HPV vaccine. Interviews were analyzed using grounded theory RESULTS: Overall, parental knowledge about HPV and the vaccine was low, yet most eligible daughters had been vaccinated. Parents perceived the HPV vaccine to be normal, preventative, and protective. Parents viewed themselves as accountable for their children's health, and saw the vaccine as a parenting tool for indirect control. Trust in healthcare professionals and an awareness of the dangers of "nowadays" (uncertainties regarding disease and sexual behavior) were also important in vaccine decision-making. These factors held more explanatory power for decisions to vaccinate than parental knowledge levels. This was the first study to qualitatively examine the perception of publically provided HPV vaccination among parents with eligible daughters in Brazil. The findings help interpret the greater than 90% coverage for the first HPV vaccine dose in Brazil. The results indicate that attempts to understand, maintain, or modify vaccination rates require the consideration of context specific factors, which influence both parent perspectives and vaccination decisions CONCLUSION: HPV knowledge levels are not predictive of parental decisions to vaccinate daughters. Context specific factors from the sociocultural dimensions of parenting, sexuality, gender, and the healthcare system are more influential in vaccine decision-making.(AU)

INTRODUÇÃO: em Março de 2014 o Brasil lançou uma campanha nacional de vacinação contra o HPV para meninas de idades 9 a 13. : Descrever determinantes das decisões dos pais para vacinar as filhas contra HPV MÉTODO: neste estudo qualitativo foram realizadas trinta entrevistas semi-estruturadas em cinco UBSs em São Paulo. A entrevista examinou as opiniões dos pais sobre métodos de prevenção de doença, vacinas em geral e a vacina contra o HPV. As entrevistas foram analisados utilizando grounded theory RESULTADOS: no geral os pais demonstraram baixo conhecimento sobre HPV e a vacina contra o HPV. Apesar disso a maioria das meninas elegíveis foram vacinadas. Os pais consideraram a vacina contra o HPV normal, preventiva e protetora e se identificaram como os responsáveis pela saúde dos filhos e descreveram a vacina comouma forma indireta de controle dos pais. Confiança em profissionais de saúde e os perigos de "hoje em dia" (dúvidas em termos de doenças e relações sexuais) mostraram-se importantes nas decisões de vacinação. Estes fatores tiveram maior poder explicativo para as decisões de vacinação do que os níveis de conhecimento dos pais.Este foi o primeiro estudo que examinou qualitativamente o propósito da vacinação contra o HPV entre pais de meninas elegíveis no Brasil. Os resultados ajudam a interpretar acobertura superior a 90% para a primeira dose da vacina contra o HPV no Brasil. Estes resultados indicam que esforços direcionados a entender ou modificar taxas de vacinação exigem a consideração destes fatores que são específicos ao contexto e direcionam perspectivas e decisões de vacinação CONCLUSÃO: conhecimento dos pais sobre HPV talvez não seja preditivo para a vacinação das filhas. Fatores específicos ao contexto sociocultural de parentalidade, sexualidade, gênero e o sistema de saúde influenciaram na decisão de vacinação.(AU)

"Those who love, vaccinate": parental perceptions of HPV vaccination

In March 2014, Brazil began its national HPV immunization campaign targeting girls ages 9-13 OBJECTIVE: Describe determinants of parental decisions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV METHODS: In this qualitative study, thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted at five health posts in São Paulo, Brazil. Interview questions explored parental opinions of disease prevention methods, vaccines in general, and the HPV vaccine. Interviews were analyzed using grounded theory RESULTS: Overall, parental knowledge about HPV and the vaccine was low, yet most eligible daughters had been vaccinated. Parents perceived the HPV vaccine to be normal, preventative, and protective. Parents viewed themselves as accountable for their children's health, and saw the vaccine as a parenting tool for indirect control. Trust in healthcare professionals and an awareness of the dangers of "nowadays" (uncertainties regarding disease and sexual behavior) were also important in vaccine decision-making. These factors held more explanatory power for decisions to vaccinate than parental knowledge levels. This was the first study to qualitatively examine the perception of publically provided HPV vaccination among parents with eligible daughters in Brazil. The findings help interpret the greater than 90% coverage for the first HPV vaccine dose in Brazil. The results indicate that attempts to understand, maintain, or modify vaccination rates require the consideration of context specific factors, which influence both parent perspectives and vaccination decisions CONCLUSION: HPV knowledge levels are not predictive of parental decisions to vaccinate daughters. Context specific factors from the sociocultural dimensions of parenting, sexuality, gender, and the healthcare system are more influential in vaccine decision-making...

Em Março de 2014 o Brasil lançou uma campanha nacional de vacinação contra o HPV para meninas de idades 9 a 13. : Descrever determinantes das decisões dos pais para vacinar as filhas contra HPV MÉTODO: neste estudo qualitativo foram realizadas trinta entrevistas semi-estruturadas em cinco UBSs em São Paulo. A entrevista examinou as opiniões dos pais sobre métodos de prevenção de doença, vacinas em geral e a vacina contra o HPV. As entrevistas foram analisados utilizando grounded theory RESULTADOS: no geral os pais demonstraram baixo conhecimento sobre HPV e a vacina contra o HPV. Apesar disso a maioria das meninas elegíveis foram vacinadas. Os pais consideraram a vacina contra o HPV normal, preventiva e protetora e se identificaram como os responsáveis pela saúde dos filhos e descreveram a vacina como uma forma indireta de controle dos pais. Confiança em profissionais de saúde e os perigos de "hoje em dia" (dúvidas em termos de doenças e relações sexuais) mostraram-se importantes nas decisões de vacinação. Estes fatores tiveram maior poder explicativo para as decisões de vacinação do que os níveis de conhecimento dos pais.Este foi o primeiro estudo que examinou qualitativamente o propósito da vacinação contra o HPV entre pais de meninas elegíveis no Brasil. Os resultados ajudam a interpretar a cobertura superior a 90% para a primeira dose da vacina contra o HPV no Brasil. Estes resultados indicam que esforços direcionados a entender ou modificar taxas de vacinação exigem a consideração destes fatores que são específicos ao contexto e direcionam perspectivas e decisões de vacinação CONCLUSÃO: conhecimento dos pais sobre HPV talvez não seja preditivo para a vacinação das filhas. Fatores específicos ao contexto sociocultural de parentalidade, sexualidade, gênero e o sistema de saúde influenciaram na decisão de vacinação...

Influência das percepções maritais/parentais sobre relacionamentos de conjugalidade: método ADI/TIP / Parental/marital perceptions' influence upon conjugal relations: ADI/PIT method

Este estudo investigou a influência das percepções maritais e parentais negativas sobre os relacionamentos de conjugalidade dos participantes e se as mudanças nessas percepções causariam impacto nesses relacionamentos. Foram selecionados 604 clientes, submetidos à Terapia de Integração Pessoal (TIP), os quais responderam questionários de autoavaliação nas diferentes fases do procedimento terapêutico. Os resultados revelaram que na presença de dificuldade de relacionamento com a figura parental, os(as) filhos(as) caracterizam os pais com atributos negativos. Além disso, os participantes que relatam dificuldade no relacionamento conjugal também apresentam dificuldade de relacionamento com a figura parental, assim como percepções de dificuldades no relacionamento marital dos pais. Esses padrões diminuem ao longo do processo terapêutico, evidenciando possibilidades positivas da metodologia ADI/TIP em sua prática clínica.

This study investigated the influence of negative marital and parental perceptions upon the participant's conjugal relationships and evaluated whether changes in such perceptions would cause impact on these relationships. A sample of 604 individuals, submitted to Personal Integration Therapy (PIT), answered a self-assessment questionnaire in different stages of the therapeutic procedure. The results revealed that in the presence of a difficult relationship with the parental figure, the participants characterized their parents with negative attributes. Besides, participants with difficult marital relationships also had difficult relationships with the parental figure, as well as perceptions of difficulties in the marital relationship of their parents. These patterns fall along the therapeutic process, showing positive possibilities of the ADI/PIT methodology in their clinical practice.

Influência das percepções maritais/parentais sobre relacionamentos de conjugalidade: método ADI/TIP / Parental/marital perceptions' influence upon conjugal relations: ADI/PIT method

Este estudo investigou a influência das percepções maritais e parentais negativas sobre os relacionamentos de conjugalidade dos participantes e se as mudanças nessas percepções causariam impacto nesses relacionamentos. Foram selecionados 604 clientes, submetidos à Terapia de Integração Pessoal (TIP), os quais responderam questionários de autoavaliação nas diferentes fases do procedimento terapêutico. Os resultados revelaram que na presença de dificuldade de relacionamento com a figura parental, os(as) filhos(as) caracterizam os pais com atributos negativos. Além disso, os participantes que relatam dificuldade no relacionamento conjugal também apresentam dificuldade de relacionamento com a figura parental, assim como percepções de dificuldades no relacionamento marital dos pais. Esses padrões diminuem ao longo do processo terapêutico, evidenciando possibilidades positivas da metodologia ADI/TIP em sua prática clínica.(AU)

This study investigated the influence of negative marital and parental perceptions upon the participant's conjugal relationships and evaluated whether changes in such perceptions would cause impact on these relationships. A sample of 604 individuals, submitted to Personal Integration Therapy (PIT), answered a self-assessment questionnaire in different stages of the therapeutic procedure. The results revealed that in the presence of a difficult relationship with the parental figure, the participants characterized their parents with negative attributes. Besides, participants with difficult marital relationships also had difficult relationships with the parental figure, as well as perceptions of difficulties in the marital relationship of their parents. These patterns fall along the therapeutic process, showing positive possibilities of the ADI/PIT methodology in their clinical practice.(AU)