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Schwertner, Carolina; Silva, Caroline Dias da; Grando, Débora; Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot; Hashizume, Lina Naomi – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status and quality of life (QOL) of the parental caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), and to evaluate whether there is an association between these variables. The sample of this cross-sectional study was composed by parental caregivers of children with DS (CCDS) and parental…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Quality of Life, Parents, Down Syndrome
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da Silva, Kelly; Guedes-Granzotti, Raphaela Barroso; Ribeiro, Vanessa Veis; Dornelas, Rodrigo; Cruz, Pablo Jordão Alcântara; César, Carla Patrícia Hernandez Alves Ribeiro – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the factors that are related to the quality of life and sleep of Brazilian speech-language pathology students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This study adopted a cross-sectional, descriptive observational design. A total of 161 undergraduate speech-language pathology students participated in…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Quality of Life, Sleep, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Rodrigues, Stephania A.; Fontanella, Bruno J. B.; Avó, Lucimar R. S.; Germano, Carla M. R.; Melo, Débora G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study investigated the psychocultural perspectives concerning family quality of life among Brazilian families with children who have severe or profound intellectual disability. Methods: Individual in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 15 mothers, selected by convenience, were analysed using a categorical thematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Severe Intellectual Disability, Family Environment
Verner, Dorte – World Bank Publications, 2004
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. Breaking the inter-generational transmission of poverty requires far-reaching actions in the education sector. Widespread poverty affects both students' performance and their availability to attend…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economically Disadvantaged, Older Adults, Low Income