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Direct linkMélo, Tainá Ribas; Araujo, Luize Bueno de; Ferreira, Manoela de Paula; Israel, Vera Lúcia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This study aims at checking the effects of an early intervention program (EIP) on the neuropsychomotor development (NPMD) and quality of life (QoL) of 4-18 months old babies attending daycare, following the biopsychosocial (BPS) model of health and the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF). It was a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Infants, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development
Günal, Ayla; Bumin, Gonca; Huri, Meral – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2019
Autistic children have problems in cognitive and motor skills areas. This study investigated the effects of motor and cognitive problems on daily living activities and quality of life in autistic children. Thirty-two autistic children were included in the study. Thirty typically developing children were selected as the control group. The Bruininks…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Motor Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Papadopoulou, D.; Malliou, P.; Kofotolis, N.; Vlachopoulos, S. P.; Kellis, E. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine parental perceptions about Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of typical education and special education students in Greece. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) was administered to the parents of 251 children from typical schools, 46 students attending integration classes (IC) within a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Quality of Life, Special Education
Cholewicki, Judith Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2015
With the rapid increase in the rate of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), there has been a surge in treatment interventions and outcome measures. Treatment interventions consist of evidence-based practices and programs that lack scientific validation. Parents' selection of a treatment or multiple treatments is often based on…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Quality of Life, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
Download full textPerrin, James M. – Future of Children, 2012
Much attention has aided measurement and improvement in the quality of health care during the past two decades, with new ways to define and measure quality, recognition that doing so can identify strategies to enhance care, and systematic efforts by both government and private insurers to apply these principles. In this article, James Perrin…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Quality of Life, Diseases, Health Insurance
Liptak, Gregory S.; El Samra, Ahmad – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
The health care needs of children with spina bifida are complex. They need specialists, generalists, and an integrated system to deliver this complex care and to align and inform all the providers. Most research in spina bifida has been focused on narrow medical outcomes; it has been noncollaborative, based on small samples of convenience, with no…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Diseases, Congenital Impairments, Health Services
Davis, E.; Davies, B.; Wolfe, R.; Raadsveld, R.; Heine, B.; Thomason, P.; Dobson, Fiona; Graham, H. K. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
This randomized controlled trial examined whether therapeutic horse riding has a clinically significant impact on the physical function, health and quality of life (QoL) of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Ninety-nine children aged 4 to 12 years with no prior horse riding experience and various levels of impairment (Gross Motor Function…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Quality of Life, Child Health
Muller-Godeffroy, E.; Michael, T.; Poster, M.; Seidel, U.; Schwarke, D.; Thyen, U. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The aim of the study was to investigate self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with myelomeningocele (MMC) and to examine the impact of clinical impairments and limitations in activities of daily living (ADL). Fifty patients (28 females, 22 males) between 8 and 16 years of age (mean age 12y 1mo [SD 2y…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adolescents, Patients, Anatomy
Shelly, A.; Davis, E.; Waters, E.; Mackinnon, A.; Reddihough, D.; Boyd, R.; Reid, S.; Graham, H. K. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Given that quality of life (QOL) is commonly confused with functioning, the aim of this study was to examine the association between functioning and QOL domains for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Two hundred and five parents of children aged 4 to 12 years with CP and 53 children aged 9 to 12 years with CP, completed the Cerebral Palsy Quality…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Physical Health, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities
Murphey, David; Redd, Zakia; Moodie, Shannon; Knewstub, Dylan; Humble, Jill; Bell, Kelly; Cooper, Mae – Child Trends, 2012
The National Capital Region (NCR) is home to more than one-and-a-half million children and youth (ages birth through 24 years). Although the NCR is known as a place with a highly transient population, if history is any guide, many of these young people will remain in this region and fundamentally shape the quality of life--not only for themselves,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Cultural Differences, Family Life, Young Adults
Ryan, Thomas G. – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
This article considers our current technologically sophisticated educational system as it attempts to meet the needs of a school population that is more diverse, needy, and exceptional than at any other point in history. The very nature of the term "at risk" is based on the perception that students may dropout due to their living…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Youth, Coping, Quality of Life
Young, Bridget; Rice, Helen; Dixon-Woods, Mary; Colver, Allan F.; Parkinson, Kathryn N. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
This qualitative study investigated what disabled children thought most important in their lives and examined how well their priorities are represented in KIDSCREEN, a generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument. Participants were a subgroup of families who had previously taken part in a study of quality of life and participation in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Recreational Activities, Family Life, Quality of Life
