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The Health and Social Care Needs of Family Carers Supporting Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Direct linkHare, Dougal Julian; Pratt, Catherine; Burton, Mark; Bromley, Jo; Emerson, Eric – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
The families of 26 adults with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) who either lived at home or maintained close contact with their families were interviewed about their social and psychological needs related to caring for the person with ASD. In contrast to previous studies of familial carers of children with ASDs, a strong association between…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Autism, Adults, Foreign Countries
United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Washington, DC. – 1981
The status of the refugees in Africa and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is charted on a country by country basis in this report. The size of the refugee population and their needs are described along with various assistance efforts directed at improving their situation. Sums of money spent by UNHCR office are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Needs, Housing Needs
Peer reviewedD'Almeida, Aurore – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1987
Describes changes in the family and ameliorative efforts on behalf of the family in the Republic of Benin. Also examines health needs of women and young children in urban and rural areas. Stresses that early childhood issues must be considered within the context of society and family status. (NH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Employed Parents, Family Life, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKeith, Pat M.; Wickrama, K A. S. – Gerontologist, 1990
Interviewed 136 female heads of households in rural Sri Lanka. Found that marital status figured more importantly than age in use of health services. Concludes that, as unmarried heads of households increase in less developed places, their demands for health care at the village level likely will escalate. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Heads of Households, Health Needs
Peer reviewedAtleo, Marlene R. – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 1997
Health issues for First Nations of Canada emerged from the context of colonialization/dominance to restoration of their relationship to the land a process of healing aided by the devolution of federal health programs to First Nations and provincial organizations. Adult educators working with such programs must ask whether they are participating in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Canada Natives, Decentralization, Foreign Countries
Emerson, Eric – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Over the last decade increased attention has been paid to identifying and responding to the mental health needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. There is, however, little information available on the use of self-report scales by young people with intellectual disabilities. This study sought to determine the reliability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Children, Adolescents
Geary, Cynthia Waszak; Wedderburn, Maxine; McCarraher, Donna; Cuthbertson, Carmen; Pottinger, Audrey – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
A secondary analysis of data collected from 1,130 young people ages 15 to 24 in a population-based household survey to assess the reproductive health needs of young people in three communities in Jamaica was conducted to determine the relationships among three measures of sexual violence, background variables, three measures of sexual risk taking…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Foreign Countries, Surveys, Health Needs
Peer reviewedMatamoros, Douglas Alberto – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1987
Examines the National Pediatric Service and the research program of the Maternity-Infant-Hospital-School in Honduras. Reports that health conditions of young children (birth to six years) in Honduras are appalling and that available funds for health services are inadequate, reflecting the country's economic and social crisis. (NH)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Needs
Download full textHavlinova, M., Ed.; Kopriva, P.; Mayer, I.; Vildova, Z. – 1998
Noting that increasing numbers of elementary schools in the Czech Republic are interested in participating in a program of health promotion for their students, this document outlines the contents of the handbook developed for an integrated program of health promotion in schools. The handbook is described as containing four parts. Part 1 presents…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum, Elementary Education
Greenburg, Hazel Sara, Ed. – 1993
This curriculum guide is a compilation of curriculum pieces that have appeared either in "Intercom" or in another earlier curriculum guide but are still vital and relevant; what binds the issues in the pieces together is the urgency of the problems they pose--urgent issues for both developed and "underdeveloped" nations…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMossey, Jana M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1981
Describes the Manitoba Longitudinal Study on Aging 1970-77 and discusses its relative potential in investigating the health and health care use behaviors of older persons. Data indicate that a person's utilization behaviors appear to remain consistent over time. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries
Williams, Sonia; Infirri, Jennifer Sardo – Migration World Magazine, 1996
Migrant and refugee communities must be considered as high-risk groups for poor general and oral health. Limited access to basic necessities, risky behavior, and a mismatch between services and health belief systems of migrants and refugees are contributing factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Dental Health
Peer reviewedBeecham, Jennifer; Chadwick, Oliver; Fidan, Dogan; Bernard, Sarah – Children & Society, 2002
Examined how services are used by children with severe learning disabilities living at home in London, England, the associated total and component costs, and parents' perceptions of their children's needs for health care. Found some evidence that costs were associated with greater children's needs as well as evidence for under-provision of formal…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Foreign Countries, Health Care Costs
Peer reviewedGomes-Neto, Joao Batista; And Others – Economics of Education Review, 1997
Exploits a unique data set (EDRURAL) from three northeastern states of Brazil to investigate the complementarities of health with school attainment and cognitive achievement. The promotion models and value-added achievement models demonstrate the value of students' visual acuity. Achievement models highlight the role of good nutrition. Eye…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developing Nations, Educational Attainment, Elementary Education
Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Linehan, Christine; Kerr, M. P.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, H. M. J.; Buono, Serafino; Azema, Bernard; Aussilloux, Charles; Maatta, Tuomo; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Garrido-Cumbrera, Marco; van Hove, Geert; Bjorkman, Monica; Ceccotto, Raymond; Kamper, Marion; Weber, Germain; Heiss, Cecilia; Haveman, Meindert; Jorgensen, Frank Ulmer; O'Farrell, Lisa – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The European Commission's Health Monitoring Programme culminated in the development of a set of European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) for the general population. Despite evidence of marked disparities between the health of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their peers in the general population, the ECHI contain no significant…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Standards
