Quality of care at home and in daycare and social behaviour in early childhood

2013 ◽  
Vol 184 (7) ◽  
pp. 1063-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Einat Shuper Engelhard ◽  
Pnina S. Klein ◽  
Yaacov B. Yablon
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

Guilhème Pérodeau et Denyse Côté (Eds.). Le virage ambulatoire : Défis et enjeux. Sainte-Foy, QC: Presses de l'Université du Québec. 2002.

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-192
Author(s):  
Aline Vézina
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Nursing Personnel ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Core ◽  
Care At Home

ABSTRACTThis book is comprised of three sections: the problems and consequences of the push for more de-institutionalized health care, the issues that crop up in this context, and the perceptions of the caregiver. At the core of this text are the two groups of women who are most present in this new context: the informal caregivers or family helpers and the nurses. Three conclusions become evident. Firstly, the push for home care has many negative consequences, especially for women. Secondly, although the help of a family member makes possible the dispensation of care at home, something wished for by most patients, it also entails an increase in, and professionalization of, the tasks for the caregiving family member. Finally, using the home as the place of care also has the consequence of increasing the tasks of nursing personnel, to the point where there is a perception that the quality of care has decreased.

scholarly journals Does Out-of-home Care Affect Compliance in Preschoolers?

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen J. Sternberg ◽  
Michael E. Lamb ◽  
Carl-Philip Hwang ◽  
Anders Broberg ◽  
Robert D. Ketterlinus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Maternal Behaviour ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Age Variations ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
Problem Solving Task ◽  
At Home

When they averaged 28 and 40 months of age, 140 Swedish children were observed with their mothers in two situations (a problem-solving task and a clean-up session) designed to allow the assessment of their compliance with maternal demands. Individual differences in their behaviour were then related to measures of the quality of care received by them both at home and in alternative care settings when they averaged 16, 28, and 40 months of age, the amount of social support reportedly received by the mothers, the children's ages, and the amount of early out-of-home care received. Analyses using partial least squares (PLS) analyses showed that children were more compliant in the task situation at 40 months when they had experienced high quality care at home, when they were older, and when they had experienced less out-of-home care prior to 24 months of age. Variations in maternal behaviour in these settings were predicted by the same set of variables, suggesting that parent-child harmony, rather than compliance, was being studied. No consistent dimension of compliance was evident at 28 months.

Parental Visiting of Sick Infants: The Effect of Living at Home Prior to Hospitalization

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-296
Author(s):  
John Lampe ◽  
Mary Anne Trause ◽  
John Kennell
Keyword(s):  
Premature Infants ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Infant Attachment ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Child Speech ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
At Home

Several studies have suggested the importance of keeping mother and infant together during the early post-partum period for the development of the mother-infant bond.1,2 Mother-infant contact soon after birth has been shown to have far-reaching consequences with effects demonstrable in mother-to-child speech at 2 years3 and affecting IQ in premature infants at 42 months.4 Prematurity and neonatal illness may separate the mother and infant and change the quality of their contact. After these separations there is a significant increase in the incidence of child abuse and failure to thrive in the absence of organic cause.5,6 The frequency of parental visiting was studied to determine the effects of a short period of care at home and the presence of a visible congenital anomaly on parent-to-infant attachment.

Best practices interventions to improve quality of care of people with dementia living at home

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaida Zabalegui ◽  
Jan P.H. Hamers ◽  
Staffan Karlsson ◽  
Helena Leino-Kilpi ◽  
Anna Renom-Guiteras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
At Home

Perceptions of quality of life by people with advanced cancer who live at home

2020 ◽  
pp. 030802262097683
Author(s):  
Hanne Peoples ◽  
Nina Nissen ◽  
Åse Brandt ◽  
Karen la Cour
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

Introduction Cancer in advanced stages often results in a reduced ability to engage in occupations, which may influence quality of life. A growing number of people with advanced cancer receive palliative care at home and thus the home becomes the place where most of their everyday occupations occur. The purpose of this study was to explore, from an occupational perspective, how people with advanced cancer who live at home perceive quality of life. Method A qualitative descriptive design was employed, consisting of two consecutive interviews: a semi-structured interview and a subsequent photo-elicitation interview. Thematic analysis was used to explore the data. Ten participants took part in this study. Findings The analysis identified three interrelated themes: ‘quality of life during changing circumstances’; ‘striving to continue everyday life’ and ‘being independent and connected’. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of everyday life continuity and ongoing changes and adjustments needed to maintain quality of life. However, due to the progressive nature of advanced cancer, the required adjustments may not always be possible. The findings furthermore show that loss of independence and increased dependence may lead to a new sense of interdependence and closeness with family and friends, which positively influences quality of life.

scholarly journals The Difficulties and Needs of Organ Transplant Recipients during Postoperative Care at Home: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5798
Author(s):  
Fu-Chi Yang ◽  
Hsiao-Mei Chen ◽  
Chiu-Mieh Huang ◽  
Pei-Lun Hsieh ◽  
Shoei-Shen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Postoperative Care ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Organ Transplant Recipients ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

With recent advances in surgery and immunosuppressive drugs, organ transplantation has become a major treatment for irreversible organ failure. However, organ transplant recipients returning home after operation may face ongoing physiological, psychological, and social difficulties. To increase recipients’ quality of life, postoperative care at home is critical. Thus, the aim of this systematic literature review was to explore recipients’ difficulties and needs during postoperative care at home. Our search conformed to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and returned 23 relevant articles published from 1997–2020 in PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO, Cochrane, ProQuest, and CEPS, which were assessed using the Modified Jadad Scale or the 32 Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) appraisal indices and then synthesized through narration. The most common difficulties faced were psychological difficulties, followed by physiological, social, and other difficulties; the most common needs were psychological needs, followed by education and information training, social, and other needs. These results demonstrated that healthcare professionals can do more to provide patients with comprehensive care and promote successful self-management and quality of life at home. They also confirmed that collaboration between transplant teams, caregivers, and patients is necessary to optimize postoperative outcomes. We suggest that customized care may promote postoperative patients’ self-management and quality of life at home.

scholarly journals Exploring the reasons why women prefer to give birth at home in rural northern Ghana: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Adatara ◽  
Johanita Strumpher ◽  
Esmeralda Ricks
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendants ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Skilled Birth Attendants ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Care Services ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background: Skilled birth care during childbirth is reported in the literature as one critical strategy for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite the importance of birth care provided by skilled birth attendants, women in rural areas of northern Ghana still give birth utilising the birth services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants. The aim of this study, therefore, was to explore and describe the factors and experiences of a small group of rural women choosing homebirth in rural northern Ghana. Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted to explore the reasons why women prefer to deliver at home in rural areas of northern Ghana. Individual interviews were used to obtain a full description of factors and experiences of women associated with home births in rural areas in Ghana. The research population consisted of 10 women who utilised birth care services provided by Traditional Birth Attendants in a rural community of northern Ghana. Data collected from the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed to identify themes. Results: This study, which was conducted amonga small group of women, yielded interesting results on why these women still give birth at home in rural northern Ghana. It was found out that perceived poor quality of care and conduct of skilled birth attendants; the perception that women received better care from Traditional Birth Attendants; financial constraints and lack of access to healthcare facilities in the rural areas by these women accounted for majority of the reasons why women in rural northern Ghana still give birth at home. Conclusion : The study highlighted some barriers experienced by participants to the utilisation of birth care services provided by skilled birth attendants in rural northern Ghana. Management of healthcare facilities should facilitate the implementation of supportive supervision in the maternity units to improve the quality of care and attitude delivered by skilled birth attendants in maternity care in rural communities.

scholarly journals Exploration on Way out of Achieving Chinese-English Bilingualism from Early Childhood in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Bilingual Parenting ◽  
Diverse Context ◽  
Language Context ◽  
At Home

Worldwide, there has been a number of researchers studying how children acquire two or more languages since bilingualism or multilingualism were increasingly prevalent. China, a monolingual culture is a late participant engaged in the field of bilingualism studies. Recent years witnessed a growing number of Chinese parents who attempted to raise their children bilingual by speaking English to them at home, however, relevant research on bilingualism acquisition in China lagged behind. This article reviews existing studies on early child bilingualism acquisition and bilingual parenting, displays language context in China, and explores solutions to difficulties Chinese parents face. Different from their counterparts in culturally diverse context, these Chinese parents were confronted with unique and more challenges: the quality of English they speak to children; the quantity of English input; the monolingual environment in China; and resistance to English by children. Solutions are proposed to tackle these issues respectively.

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