Child: care, health and development
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Child Care Health Dev · May 2014
Multicenter StudyPaediatricians' decision making about prescribing stimulant medications for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now the most common reason for a child to present to a paediatrician in Australia. Stimulant medications are commonly prescribed for children with ADHD, to reduce symptoms and improve function. In this study we investigated the factors that influence paediatricians' decisions about prescribing stimulant medications. ⋯ Paediatricians' decisions to prescribe stimulant medications are influenced by multiple factors that operate concurrently and interdependently. Paediatricians do not make decisions about prescribing in isolation; rather, they actively involve parents, teachers and patients, to arrive at a collective, well-informed decision.
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Child Care Health Dev · May 2014
Multicenter StudyParents of children with physical disabilities - perceived health in parents related to the child's sleep problems and need for attention at night.
Approximately half of all children with moderate to severe physical disabilities have persistent sleep problems and many of these children need parental attention at night. ⋯ Sleep problems need to be acknowledged within the paediatric setting in order to prevent psychological exhaustion and poor health in mothers and fathers of children with physical disabilities.