Anxiety, meaning in life, self-efficacy and resilience in families with one or more members with special educational needs and disability during COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.

Background: According to World Health Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world inducing considerable fear, worry and concern in the population.

Aims: This study explores anxiety, meaning in life, self-efficacy and resilience in university students belonging to families with one or more members with SEND during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, the differences between participants and the regression coefficients.

Methods & Procedures: Study population consisted of 61 participants, aged 20-58 years.

Family functioning and strengths in families raising a child with cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a serious disorder that has serious consequences on the functioning of children and their families. This study explores family functioning (adaptation, cohesion and family type) and strengths (pride, accord and whole) in Greek and Italian families raising a child with CP and their interaction. Participants were 120 parents of a biological child with CP.

Impact of Orthopedic Surgery on Parents of Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy: a Preliminary Study in Greece.

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a serious disorder with an important impact not only on the affected person but also on parents and the entire family. CP children often undergo surgery with long stay hospitalization.

Aim: The aim of the study was to highlight the impact of orthopedic surgery on parents of children affected by cerebral palsy in Greece.

Children with cerebral palsy: Family and parent demographic characteristics and family strengths in Greece and Italy.

The study focuses on families raising a child with cerebral palsy to investigate family strengths and their association with family and parent demographic characteristics in Greece and Italy. Participants were 120 parents raising a biological child with cerebral palsy. Data collection used a self-report questionnaire and the Family Strengths Inventory.