Supporting parents of children aged 2-13 with toileting difficulties: Group-based workshops versus individual appointments.

Introduction: Toileting is a key activity of daily living and an important milestone in children's development. Difficulties with this process can cause stress to both child and parents and negatively affect their wellbeing. This study compared the perceived parental competence and child wellbeing of families attending a group-based workshop on toileting issues with families attending an individual appointment at a continence clinic.

The impact of bowel and bladder problems on children's quality of life and their parents: A scoping review.

Background: Functional bladder and bowel problems are common in children and have a serious psychological as well as physical impact. The objective of this scoping review was to synthesise evidence on the impact of such conditions both on children's quality of life (QOL) and their parents.

Methods: The scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's framework.

Perceptions of psychosocial support groups by parents who have a child with diabetes: a needs analysis.

Psychosocial support groups play an important role in assisting parents to understand and manage the demands of having a child with diabetes. Actual participation in such groups is marred by problems of poor uptake, irregular attendance and attrition. A survey was conducted with a convenience sample of parents to determine their knowledge needs about preferred program characteristics, the management of diabetes, perceived barriers to program participation, and factors facilitating group attendance.

Development and evaluation of an intensive intervention program for children with a chronic health condition: a pilot study.

A range of developmental risk factors threatens the psychosocial well-being of children with a chronic health condition (CCHC). Early intervention and prevention programs are emerging as an effective response to improving individual and family coping mechanisms. In particular, efforts to address individual and family coping throughout the important pre-teen transitional ages for CCHC have gained popularity although their effectiveness has not been adequately demonstrated.