Introducing a self-managed early communication resource for parents - A mixed methods feasibility study of the Swedish "ComAlong online".

Background: Web-based programmes offer parents of children with communication difficulties promising access to parent-mediated, early interventions. However, empirical evaluations of such programmes are limited. This study focused on parents and used mixed methods to examine the feasibility of ComAlong online.

Parental perceptions of social life before and after attending a parent training program for children with complex communication needs: the ComAlong example.

Parent training programs aimed at improving language outcomes for children with complex communication needs have predominantly been evaluated on child-centered outcomes and less often on the impact on social life or parental well-being. This study examined parent perceptions of social life before and after ComAlong, a group intervention providing parents with knowledge and training in responsive communication, environmental-milieu teaching strategies and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Parents ( = 467) completed questionnaires during the first and last sessions of ComAlong groups held in Sweden 2012 to 2018.

Parental Perspectives on Family Mealtimes Related to Gastrostomy Tube Feeding in Children.

Built on the important functions daily routines serve families and child health, this study aimed to explore parents' descriptions of mealtimes and food-related challenges when living with a child using a gastrostomy feeding tube. The study was informed by ecocultural theory and based on in-depth interviews combined with stimulated recall. The interviews of 10 parents were inductively analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis.

Children's Perspectives on Mealtimes When Living with a Gastrostomy Tube: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: To explore children's experiences of mealtimes when living with a gastrostomy tube.

Design And Methods: The study used a qualitative descriptive design framed within ecocultural theory. Seven children, three girls and four boys, aged 6-12 years with long-term health conditions and a gastrostomy tube participated in individual interviews.

Gastrostomy tube insertion in children with developmental or acquired disorders: a register-based study.

Aim: To describe trends in gastrostomy tube insertion in children with developmental or acquired disorders in Sweden and assess their demographic characteristics.

Method: Children aged 0 to 18 years with gastrostomy tube insertions recorded between 1998 and 2014 were identified in the Swedish National Patient Register. Associations between disorder type and year of surgery, as well as age at surgery, were analysed using linear regression analyses.

Documentation of everyday life and health care following gastrostomy tube placement in children: a content analysis of medical records.

Everyday routines play a vital role in child functioning and development. This study explored health professionals' documentation of everyday life and health care during the first year following gastrostomy tube placement in children and the content of intervention goals. The medical records of 39 children (median age 38 months, min-max: 15-192) in one region of Sweden were analysed.

Gastrostomy Tube Feeding in Children With Developmental or Acquired Disorders: A Longitudinal Comparison on Healthcare Provision and Eating Outcomes 4 Years After Gastrostomy.

Background: Studies on long-term feeding and eating outcomes in children requiring gastrostomy tube feeding (GT) are scarce. The aim of this study was to describe children with developmental or acquired disorders receiving GT and to compare longitudinal eating and feeding outcomes. A secondary aim was to explore healthcare provision related to eating and feeding.