Publications by authors named "S Tatla"
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a standardized bi-weekly six-month telephone coaching intervention for parents of children with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: This single-blind randomized controlled trial followed participants for 12 months. The primary outcome was children's health-related quality of life.
Article Synopsis
- The study tracked 83 children with progressive genetic, metabolic, or neurological conditions (PNCs) over two years to understand changes in their functional abilities and caregiver needs.
- Despite the expectation of change, the children's functional skills remained low and did not improve significantly over time, while the need for caregiver assistance stayed stable.
- Strong correlations were found between functional skills and the level of assistance required, suggesting that as functional skills remain low, so does the ability to perform tasks independently.
The growing complexity of healthcare requires family and interprofessional partnerships to deliver effective care. Interprofessional coaching can enhance family-centred practice and collaboration. The purpose of this study was to explore the acceptability and feasibility of collaborative coaching training to improve family centredness within acute paediatric rehabilitation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelecting appropriate measure(s) for clinical and/or research applications for children and youth with Cerebral Palsy (CP) poses many challenges. The newly developed International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for children and youth with CP serve as universal guidelines for assessment, intervention and follow-up. The aims of this study were: 1) to identify valid and reliable measures used in studies with children and youth with CP, 2) to characterize the content of each measure using the ICF Core Sets for children and youth with CP as a framework, and finally 3) to create a toolbox of psychometrically sound measures covering the content of each ICF Core Set for children and youth with CP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinicians recognize that client motivation is key to optimizing rehabilitation; however, they are limited in its assessment by a paucity of motivation measures.
Purpose: This paper presents the preliminary psychometrics of the Pediatric Motivation Scale (PMOT) designed to measure motivation from a child's perspective.
Method: Content validity of the PMOT was measured through expert feedback (n = 12), and field testing ocurred with 41 children, 21 in rehabilitation and 20 healthy.