Research Articles on Family

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Almasri, N., Neil, M., & Palisano, R. (2013). Predictors of needs for families of children with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation. Advance online publication.

Almasri, N., Palisano, R., Dunst, C., Chiarello, L., O'Neil, M., & Polansky, M. (2012). Profiles of family needs of children and youth with cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(6), 798-806.

King, G., & Chiarello, L. (2014). Family-Centered Care for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Conceptual and Practical Considerations to Advance Care and Practice. Journal of Child Neurology. Advance online publication.

Kruijsen-Terpstra, A., Ketelaar, M., Boeije, H., Jongmans, M., Gorter, J.W., Verheijden, J., Lindeman, E., & Verschuren, O. (2013). Parents' experiences with physical and occupational therapy for their young child with cerebral palsy: a mixed studies review. Child: Care, Health, and Development. Advance online publication.

Kuo, Y., & Lach, L. (2012). Life decisions of Taiwanese women who care for a sibling with cerebral palsy. Health Care for Women International, 33(7), 646-65.

Laforme Fiss, A., Chiarello, L., Bartlett, D., Palisano, R., Jeffries, L., Almasri, N., & Chang, H.-J. (2013). Family ecology of young children with cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development. Advance online publication.

LeRoy, K., Boyd, K., De Asis, K., Lee, R.W., Martin, R., Teachman, G., & Gibson, B.E. (2014). Balancing Hope and Realism in Family-Centered Care: Physical Therapists' Dilemmas in Negotiating Walking Goals with Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. Advance online publication.

Maggs, J., Palisano, R., Chiarello, L., Orlin, M., Chang, H., & Polansky, M. (2011). Comparing the priorities of parents and young people with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 33(17-18), 1650-8.

Majnemer, A., Shevell, M., Law, M., Poulin, C., & Rosenbaum, P. (2012). Indicators of distress in families of children with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(14), 1202-1207.

Palisano, R., Almasri, N., Chiarello, L., Orlin, M., Bagley, A., & Maggs, J. (2010). Family needs of parents of children and youth with cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(1), 85-92.

Reid, A., Imrie, H., Brouwer, E., Clutton, S., Evans, J., Russell, D., et al. (2011). "If I knew then what I know now": Parents' reflections on raising a child with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 31(2), 169-183.

Rentinck, I., Gorter, J.W., Ketelaar, M., Lindeman, E., & Jongmans, M. (2009). Perceptions of family participation among parents of children with cerebral palsy followed from infancy to toddler hood. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(22), 1828-1834.

Rentinck, I., Ketelaar, M., Schuengel, C., Stolk, J., Lindeman, E., Jongmans, M., & Gorter, J.W. (2010). Short-term changes in parents' resolution regarding their young child's diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(5), 703-708.

Rosenbaum, P. (2011). Family and quality of life: Key elements in intervention in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(S4), 68-70.

Schuengel, C., Rentinck, I., Stolk, J., Voorman, J., Loots, G., Ketelaar, M., Gorter, J.W., & Becher, J. (2009). Parents' reactions to the diagnosis of cerebral palsy: Associations between resolution, age and severity of disability. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(5), 673-80.

Shilling, V., Morris, C., Thompson-Coon, J., Ukoumunne, O., Rogers, M., & Logan, S. (2013). Peer support for parents of children with chronic disabling conditions: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 55(7), 602-609.

Ward, K., Chiarello, L., Bartlett, D., Palisano, R., McCoy, S., & Avery, L. (2014). Ease of Caregiving for Children: a measure of parent perceptions of the physical demands of caregiving for young children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(12), 3403-15.