Quality Of Life Of Families, Raising Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Laimutė Samsonienė, Michail Bencion Malkin, Jonas Kairys, Algirdas Juozulynas Abstract The aim of this study is to reveal problematic factors of family quality of life between parents raising preschool and school-age children with autism spectrum disorder. The study involved 100 parents of preschool and school age children with autism spectrum disorder. Coherent research strategy was…

The Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Pediatric Patients with Oncological Diseases: a Systematic Review

Irina Banienė, Nida Žemaitienė Abstract Diagnosis of childhood cancer is one of the strongest, most devastating and affecting experiences taken into consideration by parents. It is commonly accepted that a message about a child’s life-threatening disease might develop a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The aim of the research: to select…