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Evidence suggests that families transmit child maltreatment and parenting attitudes. Natural mentorship may mediate intergenerational parenting attitudes' risk for maltreatment but has not been studied.

To compare parenting attitudes between adolescents exposed to or at risk for maltreatment and their caregivers and to determine if natural mentorship mediates differences in parenting attitudes' maltreatment risk.

The study included 779 children and their caregivers from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) study, METHODS Standardized measures assessed parenting attitudes, natural mentorship and demographic characteristics. Repeated measures, multivariable logistic regressions were used to predict low risk parenting attitudes for maltreatment among adolescents with and without natural mentors.

In adjusted analysis, natural mentorship did not predict an adolescent having low risk parenting attitudes when their caregivers had moderate or high risk attitudes appropriate empathy aer, racial and ethnic diversity.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate sleep quality in the parents of children with epilepsy (CWE) as well as their symptoms of anxiety and depression in Southern China.

A structured questionnaire, comprised of The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), was administered to parents of CWE (n = 234) in Xiangya Hospital and parents of healthy children (n = 230) during 2019-2020.

The scores (Mean ± SD) of State Anxiety Inventory (S-AI) and Trait Anxiety Inventory (T-AI) among parents of CWE were 51.850 ± 11.380 and 48.201 ± 9.526, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of control group (37.172 ± 8.047 and 37.478 ± 7.314, respectively) (p < 0.001). Compared with 10.84% in parents of healthy children, 23.51% of parents of CWE had symptoms of depression (p < 0.001). The mean score of total PSQI among parents of CWE (6.944 ± 3.814) was statistically higher than that of parents of healthy children (5.039 ± 3.390) (p < 0.001). Moreover, anxiety and depression subscores among parents of infants with epilepsy were significantly higher than in other groups. The T-AI and CES-D could explain 43.9% of the variance (R2 = 0.444, F = 92.215, p < 0.001) on the PSQI.

Our study showed more severe symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as poorer sleep quality among parents of CWE, especially in the infants group. see more In light of this information, more attention should be paid to early identification and intervention of symptoms of anxiety and depression in susceptible parents who are the main caregivers of their CWE.

Our study showed more severe symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as poorer sleep quality among parents of CWE, especially in the infants group. In light of this information, more attention should be paid to early identification and intervention of symptoms of anxiety and depression in susceptible parents who are the main caregivers of their CWE.

There have been intensive efforts to design and develop new wearable technology for epileptic seizure detection. Several studies have focused on the technical aspects, but the readiness of patients with epilepsy (PWEs) to use wearables in everyday life, which is crucial, remains relatively unexplored.

We conducted a qualitative interview study involving eight PWEs. The study was designed to provide insights into patient readiness to use wearables for home monitoring of epilepsy.

Three themes were identified 1) making invisible situations visible, 2) having companionship within a troubled everyday life, and 3) sharing ownership of no recognizable moments. The analysis and interpretation revealed that the expectations of the participants for wearables were rooted in aspects that had a significant impact on their lives and self-image.

Patients with epilepsy disclosed that their readiness to use technology, specifically wearables, in everyday life relied on the assumption that they would provide an existential and comforting experience, in which the voids of their individual needs would be addressed in a more patient-friendly manner. Wearable design should consider the valuable insight that technology should be more than just technical tools that monitor symptoms; wearables are expected to be existential and esthetic artifacts that provide PWEs with meaningful experience.

Patients with epilepsy disclosed that their readiness to use technology, specifically wearables, in everyday life relied on the assumption that they would provide an existential and comforting experience, in which the voids of their individual needs would be addressed in a more patient-friendly manner. Wearable design should consider the valuable insight that technology should be more than just technical tools that monitor symptoms; wearables are expected to be existential and esthetic artifacts that provide PWEs with meaningful experience.

The purpose of the study was to determine whether a brief memory enhancement course in persons with epilepsy (PWE) can improve cognitive abilities, quality of life, self-management, and seizure severity.

Thirty-nine PWE completed a 1-hour memory enhancement course. This was preceded by a baseline/preintervention assessment (BA/PRE), followed by postintervention assessment (POST) at 1 & 1/2 to 3 months, and a delayed postintervention assessment evaluation (DPOST) at 4 & 1/2 to 6 months after course completion. In order to assess for retesting bias, an additional 30 PWE underwent a separate BA and PRE.

There was significant improvement on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Patient Information System version 2.0 Cognitive Function Abilities Subset and the Epilepsy Self-Management Scale (ESMS) on both POST and DPOST when compared with BA/PRE. Retesting bias did not occur. On ESMS subscale evaluation, significant improvement occurred on the Lifestyle Management subscale. There was no improvement in quality of life and seizure severity. There was good patient acceptability for the memory program.

A brief memory enhancement course results in sustained improvement in cognitive functioning and self-management of PWE.

A brief memory enhancement course results in sustained improvement in cognitive functioning and self-management of PWE.