Abstract Objectives The Internet and social media provide various possibilities for online
peer support. The aim of this review was to explore Internet-based peer-support …

Parents of children with intellectual disability (ID) tend to report higher-than-average rates of
stress, anxiety and depression. Chronic psychological distress may place parents at …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Objectives This paper will report on the findings of a study which investigated the influence
of a befriending (parent-to-parent peer support) scheme on parents whose children have a …

Background Parents caring for a child affected by a rare disease have unmet needs, the
origins of which are complex and varied. Our aim was to determine the supportive care …

Background Increasingly there is a focus on self‐care strategies for both malignant and non‐
malignant conditions. Models of self‐care interventions have focussed on the individual and …

Prior research has examined peer programs with respect to specific peer roles (eg; peer
support) or specific health/wellness domains (eg; exercise/diet), or have aggregated effects …

Early detection of childhood disability is possible using clinically available tools and
procedures. Early detection of disability enables early intervention that maximizes the child's …

Objectives Congenital heart defects (CHD) can be detected at ultrasound but are sometimes
not diagnosed until birth, which can cause stress and heightened emotion within the family …

Parents of autistic children have historically reported hardships related to raising their
children. However, the access to resources related to the childrearing of an autistic child is …