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Citation |
Joseph D, Wailoo MP, Jackson A, Petersen SA, Anderson ES. Child Care Health Dev. 2005; 31(5): 581-587. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Child Health, The University of Leicester, UK. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons) |
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16101654 |
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Abstract |
AIM: To assess the level to which parents from deprived and socially dysfunctional families collaborate in complex and time-consuming research. DESIGN: Home-based study, of early physiological development in infants from a severely deprived area. Overnight continuous recordings of deep-body temperature with twice daily urine collection, parental daily diary of life-events and completion of child care social and psychological assessment by interview questionnaire. Measurements taken between age 6-12 weeks, each lasted 8-12 h per night, averaging four nights per baby. Level of parental participation assessed in relation to ongoing lifestyle pressures. Setting Home based. Inner city deprived estate. PARTICIPANTS: Random sample of mothers with newborn healthy infants. MEASUREMENTS: A total of 87 overnight deep body temperature recordings were made on 22 infants each lasting 8-12 h; 174 urine samples were taken; and 22 sets of questionnaires were completed. RESULTS: Of 62 inner city deprived parents, 39 (62%) agreed to participate. 22 (35%) completed the study. Ongoing lifestyle pressures were high including incidents of burglary, fire and family violence. Family and partner pressures and life crises overwhelmed 10 non-participations. CONCLUSIONS: Research partnerships can be developed with underprivileged families facing severe life-events. Parents were highly motivated to complete what they perceived as important infant care research. Language: en |