Syftet med arbetet är att studera vad forskningen säger om hur stråldosen till gravida kan minskas vid akutsituationer - arbetet är en litteraturstudie. Röntgenstrålningen kan orsaka skador och därför är det viktigt med strålskydd för att hålla stråldoserna låga. För att hitta relevanta artiklar utformade författarna sökord som användes i sökmotorerna. Författarna läste igenom alla titlar i sökningen och då titlarna verkade intressanta lästes även sammanfattningen. För de artiklar som relaterade till syftet lästes hela artikeln igenom. Sedan gjordes en kvalitetsbedömning av artiklarna, samt en översikt av artiklarnas innehåll. Resultatet säger att det är viktigt att minska stråldoserna till fostret och att det går att minska stråldoserna på flera sätt utan försämrad bildkvalitet. Det framgår också att enstaka undersökningar inte skadar fostret samt att undersökningen av den gravida kvinnan blir utförd och inte fördröjd på grund av rädsla för strålningen till fostret. Slutsatsen som författarna kom fram till är att för röntgensjuksköterskan är avskärmning det lättaste sättet att minska fosterdosen eftersom det krävs kunskap om hur de olika parametrarna kan förändras utan att bildkvaliten försämras. Röntgensjuksköterskor, strålfysiker och radiologer ska tillsammans jobba för att ta fram specialprotokoll för gravida, där dosen är mindre men radiologen ändå kan diagnostisera utifrån bilderna.

INTRODUCTION: As evidenced in the literature, when maltreated children are admitted into state care, they are frequently not afforded sufficient mental health treatment. Concomitantly, foster parents are often not given proper training in providing complex care for these children. As such, the current study aimed to examine the role that foster care has in the development of psychopathology in maltreated children and their caregivers. METHODS: Participants included 234 maltreated youths (ages 7 to 17) presenting for treatment at a community mental health center specializing in childhood trauma. Children and adolescents currently residing in foster care as well as in their biological home environments were included. RESULTS: Results of multiple regression models indicated that a history of foster care plays a significant role in the association between children and adolescents who have witnessed domestic violence and internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders, and parenting stress. DISCUSSION: Results from this study revealed that a lack of foster care history plays a significant role in moderating the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents who have witnessed domestic violence. This association was also found with parenting stress. Future research needs to further explicate the specific roles that a child’s living situation can play in future psychological impairment.

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The general purpose of the present study was to ascertain if particular characteristics of mentally retarded children are associated with progress in terms of intellectual and social competence traits after inclusion in an experimental therapeutic program such as the Foster Grandparent Project.

"The purpose of this study was to analyze data collected from a single child welfare unit of a Florida public welfare agency regarding the backgrounds and current problem areas of children under foster care. The analysis of these data was undertaken to determine the frequency of appearance for certain factors in the histories of children in foster care. A judgment was also made regarding the significance of the interrelationships between certain of the variables studied"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "May, 1958." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Douglass Brown, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Many children drift into unplanned long-term foster home care, under conditions unsatisfactory for the child, his own family and the foster parents. Current practice in foster care often contributes to foster children growing up without the necessary love, support and guidance from a family that he can call his own. Recent publications in social work journals have suggested that a lack of consistent family relationships may be injurious to the emotional development of children. Social workers have become increasingly dissatisfied with a "helping process" that may, in fact, generate more harm than help. Originating from the social worker's dissatisfaction with the foster care system is an awareness that some method for evaluation of parenting potential is a critically important factor if the goal of responsible planning for foster home placement is to be attained. One possible method for evaluating parenting potential is to analyze the parents' history of adaptation through an examination of case record material. The purpose of our study is to determine the feasibility of the case analysis method as a tool for the development of predictive criteria designed to evaluate "potential for parenting" and thus, aid in more adequate foster care planning.

The purpose of this practicum is to determine reasons given by former foster parents for their termination of provision of foster care. Research was completed through a survey of the literature in the field of roster care and through inquiries with personnel currently working with foster care programs in Columbia and Multnomah Counties. Utilizing the concerns of the personnel and issues raised in the literature, a questionnaire was developed which was intended specifically for former roster families currently residing in Columbia County. 48.9 percent of the questionnaires were returned. The results showed that fifty percent of the foster families who responded terminated their provision of foster care within two years, with an additional twenty three percent terminating within two more years, making a total of seventy-three percent who discontinued foster care within four years. Sixty-one percent listed "no longer interested" as a reason for terminating. This category included the foster family's own children's reactions; foster child related concerns such as age, sex, and behavior problems, and situational factors such a s recreational limitations, work, or school changes. An area of concern in this study was the relationship of the agency who administers a foster care program and the reasons foster parents give for discontinuing foster care. The data gathered shows that seventy-four percent of these former foster families rated their contact with Columbia County Children's Services Division as either "okay" or "good".

Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2008. / Full text also available online. Scroll down for electronic link.