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Parent Carer Quality of Life and Night-Time Attendance in Non-Ambulant Youth with Neuromuscular DisordersTo describe and explore carer quality of life and night-time attendance to their child in parents of non-ambulant youth with Neuromuscular Disorders. A cross-sectional population-based, comprehensive survey including the Adult Carer questionnaire, measures of social context and youths' physical status. Associations between carer-QoL or frequency of parents' night-time attendance with independent variables were explored using linear and logistic regression models, respectively.
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Mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth with neuromuscular disorders: What makes the difference?Mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables
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Impacts of caring for a child with the CDKL5 disorder on parental wellbeing and family quality of lifeInvestigate impacts on maternal health and family quality of life in families with a child with the CDKL5 disorder
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Transition to adulthood for young people with intellectual disability: the experiences of their familiesA number of themes emerged from the qualitative data which included parents' views and concerns about the capacity of their young adult to adapt and change to life in adulthood
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Negative impact of insomnia and daytime sleepiness on quality of life in individuals with the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 deficiency disorderCyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene pathogenic variants result in CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD). Early onset intractable epilepsy and severe developmental delays are prominent symptoms of CDD. Comorbid sleep disturbances are a major concerning symptom for families.
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Parent-observed thematic data on quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorderParent observations provide an initial framework for understanding quality of life in autism spectrum disorder
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Growth patterns in individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorderAim: To compare growth in individuals with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder with population norms and to investigate the effect of gastrostomy on growth.
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Measuring the Burden of Epilepsy Hospitalizations in CDKL5 Deficiency DisorderInformation on the hospital service use among individuals with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, an ultrarare developmental epileptic encephalopathy, is limited, evidence of which could assist with service planning. Therefore, using baseline and longitudinal data on 379 genetically verified individuals in the International CDKL5 Disorder Database, we aimed to investigate rates of seizure-related and other hospitalizations and associated length of stay in this cohort.
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Multi-site validation of a suite of clinical outcome measures for clinical trial readiness in the CDKL5 Deficiency DisorderHelen Jenny Peter Leonard Downs Jacoby MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc Principal Research Fellow Head, Child Disability
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Risk of Developmental Disorders in Children of Immigrant Mothers: A Population-Based Data Linkage EvaluationIncreased risk of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy with intellectual disability for mothers of some foreign-born groups