Mothers of allergic children should be recognised. An inquiry or questionnaire based on personal abilities and the family's internal and external capabilities may contribute to identifying these mothers. Mothers should be provided with individual encouragement and support from mother and child health clinics by focusing on factors felt to be strengthening ones.

Simple treatment regimens targeting itching in particular are likely to contribute most to the QOL of infants with AD; however, sleeping problems may remain as an age-related phenomenon. Early detection of symptoms and effective parent guidance contributed to the well-being of the child.

Computer-based information and communication technology (ICT) is used in many service sectors. In home services, it has been considered whether it would be possible to support independent living of the elderly by using ICT; dependant on the needs of the elderly and whether those needs can be satisfied with ICT. In this study, the coping capabilities of 13 elderly clients of a Finnish home service office were assessed using the Finnish RaVa index. All the clients had severe dis abilities and needed help, e.g. to wash and dress. To satisfy such needs, telecare and the telemonitoring of homes are not enough; physical production and human labour are essential in the continuing absence of service robots. Thus, the major focus in organizing home services in the best possible way should be on the use of human labour, not on investing in ICT.

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