Education support services for improving school engagement and academic performance of children and adolescents with a chronic health condition

Tollit, Michelle; Sawyer, Susan Μ; Ratnapalan, Savithiri; Barnett, Tony

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“…They can also share experience at the hospital, turn crisis situations into opportunities and add their own perspectives and ideas about making life better for hospitalized children. Comprehensive 19,22 planning will enhance children's skill in social interaction, education and life adjustment.…”

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“…Parents of chronically ill children and those with common ailments always inform the school when the patients will be absent, but only about half of the parents of children with disabilities do so because they already have individual education plans and they know that school teachers and administrators will arrange appropriate plans to accommodate the students. Social adjustment [19][20][21]23 is a major concern of parents, most of whom have little confidence that schools can provide adequate services in this area to sick children. On the other hand, parents of disabled children feel moderately to highly secure that the teaching staff at special needs schools will involve their children in building good relationships with friends.…”

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“…After being discharged, the children continue their education in the same class. Education 19,20 , as well as social and behavioral interactions, are very important for children during hospitalization.…”

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Effectiveness of the Hospital Learning Center (Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health): Satisfaction with service and parents’ attitudes towards children’s illness

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Background: All children, whether healthy or ill, should have access to equal educational opportunities. Healthcare institutions and hospitals have been approved to work with schools to establish learning centers to provide education to sick children. This study has been conducted to develop a practical model for learning centers in hospitals across Thailand to create equality and ensure valuable human resources for the future. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital learning center for continuing education of child patients and to determine the factors that are most appropriate study plans, the parents’ attitude about their child’s illness, and the children’s satisfaction with the learning center. Methods: The total sample population was 400, consisting of 200 parents and 200 child patients aged 4 to 18 years. The respondents were given a questionnaire to obtain their feedback using a Likert scale. Results: The most common child patients were those with chronic illness followed by those with common illnesses, and lastly children with developmental problems. All 200 children received continuing education; 20 child patients (10%) who had been evaluated received a modified education plan. After analyzing the results of satisfaction with the learning center, the scores ranged from 4.21 to 5.00 (mean = 4.28, SD = 0.62). Conclusions: Sick children can continue their education at the hospital learning center in Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health. Study plans can be modified to suit children with chronic illnesses and developmental problems, children in primary and secondary school, and those requiring prolonged hospitalization. Parents in the study had appropriate attitudes about the disease and education of their children. Sick children gave the highest ratings showing extremely high satisfaction with the hospital learning center.

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“…According to European and national governing documents, all children are entitled to equal education, schools should strive to compensate for differences in students' backgrounds and needs, and particular consideration should be taken to the interests of each individual child . Health services can ensure these rights and comply with these requirements by adapting treatments to facilitate education or by providing hospital schools . Schools can contribute by offering additional resources to children who need extra support to achieve their academic potential…”

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Sibling Ill Health and Children's Educational Outcomes

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Strandh

Nilsson

2020

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND The presence of health problems in a child is known to be negatively associated with later academic achievement, but less is known about the educational outcomes for siblings of children in poor health. The study investigated how having a sibling with health problems affects a healthy sibling's academic achievement. METHODSWe utilized medical and social microdata from Swedish administrative population registers. Our sample consisted of N = 115,106 individuals (51.3% boys) born in 1990 in Sweden. We compared children with ill siblings to children whose siblings did not have poor health. Siblings' hospital admissions and the academic achievements of the healthy sibling during their final year of compulsory education (at the age of 15-16) were analyzed using linear and logistic regression in relation to individual health-and family-related confounders. RESULTSSibling hospitalization was significantly associated with lower overall grade points (β = −10.73, p < .001) and an increased odds ratio (OR) of ineligibility for upper secondary education (OR = 1.42, 95% confidence interval = 1.31-1.52, p < .001).CONCLUSIONS School and health personnel should also consider the needs of healthy siblings during their work with children in poor health, because they too can be disadvantaged.

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“…This chronic condition can place a significant burden on children and adolescents, impacting physical, social and psychological well-being, and education 5–9. IBD may adversely affect school or college attendance which is associated with a negative effect on development 10–14. Regular school attendance helps shape later life outcomes 11…”

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Children and young people with inflammatory bowel disease attend less school than their healthy peers

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ObjectiveChronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can impact negatively on education and social development. Examining the impact of IBD on school/college attendance for children and young people (CYP) is vital to provide targeted support to patients, families and schools.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional survey to determine the school/college attendance rates, the reasons for absence related to IBD and facilitators or barriers to school/college attendance. In a subset of patients followed up locally, we performed a detailed review of hospital attendance data to assess healthcare burden.ResultsTwo hundred and thirty-one questionnaires were given to CYP with IBD aged 5–17 years. Response rate was 74% (final sample 169). The median school/college attendance rate was 92.5%, significantly lower than all children in England (95.2%). 39.6% of children with IBD were persistently absent, defined nationally as missing 10% or more of school. Only five children (3%) had a 100% attendance record. Increasing age and use of monoclonal therapy were predictors of poor school attendance. Concerns about feeling unwell at school/college, access to toilets, keeping up with work and teachers’ understanding of IBD are the main issues for CYP with IBD. There was a significant negative correlation between number of days in hospital and school attendance.ConclusionIBD has a significant impact on school/college attendance, with hospital attendance, disease burden and school difficulties being major factors. Employing strategies to minimise healthcare burden and developing a partnership between health and education to support children with IBD will serve to facilitate school/college attendance.

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Education support services for improving school engagement and academic performance of children and adolescents with a chronic health condition

Cited by 5 publications

References 47 publications

Effectiveness of the Hospital Learning Center (Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health): Satisfaction with service and parents’ attitudes towards children’s illness

Effectiveness of the Hospital Learning Center (Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health): Satisfaction with service and parents’ attitudes towards children’s illness

Sibling Ill Health and Children's Educational Outcomes

Children and young people with inflammatory bowel disease attend less school than their healthy peers

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