Biomedical subjects

D F Wuori

Publications and source records attributed to D F Wuori.

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PubMed1996

A population-based analysis of behavior problems in children with cerebral palsy.

Used the National Health Interview Survey, Child Health Supplement for 1981 and 1988, to analyze parent-reported behavior problems of children, ages 4-17 years, with cerebral palsy (n = 47), with mental retardation (n = 50), with other chronic conditions (n = 6,038), and with no known health problem (n = 5,930), using the Behavior Problem Index (developed by Zill & Peterson). Behaviors with scores greater than the 90th percentile of the entire sample were considered problem behaviors. Parent-reported behavior problems were 5 times more likely in children with cerebral palsy (25.5%) compared with children having no known health problem (5.4%). The adjusted odds ratio for behavior problems of children with cerebral palsy without mental retardation was 4.9 and of children with mental retardation without cerebral palsy was 7.9. Specific behaviors that were most problematic for children with cerebral palsy were identified as dependency, headstrong, and hyperactive.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1987

Physician/school teacher collaboration. Some practical considerations.

Physician/school teacher collaboration is crucial if exceptional students are to receive appropriate educational services mandated by Public Law 94-142 and Public Law 99-457. There is little in the professional literature to guide physicians who may be interested in working more closely with school personnel. The present article provides specific suggestions and recommendations to private practitioners for initiating and managing interprofessional collaboration with school personnel.

Child↗

PubMed1985

Medical and educational literature on physician/teacher collaboration.

Recent changes in the education of exceptional children are placing new demands on physicians and teachers to work together. This article reviews the published educational and medical literature on physician/teacher collaboration. Articles from both fields contend that collaboration is necessary, desirable, and possible. As expected, all articles favor increased collaboration, however, specific guidelines to improve collaboration are surprisingly scarce. Suggestions to improve collaboration are provided.

Child↗

PubMed1984

Improving physician/teacher collaboration.

This paper describes a three-phase project designed to improve physician/teacher collaboration with exceptional school children. In phase 1, the school district's 54 special education personnel completed a 24-item questionnaire designed to identify communication and role-expectancy problems. Phase 2 consisted of a series of workshops in which physicians explained their evaluations and and treatments of exceptional children. In phase 3 a collaboration model linking the school district and a university-based medical center was developed and implemented. Questionnaire data, the collaboration model, and suggestions for other models are presented.

Child↗