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Purpose of Review: To identify and map the characteristics and outcomes of programs designed to prepare siblings for their future roles with their sibling with a neurodevelopmental disability., Recent Findings: Existing programs to support siblings of individuals with a neurodevelopmental disability often focus on providing information about neurodevelopmental disabilities, creating a community for siblings to connect with each other, and connecting siblings to resources and services to support them in their roles. Some programs are offered to the whole family with specific sessions for siblings. While these program descriptions are provided in the literature, there is limited understanding about the impacts and outcomes of these programs on siblings of an individual with a neurodevelopmental disability., Summary: Fifty-eight articles (published between 1975 and 2020, with > 50% published since 2010) met the inclusion criteria, representing 54 sibling programs from 11 countries. Extracted data represented 1033 (553 females) sibling participants, between 4 and 67 years old. Twenty-seven programs focused on the outcome of knowledge acquisition for the siblings and thirty-one programs focused on the outcome of empowerment for the siblings to teach skills to their sibling with a neurodevelopmental disability. While there is an increasing number of programs for siblings of individuals with a neurodevelopmental disability in the past decade, there is a lack of siblings as co-developers or facilitators. Future research should consider the various roles that siblings can have in programs to address their needs., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40474-023-00272-w., Competing Interests: Competing InterestsThe authors declare no competing interests., (© The Author(s) 2023.)

Purpose: This scoping review synthesized existing qualitative studies to provide conceptual clarity to "parents' perspectives" in speech, language, and communication interventions for children., Methods: Peer-reviewed articles published between January 2009 and June 2019 were reviewed in accordance with the steps recommended by Arksey and O'Malley. In total, 1883 unique records were screened, and 40 studies met inclusion criteria. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the research questions and major themes reported in studies., Results: The included studies were conducted across geographical regions and included parents of children of different ages and clinical diagnoses. Eight aspects of parents' perspectives were identified: access , decision making , implementation , relationship , roles , impact , expectations, and general experience . In addition, a subset of studies explored parents' opinions regarding technologies used in therapy., Conclusions: Findings from this review suggest that parents' perspectives have been explored across a range of geographical locations on interventions for various clinical populations. The identified categories provide some conceptual clarity for clinicians and for future research on this topic. Future studies should (i) better adhere to qualitative study reporting standards; (ii) explore parents' perspectives regarding the context of speech language therapy; and (iii) include all parents' perspectives in speech and language interventions.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONParents' perspectives in communication interventions are complex and multifaceted.Clinicians and researchers can consider parents' perspectives using the eight, broad thematic categories identified in this scoping review.

Herein, we show that the photoactive complexes [(Cp)Fe(arene)] + (Cp = cyclopentadienyl; arene = C 6 H 6 , C 6 H 5 Me) act as latent catalysts that allow for photochemical control over the onset of alkyd paint curing, without the need for antiskinning agents such as the volatile 2-butanone oxime normally used to prevent curing during paint storage. The highly soluble neutral complexes [(Cp)Fe(Ch)] and [(Cp)Fe(Ch')] (Ch = cyclohexadienyl, Ch' = methylcyclohexadienyl) readily convert to the photoactive complexes [(Cp)Fe(arene)] + upon oxidation in alkyd, allowing the latter to be dosed in a wide range of concentrations. Infrared and Raman studies show similar spectral changes of the alkyd paint matrix as have been observed in alkyd curing mediated by well-known, industrially applied cobalt- and manganese-based catalyst Co(neodecanoate) 2 and [(Me 3 TACN) 2 Mn 2 (μ-OOCR) 3 ](OOCR). The [(Cp)Fe(Ch)]/[(Cp)Fe(arene)] + system performs equally well as these cobalt- and manganese-based catalysts in terms of drying time and outperform the manganese catalyst by showing a hardness development (increase) similar to that of the cobalt-based catalyst. Based on electron paramagnetic resonance and light-activity studies, we propose that photolysis of [(Cp)Fe(arene)] + generates short-lived active Fe II species, explaining the desired latency. The [(Cp)Fe(Ch)]/[(Cp)Fe(arene)] + alkyd curing systems presented herein are unique examples of intrinsically latent paint curing catalysts that (1) are based on an abundant and harmless transition metal (Fe), (2) do not require any antiskinning agents, and (3) show favorable performance in terms of drying times and hardness development., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following competing financial interest(s): J.B., J.F. and B.B. are inventors on PCT International Patent Application WO2021/001410 (to Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.), which claims the use of catalysts described in this work., (© 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)

Introduction: Siblings share a lifelong bond in their relationship, and they may choose to provide support to their brother or sister with a neurodisability. Previous reviews summarised programmes that only focused on the behavioural, emotional and psychological outcomes of the siblings. There is a need to synthesise existing evidence and enhance our understanding about programmes for siblings to acquire knowledge, develop skills and become empowered that can help them to provide support to their brother or sister with a neurodisability. The objective of this review is to identify and map the characteristics and outcomes of programmes designed to prepare siblings in their future roles to support their brother or sister with a neurodisability., Methods and Analysis: This review will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. An integrated knowledge translation approach will be used by partnering with the Sibling Youth Advisory Council comprised of siblings of individuals with a disability throughout all review phases. Databases to be searched include PsycINFO, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Sociological Abstracts, Education Resources Information Center, EMBASE, Web of Science, MEDLINE (Ovid) and SPORTDiscus, from date of inception to November 2020. Studies of programmes designed for siblings of individuals with neurodisabilities, with no exclusion on the age of siblings or context, and published in English will be included. Extracted data will include details of programme structure and content, eligibility criteria and participants, context, study methods and outcomes. A summary of the results will be presented in a tabular form to provide an overview of the programmes with an accompanying narrative summary to address the research questions of this review., Dissemination: Findings from this review will be shared using dissemination strategies in partnership with the Sibling Youth Advisory Council. We will share the findings with key stakeholders such as healthcare providers, researchers, and patient and family advocacy groups., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

The incidence of spondylodiscitis is highest among the elderly. Because of the ageing population the incidence of spondylodiscitis is rising. In this article, we illustrate dilemmas which may occur when treating older patients with spondylodiscitis by presenting two cases. The first patient is a 74-year-old man in whom there was uncertainty about the diagnosis on the basis of imaging results. The second patient is an 82-year-old man with dementia in whom longstanding intravenous treatment was too burdensome and treatment with oral antibiotics was started. The diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in elderly can be challenging because of frequent atypical presentation and comorbidity. So far, there is not much known about the prognosis of spondylodiscitis in the elderly, which make decisions about treatment difficult. The prognosis seems worse in elderly with multimorbidity. A comprehensive geriatric assessment can help to guide treatment decisions by estimating the chance of good functional recovery.