“…Recent studies in England (Green and Murton 1996, Speller 1996, Stallard and Hutchison 1995, Canada (Baine et al 1995, King et al 1996, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (Lie et al 1995), Italy (Marchetti et al 1995), and the United States (Bailey et al 1999, Williams et al 1995 all focus attention on the previously under-researched issue of the measurement and correlates of parental satisfaction with professionals who provide care to children with chronic health problems or impairments. While some inconsistencies in research findings exist, it is generally agreed that among parents of children with chronic illness and disability, social factors such as respect, support, information exchange, partnership and the ability to develop consistent, long-term relationships play a key role in parent satisfaction (Baine et al 1995, King et al 1996, Lessing et al 1992, Lie et al 1995, Marchetti et al 1995Quine and Rutter 1994, Speller 1996, Stallard and Hutchison 1995, Williams et al 1995.…”