SynthesisJournal of pediatric psychology2014
Systematic review and meta-analysis of parent and family-based interventions for children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions.
Synthesis in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
50 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychosocial interventions for children with dermatological conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of caregiver-involved interventions on the quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic conditions and their caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
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- Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Standards of Psychosocial Care for Parents of Children With Cancer.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2015Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
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- Effect of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management Intervention for Parents of Children With Cancer (PRISM-P): A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2019Trial
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- A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial of Problem-Solving Skills Training for Parents of Children with Idiopathic Chronic Pain Conditions Receiving Intensive Pain Rehabilitation.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Trial
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- The Secure Base in the Storm: How Parent-Child Bonds Shape Coping in Pediatric Cancer Caregiving.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
- Intervention Development to Promote Medical Adherence After Stem Cell Transplant.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Family partnerships to support equity and cultural humility in pediatric intervention research.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Interventions to Relieve Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Family Caregivers of Children With Cancer: A Scoping Review.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- In their eyes: parental experiences navigating pediatric glaucoma diagnosis, treatment, and care in Turkey - a qualitative study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Opening the Black Box of Family-Based Treatments: An Artificial Intelligence Framework to Examine Therapeutic Alliance and Therapist Empathy.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Article
- The Triple P System of Evidence-Based Parenting Support: Past, Present, and Future Directions.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo quantify the effects of parent- and family-based psychological therapies for youth with common chronic medical conditions on parent and family outcomes (primary aim) and child outcomes (secondary aim).
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to April 2013. 37 randomized controlled trials were included. Quality of the evidence was evaluated using GRADE criteria. Data were extracted on parent, family, and child outcomes.
resultsPooled psychological therapies had a positive effect on parent behavior at posttreatment and follow-up; no significant improvement was observed for other outcome domains. Problem-solving therapy (PST) improved parent mental health and parent behavior at posttreatment and follow-up. There was insufficient evidence to evaluate cognitive-behavioral and systems therapies for many outcome domains.
conclusionsParent- and family-based psychological therapies can improve parent outcomes, with PST emerging as particularly promising. Future research should incorporate consensus statements for outcomes assessment, multisite recruitment, and active comparator conditions.
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