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ArticleCommunity mental health journal2016

Ameliorating Psychosocial Risk Among Mothers with Intellectual Impairment.

David McConnell, Maurice Feldman, Marjorie Aunos, Laura Pacheco, Amber Savage, Lyndsey Hahn, Camille Dube, Sonia Chenier, Elly Park

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Article in Community mental health journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

David McConnellFaculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 3-66 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada. david.mcconnell@ualberta.ca.
Maurice FeldmanCentre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Marjorie AunosCIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (ODIM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
Laura PachecoCIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (ODIM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
Amber SavageFamily and Disability Studies Initiative, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Lyndsey HahnFamily and Disability Studies Initiative, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Camille DubeFamily and Disability Studies Initiative, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Sonia ChenierFamily and Disability Studies Initiative, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Elly ParkFamily and Disability Studies Initiative, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
University of Alberta · CABrock University · CACentre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l’Île-de-MontréalCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to pilot a flexible, group-based program designed to strengthen the social connections and enhance the psychological well-being of mothers with intellectual impairment. A multi-site, mixed-method, pretest-posttest design was employed. To obtain rich process and outcome data, the evaluation incorporated measures of psychosocial well-being, goal achievement scaling, and interviews with group facilitators and participants. A total of 18 mothers completed the program. Participation was associated with a meaningful reduction in psychological distress with effect sizes ranging from .57 for depression to .71 for anxiety. Participating in the group program gave the mothers something to look forward to each week, opportunities to learn from and support others, and the feeling of "being a part of society". Further research is needed to determine whether these promising results can be replicated, and to evaluate the long-term impact of the program on mothers and their children.

Indexed as

Intellectual DisabilityAdultDepressionFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMothersPersonal SatisfactionQualitative ResearchSocial IsolationStress, PsychologicalCommunity participationIntellectual impairmentMothersSocial isolation

Identifiers

PMID26694055
OpenAlexW2233678818

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