SynthesisPloS one2017
A systematic review of grandparents' influence on grandchildren's cancer risk factors.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transgenerational consequences of grandparents' smoking on grandchildren's development: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for improvement of lifestyle behaviors and body mass index in children with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes of grandchildren raised by custodial grandparents: A mixed methods systematic review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- "Who's gonna take care of my babies?" the impact of children on treatment decisions for women with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Article
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- "Health Outcomes of Grandparents Caring for Double Orphans in South Africa": What Are the Determinants?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between Live-In Grandparents and Grandchild's Health and Well-Being in Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of the family in health promotion: a scoping review of models and mechanisms.Health promotion international · 2022Article
- Do maternal grandmothers influence breastfeeding duration and infant nutrition? Evidence from Merida, Mexico.American journal of biological anthropology · 2022Article
- Environmental correlates of sedentary behaviors and physical activity in Chinese preschool children: A cross-sectional study.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Article
- Grandmothers' care practices in areas of high deprivation of Scotland: the potential for health promotion.Health promotion international · 2022Article
- Pre-school childcare and inequalities in child development.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Maternal feeding practices and children's food intake during an ad libitum buffet meal: Results from the GUSTO cohort.Appetite · 2019Observational
- Pathways to inequalities in child health.Archives of disease in childhood · 2019Review
- Treats are a tool of the trade: an exploration of food treats among grandparents who provide informal childcare.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Association between grandparent co-residence, socioeconomic status and dental caries among early school-aged children in Japan: A population-based prospective study.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Physical Activity during the School Holidays: Parent Perceptions and Practical Considerations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A qualitative insight into informal childcare and childhood obesity in children aged 0-5 years in the UK.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Trends in the prevalence of grandparents living with grandchild(ren) in selected European countries and the United States.European journal of ageing · 2018Article
- Tailoring lifestyle interventions to low socio-economic populations: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Many lifestyle patterns are established when children are young. Research has focused on the potential role of parents as a risk factor for non communicable disease in children, but there is limited investigation of the role of other caregivers, such as grandparents. The aim of this review was to identify and synthesise evidence for any influence grandparents' care practices may have on their grandchildren's long term cancer risk factors. A systematic review was carried out with searches across four databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO) as well as searches of reference lists and citing articles, and Google Scholar. Search terms were based on six areas of risk that family care could potentially influence-weight, diet, physical activity, tobacco, alcohol and sun exposure. All study designs were included, as were studies that provided an indication of the interaction of grandparents with their grandchildren. Studies were excluded if grandparents were primary caregivers and if children had serious health conditions. Study quality was assessed using National Institute for Health and Care Excellence checklists. Grandparent impact was categorised as beneficial, adverse, mixed or as having no impact. Due to study heterogeneity a meta-analysis was not possible. Qualitative studies underwent a thematic synthesis of their results. Results from all included studies indicated that there was a sufficient evidence base for weight, diet, physical activity and tobacco studies to draw conclusions about grandparents' influence. One study examined alcohol and no studies examined sun exposure. Evidence indicated that, overall, grandparents had an adverse impact on their grandchildren's cancer risk factors. The theoretical work in the included studies was limited. Theoretically underpinned interventions designed to reduce these risk factors must consider grandparents' role, as well as parents', and be evaluated robustly to inform the evidence base further.
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