SynthesisEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2019
Quality of life of parents of mentally-ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Parental Experiences of Quality of Life When Caring for Their Children With Intellectual Disability: A Meta-Aggregation Systematic Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological well-being and needs of parents and carers of children and young people with mental health difficulties: a quantitative systematic review with meta-analyses.BMJ mental health · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Methods Used by Pediatric Cost-Utility Analyses to Include Family Spillover Effects.PharmacoEconomics · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence-based long term interventions targeting acute mental health presentations for children and adolescents: systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial of Prebiotic Supplementation in Children with Autism: Effects on Parental Quality of Life, Child Behaviour, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and the Microbiome.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Trial
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- Quality of Life and Specific Difficulties of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Saudi Primary Caregivers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children With Autism in the West Bank: Associated Factors and Policy Recommendation.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Validation of the Arabic Version of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI-Ar) Among Parents of Children with Disabilities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between child ADHD and caregivers' mental health and health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Observational
- Parental Stress and Quality of Life in Parents of Young Children with Autism.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Integrating cognitive-behavioral training with immersive virtual reality intervention in ADHD: a case report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the quality of life and stress levels of parents/caregivers of adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder in Serbia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Kidstime workshops: the evaluation of a multi-family intervention for children of parents with mental illness.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
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- The IMPACT Survey: The Humanistic Impact of Caring for an Individual with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.Advances in therapy · 2025Article
- Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with ADHD: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Quality of life of caregivers of differently abled children: Mixed-method study done in Kerala.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- The Impact of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment on Caregiver's Burden, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Co-Occurring Behavioral and Emotional Problems on the Quality of Life of Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Preliminary Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimsTo examine the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children with a specific mental disorder (any age).
methodsRelevant articles were searched using different databases. Articles were included that compared the QOL of parents with mentally-ill children to parents of healthy controls or norm values or provided the required data for this comparison. A meta-analysis was conducted to obtain an overall mean effect size estimate. Additional analyses were performed to assess publication bias and moderation.
resultsTwenty-six out of 10 548 articles met the pre-defined inclusion criteria. Most of these studies focused on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, used clinical samples that mainly included males and young children and studied the QOL of mothers. The meta-analysis revealed that parents of mentally-ill children are experiencing a clinically relevant reduction in their QOL relative to parents of healthy children and norm values (g = -0.66).
conclusionsThe compromised QOL of parents of mentally-ill children needs to be considered and addressed by health professionals who are in contact with them. The paper provides insights into existing research gaps and suggests improvements for subsequent work.
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