ReviewAfrican journal of disability2018
Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Supporting Parents of Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Interventions.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions from pregnancy to two years after birth for parents experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder and/or with childhood experience of maltreatment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Congenital Zika Syndrome-Assessing the Need for a Family Support Programme in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of the psychotraining-based communication workshop program on family functioning and psychological resilience in strengthening parents of children with special needs.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Six-Month Follow-up of the Families on Track Intervention Pilot Trial for Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Their Families.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Trial
- Examining the daily experiences of parents caring for children with rare neurogenetic conditions using over 18,000 ecological momentary assessments.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Interventions supporting the empowerment of parent carers of children with neurodisability and other long-term health conditions: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Article
- Insights into the emotional grounds of diverse parenting experiences: risk and protective factors of psychological distress in mothers of children with autism, Down syndrome, and typical development.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Caregiver Perceptions of an Asynchronous Video-Based Training on Developmental Language Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Study.Language, speech, and hearing services in schools · 2025Article
- Understanding the influencing mechanism of continuance utilization of rehabilitation services among children with disabilities: a cross-sectional survey in two cities of China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the 'BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Creating Family-Centred Support for Preschoolers with Developmental Disabilities in Low-Income Countries: A Rapid Review to Guide Practitioners.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Remote Delivery of Allied and Behavioral Healthcare During COVID-19 for Children With Developmental Disabilities.JAACAP open · 2024Article
- Association between child behavioural problems and parenting stress in autism spectrum disorders: the role of parenting self-efficacy.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Starting a cultural collective for mothers of children with disabilities: A case study.African journal of disability · 2024Article
- Early childhood development strategy for the world's children with disabilities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Experiences of identifying pre-school children with disabilities in resource limited settings - an account from Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda.Disability & society · 2024Article
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- Parental Resources in Parents of Children with Special Needs (SNs) at the Time of COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Investigating the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on Italian children and adolescents with and without neurodevelopmental disorders: a cross-sectional study.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn increasing body of empirical evidence suggests that early intervention has positive outcomes for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Parental self-efficacy has been used as an outcome measure in some empirical studies; however, there is a lack of evidence of the impact of parent training programmes on parenting self-efficacy beliefs.
objectivesThis systematic review sought to assess the effectiveness of parenting interventions to increase parental self-efficacy levels in parents of young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
methodWe conducted a broad literature search, which included grey literature, such as dissertations and unpublished conference presentations, to identify all relevant prospective studies reporting on our study objective. Articles were selected for inclusion using predefined criteria and data were extracted onto a purposely designed data extraction form. Twenty-five articles met our search criteria. We extracted parenting self-efficacy scores before, and on, completion of parenting interventions and performed a meta-analysis using standardised mean difference. We also conducted a risk of bias assessment for all the included studies.
resultsParent training programmes resulted in a statistically significant increase in parental self-efficacy levels (standardised mean difference, 0.60 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.38-0.83]; I2, 74%) relative to baseline measurements. Parents of children younger than 5 years demonstrated the highest increase in levels of parental self-efficacy after parenting interventions. Furthermore, this review showed that psychologists and other healthcare practitioners are successfully able to implement training programmes that enhance parenting self-efficacy.
conclusionParent training programmes are effective in increasing parental self-efficacy in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
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