SynthesisPloS one2019
Investigating the effectiveness of school health services delivered by a health provider: A systematic review of systematic reviews.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effectiveness of pediatric obesity prevention policies: a comprehensive systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Pooled it
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- Forecasting Kazakhstan's regional population aged 6-17 years to 2030: cohort validation and uncertainty analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Epidemiological Trends and Inequalities in Eye Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-19 Years: A Comprehensive Analysis of Global, Regional, and National Data From 1990 to 2021.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- School nursing in Germany - a developing field: results of a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- How do school nurses spend their time? A quantitative time study within Norwegian school health services.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Bridging the divide: the growing role of school-based integrated care in regional Australia.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- The role of School-Based Health Centers in adolescent well-being: a call for action.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- School Health Services in India: Status, Challenges and the Way Forward.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- "Alone Again, Naturally": Mental Health Problems, Level of Personality Functioning, Social Withdrawal and Loneliness in Adolescents Admitted as Acute Inpatients in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: Moderating a Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model of Loneliness and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2023Article
- Child health screening program in French nursery schools: Results and related socioeconomic factors.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Parent, teacher, and nurse concerns and school doctor actions: an observational study of general health checks.BMJ open · 2022Observational
- Realising the potential of schools to improve adolescent nutrition.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Article
- Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services.Lancet (London, England) · 2022Review
- Finding the Balance Between Collaboration and Autonomy Among School Nurses in Interactions With Schools.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2022Article
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- Associating school doctor interventions with the benefit of the health check: an observational study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2022Observational
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Schools are the only institution regularly reaching the majority of school-age children and adolescents across the globe. Although at least 102 countries have school health services, there is no rigorous, evidence-based guidance on which school health services are effective and should be implemented in schools. To investigate the effectiveness of school health services for improving the health of school-age children and adolescents, a systematic review of systematic reviews (overview) was conducted. Five databases were searched through June 2018. Systematic reviews of intervention studies that evaluated school-based or school-linked health services delivered by a health provider were included. Review quality was assessed using a modified Ballard and Montgomery four-item checklist. 1654 references were screened and 20 systematic reviews containing 270 primary studies were assessed narratively. Interventions with evidence for effectiveness addressed autism, depression, anxiety, obesity, dental caries, visual acuity, asthma, and sleep. No review evaluated the effectiveness of a multi-component school health services intervention addressing multiple health areas. From the limited amount of information available in existing systematic reviews, the strongest evidence supports implementation of anxiety prevention programs, indicated asthma education, and vision screening with provision of free spectacles. Additional systematic reviews are needed that analyze the effectiveness of comprehensive school health services, and specific services for under-researched health areas relevant for this population.
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