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SynthesisPloS one2025

Impact of technology- and parent-based psychosocial interventions on family dynamics factors in children with cancer: A systematic review.

Yilin Zhang, Zitong Zhang, Yunyun Peng, Wanting Zhang, Guiyuan Ma, Sulan Lin, Carmen W H Chan, Ankie Tan Cheung, Jianhui Xie, Can Gu

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. From loss to meaning: therapeutic group processes in parental grief after pediatric cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yilin ZhangXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zitong ZhangXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yunyun PengXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wanting ZhangXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Guiyuan MaXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Sulan LinNursing School of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Carmen W H ChanThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
Ankie Tan CheungThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6498-0314
Jianhui XieDepartment of Nursing, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.
Can GuXiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-822X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis systematic review aimed to examine the impact of technology- and parent-based psychosocial interventions on family factors among children with cancer, focusing on family dynamics.

methodsData were sourced from ten databases (CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Sinomed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL) up to August 2024. The PRISMA statement guidelines, the Cochrane risk bias assessment tool, and the non-randomized controlled trial risk bias assessment tool were used in this study and experimental and quasi-experimental studies were included. The review protocol is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023435402).

resultsTwelve studies, including seven randomized controlled trials and five quasi-experimental studies, involving 1,309 parents of children with cancer, were included in the review. These studies utilized various theoretical models and delivered interventions through different modes, such as Internet-based platforms and telehealth. Overall, technology- and parent-based interventions have demonstrated positive effects on family dynamics factors, including family function, communication, coping ability, and family burden.

conclusionsTechnology- and parent-based psychosocial interventions showed promise in enhancing family dynamics factors although intervention methods varied across studies. This review recommends larger-scale randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of technology- and parent-based psychosocial interventions on family dynamics factors among this vulnerable population and highlights the potential of such interventions to improve care quality, treatment outcomes, and resource allocation in pediatric oncology.

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Family RelationsNeoplasmsParentsPsychosocial InterventionAdaptation, PsychologicalChildHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTelemedicine

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PMID40359217
PMCPMC12074529

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