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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

Effects of caregiver-involved interventions on the quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic conditions and their caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nan Sheng, Jiali Ma, Wenwen Ding, Ying Zhang

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Synthesis in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 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

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nan ShengSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Jiali MaSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Wenwen DingSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Ying ZhangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 South Chong Qing Road, Building 1, Room 213, Shanghai, 200025, China. zhying@shsmu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning 201540212Shanghai Municipal Education Commission-Gaoyuan Nursing Grant Support Hlgy1602gjShanghai Municipal Education Commission-Gaoyuan Nursing Grant Support Hlgy17003yjs
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeChildhood chronic conditions have a considerable effect on the quality of life (QoL) of pediatric patients and their caregivers. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of caregiver-involved interventions on the QoL of children and adolescents with chronic conditions and their caregivers.

methodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Academic Search Complete, Education Resource Information Center, and PsycINFO databases were searched for published randomized controlled trials from inception to April 2016. Two reviewers (NS and JM) independently screened included studies and assessed study quality. The meta-analyses and meta-regressions using random-effects models were performed with the Comprehensive Meta-analysis software (version 3, Biostat, Englewood, NJ).

resultsFifty-four studies involving 10075 pediatric patients diagnosed with asthma, diabetes, cancer, hypersensitivity, cerebral palsy, arthritis, or sickle cell diseases and 10015 caregivers were included in our analysis. The interventions mainly involved education about disease, skill training, environment change, psychological intervention, physical exercise, experience sharing, monitoring, or social support. The results demonstrated that caregiver-involved interventions significantly improved the health-related QoL (HRQoL) of caregivers [standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.26, 95% CI 0.14-0.38, p < 0.001], particularly those delivered through the face-to-face mode (SMD = 0.32, 95% CI 0.21-0.43, p < 0.001). However, no improvements in the QoL (SMD = 0.00, 95% CI - 0.22 to 0.22, p = 1.00) and HRQoL (SMD = 0.06, 95% CI - 0.02 to 0.14, p = 0.16) of children and both caregivers and children (SMD = 0.04, 95% CI - 0.08 to 0.17, p = 0.52) were observed.

conclusionsThis meta-analysis provides evidence on the positive effects of caregiver-involved interventions on the HRQoL of caregivers. Moreover, face-to-face mode is the delivery approach with a promising effect on the HRQoL of caregivers. Further research on conditions not found in this review is warranted.

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AdolescentCaregiversChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseHumansInfantInfant, NewbornNeoplasmsQuality of LifeCaregiver-involved interventionChildChronic diseaseMeta-analysisMeta-regressionQuality of life

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PMID30167936
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