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SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2022

Technology-Based Peer Support Interventions for Adolescents with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review.

Patricia Berkanish, Samuel Pan, Adrienne Viola, Quinn Rademaker, Katie A Devine

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Synthesis in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Patricia BerkanishNew York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Samuel PanRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Adrienne ViolaRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Quinn RademakerPrinceton University, Princeton, USA.
Katie A DevineRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA. katie.devine@rutgers.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1003-8905

Funding

Improving Transition Readiness in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Survivors of Childhood CancerR21CA222936 · NCI · RBHS -CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY · PI DEVINE, KATIE A · 2018 to 2019
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NCI NIH HHS R21 CA222936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technology may help adolescents with chronic illnesses overcome barriers to accessing peer support, which has been associated with better quality of life and health outcomes. This review aimed to describe technology-based peer support interventions for adolescents with chronic illness following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Of 3781 articles identified, 32 met inclusion criteria. The most common technologies were websites with discussion forums (n = 18), chat messaging (n = 9), and video conferencing (n = 7). Most studies (69%) focused on feasibility and had small sample sizes. Results support the feasibility and acceptability of these interventions. Results suggested positive effects on social support, but were mixed on isolation, quality of life, and disease self-management. There were too few adequately powered randomized controlled trials to determine efficacy of these interventions at this time. Future work should use rigorous methods to evaluate efficacy and account for rapid shifts in technology for adolescent communication.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeSelf-ManagementAdolescentChronic DiseaseHumansSocial SupportTechnologyAdolescentsChronic illnessPeer supportTechnologyTelehealth

Identifiers

PMID35147830
PMCPMC8853345

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