SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2024
Evidence for investing in parenting interventions aiming to improve child health: a systematic review of economic evaluations.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Universal, selective and indicated parenting interventions to prevent the development of adverse mental health outcomes in youth: a meta-review of systematic reviews.BMJ mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Methods of assessing value for money of UK-based early childhood public health interventions: a systematic literature review.British medical bulletin · 2023Pooled it
- A 12-Month Trial-Based Economic Evaluation Comparing Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) and Circle of Security Parenting Program (COSP) Versus Treatment as Usual for Families With Young Children (2-6 Years).Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Trial
- The effectiveness of an online-based psychosocial program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders - a randomized controlled trial.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Trial
- Long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of a brief home-based parenting intervention to reduce behavioural problems in young children.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Trial
- Economic evaluation of Learning Through Play Plus in comparison to usual care for depressed mothers alongside a randomised controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers on parent behavioral outcomes.Child abuse & neglect · 2024Trial
- Brief parenting intervention (Triple P) for families of children with eczema: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2024Trial
- S-FAME: a low-threshold municipal social services intervention for digital media-related family difficulties in children aged 10-14 years: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Correlates and co-occurrence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among adolescents in schools in Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional study.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2026Article
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- Parenting Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Physical Punishment: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A scoping review of costing methodologies used to assess interventions for underserved pregnant people and new parents.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Early Parenting Interactions and First-Time Mothers' Postnatal Depression and Parental Competence.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- A cost-effectiveness analysis of a universal, preventative-focused, parent and infant programme.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Old enough to offend but not to buy a hamster: the argument for raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2023Article
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Abstract
A comprehensive review of the economic evidence on parenting interventions targeting different aspects of child health is lacking to support decision-making. The aim of this review is to provide an up to date synthesis of the available health economic evidence for parenting interventions aiming to improve child health. A systematic review was conducted with articles identified through Econlit, Medline, PsychINFO, and ERIC databases. Only full economic evaluations comparing two or more options, considering both costs and outcomes were included. We assessed the quality of the studies using the Drummond checklist. We identified 44 studies of varying quality that met inclusion criteria; 22 targeting externalizing behaviors, five targeting internalizing problems, and five targeting other mental health problems including autism and alcohol abuse. The remaining studies targeted child abuse (n = 5), obesity (n = 3), and general health (n = 4). Studies varied considerably and many suffered from methodological limitations, such as limited costing perspectives, challenges with outcome measurement and short-time horizons. Parenting interventions showed good value for money in particular for preventing child externalizing and internalizing behaviors. For the prevention of child abuse, some programs had the potential of being cost-saving over the longer-term. Interventions were not cost-effective for the treatment of autism and obesity. Future research should include a broader spectrum of societal costs and quality-of-life impacts on both children and their caregivers.
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