TY - JOUR
T1 - Parent coping support interventions during acute pediatric hospitalizations
T2 - A meta-analysis
AU - Doupnik, Stephanie K.
AU - Hill, Douglas
AU - Palakshappa, Deepak
AU - Worsley, Diana
AU - Bae, Hanah
AU - Shaik, Aleesha
AU - Qiu, Maylene Kefeng
AU - Marsac, Meghan
AU - Feudtner, Chris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - CONTEXT: Parents may experience psychological distress when a child is acutely hospitalized, which can negatively affect child outcomes. Interventions designed to support parents' coping have the potential to mitigate this distress. OBJECTIVE: To describe interventions designed to provide coping support to parents of hospitalized children and conduct a meta-analysis of coping support intervention outcomes (parent anxiety, depression, and stress). DATA SOURCES: We searched Pubmed, Embase, PsycINFO, Psychiatry Online, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature from 1985 to 2016 for English-language articles including the concepts "pediatric, " "hospitalization, " "parents, " and "coping support intervention." STUDY SELECTION: Two authors reviewed titles and abstracts to identify studies meeting inclusion criteria and reviewed full text if a determination was not possible using the title and abstract. References of studies meeting inclusion criteria were reviewed to identify additional articles for inclusion. DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors abstracted data and assessed risk of bias by using a structured instrument. RESULTS: Initial searches yielded 3450 abstracts for possible inclusion. Thirty-two studies met criteria for inclusion in the systematic review and 12 studies met criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The most commonly measured outcomes were parent depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. In meta-analysis, combined intervention effects significantly reduced parent anxiety and stress but not depression. Heterogeneity among included studies was high. LIMITATIONS: Most included studies were conducted at single centers with small sample sizes. CONCLUSIONS: Coping support interventions can alleviate parents' psychological distress during children's hospitalization. More evidence is needed to determine if such interventions benefit children.
AB - CONTEXT: Parents may experience psychological distress when a child is acutely hospitalized, which can negatively affect child outcomes. Interventions designed to support parents' coping have the potential to mitigate this distress. OBJECTIVE: To describe interventions designed to provide coping support to parents of hospitalized children and conduct a meta-analysis of coping support intervention outcomes (parent anxiety, depression, and stress). DATA SOURCES: We searched Pubmed, Embase, PsycINFO, Psychiatry Online, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature from 1985 to 2016 for English-language articles including the concepts "pediatric, " "hospitalization, " "parents, " and "coping support intervention." STUDY SELECTION: Two authors reviewed titles and abstracts to identify studies meeting inclusion criteria and reviewed full text if a determination was not possible using the title and abstract. References of studies meeting inclusion criteria were reviewed to identify additional articles for inclusion. DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors abstracted data and assessed risk of bias by using a structured instrument. RESULTS: Initial searches yielded 3450 abstracts for possible inclusion. Thirty-two studies met criteria for inclusion in the systematic review and 12 studies met criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The most commonly measured outcomes were parent depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. In meta-analysis, combined intervention effects significantly reduced parent anxiety and stress but not depression. Heterogeneity among included studies was high. LIMITATIONS: Most included studies were conducted at single centers with small sample sizes. CONCLUSIONS: Coping support interventions can alleviate parents' psychological distress during children's hospitalization. More evidence is needed to determine if such interventions benefit children.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2016-4171
DO - 10.1542/peds.2016-4171
M3 - Article
C2 - 28818837
AN - SCOPUS:85028698419
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 140
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 3
M1 - e20164171
ER -