兰州大学循证社会科学交叉创新实验室 Innovation Laboratory of Evidence-based Social Sciences,Lanzhou University

Promoting mental health in parents of young children using eHealth interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2022-9

Parent stress and mental health problems negatively impact early child development. This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the effect of eHealth interventions on parent stress and mental health outcomes, and identify family- and program-level factors that may moderate treatment effects. A search of PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane and Embase databases was conducted from their inception dates to July 2020. English-language controlled and open trials were included if they reported: (a) administration of an eHealth intervention, and (b) stress or mental health outcomes such as self-report or clinical diagnosis of anxiety and depression, among (c) parents of children who were aged 1-5 years old. Non-human studies, case reports, reviews, editorials, letters, dissertations, and books were excluded. Risk of bias was assessed using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study Quality Assessment Tools. Random-effects meta-analyses of standardized mean differences (SMD) were conducted and meta-regressions tested potential moderators. 38 studies were included (N = 4360 parents), from 13 countries (47.4% USA). Meta-analyses indicated eHealth interventions were associated with better self-reported mental health among parents (overall SMD = .368, 95% CI 0.228, 0.509), regardless of study design (k = 30 controlled, k = 8 pre-post) and across most outcomes (k = 17 anxiety, k = 19 depression, k = 12 parenting stress), with small to medium effect sizes. No significant family- or program-level moderators emerged. Despite different types and targets, eHealth interventions offer a promising and accessible option to promote mental health among parents of young children. Further research is needed on moderators and the long-term outcomes of eHealth interventions.

研究类型
Meta分析
人群
混合人群
主题
["弱势人群卫生","心理/精神卫生"]
作者
Anna L MacKinnon; Katherine Silang; Kailey Penner; Maureen Zalewski; Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen; Leslie E Roos
国家
Canada
关键词
Mental health; Meta-analysis; Parent; Stress; eHealth.
来源期刊
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev .
发布日期
2022-9
相关网址
https://www.healthsystemsevidence.org/articles/62fe6fbdef088708d8e0656d-promoting-mental-health-in-parents-of-young-children-using-ehealth-interventions-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis?source=saved_email
DOI
10.1007/s10567-022-00385-5
学科领域
DiseasesOtherMental health and addictions