Shaw, L;
Moore, D;
Nunns, M;
Thompson Coon, J;
Ford, T;
Berry, V;
Walker, E;
... Garside, R; + view all
(2019)
Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well‐being of children and young people with a long‐term physical condition: A systematic review and meta‐ethnography.
Child: Care, Health and Development
, 45
(6)
pp. 832-849.
10.1111/cch.12708.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Children and young people with long term physical health conditions are at increased risk of experiencing mental health and wellbeing difficulties. However, there is a lack of research that explores the experiences of, and attitudes towards interventions aiming to improve their mental health and wellbeing. This systematic review seeks to address this gap in the literature by exploring what children and young people with long term conditions, their caregivers and health practitioners perceive to be important aspects of interventions aiming to improve their mental health and wellbeing. // METHODS: An information specialist searched five academic databases using pre-defined criteria for qualitative evaluations of interventions aiming to improve the mental health or wellbeing of children with long term physical conditions. Reviewers also performed supplementary citation and grey literature searches. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts and full texts which met the inclusion criteria and conducted data extraction and quality assessment. Meta-ethnography was used to synthesise the findings. // RESULTS: Screening identified 60 relevant articles. We identified five overarching constructs through the synthesis: i) Getting In and Staying In, ii) Therapeutic Foundation, iii) Social Support, iv) A Hopeful Alternative and v) Empowerment. The line of argument which links these constructs together indicates that when interventions can provide an environment that allows young people to share their experiences and build empathetic relationships; it can enable participants to access social support and increase feelings of hope and empowerment. // CONCLUSION: These findings may provide a framework to inform the development of mental health interventions for this population, and evaluate existing interventions which already include some of the components or processes identified by this research. Further research is needed to establish which of the constructs identified by the line of argument are most effective in improving the mental wellbeing of young people living with long term conditions.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well‐being of children and young people with a long‐term physical condition: A systematic review and meta‐ethnography |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1111/cch.12708 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12708 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Child: Care, Health and Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | systematic review, children, intervention, long term condition, mental health, qualitative research methods, wellbeing |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078855 |
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