Improving outcomes for children with epilepsy

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dc.check.date9999-12-31
dc.contributor.advisorMccusker, Chris
dc.contributor.authorHartley, Sineaden
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-07T16:07:56Z
dc.date.available2025-11-07T16:07:56Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.date.submitted2019
dc.description.abstractObjective: The primary aim of the review was to synthesize and evaluate the efficacy of parent and family only psychological interventions for improving parent behaviour, adjustment and family functioning among parents and families of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. A secondary aim of the review was to evaluate the efficacy of parent and family only psychological interventions for improving behaviour, school/social functioning and adjustment, and medical symptoms of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. Methods: Medline, PsycINFO and CINAHL were searched from January 1990 to November 2018. 17 randomized and controlled trials were include in the review. These studies were rated for methodological quality and parent, family and child outcomes were extracted for summary. Effect sizes were calculated where not reported by authors of included studies. Results: Overall methodological quality of included studies was good, with 50% rated as high quality and the remainder rated as having adequate quality. Reported data was considerably limited for family functioning and child illness outcomes. Evidence was promising regarding the effectiveness of family-focused parent interventions for improving parent mental health and parent behaviour. Results for child outcomes suggested these interventions can have a positive impact on child behaviour and adjustment. These are promising findings with respect to downstream effects on child adjustment. Conclusions: Research regarding the efficacy of parent interventions on parent, family and child outcomes in pediatric chronic illness is in its infancy. The review suggests that parent psychological interventions has potential to improve parent, family and child outcomes. Children with chronic illnesses are a psychosocially at-risk group and future research is required to advance the understanding of the potential of family-focused parent interventions to buffer or mitigate these challenges.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationHartley, S. 2019. Improving outcomes for children with epilepsy. DClinPsych Thesis, University College Cork.
dc.identifier.endpage156
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18161
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2019, Sinead Hartley.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectChronic illnessen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectFamilyen
dc.subjectParenten
dc.subjectPsychological interventionen
dc.subjectSystematic reviewen
dc.titleImproving outcomes for children with epilepsyen
dc.title.alternativeA systematic review of psychological interventions for parents of children and sdolescents with chronic illnesses
dc.title.alternativeA pilot and feasibility study of a family-focused intervention for parents of Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelPractitioner Doctorateen
dc.type.qualificationnameDClinPsych - Doctor of Clinical Psychologyen
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