Quality of life of parents of mentally-ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Dey M Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Paz Castro R Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Haug S Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Schaub MP Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- 2018-08-07
Published in:
- Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences. - 2019
Adolescence
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism
systematic reviews
Adolescent
Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parenting
Parents
Quality of Life
English
AIMS
To examine the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children with a specific mental disorder (any age).
METHODS
Relevant articles were searched using different databases. Articles were included that compared the QOL of parents with mentally-ill children to parents of healthy controls or norm values or provided the required data for this comparison. A meta-analysis was conducted to obtain an overall mean effect size estimate. Additional analyses were performed to assess publication bias and moderation.
RESULTS
Twenty-six out of 10 548 articles met the pre-defined inclusion criteria. Most of these studies focused on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, used clinical samples that mainly included males and young children and studied the QOL of mothers. The meta-analysis revealed that parents of mentally-ill children are experiencing a clinically relevant reduction in their QOL relative to parents of healthy children and norm values (g = -0.66).
CONCLUSIONS
The compromised QOL of parents of mentally-ill children needs to be considered and addressed by health professionals who are in contact with them. The paper provides insights into existing research gaps and suggests improvements for subsequent work.
To examine the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children with a specific mental disorder (any age).
METHODS
Relevant articles were searched using different databases. Articles were included that compared the QOL of parents with mentally-ill children to parents of healthy controls or norm values or provided the required data for this comparison. A meta-analysis was conducted to obtain an overall mean effect size estimate. Additional analyses were performed to assess publication bias and moderation.
RESULTS
Twenty-six out of 10 548 articles met the pre-defined inclusion criteria. Most of these studies focused on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, used clinical samples that mainly included males and young children and studied the QOL of mothers. The meta-analysis revealed that parents of mentally-ill children are experiencing a clinically relevant reduction in their QOL relative to parents of healthy children and norm values (g = -0.66).
CONCLUSIONS
The compromised QOL of parents of mentally-ill children needs to be considered and addressed by health professionals who are in contact with them. The paper provides insights into existing research gaps and suggests improvements for subsequent work.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1017/S2045796018000409
- PMID 30078381
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/258867
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