Evaluated interventions addressing developmental transitions for youth with mental health disorders: a meta-analysis
- Forfatter(e)
- Hothi, H. Bedard, C. Ceccacci, A. DiRezze, B. Kwan, M. Y. W.
- År
- 2021
- Tidsskrift
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Sider
- 11
- Kategori(er)
- Depresjon og nedstemthet (inkl. både vansker og lidelse) Autismespekter Kognisjon (hukommelse, oppmerksomhet og eksekutive funksjoner) Sosiale ferdigheter (inkl. vennerelasjoner)
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Skole/barnehagebaserte tiltak Tiltak i nærmiljøet/infrastruktur (ungdomsklubber, frivillig arbeid, etterskoletilbud, veier, parker)
- Abstract
Purpose: The objective of this meta-analysis was to provide a quantitative synthesis of the effects of studies evaluating developmentally appropriate programs or interventions for transition-age youth with mental health disorders.
Methods: Studies, between January 1992 and March 2021, were included if they contained a sample population with a median age between 12 and 25 years and with a mental health disorder and described the results of health interventions addressing aspects of developmental transitions. Independent reviewers screened study texts and assessed the risk of bias. Random effects meta-analysis was used to pool data on standardized mean differences.
Results: Under neurodevelopmental studies (6), the effect size of interventions measuring social outcomes was 1.00 (95% CI: -0.01 to 2.00), parental stress levels was -0.10 (95% CI: -0.74 to 0.55), autism symptoms was -0.40 (95% CI: -1.58 to 0.78), and self-determination was 0.16 (95% CI: -0.38 to 0.70). Under mental illness studies (3), the effect size of interventions measuring adolescent depressive symptoms was 0.48 (95% CI: 0.01 to 0.96) and parental depressive symptoms was 1.09 (95% CI: 0.20 to 1.97).
Conclusions: There is no effect of interventions except on parental depressive symptoms under mental illness studies. Further research with comparable outcomes and assessments is needed.