Treatment for School Refusal Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Forfatter(e)
- Maynard, B. R. Heyne, D. Brendel, K. E. Bulanda, J. J. Thompson, A. M. Pigott, T. D.
- År
- 2018
- Tidsskrift
- Research on Social Work Practice
- Sider
- 56-67
- Kategori(er)
- Skolefravær
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Kognitiv atferdsterapi, atferdsterapi og kognitiv terapiAntidepressiva
- Abstract
Objective: School refusal is a psychosocial problem associated with adverse short- and long-term consequences for children and adolescents. The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effects of psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with school refusal.
Method: A comprehensive search process was used to find eligible randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies assessing the effects of psychosocial treatments on anxiety or attendance outcomes. Data were quantitatively synthesized using meta-analytic methods.
Results: Eight studies including 435 children and adolescents with school refusal were included in this review. Significant effects were found for attendance but not for anxiety.
Conclusions: Evidence indicates that improvements in school attendance occur for children and adolescents with school refusal who receive psychosocial treatment. The lack of evidence of short-term effects on anxiety points to the need for long-term follow-up studies to determine whether increased attendance ultimately leads to reduced anxiety.