Effectiveness of family psychosocial intervention on mental health and family function of caregivers of children with cancer: a meta-analysis†
Article Category: Review
Published Online: Jun 22, 2023
Page range: 135 - 144
Received: Jul 15, 2022
Accepted: Aug 25, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0015
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Objective
To evaluate the effect of family psychosocial intervention on the mental health and family function of caregivers of children with cancer.
Methods
A comprehensive literature search of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CMB, PubMed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and PsycARTICLES was conducted to retrieve randomized controlled trials of family psychosocial intervention from database inception until 19 September 2021. RevMan (version 5.4.1) was used to analyze the data.
Results
A total of 894 caregivers participated in 11 studies. The analysis showed that anxiety (standardized mean difference [SMD] = −0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.37 to -0.07,
Conclusions
Current evidence supports the use of family psychological intervention to reduce depression and anxiety and improve family function. However, its effect on PTSD symptoms requires further study. Future studies should further identify the role of specific family psychosocial interventions on families and caregivers of children with cancer.