Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy
Background: An increasing body of empirical evidence suggests that early intervention has positive outcomes for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Parental self-efficacy has been used as an outcome measure in some empirical studies; however, there is a lack of evidence of the...
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| author | Ameer S.J. Hohlfeld Michal Harty Mark E. Engel |
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| description | Background: An increasing body of empirical evidence suggests that early intervention has positive outcomes for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Parental self-efficacy has been used as an outcome measure in some empirical studies; however, there is a lack of evidence of the impact of parent training programmes on parenting self-efficacy beliefs.
Objectives: This systematic review sought to assess the effectiveness of parenting interventions to increase parental self-efficacy levels in parents of young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Method: We conducted a broad literature search, which included grey literature, such as dissertations and unpublished conference presentations, to identify all relevant prospective studies reporting on our study objective. Articles were selected for inclusion using predefined criteria and data were extracted onto a purposely designed data extraction form. Twenty-five articles met our search criteria. We extracted parenting self-efficacy scores before, and on, completion of parenting interventions and performed a meta-analysis using standardised mean difference. We also conducted a risk of bias assessment for all the included studies.
Results: Parent training programmes resulted in a statistically significant increase in parental self-efficacy levels (standardised mean difference, 0.60 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.38–0.83]; I2, 74%) relative to baseline measurements. Parents of children younger than 5 years demonstrated the highest increase in levels of parental self-efficacy after parenting interventions. Furthermore, this review showed that psychologists and other healthcare practitioners are successfully able to implement training programmes that enhance parenting self-efficacy.
Conclusion: Parent training programmes are effective in increasing parental self-efficacy in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bd727bd4ee146b097c54f0a5a2a7d6a2022-12-22T02:56:47ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Disability2223-91702226-72202018-10-0170e1e1210.4102/ajod.v7i0.437157Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacyAmeer S.J. Hohlfeld0Michal Harty1Mark E. Engel2Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research CouncilDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape TownDepartment of Medicine, University of Cape TownBackground: An increasing body of empirical evidence suggests that early intervention has positive outcomes for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Parental self-efficacy has been used as an outcome measure in some empirical studies; however, there is a lack of evidence of the impact of parent training programmes on parenting self-efficacy beliefs. Objectives: This systematic review sought to assess the effectiveness of parenting interventions to increase parental self-efficacy levels in parents of young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Method: We conducted a broad literature search, which included grey literature, such as dissertations and unpublished conference presentations, to identify all relevant prospective studies reporting on our study objective. Articles were selected for inclusion using predefined criteria and data were extracted onto a purposely designed data extraction form. Twenty-five articles met our search criteria. We extracted parenting self-efficacy scores before, and on, completion of parenting interventions and performed a meta-analysis using standardised mean difference. We also conducted a risk of bias assessment for all the included studies. Results: Parent training programmes resulted in a statistically significant increase in parental self-efficacy levels (standardised mean difference, 0.60 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.38–0.83]; I2, 74%) relative to baseline measurements. Parents of children younger than 5 years demonstrated the highest increase in levels of parental self-efficacy after parenting interventions. Furthermore, this review showed that psychologists and other healthcare practitioners are successfully able to implement training programmes that enhance parenting self-efficacy. Conclusion: Parent training programmes are effective in increasing parental self-efficacy in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/437ChildNeurodevelopmental DisabilitiesParentsParenting interventionsSelf-efficacySystematic Review |
| spellingShingle | Ameer S.J. Hohlfeld Michal Harty Mark E. Engel Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy African Journal of Disability Child Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Parents Parenting interventions Self-efficacy Systematic Review |
| title | Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy |
| title_full | Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy |
| title_short | Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy |
| title_sort | parents of children with disabilities a systematic review of parenting interventions and self efficacy |
| topic | Child Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Parents Parenting interventions Self-efficacy Systematic Review |
| url | https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/437 |
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