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Health coaching for parents of children with developmental disabilities: a systematic review
Tatiana Ogourtsova1,2,3, Maureen O'Donnell1,4, Wagner De Souza Silva5
1Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Aim:
To determine the level of evidence on the effectiveness of health coaching for parents of children with disabilities.
Method:
A systematic review approach, comprised of a comprehensive, librarian-guided literature search; transparent study selection and data extraction; quality assessment; and synthesis of sufficiently similar data (per population, intervention nature, and overall level of evidence for each outcome using standard definitions) was undertaken.
Results:
Twenty-eight studies (13 randomized clinical trials) were included. Three health coaching approaches were identified: child-targeted (most commonly applied), parent-targeted, and a mixed approach. Overall, there is an insufficient-to-limited level of evidence regarding the effectiveness of these approaches.
Interpretation:
High-quality clinical trials using the parent-targeted coaching approach are warranted.
What This Paper Adds:
Health coaching parents of children with disabilities is an emergent practice. Child-targeted, parent-targeted, or mixed health coaching approaches exist. The child-targeted health coaching approach is currently most applied. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder are the most common recipients.
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