ERIC Number: EJ1461143
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
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Available Date: 2025-02-19
Supporting Parents of Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Interventions
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v38 n1 e70004 2025
Background: This review aimed to synthesise the literature about interventions for parents of adolescents with intellectual disability, including parental experience of receiving interventions and intervention effectiveness. Methods: Eligible interventions aimed to improve parenting skills and/or parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent behavioural/emotional problems and/or parent well-being. ASSIA, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO and Web of Science were last searched on 11 July 2024. The TIDieR checklist and the MMAT were used for quality appraisal. A narrative synthesis was conducted. (Pre-registration: PROSPERO CRD42022384409). Results: Twelve studies with 1041 families were included. Intervention descriptions were detailed; however, study quality was mixed. Nearly all studies reported the intervention was associated with positive effects on parenting, parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent behaviour/emotional problems or parent well-being. Three randomised controlled trials (RCTs) offer the strongest evidence but are limited in quality. All studies investigating parent experiences reported positive responses. Conclusions: High-quality studies (e.g., RCTs) are needed to enable conclusions about efficacy and effectiveness.
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Parenting Skills, Emotional Problems, Well Being
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; 2Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; 3Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, Worcester, UK; 4Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; 5Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Australia