Umbrella systematic review finds limited evidence that school absence explains the association between chronic health conditions and lower academic attainment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Absence from school is more frequent for children with chronic health conditions (CHCs) than their peers and may be one reason why average academic attainment scores are lower among children with CHCs.

Methods

We determined whether school absence explains the association between CHCs and academic attainment through a systematic review of systematic reviews of comparative studies involving children with or without CHCs and academic attainment. We extracted results from any studies that tested whether school absence mediated the association between CHCs and academic attainment.

Results

We identified 27 systematic reviews which included 441 unique studies of 7, 549, 267 children from 47 jurisdictions. Reviews either covered CHCs generally or were condition-s

SUBMITTER: Jay MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288991 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature