A systematic review of the effectiveness of community-based interventions aimed at improving health literacy of parents/carers of children.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of community-based health literacy interventions in improving the health literacy of parents.

Methods

A systematic review of six databases - MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Education Source - was conducted to identify relevant articles. Risk of bias was assessed using version two of the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomised controlled trials or the Cochrane collaboration risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions. The study findings were grouped and synthesised following the synthesis without meta-analysis framework.

Results

Eleven community-based health literacy interventions for parents were identified. Study design included randomised controlled trials (

SUBMITTER: Belfrage SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature