Electronic Mentoring Programs and Interventions for Children and Youth With Disabilities: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children and youth with disabilities experience many challenges in their development, including higher risk of poor self-esteem, fewer friendships, and social isolation. Electronic mentoring is a potentially viable approach for youth with disabilities to access social and peer support within a format that reduces physical barriers to accessing mentors.

Objective

Our objective was to synthesize and review the literature on the impact of electronic mentoring for children and youth with disabilities.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review, completing comprehensive searches of 7 databases from 1993 to May 2018. We selected articles for inclusion that were peer-reviewed publications, had a sample of children or youth with disabilities (≤25 years of age), and h

SUBMITTER: Lindsay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716434 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature