Interventions and strategies to improve social support for caregivers of children with chronic diseases: An umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social support is an important approach to improve the psychosocial health status and promote positive coping for caregivers of children with chronic diseases. Such an approach can reduce parenting stress, help resolve parenting difficulties through the use of various social support relationships.

Methods

We performed an umbrella review methodology using the method of examination, analysis and synthesis of systematic reviews. A PRISMA flow diagram was used to show the search process. The Joanna Briggs Institute was used to appraise the quality of papers and a narrative synthesis was undertaken. Relevant English and Chinese systematic reviews were searched in Embase, PubMed, Web of science, OVID, CNKI, CBM, Wan Fang and Cochrane Library databases, until November 20

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9537372 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature