The effectiveness of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren: A meta-analysis

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

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Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2018
Year Published

2019
Quality Rating

8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (17); Australia (1); China (1); Hong Kong (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

USA (17); Australia (1); China (1); Hong Kong (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Family/household
Community
System
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Other social services
Children and youth services
Caregiver support
Parent/legal guardian support services
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
17. Partnerships for the goals
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
Group services
Where services are provided
Outreach
With what supports are services provided
ICT that support individuals who receive services
Implementation strategies
Citizen-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Chan KL, Chen M, Lo Kin Ming C, Chen Q, Kelley SJ, Ip P. The effectiveness of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren: A meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice. 2019;29(6):607-617.
DOI

10.1177/1049731518798470

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