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

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2018-04
  • Year Published
    2019
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (17); Australia (1); China (1); Hong Kong (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Children and youth services
    Caregiver support
    Parent/legal guardian support services
    Community and social services
    Other social 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/AI-enabled support for 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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