Supporting health-related parenting: A scoping review of programs assisted by the Internet and related technologies

Abstract

eHealth interventions have been proposed as a possible solution to overcome major obstacles associated with low adherence rates, low accessibility, and high costs of parenting programs. Due to the number and variety of interventions found in the literature, this study aimed to conduct a scoping review of parenting interventions directed at supporting parents in promoting their child's health and carrying out disease-related tasks. The scoping review identified 119 technology-based programs directed both at universal, preventive objectives and at the management and adaptation to chronic or severe acute health conditions. Several different web-based applications have been creatively used in healthrelated parenting interventions. Most programs use evidence-based psychological methodologies to promote parental self-management, build specific parenting skills, and provide customized feedback and social support. Further studies are needed to assess the contribution of the Internet and mobile applications to enhance the effectiveness of health-related parenting interventions and the dissemination of empirically validated programs.

Use of Technology to Promote Child Behavioral Health in the Context of Pediatric Care: A Scoping Review and Applications to Low- and Middle-Income Countries

“…Third, the potential for applying eHealth strategies as cost-efficient approaches to address healthcare barriers is high. This scoping review demonstrates that a body of pediatric health research has successfully transported nondigital EBIs to eHealth formats, and has demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of this approach in high-income country contexts (24). There are also studies showing evidence of the cost-benefit of eHealth interventions in LMIC settings (78).…”

“…At the eHealth programming and intervention level, two recent eHealth scoping reviews also summarize progress of eHealth applications in child health promotion and in LMIC contexts. In the eHealth applications for child health, Barros and Greffin’s (24) review (24) of 119 technology-based, parent-focused interventions found that different formats of web-based applications have targeted parents and aimed at health-related promotion, via both prevention and treatment support (e.g., universal preventions and interventions focused on adaptation to and management of chronic/severe acute health conditions). Most of these e-parent interventions were adapted from evidence-based interventions (EBIs), focused on child physical health (i.e., obesity, healthy eating, vaccination, child safety, alcohol/substance use, health service use, oral health, sexual, and reproductive health), and based on studies from high-income countries.…”

“…Most of these e-parent interventions were adapted from evidence-based interventions (EBIs), focused on child physical health (i.e., obesity, healthy eating, vaccination, child safety, alcohol/substance use, health service use, oral health, sexual, and reproductive health), and based on studies from high-income countries. The pediatric eHealth Strategies used were also focused on promoting parental self-management, specific parenting skills, or parent support (e.g., social support, providing customized feedback) (24). In the eHealth applications in the LMIC contexts, Bervell and Al-Samarraie (25) reviewed 66 articles to understand patterns of eHealth use across a spectrum of disease and health conditions in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.…”

Parenting Research in Indonesia: What We Have Done So Far

“…This review of 65 studies identified that parenting program that is commonly studied and applied are the Triple-P program in Australia and programs that are designed to fulfill the specific needs of children with disabilities. Another scoping review from Barros and Greffin (2017) explored technology-based parenting interventions that focused on children's health. It identified the focus of parenting interventions in 119 studies were parents self-management, building specific parenting skills and provision of social support.…”

Persuasive technology and behaviour change in parent-focused eHealth interventions supporting child health: A scoping review protocol

“…Many parent-focused eHealth interventions are currently available, addressing a wide range of chronic health and disability issues experienced by children, from cancer and diabetes to autism and traumatic brain injuries (Greffin & Barros, 2017). In light of this, a scoping review was identified as an appropriate way to inform the design of a future parentfocused eHealth intervention intended to support standing programmes and standing activities for children with cerebral palsy at home.…”