Purpose

Parents do not always seek timely help for adolescents when the need arises. Although interventions to increase parental help-seeking have been evaluated and published, no systematic review of these interventions has been conducted. The aim of this systematic review is to collate, synthesise, and evaluate research on help-seeking interventions for parents of adolescents.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched from inception to May 2020 using terms related to the concepts of “parent” and “help-seeking” and focusing on parents of adolescents (aged 10–19 years). Methodological quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies; the Behavioural Change Taxonomy was used to code behavioral change techniques, and “promising interventions” were identified using pre-established criteria.

Results

Eighteen studies met inclusion criteria, with six rated strong for design and methodology. The most frequently identified Behavioural Change Taxonomies included a credible source delivering the intervention, supporting parents, and providing prompts/cues regarding services/appointments. Four interventions were identified as “promising” because of strong methodology, significant positive outcomes, and strong evidence-base.

Conclusions

More high-quality, theory-driven parental help-seeking interventions using common outcome measures are needed to advance the literature in this area. Future research should replicate the promising interventions identified to develop best practice guidelines.

中文翻译：

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对青少年父母求助干预的系统评价

目的

当需要时，父母并不总是为青少年寻求及时的帮助。尽管已经评估和发表了增加父母寻求帮助的干预措施，但尚未对这些干预措施进行系统评价。本系统评价的目的是整理、综合和评估有关青少年父母寻求帮助干预的研究。

方法

从成立到 2020 年 5 月，使用与“父母”和“寻求帮助”概念相关的术语搜索了六个电子数据库，重点关注青少年（10-19 岁）的父母。使用定量研究质量评估工具评估方法学质量；行为改变分类法用于对行为改变技术进行编码，并使用预先确定的标准确定“有希望的干预措施”。

结果

18 项研究符合纳入标准，其中 6 项在设计和方法方面被评为强。最常见的行为改变分类法包括提供干预的可靠来源、支持父母以及提供有关服务/约会的提示/线索。由于强大的方法、显着的积极成果和强大的证据基础，四项干预措施被确定为“有希望的”。

结论

需要更多高质量、理论驱动的父母求助干预措施，使用共同的结果措施来推进该领域的文献。未来的研究应复制已确定的有希望的干预措施，以制定最佳实践指南。