Cochrane · systematic review · CD012445
Mindfulness‐enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents
Featherston, R, Barlow, J, Song, Y, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 9 · 64.3%Low 1 · 7.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training versus no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control
Population: parents of children between the ages of 0 and 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Child emotional and behavioural adjustment; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 270 participants | Very low |
Adverse effects Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parenting skills; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 587 participants | Very low |
Parental depression or anxiety; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 75 participants | Very low |
Parenting stress; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 112 participants | Very low |
Parent mindfulness; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 515 participants | Very low |
Measures of self‐compassion Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs no‐treatment, waitlist, or attentional control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training versus parent training
Population: parents of children between the ages of 0 and 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Child emotional and behavioural adjustment; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 203 participants | Very low |
Adverse effects Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parenting skills; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 319 participants | Very low |
Parental depression or anxiety; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 45 participants | Very low |
Parenting stress; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 150 participants | Low |
Parent mindfulness; postintervention Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 412 participants | Very low |
Measures of self‐compassion Mindfulness‐enhanced parent training vs parent training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |