Ann M Davis, Paul Darden, Brittany Lancaster, Di Chang, Christopher C Cushing, David M Janicke, Crystal S Lim, Megan Olalde, Sarah Bullard, Russell McCulloh, Danika Perry, Lee Pyles, Amanda E Staiano, Monica Serrano-Gonzalez, Deborah Winders Davis, Elissa Jelalian
{"title":"A family-based behavioral group obesity randomized control feasibility trial across a clinical trials network: a focus on contact hours.","authors":"Ann M Davis, Paul Darden, Brittany Lancaster, Di Chang, Christopher C Cushing, David M Janicke, Crystal S Lim, Megan Olalde, Sarah Bullard, Russell McCulloh, Danika Perry, Lee Pyles, Amanda E Staiano, Monica Serrano-Gonzalez, Deborah Winders Davis, Elissa Jelalian","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae110","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This ancillary study's purpose is to describe the relationship between dose of treatment and body mass index (BMI) outcomes in a tele-behavioral health program delivered in the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network to children and their families living in rural communities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants randomized to the intervention were able to receive 26 contact hours (15 hr of group sessions and 11 hr of individual sessions) of material focused on nutrition, physical activity, and behavioral caregiver training delivered via interactive televideo. Dose of the intervention received by child/caregiver dyads (n = 52) from rural areas was measured as contact hours. The total doses of group, individual, and total contact hours were analyzed, and generalized linear mixed models were utilized to determine how dose received impacted BMI outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority (64.4%) of participants received the target of at least 80% (20.8 hr) of the total intervention dose. Older children (9-11 years) achieved significantly less intervention dose than targeted (M = 19.7; p = .031); as did males (M = 17.2; p < .001), children who identified as Black (M = 17.8; p < .001), and children from Site 3 (M = 18.0; p < .001). Dose was not significantly related to BMI outcomes in children or caregivers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>As this study is underpowered and took place during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, results should be interpreted with caution, but contact hours did not predict health outcomes for families living in rural communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"280-288"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11981053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143067698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva L Darow, Emily L Moscato, Amber T Riggs, Joan Hanania, Cynthia A Gerhardt, Christina G Salley, Kathryn Vannatta
{"title":"The contribution of cognitive disengagement syndrome symptoms to depressive symptoms among pediatric brain tumor survivors.","authors":"Eva L Darow, Emily L Moscato, Amber T Riggs, Joan Hanania, Cynthia A Gerhardt, Christina G Salley, Kathryn Vannatta","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae108","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) are at risk for neurocognitive late effects that can resemble symptoms of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). In the current study, we compared the CDS symptoms of PBTS to those of healthy comparison classmates (CC) and examined whether CDS might explain group differences in depressive symptoms. We also explored whether CDS symptoms were associated with engagement-based coping strategies and stress responses, thereby testing one mechanism by which CDS could lead to affective difficulties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were from a larger, multisite study examining the psychosocial impact of pediatric brain tumors on survivors (ages 8-15; 1- to 5-year post-treatment) and their families. PBTS (n = 68) and CC (n = 64) were matched on age and sex and reported depressive symptoms, coping strategies, and stress responses during a home-based assessment. Caregivers reported child CDS symptoms. Analyses used multiple regression with post hoc bootstrapping to test indirect effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CDS symptoms were elevated in PBTS compared to CC (d = 0.49, p = .005), and elevated CDS symptoms partially explained higher depressive symptoms for PBTS. Exploratory serial mediation models suggested that coping strategies and stress responses did not account for the relationship between CDS and depressive symptoms. Alternative mechanisms to explain the association between CDS and depressive symptoms are discussed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CDS may be a relevant framework to understand why some PBTS are at risk for depressive symptoms. Although additional research is needed, clinicians should consider screening for CDS symptoms to assess risk for depressive symptoms in survivorship.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"272-279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11981052/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica R Lunsford-Avery, Jade Q Wu, Alexis French, Naomi O Davis
{"title":"Topical review: sleep regulation as a novel target for treating preschool-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms.","authors":"Jessica R Lunsford-Avery, Jade Q Wu, Alexis French, Naomi O Davis","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae107","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Elevated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in preschoolers are a risk factor for poorer psychiatric health, cognitive deficits, and social and academic impairment across the lifespan. The first-line treatment for these preschoolers, behavioral parent training (BPT), reduces children's disruptive behaviors and parenting stress, yet its impact on core ADHD symptoms is inconsistent. Early interventions targeting biological mechanisms linked to core ADHD pathophysiology are critically needed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This topical review explores sleep dysregulation as a potential key target for early intervention for ADHD symptoms among preschoolers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sleep dysregulation is common in school-aged children with ADHD, and treating sleep improves core ADHD symptoms in older children. Cross-sectional and prospective research with preschoolers offers compelling evidence that sleep dysregulation and ADHD symptoms are closely linked over the course of early development. BPT and behavioral sleep medicine (BSM) interventions share an underlying theoretical framework and could be streamlined to target sleep in addition to daytime behaviors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Novel early interventions targeting underlying biological mechanisms linked to core ADHD pathophysiology are critically needed to improve the trajectories of ADHD symptoms, comorbidity, and functional deficits for preschoolers with elevated ADHD symptoms. Sleep regulation is a promising mechanistic treatment target for this population, and future interventions may draw from the shared behavioral principles of BPT and BSM to target behaviors across the 24-hr period and employ scalable formats to optimize the number of families who can benefit from parent-based interventions targeting ADHD symptoms and sleep in early development.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"266-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11981054/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary data examining associations of fatigue subtypes with pain, pain interference, sleep quality, and affect across 14 days in adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain and pain-free controls.","authors":"Ian A Boggero, James Peugh, Chris D King","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf007","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This preliminary study analyzed existing data from a larger study to characterize fatigue subtypes (general, cognitive, and sleep-related) across 14 days in adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and pain-free controls. A secondary exploratory aim was to determine whether fatigue subtypes were associated with next-day pain intensity, pain interference, sleep quality, or positive or negative affect.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 26 adolescents with chronic MSK pain and 26 pain-free controls matched on age and sex who completed a daily diary assessing fatigue subtypes, pain intensity, pain interference, sleep quality, and affect for 14 consecutive nights. Data were aggregated across all nights for between-group comparisons, and dynamic structural equation models were used to determine how fatigue subtypes were associated with pain, sleep, and affect from one day to the next.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Averaging across 14 days, participants in the MSK group reported greater total fatigue and fatigue subtypes than participants in the control group (all p's < .001). Averaging across days, participants in the MSK group reported higher general fatigue than cognitive (p = .03) or sleep-related fatigue (p = .053). In the exploratory within-person analysis, previous day's cognitive fatigue (-0.10, p < .01) and general fatigue (-0.08, p < .01) were associated with worse next-day sleep quality in the MSK pain group. In the control group, cognitive fatigue was associated with greater next-day pain intensity (.04; p < .01) but lower next day pain interference (-0.03; p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results preliminarily suggest fatigue subtypes are prevalent and impactful in adolescents with chronic MSK pain. Future replication of results is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"297-306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11981056/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa A Faith, Allison Schimmel-Bristow, Dianna M Boone, Julia D Johnston, Elizabeth Henschen, Lynda Beaupin, Sarah Sobalvarro
{"title":"Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth, individually-tailored healthy lifestyle intervention for adolescent and young adult pediatric cancer survivors.","authors":"Melissa A Faith, Allison Schimmel-Bristow, Dianna M Boone, Julia D Johnston, Elizabeth Henschen, Lynda Beaupin, Sarah Sobalvarro","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae082","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Poor nutrition and physical activity pose negative health risks for adolescent and young adult pediatric cancer survivors (AYACS). Our pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth intervention (ENHANCE) supporting AYACS' nutrition and physical activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We randomized 58 AYACS and their adult care partner, when applicable, to the ENHANCE or control condition. Inclusion required an age of 15-25 years, previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and no eating disorder history. We utilized a 2:1 (ENHANCE [n = 35]: control [n = 23]) double-blind block randomization protocol in blocks of 6. ENHANCE comprised 12 (60-min) sessions that included education, skill-building, and values-based healthy lifestyle decision-making. The first five sessions included motivational interviewing and the final seven sessions included problem-solving training/goal setting. We evaluated feasibility based on eligibility, enrollment, attrition, and study completion percentages. We assessed fidelity using the Session Content-Fidelity Rating Tool and the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Coding form. We assessed acceptability using the Abbreviated Acceptability Rating Profile, the Revised Helping Alliance Questionnaire, and participants' exit interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ENHANCE was feasible and highly acceptable; all but one participant who started the intervention completed all 12 sessions and all participants reported enjoying the intervention via objective assessment and during exit interviews. Interventionists delivered ENHANCE with high fidelity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ENHANCE was highly acceptable among AYACS and care partners. The telehealth study design was feasible, suggesting benefits and feasibility of a future, larger, multisite RCT. Promising findings support our methodological decisions as important considerations to inform a larger RCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"151-161"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142337167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dara M Steinberg, Carly Mulinda, Katerina Castaño, Katie DiCola, Molly L Tanenbaum, Abigail Onderwyzer Gold, Melissa P Beauchemin, Monica Bhatia
{"title":"\"Being alone for a whole year [is hard]\" Families reflect on the emotional toll of stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease.","authors":"Dara M Steinberg, Carly Mulinda, Katerina Castaño, Katie DiCola, Molly L Tanenbaum, Abigail Onderwyzer Gold, Melissa P Beauchemin, Monica Bhatia","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae101","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) can improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) but may be physically and emotionally challenging. Thus, the aim of this study was to understand the experience of HCT from the perspective of youth and young adults (YYAs) post-HCT for SCD and their parents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>YYAs were recruited from an urban hospital. Sociodemographic and HCT-specific information was analyzed for all enrolled. YYAs and/or their primary caregivers during HCT, participated in semi-structured interviews (e.g., pre-HCT knowledge, challenges, advice for families/health care providers). Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 19 YYAs enrolled (63.2% male; 68.4% Black or African American; 47.4% Hispanic or Latino; M days post-HCT = 1946.53 ± 1329.13; M age at HCT = 10.95 ± 6.10 years old; M current age 15.74 ± 5.78 years old). Interviews were done with six YYAs alone, five YYA-caregiver dyads, and eight caregivers alone. The caregivers were all mothers. Participants reported underestimating the emotional impact HCT would have on themselves and their family members. They experienced challenges related to isolation, academics, finances, and post-HCT medical needs. In contrast, they felt well prepared for physiological aspects of HCT. They sought HCT to improve YYAs' HRQOL and encouraged others to consider it, but to be cognizant of the potential psychosocial impact.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlights the importance of preparing families for the psychosocial effects of HCT. Incorporating psychosocial assessment, education, and intervention throughout HCT has the potential to promote HRQOL for YYAs and their families.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"187-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebecca K Tsevat, Elissa R Weitzman, Lauren E Wisk
{"title":"Psychosocial correlates of alcohol and substance use in college youth with type 1 diabetes.","authors":"Rebecca K Tsevat, Elissa R Weitzman, Lauren E Wisk","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae103","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Adolescents and young adults with chronic diseases face unique challenges during the college years and may consume alcohol and other substances to cope with stressors. This study aimed to assess the patterns of substance use and to determine psychosocial correlates of these behaviors among college youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>College youth with T1D were recruited via social media and direct outreach into a web-based study. Participants answered validated questions about substance use, and they completed validated screeners of depressive and anxiety symptoms (PHQ-2 and GAD-2), illness acceptance (ICQ), interpersonal support (ISEL), and grit (Grit scale). Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and multivariable regression evaluated substance use behaviors as a function of psychosocial factors while adjusting for age and sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Alcohol (84.06%) and marijuana (41.30%) were the most common substances reported. In bivariate analyses, depressive symptoms were positively associated (p = .01) and illness acceptance was inversely associated (p = .02) with marijuana use. Higher grit scores were inversely associated with marijuana use (p < .001) and prescription drug misuse (p = .04). The significant associations between marijuana use and depressive symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.66), illness acceptance (AOR 0.96, 95% CI 0.91-0.99), and grit (AOR 0.32, 95% CI 0.17-0.60) persisted after adjustment for age and sex.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Substance use is prevalent among college youth with T1D. While psychosocial factors such as depressive symptoms may confer an increased risk, illness acceptance and grit may be protective-especially against marijuana use. Providers should address both positive and negative psychosocial factors to mitigate substance use in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"197-204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11831027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary: Increasing accessibility and adaptability of healthy lifestyle interventions for youth survivors of childhood cancer.","authors":"Liana R Galtieri, Joanna Patten","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae105","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae105","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"162-163"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heeyeon Son, Susan G Silva, Sungsil Hong, Joan E Haase, Jung Woo Han, Sharron L Docherty
{"title":"Family communication and courageous coping in Korean adolescents and young adults: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Heeyeon Son, Susan G Silva, Sungsil Hong, Joan E Haase, Jung Woo Han, Sharron L Docherty","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae088","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are a vulnerable population during a critical developmental transition that can benefit from the adoption of courageous coping. Parental support is crucial in enhancing adjustment and coping skills. The linkage between parent-adolescent communication (PAC) and the use of courageous coping (UCC), however, remains unclear. This study examined the association between PAC and UCC and possible mediators of this relationship among Korean AYAs with cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional, correlational study, self-report data were collected from 144 AYAs aged 11-26 years. A path analytic approach was employed using a hierarchical regression model to test for the direct relationship between PAC and UCC and the indirect effects of a proposed primary mediator (family cohesion) and two intermediary mediators (uncertainty of illness, hope) on PAC-UCC relationship.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the sample was 17 years (SD = 3.8), with 42% currently receiving cancer treatment. Greater PAC was significantly associated with increased UCC (mother figure: p = .0024, father figure: p = .0042). Increased family cohesion significantly mediated the PAC-UCC relationship, indicated by a diminished PAC-UCC relationship after controlling for family cohesion (mother: p = .2753; father: p = .8107). Mediated mediation models indicated that increased hope stemming from decreased uncertainty was the mechanism through which family cohesion impacted the PAC-UCC relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings underscore that greater PAC can facilitate UCC among Korean AYAs with cancer and provide insights for therapeutic parent-child communication. Results further demonstrate the complex mediating role of fostering family cohesion, reducing uncertainty, and fostering hope can play in the PAC-UCC relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"164-174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie C Koskela-Staples, Erin L Moorman, Emily Jackson, Carla L Fisher, David A Fedele
{"title":"A systematic review of parent-child communication in pediatric asthma.","authors":"Natalie C Koskela-Staples, Erin L Moorman, Emily Jackson, Carla L Fisher, David A Fedele","doi":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae104","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jpepsy/jsae104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Parent-child communication is integral to pediatric asthma management. This review evaluates parent-child communication among youth with asthma and their caregivers. It aims to characterize the type of communication according to a unifying framework (Murphy, L. K., Murray, C. B., & Compas, B. E., Guest Editors: Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Cynthia A. Berg, Deborah J. Wiebe and Grayson N. Holmbeck (2017). Topical review: Integrating findings on direct observation of family communication in studies comparing pediatric chronic illness and typically developing samples. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42, 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw051), assess sociodemographic factors associated with communication, and examine the relationship between parent-child communication and youth psychosocial and health-related outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases (June 2021; updated May 2024). Included studies reported original, peer-reviewed research on the relationship between parent-child communication and youth psychosocial or health outcomes among pediatric patients (mean age <18 years) with asthma and their primary caregiver(s). Study quality was evaluated using the Study Quality Assessment Tools of the NHLBI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-six articles were included with data from 5,373 youth with asthma. Studies assessed both positive (warm and structured) and negative (hostile/intrusive and withdrawn) communication. Most studies used questionnaires and cross-sectional designs. Associations between sociodemographic and communication variables were largely nonsignificant. Greater positive and less negative communication was associated with better youth psychosocial and asthma outcomes overall.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Parent-child communication may be an important target for interventions aimed at improving youth outcomes. More research is needed to develop communication-focused interventions that aim to enhance parents' and youths' communication skills (i.e., increase their use of positive communication approaches and/or reduce their use of negative communication approaches) and evaluate their impact on youth outcomes. Future research should also use more discussion tasks and longitudinal designs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48372,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"205-232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142855825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}