Interventions evaluated in randomised trials which showed positive results
| Type of intervention | Target population | Improved outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| Health education in schools | ||
| Focus: self management, parent involvement, self efficacy | Children (8–11 y) with asthma | Self management, self efficacy, child's influence on parents |
| Health education | ||
| Focus: illness mechanisms, relaxation training, contingency coping exercises | Children (6–14 y) with asthma and their parents | Behaviour |
| Focus: peer learning, knowledge of illness, decision making, parent support | Children (7–14 y) with epilepsy | Self competence |
| Focus: acknowledge loss of normal child, family functioning assessment, decision making, social support | Children (7–14 y) with epilepsy and their families | Anxiety |
| Focus: social skills, cognitive problem solving, assertiveness training, how to handle teasing | Children (5–13 y) with cancer and their parents | Behaviour, social support, social competence |
| Focus: parent counselling, crisis intervention, disease management, coping skills | Families of children (4–16 y) with mixed diagnoses | Adjustment |
| Home care programme | ||
| Focus: health education, coordination of care, family responsibility for management and decision making, support, advocacy | Children (0–10 y) with mixed diagnoses and their families | Adjustment, personal adjustment and role skills, psychiatric symptoms, maternal satisfaction |