Interventions to improve adopted children’s mental and physical health

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  1. Interventions to improve adopted children’s mental and physical health
Population:
Children, age 0–18 years, who are adopted and their parents/guardians
Intervention:
Interventions to improve adopted children’s mental and physical health
Comparison:
No intervention or active intervention
Outcomes:
Mental health, attachment, physical health, substance use, delinquency, placement, education, language, cognition, relations, quality of life, experience, identitity, cultural belonging, interpersonal violence, exposure of violence, parental ability, parental mental health

What evidence is needed?

Update of existing systematic review is needed.

What evidence is available?

Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

None identified

Reliable, but not updated, systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

Drozd F, Bergsund HB, Hammerstrøm KT, Hansen MB, Jacobsen H. A systematic review of courses, training, and interventions for adoptive parents. J Child Fam Stud 2018;27:339-54. More about the systematic review

Information from the SBU Enquiry Service: Interventions to improve adopted children’s mental and physical health. Stockholm: Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU); 2020. SBU Enquiry Service ut202034. Read more

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