Walsh, Katrina Rose D'Souza;
(2023)
Online Peer Support for Parents of Children with Long-Term Conditions: A Randomised Pilot Trial.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Part one entails a systematic review of 11 quantitative research studies that evaluated peer support for children and young people. The mental health outcomes of these interventions are reported, including on depression, anxiety and eating disorder outcomes. Patterns across and within studies are summarised. Part two comprises the empirical project. A randomised pilot trial was conducted which aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the effect of signposting parents of children with long term conditions (LTCs) to online peer support. Preliminary differences on key outcomes of loneliness, social capital, anxiety, and depression were also explored. Part three comprises a critical appraisal of the systematic review and empirical project. The following matters were reflected on: personal and professional experiences influencing my interest in the research topic, the wide scope of peer support, positive experiences of parenting a child with a LTC, macro-level factors that affect these parents’ wellbeing, the level of involvement of experts by experience in the research, and reflections of the research process.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | Online Peer Support for Parents of Children with Long-Term Conditions: A Randomised Pilot Trial |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10176947 |
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