OBJECTIVE: Critically appraise research evidence on effectiveness of internet self-management interventions on health outcomes in youth with health conditions. METHODS: Published studies of internet interventions in youth with health conditions were evaluated. Electronic searches were conducted in EBM Reviews-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO. Two reviewers independently selected articles for review and assessed methodological quality. Of 29 published articles on internet interventions; only nine met the inclusion criteria and were included in analysis. RESULTS: While outcomes varied greatly between studies, symptoms improved in internet interventions compared to control conditions in seven of nine studies. There was conflicting evidence regarding disease-specific knowledge and quality of life, and evidence was limited regarding decreases in health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS: There are the beginnings of an evidence base that self-management interventions delivered via the internet improve selected outcomes in certain childhood illnesses.
OBJECTIVE: Critically appraise research evidence on effectiveness of internet self-management interventions on health outcomes in youth with health conditions. METHODS: Published studies of internet interventions in youth with health conditions were evaluated. Electronic searches were conducted in EBM Reviews-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO. Two reviewers independently selected articles for review and assessed methodological quality. Of 29 published articles on internet interventions; only nine met the inclusion criteria and were included in analysis. RESULTS: While outcomes varied greatly between studies, symptoms improved in internet interventions compared to control conditions in seven of nine studies. There was conflicting evidence regarding disease-specific knowledge and quality of life, and evidence was limited regarding decreases in health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS: There are the beginnings of an evidence base that self-management interventions delivered via the internet improve selected outcomes in certain childhood illnesses.
Authors: Dawn K Wilson; Heather Kitzman-Ulrich; Ken Resnicow; M Lee Van Horn; Sara M St George; E Rebekah Siceloff; Kassandra A Alia; Tyler McDaniel; VaShawn Heatley; Lauren Huffman; Sandra Coulon; Ron Prinz Journal: Contemp Clin Trials Date: 2015-03-30 Impact factor: 2.226
Authors: Shelagh A Mulvaney; Russell L Rothman; Chandra Y Osborn; Cindy Lybarger; Mary S Dietrich; Kenneth A Wallston Journal: Patient Educ Couns Date: 2010-10-27