TY - JOUR
T1 - A Meta-Analysis of Group Interventions for Trauma and Depression Among Immigrant and Refugee Children
AU - Rafieifar, Maryam
AU - Macgowan, Mark J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Purpose: A meta-analysis of group interventions to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and/or depression among refugee and immigrant children and adolescents. Methods: A systematic search was followed by independent reviews of each study for risk of bias. The meta-analysis pooled between- and within-condition effect sizes on PTSS and depression across studies using a random effects model. Results: The search yielded 16 studies utilizing eight interventions involving 976 participants. For all studies, within conditions, there were good effects on PTSS (d = −0.66, 95% CI [−0.86, −0.46]) and depression (d = −0.51, 95% CI [−0.79, −0.23]) with substantial heterogeneity. For studies with control groups, the between-group effect sizes yielded a small effect on PTSS (d = −0.31, 95% CI [−0.65, 0.03]) with no significant effect on depression. Conclusions: The interventions helped to reduce PTSS and depression. Most studies lacked rigorous designs and provided little information on group variables needed for replication.
AB - Purpose: A meta-analysis of group interventions to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and/or depression among refugee and immigrant children and adolescents. Methods: A systematic search was followed by independent reviews of each study for risk of bias. The meta-analysis pooled between- and within-condition effect sizes on PTSS and depression across studies using a random effects model. Results: The search yielded 16 studies utilizing eight interventions involving 976 participants. For all studies, within conditions, there were good effects on PTSS (d = −0.66, 95% CI [−0.86, −0.46]) and depression (d = −0.51, 95% CI [−0.79, −0.23]) with substantial heterogeneity. For studies with control groups, the between-group effect sizes yielded a small effect on PTSS (d = −0.31, 95% CI [−0.65, 0.03]) with no significant effect on depression. Conclusions: The interventions helped to reduce PTSS and depression. Most studies lacked rigorous designs and provided little information on group variables needed for replication.
KW - children
KW - depression
KW - group interventions
KW - post-traumatic stress symptom
KW - refugees and immigrants
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U2 - 10.1177/10497315211022812
DO - 10.1177/10497315211022812
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85108295327
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 32
SP - 13
EP - 31
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 1
ER -