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Resilience in Familial Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-analysis

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The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate factors associated with resilience in familial caregivers of children with developmental disabilities. The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database, with the registration number CRD42018105180. Several electronic databases were searched for studies. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed on 26 selected studies that associated resilience to an array of other variables (i.e., psychological distress, social support, coping, perceived health, life satisfaction). Overall, the significant pooled effect sizes were small to medium, ranging from r = 0.291 for coping to r = 0.442 for social support. Although the literature on the topic has improved, there is a lot of study heterogeneity and the need for focusing on male caregivers becomes evident.

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  1. Though theoretically a minimum of two studies is needed for pooling an effect size, extracting data from three or more studies is recommended for more robust results (Valentine et al. 2010).

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Iacob, C.I., Avram, E., Cojocaru, D. et al. Resilience in Familial Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-analysis. J Autism Dev Disord 50, 4053–4068 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04473-9

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