A systematic review reveals story-based approaches may improve health outcomes in youth with chronic illnesses, indicating potential benefits.
Story-based interventions focused on youth with chronic illness provide promising means to elicit relevant experiences and impact health outcomes. The knowledge base is in a formative stage and characterized by multicomponent interventions with research designs that do not support strong causal inference. Further research is warranted to replicate outcomes and understand active intervention components.
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