Why the study?
Survival rates for children and young people with heart conditions are rising, but support for adjusting to life with a heart condition is lacking, with one in three experiencing anxiety, depression, or adjustment disorder.
Do physical and mental health interventions improve physical and mental health outcomes in young people (6-18 years) with congenital heart disease or implanted cardiac devices?
Population
Young people with cardiac conditions
Comparison
Physical and mental health interventions vs control or across outcomes
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Key result
Physical and mental health interventions for young people with heart conditions will be evaluated in this systematic review protocol, which currently reports no clinical results.
Authors
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Highlights unmet mental health needs in CYP with CVD; leaves open which interventions are effective until the meta-analysis completes.
Systematic Review
Do physical and mental health interventions improve physical and mental health outcomes in young people (6-18 years) with congenital heart disease or implanted cardiac devices?
This protocol outlines a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of physical and mental health interventions on physical and mental health outcomes in young people with heart conditions.
Capobianco et al. (2023) conducted a systematic review in Heart conditions (congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrythmias, implanted cardiac device). Physical and mental health interventions vs. Standard care, waiting lists, active controls, or no intervention was evaluated on Physical health (cardiorespiratory fitness, daily physical activity) and mental health (quality of life, anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment symptoms). Physical and mental health interventions for young people with heart conditions will be evaluated in this systematic review protocol, which currently reports no clinical results.