The : A practical guide for the application of meta-analyses to clinical cases.

Despite efforts to incorporate evidence-based practice into mental health settings, there has been inconsistent success doing so. Several barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice have been identified, including limitations in time and statistical training. One promising approach to further bridge the science-practice gap is the greater use of meta-analytic studies to clarify the magnitude of treatment effects and to understand components of treatments that are more effective within specific populations.

Examining the Association Between Digital Stress Components and Psychological Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis.

Extant research suggests that digital stress (DS) and its various components (Hall et al. in Psychol Assess 33(3):230-242, 2021) may mediate the association between social media use and psychosocial distress among adolescents and young adults. Yet no systematic review and meta-analysis has been conducted to examine the direct associations among DS components (i.

Systematic Review on the Application of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for Preschool-Aged Children.

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is one of the most widely studied and disseminated treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other comorbid conditions, and has been identified as a "level one" or "well-established" intervention for school-aged children and adolescents. The present systematic review examined the literature on the application of TF-CBT within a preschool-aged population (i.e.

Conceptualizing Digital Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults: Toward the Development of an Empirically Based Model.

Existing literature provides a complicated picture of the relationship between digital media use and psychological outcomes. Both correlational and some experimental studies suggest that social media use specifically can be associated with diminished psychological functioning in adolescents and young adults. However, these effect sizes are not large, and must be considered in light of studies that suggest some positive outcomes associated with some uses of digital media, and a range of moderators of the identified associations.

Trajectories of pediatric sleepiness and their associations with health-related quality of life.

The need for sleep in children has sparked extensive research, with inconclusive support for an association between sleep duration and sleep quality and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). Daytime sleepiness, which captures a child's subjective sleep experience, has seldom been explored. Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was employed to identify longitudinal trajectories of children's sleepiness.

Physical activity and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of physical activity (in both descriptive and intervention studies) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents from both healthy and chronic illness populations.

Method: A systematic review of PubMed, PsycINFO, and ProQuest identified 33 studies of physical activity and HRQOL in youth, including descriptive and prepost intervention designs.

Results: In descriptive studies (N = 14), there was a small, positive association between physical activity and HRQOL based on child-reports (Hedges' g = .

Latent Profiles of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Elementary School-Age Youth:Associations With Health-Related Quality of Life.

Objective: The objectives were to identify and describe profiles of elementary school-age youth based on objective measurements of total time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) and in bouts of the activities, to examine predictors of profiles, and to examine whether profiles were differentially associated with physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods: Participants included 204 youth (aged 8-11 years) who wore accelerometers to gather objective activity data. The average proportion of time in MVPA and SB and average proportion of time in MVPA and SB bouts were used for analyses.

Bidirectional Associations Between Disordered Eating and Health-Related Quality of Life in Elementary School-Age Youth.

Objective: To examine longitudinal, bidirectional associations between disordered eating and physical/psychosocial health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a nonclinical community sample of elementary school-age youth.

Methods: Participants included 130 children between the ages of 7 and 10 years ( M age = 8.62).

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Children in Military Families.

Youth in military families experience a relatively unique set of stressors that can put them at risk for numerous psychological and behavior problems. Thus, there is a need to identify potential mechanisms by which children can gain resiliency against these stressors. One potential mechanism that has yet to be empirically studied with military youth is social networking sites (SNSs).

Change in health-related quality of life in the context of pediatric obesity interventions: A meta-analytic review.

Objective: To quantitatively characterize change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the context of behavioral (n = 16), surgical (n = 5), and pharmacological (n = 1) interventions for pediatric overweight and obesity. A secondary goal was to examine the relationship between change in HRQoL and change in body mass index (ΔBMI) by treatment type. The amount of weight loss necessary to observe a minimally clinically important difference (MCID) in HRQoL was determined.

Pediatric Weight Management Interventions in Primary Care Settings: A Meta-Analysis.

Objective: Although the primary care setting has been recommended as an acceptable environment for pediatric overweight/obesity treatment, a quantitative analysis has not been conducted to determine the effectiveness of pediatric weight management interventions delivered in these settings. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to conduct a meta-analysis of weight management interventions for youth in primary care settings.

Method: A literature search using PsycINFO and PubMed was conducted to identify articles published through October 2015.

An Evaluation of the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns Using Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analytic Approaches.

Objective: To explore the psychometric properties of the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns (CRSP) in school-aged children by conducting a factor analysis of the Sleepiness Scale and the Sleep Disturbances Scales.

Methods: Participants included 155 children from two elementary schools (Mage = 9.82) who completed the self-report CRSP.

The Effect of Body Mass Index, Negative Affect, and Disordered Eating on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preadolescent Youth.

Objective: To examine the indirect effect of body mass index z-score (BMIz) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) through disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in a community sample of preadolescent children, and the degree to which negative affect moderated the association between BMIz and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.

Methods: Participants included 165 children between 8 and 12 years of age (M = 9.41).

A Longitudinal Examination of Hope and Optimism and Their Role in Type 1 Diabetes in Youths.

Objectives: To test the longitudinal associations between hope and optimism and health outcomes (i.e., HbA1c and self-monitored blood glucose [SMBG]) among youths with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) over a 6-month period.

Comparison of two measures of weight criticism in youth: associations with physical activity engagement and attitudes, weight status, and health-related quality of life.

The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which 2 measures of weight criticism, the Weight Criticism During Physical Activity (WCA) scale and the Perceptions of Teasing Scale (POTS), represent distinct constructs and in what circumstances each is most appropriately used. A community sample of 307 fourth and fifth graders completed these measures, as well as measures of health-related quality of life, physical activity engagement, and attitudes toward physical activity. Body mass index was also calculated.

Weighing physical activity: the impact of a family-based group lifestyle intervention for pediatric obesity on participants' physical activity.

Objectives: To examine differences in self-reported physical activity (PA) between participants enrolled in the treatment versus active control condition of a pediatric obesity intervention, and to test associations between parent and child PA.

Methods: Participants (N = 93) included children aged 7-17 years and their parent. Analyses tested whether participants in the treatment condition reported greater PA at postintervention and 12-month follow-up compared with the control condition.

Medium is the message: moderate parental control of feeding correlates with improved weight outcome in a pediatric obesity intervention.

Objective: Previous studies have suggested complex associations among variables related to parental control of feeding and child/adolescent obesity. The current study examined associations between parental food control variables and weight outcomes in the context of a behaviorally based family treatment program.

Methods: Parents of youths (n = 93) enrolled in a clinical trial comparing 2 weight management interventions completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire pre- and post-treatment, and at a 12-month follow-up.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of comprehensive behavioral family lifestyle interventions addressing pediatric obesity.

Purpose: To conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining the efficacy of comprehensive behavioral family lifestyle interventions (CBFLI) for pediatric obesity. 

Method: Common research databases were searched for articles through April 1, 2013. 20 different studies (42 effect sizes and 1,671 participants) met inclusion criteria.

Commentary: pediatric eHealth interventions: common challenges during development, implementation, and dissemination.

Objective: To provide an overview of common challenges that pediatric eHealth researchers may encounter when planning, developing, testing, and disseminating eHealth interventions along with proposed solutions for addressing these challenges.

Methods: The article draws on the existing eHealth literature and the authors' collective experience in pediatric eHealth research.

Results And Conclusions: The challenges associated with eHealth interventions and their proposed solutions are multifaceted and cut across a number of areas from eHealth program development through dissemination.

A meta-analysis of motivational interviewing interventions for pediatric health behavior change.

Objective: Motivational interviewing (MI) is an empirically supported intervention that has shown effectiveness in moving people toward positive lifestyle choices. Although originally designed for adult substance users, MI has since expanded to other health concerns with a range of client age groups. The present study investigated the overall effectiveness of MI in the context of child and adolescent health behavior change and health outcomes.

Predicting health-related quality of life from the psychosocial profiles of youth seeking treatment for obesity.

Objective: To identify, in a sample of youth seeking treatment for obesity, subgroups of youth characterized by distinct profiles of psychosocial functioning and to examine whether psychosocial subgroup membership predicted treatment outcomes.

Methods: Baseline psychosocial profiles identified using cluster analysis techniques were used to predict treatment outcomes (i.e.