Abstract
The earliest publications in the field of marriage and family therapy introduced interventions conducted with families experiencing complex health conditions. This strategic review captures an evaluation of efficacy for 87 couple and family interventions published between 2010 and 2019 with a focus on the leading causes of mortality in the United States. These health conditions include chromosomal anomalies and accidents with infants aged 0–4 years; accidents and cancer among children aged 5–14; accidents among adolescents aged 15–24; and heart disease, cancer, accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza/pneumonia, and nephritis/nephrosis among adults 25 and older. Results support the need for greater inclusion of couples and families in assessments and interventions. The greatest chasm in efficacy research was with minoritized couples and families. Implications include ways to initiate couple and family interventions in the context of health conditions with attention given to accessibility, recruitment, retention, and evaluation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-345 |
Number of pages | 39 |
Journal | Journal of marital and family therapy |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank Corin Davis, Brittany Huelett, Elsie Lobo, Scott Marsalis, Kerry Sewell, Shanalee Tamares, and Emily Tucker. Principal contributions related to careful, appropriate, and consistent conduct of PRISMA procedures (e.g., literature searches, article filtering) and APA formatting.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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