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Published on : 2025-10-12 21:18:21
Article Code: AMJ-12-10-2025-12349
Title : Family-Centred Empowerment and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Treatment Outcomes in Asian and African Children with Chronic Diseases: A Scoping Review of Recent Evidence
Author(s) : Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Dr. Tran Minh, Dr. Emma Thompson
Abstract :
Chronic diseases directly impact children’s physical, psychological, and social health, determining their quality of life
(QoL). Family support is essential for children with chronic diseases, and family-centred empowerment (FCE)
programs may improve treatment outcomes and QoL. Using a scoping review, this study aimed to investigate the
effectiveness of implementing FCE to improve QoL and other treatment outcomes among children with chronic
diseases. The study followed the Arksey and O’Malley’s framework (2005) and the Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) for Scoping Reviews checklist. Studies were systematically searched
on PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, and DOAJ. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Joanna
Briggs Institute appraisal checklist for randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies. The scoping
review included 20 studies from the 4,380 retrieved in the initial search. The studies reported that FCE effectively
improved QoL, and the physical, emotional, social, educational, and clinical outcomes among children aged 2–20
years suffering from chronic haematological, respiratory, renal, neurological, hepatological, and neurobehavioral
disorders. Overall, FCE is a potentially effective, sustainable model for improving QoL among children with chronic
diseases.