September 5, 2025Open Access

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies

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RBRachel BatchelorOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust NCNatasha Cogings CMChristopher McCormack

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Implication

Systematic review shows acceptance and commitment therapy improves psychosocial outcomes in children with long-term conditions, suggesting positive implications for intervention acceptance.

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Acceptance and commitment therapy improved psychosocial outcomes in children with long-term conditions, highlighting its potential benefit.
Results indicated that 16 studies, including nine randomised controlled trials, involved 777 participants with various long-term conditions.
Systematic review with quantitative experimental design assessed acceptance and commitment therapy's effectiveness for psychosocial outcomes.
Findings suggest preliminary support for acceptance and commitment therapy, yet highlight significant risk of bias in included studies.

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Batchelor et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c239a3b210217d6477c744 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6699044/v1

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Implication

Systematic review shows acceptance and commitment therapy improves psychosocial outcomes in children with long-term conditions, suggesting positive implications for intervention acceptance.