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Caregiver-mediated interventions to support self-regulation among infants and young children (0-5 years): A protocol for a realist review

Self-regulation is a modifiable protective factor for lifespan mental and physical health outcomes. Early caregiver-mediated interventions to promote infant and child regulatory outcomes prevent long-term developmental, emotional and behavioural difficulties and improve outcomes such as school readiness, educational achievement and economic success. To harness the population health promise of these programmes, there is a need for more nuanced understanding of the impact of these interventions.

Citation:
Finlay-Jones A, Ang JE, Bennett E, Downs J, ......Lim YH, MacNeill LA, Mancini V, Marriott R, Milroy H, Robinson M, et al. Caregiver-mediated interventions to support self-regulation among infants and young children (0-5 years): A protocol for a realist review. BMJ Open. 2021;11(6).

Keywords:
Community child health; mental health; public health

Abstract:
Self-regulation is a modifiable protective factor for lifespan mental and physical health outcomes. Early caregiver-mediated interventions to promote infant and child regulatory outcomes prevent long-term developmental, emotional and behavioural difficulties and improve outcomes such as school readiness, educational achievement and economic success. To harness the population health promise of these programmes, there is a need for more nuanced understanding of the impact of these interventions.