Table 1 Eligibility criteria for systematic review of the association between coping strategies and quality of life among caregivers of children with chronic illness and/or disability

Population

Parents/guardians of children (≤18 years of age) with a chronic illness or disability for which the etiology/manifestations are genetic, metabolic or neurologic and specialist pediatric care is required, involving surgical, medical and/or nutritional intervention

Intervention or exposure

Coping (with or without caregiving complexity)

Comparator

Quantitative comparison of QoL (outcome) among individuals using different coping strategies or using strategies to different degrees

Outcome

QoL

Study characteristics

Peer reviewed, English-language, full text article describing primary study that includes ≥5 participants