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April 10, 2026Child Care Health and Development0 citationsOpen Access

Delivering Health Education to Children With Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review and Evidence and Gap Map

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MSMeredith G. SmithNPNicole PopeNSNadine Smith

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify effective health education strategies for children with chronic conditions, focusing on engagement and family involvement.
  • Conducted a scoping review of existing literature
  • Analyzed interventions addressing health education for chronic conditions
  • Developed an evidence and gap map based on findings
  • Active learning strategies increase engagement among children
  • Interventions work best when tailored to individual needs
  • Involvement of families enhances the effectiveness of health education programs

Abstract

This review highlights a growing emphasis on active learning strategies to support health education for chronic conditions, moving beyond passive learning. To improve inclusivity and accessibility, interventions should prioritise individualised content, multimodal delivery and flexible approaches with meaningful involvement of children and families in intervention design and development.

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Smith et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d894ec6c1944d70ce05d7chttps://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70271
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