PROTOCOL: The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Trine Filges; Geir Smedslund; Tine Eriksen; Kirsten Birkefoss

doi:10.1002/cl2.1374

PROTOCOL: The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Campbell Syst Rev. 2023 Dec 15;19(4):e1374. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1374. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Trine Filges¹, Geir Smedslund², Tine Eriksen³, Kirsten Birkefoss¹

Affiliations

¹ VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research Copenhagen Denmark.
² Norwegian Institute of Public Health Oslo Norway.
³ VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research Aarhus Denmark.

Abstract

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. The main objective of this review is to answer the following research question: What are the effects of the FRIENDS preventive programme on anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents? Further, the review will attempt to answer if the effects differ between participant age groups, participant socio-economic status, type of prevention (universal, selective or indicated), type of provider (lay or mental health provider), country of implementation (Australia or other countries) and implementation issues in relation to the booster sessions and parent sessions (implemented, partly implemented or not at all).