Vallejo-Slocker Laura, Idoiaga-Mondragon Nahia, Axpe Inge, Willi Rosalind, Guerra-Rodríguez Mercedes, Montserrat Carme, Del Valle Jorge F
SOS Children's Villages Madrid Spain SOS Children's Villages, Madrid, Spain.
University of the Basque Country Leioa Spain University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.
Psychosoc Interv. 2024 Jan 2;33(1):1-14. doi: 10.5093/pi2023a14. eCollection 2024 Jan.
The aim of this study was to conduct an exhaustive synthesis to determine which instruments and variables are most appropriate to evaluate foster care programs (foster, kinship, and professional families). This evaluation includes the children, their foster families, their families of origin, professionals, and foster care technicians.
The systematic review included randomized, quasi-randomized, longitudinal, and control group studies aimed at evaluating foster care interventions.
A total of 86 studies, 138 assessment instruments, 18 constructs, and 73 independent research teams were identified.
(1) although the object of the evaluations was the children, the informants were usually the people in charge of their care; therefore, effort should be made to involve the children in a more participatory way; (2) psychosocial functioning, behavior, and parenting are transversal elements in most evaluations, while quality of life and coping are not sufficiently well incorporated; (3) practical instruments (brief and easy to apply and correct) that are widely used and carry scientific guarantees should be prioritized to ensure the comparability and reliability of the conclusions; and (4) progress should be made in the study of evaluation models for all forms of foster care, including foster, extended, and specialized families.
本研究旨在进行全面综合分析，以确定哪些工具和变量最适合评估寄养照料项目（寄养家庭、亲属家庭和专业家庭）。该评估涵盖儿童、他们的寄养家庭、原生家庭、专业人员以及寄养照料技术人员。
系统评价纳入了旨在评估寄养照料干预措施的随机、半随机、纵向和对照组研究。
共识别出86项研究、138种评估工具、18个构念以及73个独立研究团队。
（1）尽管评估对象是儿童，但提供信息者通常是负责照料他们的人；因此，应努力让儿童更积极地参与其中；（2）心理社会功能、行为和养育方式是大多数评估中的横向要素，而生活质量和应对能力的纳入不够充分；（3）应优先选用广泛使用且具有科学依据的实用工具（简短、易于应用和校正），以确保结论的可比性和可靠性；（4）在研究包括寄养家庭、大家庭和专业家庭在内的所有形式寄养照料的评估模型方面应取得进展。
