Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ programme in Afghanistan

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This paper evaluates the 'Mighty Children' programme, a participatory support group for caregivers of children with disabilities in Afghanistan, using a mixed-methods realist-informed design. The study reports on quantitative improvements in caregiver quality of life and qualitative findings regarding shifts in mindset, parenting practices, and psychological well-being among 118 participants. It identifies mechanisms such as increased disability knowledge and acceptance and commitment therapy components as drivers for these changes.

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7ff5bfe6a9414309
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PubMed Central
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Natalie Evans (Albury Wodonga Health), Noorwhiza Ahmadi (Health Protection and Research Organisation), Alice Morgan (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Sadia Zalmai (Health Protection and Research Organisation), Kate Milner (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Mohamed Faiz Atif (Health Protection and Research Organisation), Hamish Graham (Murdoch Children's Research Institute)
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2024-09-01
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gold
DOI
10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989
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@article{allodium:7ff5bfe6a9414309,
  title = {Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ programme in Afghanistan},
  author = {Natalie Evans and Noorwhiza Ahmadi and Alice Morgan and Sadia Zalmai and Kate Milner and Mohamed Faiz Atif and Hamish Graham},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ programme in Afghanistan
AU  - Evans, Natalie
AU  - Ahmadi, Noorwhiza
AU  - Morgan, Alice
AU  - Zalmai, Sadia
AU  - Milner, Kate
AU  - Atif, Mohamed Faiz
AU  - Graham, Hamish
PY  - 2024
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989
ER  -

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Evans, N., Ahmadi, N., Morgan, A., Zalmai, S., Milner, K., Atif, M. F., & Graham, H. (2024). Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ programme in Afghanistan. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012989

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