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      <dc:title>Health-related behaviors and family quality of life in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Garrido del Águila, Dunia</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Pérez Gómez, María Del Mar</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Petrova, Dafina</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Catena Martínez, Andrés</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>García Retamero Imedio, María Del Rocío</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Sleep</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Mealtime</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Screen time</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>Health-related behaviors —including sleep quality, physical-activity level, screen time, and &#xd;
mealtime behavior —, are often disrupted in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and &#xd;
may be associated with a lower family quality of life (FQoL). This systematic review and meta- &#xd;
analysis evaluated these associations, recognizing the central role that daily health habits may &#xd;
play in shaping FQoL. A registered protocol in PROSPERO (CRD42023408500) guided a &#xd;
comprehensive search across seven electronic databases and grey literature sources, yielding 12 &#xd;
eligible studies that included 6373 families of children with ASD who were evaluated on health- &#xd;
related behaviors and FQoL. Publication bias was assessed. Moderate correlations were found &#xd;
between FQoL and sleep problems (k = 6,r = &#xd;
.36, p &lt; .001), and moderate positive correla&#xd;
tions with screen-time (k = 3, r = .34, p &lt; .05). Physical activity showed no significant pooled &#xd;
association with FQoL (k = 4,r = .14,p = .49) despite substantial heterogeneity. Mealtime &#xd;
behavior showed a negative association in a single study (k = 1, r = &#xd;
0.25). Future research &#xd;
should clarify the directionality of these associations and examine how multiple health-related &#xd;
behaviors may interact to influence FQoL. Targeted interventions addressing specific health- &#xd;
related behaviors could enhance existing approaches for improving FQoL in families of chil&#xd;
dren with ASD.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2026-02-27T08:03:12Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2026-02-27T08:03:12Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2026-04</dc:date>
      <dc:type>journal article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Garrido, D., Gómez-Pérez, M. M., Petrova, D., Catena, A., &amp; Garcia-Retamero, R. (2026). Health-related behaviors and family quality of life in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Autism, 132(202876), 202876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202876</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>https://hdl.handle.net/10481/111641</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.1016/j.reia.2026.202876</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>open access</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 4.0 Internacional</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>Elsevier</dc:publisher>
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