Peer Inclusion in Interventions for Children with ADHD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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	Database	Search terms	Limitations	Results
Subject headings	CINAHL	(MH “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”) AND ((MH “Peer Group”) OR (MH “Peer Counseling”) OR (MH “Peer Review”) OR (MH “Friendship”) OR (MH “Psychotherapy, Group”) OR (MH “Group Processes”) OR (MH “Support Groups”) OR (MH “Role Playing”) OR (MH “Play Therapy”) OR (MH “Camps”) OR (MH “Social Skills Training”) OR (MH “Social Skills”) OR (MH “Communication Skills Training”) OR (MH “Students, High School”) OR (MH “Schools, Middle”) OR (MH “Schools, Special”) OR (MH “Schools, Secondary”) OR (MH “Schools, Elementary”) OR (MH “Social Behavior”))	Age: child, preschool: 2–5 years; child: 6–12 years; adolescent: 13–18 years	280
	Embase	(Attention deficit disorder/) AND (peer rejection/OR “peer review”/OR peer acceptance/or peer counseling/OR peer group/OR friendship/OR play/OR play therapy/OR group therapy/OR social adaptation/OR social behavior/OR social interaction/)	Age: preschool child <1 to 6 years>; school child <7 to 12 years>; adolescent <13 to 17 years>; Language: English; Humans	1296
	Medline	(attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity/) AND (Friends/OR Psychotherapy, Group/OR play therapy/OR social behavior/)	Age: preschool child (2 to 5 years); child (6 to 12 years); adolescent (13 to 18 years); Language: English	505
	PsycINFO	(DE “Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity”) AND (DE (“peer counselling”) OR DE (“peer tutoring”) or DE (“peers”) OR DE (“peer evaluation”) OR DE (“friendship”) OR DE (“group intervention”) OR DE (“group participation”) OR DE (“group psychotherapy”) OR DE (“group dynamics”) OR DE (“group cohesion”) OR DE (“group participation”) OR DE (“childhood play behavior”) OR DE (“childhood play development”) OR DE (“play therapy”) OR DE (“therapeutic camps”) OR DE (“school based intervention”) OR DE (“psychosocial development”) OR DE (“psychosocial factors”) OR DE (“psychosocial readjustment”) OR DE (“psychosocial rehabilitation”) OR DE (“social skills”) OR DE (“social skills training”) OR DE (“social group work”) OR DE (“social groups”) OR DE (“social integration”) OR DE (“social interaction”) OR DE (“Social behaviour”) OR DE (“group counseling”))	Age: preschool age <age 2 to 5 yrs>; school age <age 6 to 12 yrs>; adolescence <age 13 to 17 yrs>	737
Free text words	CINAHL	(ADHD OR ADD OR “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”) AND (peer OR friend OR buddy OR buddies OR playmate OR “group intervention” OR “group therap” OR “group role play” OR “play group” OR camp OR stp OR “play-based” OR psychosocial OR school OR “Social skills” OR “Social behavio”)	Published date: 20151101–20161131; Age: child, preschool: 2–5 years; child: 6–12 years; adolescent: 13–18 years	280
	Embase	As per CINAHL Free Text	Last year; Age: preschool child <1 to 6 years>; school child <7 to 12 years>; adolescent <13 to 17 years>; Field: Title and or Abstract	177
	Medline	As per CINAHL Free Text	Published date: 2016 - Current; Age: preschool child (2 to 5 years); child (6 to 12 years); adolescent (13 to 18 years)	97
	PSYCINFO	As per CINAHL Free Text	Published date: 20151101–20161131; Age: preschool age <age 2 to 5 yrs>; school age <age 6 to 12 yrs>; adolescence <age 13 to 17 yrs>; Field: Title and or Abstract	365