Intervenções on-line de orientação parental: uma revisão de escopo

Abstract

Parenting influences children's emotional and behavioral development, and parenting programs have proven effective in strengthening parenting practices. Given the barriers to accessing face to-face services, online interventions have emerged as an accessible and scalable alternative, albeit a heterogeneous one. The aim was to map and synthesize the scientific literature on online parenting interventions, describing formats, target populations, outcomes assessed, and gaps in the field. A scoping review was conducted, with searches carried out in April and May 2026 in the PubMed, Web of Science, LILACS, and SciELO databases. Peer-reviewed empirical articles proposing an online intervention directed at parents were included. Screening was performed using Rayyan software, and data synthesis was descriptive, organized by publication period. Of the 1,427 records identified, 25 studies were included, published between 2017 and 2026, with growing output in the most recent years. Randomized controlled trials from high-income countries predominated, with only one Brazilian study, as did interventions delivered through digital platforms, websites, and applications, grounded in behavioral and cognitive-behavioral models. Outcomes centered on child behavior, parenting practices, and caregivers' mental health, with improvements in parenting practices, reductions in behavior problems and parental stress, and increased parental competence. It was concluded that the field is expanding and supported by consistent evidence, while gaps persist regarding methodological heterogeneity, the description of interventions, mechanisms of change, and the scarcity of studies in low- and middle-income countries, pointing to the need for implementation and cultural adaptation research.