Evaluation of a brief parenting intervention for parents of children suffering asthma or eczema

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parenting children with asthma; Parenting children with eczema; Respiratory - Asthma; Skin - Dermatological conditions

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000558921
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Alina Morawska (Principal Investigator)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Parents of children with asthma and/or eczema (aged 3 to 10 years) who are concerned about the child's behaviour or emotions, or their illness management.

Exclusion Criteria

The child has a disability including language and speech impairment.
The parents are currently seeing a professional for the child's behaviour difficulties.
The parents are currently receiving psychological help or counselling.
The parents are intellectually disabled.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
se of observed and parent-reported effective and ineffective parenting practices, as assessed using the Parenting Scale and direct observation of parent behaviour by researchers.[Baseline, and at 4 weeks and 6 months after completion of the intervention.];Parenting confidence, as assessed using the Asthma Parent Tasks Checklist and the Parents' Self-Efficacy with Eczema Care Index.[Baseline, and at 4 weeks and 6 months after completion of the intervention.];Observed and parent-reported child behavioural and emotional problems, as assessed using the Asthma Behaviour Checklist, the Eczema Behaviour Checklist, the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory, the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (Emotional Symptoms Subscale), and direct observation of child behaviour by researchers.[Baseline, and at 4 weeks and 6 months after completion of the intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child and family quality of life, as assessed using the PedsQL Generic Core Scale and PedsQL Family Impact Module.[Baseline, and at 4 weeks and 6 months after completion of the intervention.]