The Effectiveness of a Mindful Parenting Intervention for Parents of Children With Psoriasis and Parents of Children With Eczema: A Single Group Case Series
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
- Enrollment
- 14
- Locations
- 6
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in parenting stress (idiosyncratic measure)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study investigates the impact of a mindful parenting intervention on parents of children with psoriasis or eczema. More specifically, this study will investigate the impact of the group on both the child and the parents mental health and quality of life.
Detailed Description
Psoriasis and eczema are chronic inflammatory skin conditions that affect up to 2% and 20% of children respectively (Mahe, 2016; Plötz, Wiesender, Todorva & Ring, 2014). These skin conditions are associated with poorer mental health in the children themselves and in their parents (Megna et al., 2015; Hammer-Helmich et al., 2016). Little research has investigated ways of reducing parental stress in parents of children with chronic health conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema.
"Mindful Parenting" interventions offer one potential way of improving mental health and quality of life in parents and their children. Mindful parenting refers to a parenting style which involves paying close, non-judgemental attention to the child (Duncan et al., 2009). However, no research has investigated the impact of mindful parenting interventions on children with skin conditions and their parents.
The main aim of the current study is to investigate whether a mindful parenting intervention can improve mental health and quality of life in children with psoriasis/eczema and their parents. A single-group case-series design will be adopted, whereby participants will act as their own control; data collected from participants during and after they have received the intervention will be compared to data collected before they have received the intervention. Interviews will also be conducted after the intervention, to explore participants experience of the group.
The investigators predict that the intervention will improve mental health and quality of life in children with psoriasis/eczema and their parents. More specifically, we predict:
- There will be a reduction in negative parental idiosyncratic measures of stress throughout the intervention phase, in comparison to baseline phase, that will be maintained in the follow-up phase.
- There will be an improvement in positive parental idiosyncratic measures of stress during the intervention phase in comparison to baseline phase that will be maintained in the follow-up phase.
- There will be a significant increase in levels of mindful parenting following the intervention phase, in comparison to baseline phase, that will be maintained in the follow-up phase.
- There will be a significant decrease in levels of parental stress at end of intervention phase compared to baseline phase that will be maintained in the follow-up phase.
- There will be a significant increase in parental quality of life and paediatric quality of life at the end of intervention phase compared to baseline phase that will be maintained in the follow-up phase .
- There will be a significant improvement in psoriasis severity and itch at the follow-up phase compared to the baseline phase.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Masking Description
No party will be masked in this study. There is only one arm and participants will act as their own controls.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 4 Years to 16 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Mindful parenting intervention
There is only one arm in this study. A range of variables will first be measured (daily and weekly) over a baseline period in a group of participants. Following this baseline period, participants will be take part in a mindful parenting intervention whilst the same variables are measured. Following the intervention, there will be an 8-week follow-up period, and mindful parenting groups will not run during this time.
Intervention: Mindful Parenting (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in parenting stress (idiosyncratic measure)
Time Frame: Daily for 20 weeks (baseline-intervention-follow-up)
The primary outcome measures for the proposed study are idiosyncratic measures of stress which will be assessed daily by text message. Participants will be asked to identify one stress-related positive target (something the participant would like to improve) and one negative target (something the participant would like to reduce). Participants will respond to the daily text messages with a score on a 0-100 scale.
Secondary Outcomes
- Demographic information(1-time point (baseline period))
- Mindful parenting(4 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later) end of intervention (8 weeks later) follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Parental Stress(4 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study) beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Parental Anxiety(4 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Parental Depression(4 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Paediatric quality of life(Baseline (beginning of study), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Parental quality of life(Baseline (beginning of study), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- General Stress(5 time-points. Screening interview (pre-study), baseline (beginning of study, approx. 2-4 weeks later), beginning of intervention (2 weeks later), end of intervention (8 weeks later), follow-up (8 weeks later))
- Paediatric psoriasis/eczema severity(2 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study), follow-up (18 weeks later))
- Paediatric psoriasis/eczema itch intensity(2 time-points. Baseline (beginning of study), follow-up (18 weeks later))
Investigators
Andrew Thompson
Principal Investigator
University of Sheffield