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Sharing Stories: A digital intervention for caregivers with young children in the COVID-19 era to promote child social, emotional and language development, responsive parenting and parental mental wellbeing in Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Child social, emotional and language development, responsive parenting, parental mental wellbeing
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN77689525
Lead Sponsor
Stellenbosch University
Brief Summary

2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37928327/ (added 06/11/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
734
Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary caregivers of children between the ages of 9 - 32 months at enrolment
2. Living in selected areas
3. Have access to a working smartphone in their household

Exclusion Criteria

1. Caregivers aged under 18 years

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at baseline and 6-weeks:<br> 1. Child social and emotional outcomes, measured using the:<br> 1.1. Caregiver Reported Early Development Instrument Socio-Emotional long form<br> 1.2. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire<br> 1.3. The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) attention and aggression subscales - updated 02/06/2021: the attention subscale was removed as hyperactivity-inattention is already measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which is included in the baseline and follow-up questionnaire<br> 2. Child language outcomes, measured using the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instrument Language long form<br> 3. Positive, responsive parenting behaviours, measured using the<br> 3.1. Parent-Child Conflict Tactics scales<br> 3.2. The Family Care Indicators<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at baseline and 6 weeks:<br> 1. Parenting stress, measured using the Parental Stress Scale short form<br> 2. Parental mental health, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7<br>
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