Evaluating an intervention program to help parents raise their children

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• Conditions: violence and maltreatment prevention against children; Q65.040; I01.198.240.856.350.250

• Registration Number: RBR-2jyhqp
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers of children at 3 to 8 years of age, belonging to families living in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. The inclusion criteria are the following: biological mothers, adoptive mothers or caregivers with custody of the child carrying the maternal function (e.g., grandparents with custody of the child); residents in Ribeirão Preto.

Exclusion Criteria

mothers of children with mental illness or disabling physical illness; mothers with apparent cognitive impairment, leading to the loss in understanding instructions; and mothers who are participating in some other kind of guidance on parenting practices.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
increase parenting practices scores of mothers participants in the intervention program. To evaluate the parenting practices will be used the ACT Evaluation Questionnaire including the parental style, electronic media and parental behavior scales (Silva, 2009). For realization of the expected outcomes will be considered statistically significant increase in ACT questionnaire scores from pre- to post-intervention, in the intervention group compared with the waiting list control group, indicating an improvement of parenting practices in the intervention group .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
increase in child behavior scores of sons of mothers participants in the intervention program. To evaluate the child behavior will be used the the SDQ questionnaire (Goodman , 2005).For realization of the expected outcomes will be considered statistically significant decrease in SDQ scores, from pre- to post intervention, in the intervention group compared with the waiting list control group, indicating decrease in child behavior problems in the intervention group.