Positive Parenting: Empowering Young Mothers Experiencing Homelessness With a History of Inter-personal Violence to Improve Parenting Strategies
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Positive Parenting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Enrollment
- 13
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Women's parenting stress as assessed by the Parental Stress scale (PSS)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to strengthen the skills and self-efficacy of women by addressing the social and emotional trauma that they have experienced from inter-personal violence (IPRV) and homelessness and to promote positive parenting strategies through Play and Learning Strategies (ePALS), an evidence based intervention.
Investigators
Doncy Eapen
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •women's report of physical, sexual or psychological abuse from a partner/ family member/ acquaintance/ stranger within the last 24 months
- •have at least one child under the age of 5 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- •non-English speaking
- •physical presence of a male partner at the time of enrollment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Women's parenting stress as assessed by the Parental Stress scale (PSS)
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
PSS is an 18-item questionnaire and the participants rate each item on a scale ranging from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), a higher score indicating more stress
Change in social support as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Item Bank v 2.0 Informational Support
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
The PROMIS informational support is a 10 items and participants respond each item using a 5-point rating scale (Health Measures) anchored by 1(never)-5(always) with a higher score indicating a better outcome
Change in self efficacy as assessed by the General Self- Efficacy Scale (GSE)
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
GSE is a 10 item scale. Participants respond to statements such as "I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort" on a 4-point Likert scale anchored by 1(not at all true)-4( exactly true),the total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.
Change in social support as assessed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Item Bank v 2.0 Emotional Support
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
The PROMIS emotional support tool has 16 items and the participants respond each item using a 5-point rating scale from 1(never)-5(always) a higher score indicating more emotional support
Change in parent satisfaction as assessed by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
The PSOC is a 17-item scale and each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale anchored by 1(strongly disagree to 6( strongly agree).A higher score indicates a higher parenting sense of competency
Change in women's empowerment as assessed by the Personal Progress Scale-Revised (PPS-R)
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
PPS-R is a 28-item self-report measure on which participants rate the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with each item on a 7-point scale.
Change in children's behavior as assessed by the Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA)-Infant
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
DECA (Infant) is a 33 item questionnaire for parents about their infants (1mont-18 months) It is a 5 point behavior rating scale scored from never to very frequently which provides an assessment of within-child protective factors central to social and emotional health and resilience.
Change in perceived parent child connectedness as assessed by the Mothers Object Relational Scale- Short Form (MORS- SF) and MORS- Child scale.
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
this is a 14 item scale and each item is scored from 0( never)-5(always)
Change in children's behavior as assessed by the Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA)-Toddler
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
DECA (Toddler) is a 36 item questionnaire. It is a 5 point behavior rating scale scored from never to very frequently which provides an assessment of within-child protective factors central to social and emotional health and resilience.
Change in children's behavior as assessed by the Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA)-Preschoolers
Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 months post intervention
DECA (preschoolers) is a 38 item questionnaire. It is a 5 point behavior rating scale scored from never to very frequently which provides an assessment of within-child protective factors central to social and emotional health and resilience.