Evaluation of a brief parenting discussion group for parents of 3-8 year old children with a disability.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Child behavioural problems; Parenting practices; Parenting mental health; Parenting confidence and self-efficacy; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000692639
• Lead Sponsor: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology. Curtin University.

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

Parents has a child between the ages of 3 and 8 years of age.

Parents have a child with a diagnosed disability, including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, or intellectual disability.

Parents who report that their child is displaying problem behaviour, including disobedience. Parents who also report difficulties in managing this behaviour and are wanting to attend a parent group to learn new parenting skills.

Exclusion Criteria

Parent who is currently seeing a professional for their child's behavioural difficulties or if they have attended a Triple P parenting program in the last one month (rationale: if the target child or parent is receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided intervention than from those gained from the external support).

Parents with current major psychopathology, including those who meet the criteria for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and high suicidality risk. (rationale: if parents are currently experiencing high distress levels it may be difficult for them to engage successfully in the parent discussion group and achieve positive outcomes).

Parents who are not able to read without assistance (rationale: the written materials and discussion-based format of the intervention is not suitable for parents who cannot read without assistance).

Parents who do not meet the inclusion criteria will be provided with alternative service provider information and contact details.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A decrease in the number of child problem behaviours.<br><br>Measured by parent report scores on the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI), Child Emotional and Behavioural Problems Scale on the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale—Developmental Disability (CAPES-DD), and behavioural monitoring record form (e.g., keeping track of disobedience chart). [Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at 4 weeks follow up (i.e., 4 weeks after completion of the intervention). ]