Evaluation of an online parenting programme for parents of 3-4 year-old children.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hyperactive child behaviour; Inattentive child behaviour; Parenting practices; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000480785
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-30
• Study Completion: 2015-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

Parent has a child of 3- or 4-year old.
- The target child has an elevated level of hyperactivity and/ or inattention according to following measures:
'Werry-Weiss-Peters questionnaire' (score of 14 or higher) and the preschool version of the clinical interview 'Parental Account of Child Symptoms (PACS)' (score of 16 or higher), and parental concern over impairment based on a score of 1 or more on the PACS perceived severity scale or impact scale
- Parent has access to a computer and broadband internet.

Exclusion Criteria

- Parent who is currently seeing a professional for the child’s behaviour difficulties (rationale: if the target child is receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).

- Parent/s is currently seeing a health professional for emotional or psychological problems (rationale: if parents are receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).

- Parents with a child suffering from a developmental disability, i.e., autism, intellectual disability, or chronic illness (rationale: the self-help version of Triple P is designed for children with behavioural problems that are otherwise normally developing. A modified version of Triple P, Stepping Stones Triple P, has been specifically designed to meet the unique needs of parents who have children with a developmental or health disability.

- Parents who are not able to read an English newspaper without assistance (rationale: the written online materials of this programme are not suitable for parents who cannot read a newspaper without assistance).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified