The Parent Transition Program
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Depression and Interpersonal problems (loss & grief, interpersonal disputes, social isolation, role transitions).Mental Health - Depression
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12606000393550
- Lead Sponsor
- Gold Coast Community Child Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1) are parents with children at home, 2) live in the Gold Coast Health Service District, 3) report mild to moderate mental health problems ie depresion, interpersoanl problems, loss and grief.
Exclusion Criteria
Have current psychotic symptoms, have severe substance abuse, do not have children at home and if they live outside the Gold Coast Health Service District .
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parental psychosocial functioning.<br><br>Measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS: Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), the General Health Questionaire and the Abbreviated Dyadic Adjustment Scale (ADAS: Shapley & Rogers, 1984).[Outcome measures will be taken a baseline (just before), at the end (week 6) and 3 mths post treatment.];Social adjustment.<br><br>Measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS: Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), the General Health Questionaire and the Abbreviated Dyadic Adjustment Scale (ADAS: Shapley & Rogers, 1984).[Outcome measures will be taken a baseline (just before), at the end (week 6) and 3 mths post treatment.];General health.<br><br>Measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS: Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), the General Health Questionaire and the Abbreviated Dyadic Adjustment Scale (ADAS: Shapley & Rogers, 1984).[Outcome measures will be taken a baseline (just before), at the end (week 6) and 3 mths post treatment.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Increased positive parental behaviours will be measures by the Parent Problem Checklist (PPC: Dadds & Powell, 1991), the Parenting Scale (PS: Arnold, O’Leary, Wolff & Acker, 1993) and the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC: Gibaud & Wallston, 1978.[Outcome measures will be taken a baseline (just before), at the end (week 6) and 3 mths post treatment.];2) Decreased child behaviour problems will be measured by the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI: Eyberg & Pincus, 1998).[Outcome measures will be taken a baseline (just before), at the end (week 6) and 3 mths post treatment.];3) Participant satisfaction[Measured by a satisfaction questionnaire issued at the end (week 6) and at 3 mth post treatment.]