DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
研究概览
简要总结
The project is aimed at meeting the support needs of community fathers who are expecting a baby or who have recently had a baby. This work is being conducted in conjunction with community partners through The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado (WCNC). Researchers and WCNC staff will work together to develop and implement programs for prenatal and postpartum fathers. Participants will be invited to a group mentoring program and also will be provided access to supplementary educational podcasts focused on topics relevant to prenatal and postpartum fathers. The investigators are seeking to understand what participants like and don't like about the program and how participation in the program affects participants' stress, well-being, and parenting.
详细描述
The investigators are building on previous work to identify opportunities to meet the needs of perinatal fathers. The term perinatal encompasses the time leading up to and immediately following the birth of a child. Father involvement in child rearing is beneficial to mothers and children, but fathers are routinely overlooked by available support opportunities at the transition to parenthood. This pilot project seeks to apply research evidence and best practices to address the disparity in socioemotional community support and education programs serving perinatal fathers. In a previous pilot study, the investigators learned from fathers participating in focus groups that participants were interested in opportunities to connect with other fathers in the same life stage to talk about personal experiences and learn from each other. The investigators also learned that fathers worry about meeting varied role expectations, that available resources tend to overlook the unique experiences of fathers, and that it can be challenging to find quality information in a digital world saturated with conflicting information about parenting. This project seeks to address these primary issues through community-based, father-centric support and educational programs. WCNC education staff will facilitate a discussion-based group mentoring program for fathers who are expecting or recently had a baby. This program seeks to increase connection with other fathers, reduce stress related to parenting a baby, and increase parenting confidence. The investigators plan to evaluate the feasibility of the program through satisfaction surveys and other measures of the program's implementation. The investigators also plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the program by providing participants with surveys asking about their well-being, knowledge, confidence in parenting, and their satisfaction with their social networks. The investigators are additionally developing educational podcasts focused on topics relevant to prenatal and postpartum fathers, which will be evaluated as a supplementary component to the mentoring program. Research objectives are the following: Study 1, Objective 1 (Primary): The investigators seek to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a program targeting perinatal fathers offered in a community clinic setting. Study 1, Objective 2 (Primary): Examine whether participating in a discussion-based group mentoring program increases the likelihood of positive short-term outcomes for fathers. Study 1 Objective 3 (Secondary): Identify whether listening to brief, targeted educational podcasts predicts increased positive outcomes for fathers over and above the mentoring group alone. Study 2 Objective 1 (Primary): Identify whether participants who listen to brief, targeted educational podcasts find the podcasts satisfactory and acceptable as a method of gaining information about perinatal fatherhood.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participants must be expecting a baby or have a baby less than one year of age and planning to take the DadSpace mentoring program.
排除标准
- •Non-English speaking
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items assessing feelings of upset and anxiety versus contentment at the present time. Item values range from 1 to 4 with a higher score indicating higher state anxiety, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 24.
Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
13 items assessing coparent collaboration versus conflict related to child rearing. Items values range from 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating a better coparenting relationship. Items are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 72.
Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items that measure core features of postnatal depression. Item values range from 0 to 3 with a higher score indicating higher depressive symptoms, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 30.
Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
This 19-item abbreviated version of the inventory assesses accurate knowledge of infant development. The first 11 items are rated as true or false and include questions such as "Babies may cry for 20-30 minutes at a time, no matter how much you try to comfort them" and "Some parents do not bond until their baby starts to smile and look at them." An additional 6 items ask parents to rate whether they think babies can do something at the age listed in the item or whether the developmental task (e.g., "Six-month-olds know what 'no' means.") occurs in younger or older children. Two additional items ask respondents to choose the best way to respond to potentially stressful infant behaviors (breaking things and fussing at night). Item responses are scored as correct or incorrect with percent correct as the final measure.
Change in Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items related to anxiety, stress, and coping with upsets. Items values range from 0 to 4 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 to 40.
Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
This 19-item abbreviated version of the inventory assesses accurate knowledge of infant development. The first 11 items are rated as true or false and include questions such as "Babies may cry for 20-30 minutes at a time, no matter how much you try to comfort them" and "Some parents do not bond until their baby starts to smile and look at them." An additional 6 items ask parents to rate whether they think babies can do something at the age listed in the item or whether the developmental task (e.g., "Six-month-olds know what 'no' means.") occurs in younger or older children. Two additional items ask respondents to choose the best way to respond to potentially stressful infant behaviors (breaking things and fussing at night). Item responses are scored as correct or incorrect with percent correct as the final measure.
Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
A 6-item measure of feelings of efficacy/competence in the parental role. Items are weighted on a range from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in the parental role, a better outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 4 to 24.
Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
7 yes/no items on satisfaction with the support received from one's social network. More "yes" answers indicates lower satisfaction with the social network, a worse outcome. Scores are reverse-scored and totaled with a possible range from 0 to 7 so that higher scores indicate more satisfaction.
Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items assessing feelings of upset and anxiety versus contentment at the present time. Item values range from 1 to 4 with a higher score indicating higher state anxiety, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 24.
Change in Role Conflict Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
2 subscales that assess work conflict with family life, family life conflict with work, and work-family balance. Item values range from 1 to 6. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range of 8 to 48.
Change in Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items related to anxiety, stress, and coping with upsets. Items values range from 0 to 4 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 to 40.
Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
10 items that measure core features of postnatal depression. Item values range from 0 to 3 with a higher score indicating higher depressive symptoms, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 30.
Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
时间窗: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
13 items assessing coparent collaboration versus conflict related to child rearing. Items values range from 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating a better coparenting relationship. Items are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 72.
次要结局
- Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale(Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up)
- Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale(Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up)
- Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale(Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up)
- Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale(Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up)
研究者
Julie Rieker
Department Head and Professor
Colorado State University