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The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial

BACKGROUND: In recent decades, parents have been involved in programs that aim to improve parenting style and reduce child behavior problems. Research of preventive parenting programs has shown that these interventions generally have a positive influence on both parents and children. However, to our...

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Autores principales: Lindberg, Lene, Ulfsdotter, Malin, Jalling, Camilla, Skärstrand, Eva, Lalouni, Maria, Lönn Rhodin, Kajsa, Månsdotter, Anna, Enebrink, Pia
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23890316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-688
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author Lindberg, Lene
Ulfsdotter, Malin
Jalling, Camilla
Skärstrand, Eva
Lalouni, Maria
Lönn Rhodin, Kajsa
Månsdotter, Anna
Enebrink, Pia
author_facet Lindberg, Lene
Ulfsdotter, Malin
Jalling, Camilla
Skärstrand, Eva
Lalouni, Maria
Lönn Rhodin, Kajsa
Månsdotter, Anna
Enebrink, Pia
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description BACKGROUND: In recent decades, parents have been involved in programs that aim to improve parenting style and reduce child behavior problems. Research of preventive parenting programs has shown that these interventions generally have a positive influence on both parents and children. However, to our knowledge there is a gap in the scientific literature when it comes to randomized controlled trials of brief, manual-based structured programs which address general parenting among the population, and focus on promoting health. A four-session universal health promotion parent group program named All Children in Focus was developed. It aims at promoting parental competence and children’s positive development with the parent–child relationship as the target. There is currently no randomized controlled trial existing of the program. METHODS/DESIGN: A prospective multicenter randomized wait-list controlled trial is being conducted. Approximately 600 parents with children ranging in age from 3–12 years have been recruited in eleven municipalities and city districts in the County of Stockholm, Sweden. Parents are randomized at baseline to an intervention group, which receives the program directly, or to a waiting-list control group, which participates in the program six months later. Changes in parenting and child health and development are assessed with measures immediately post-intervention and six months after the baseline. Observations of a minor group of parents and children are conducted to explore possible relations between parental reports and observed behaviors, as well as changes in the interaction between parent and child. Further, data collected within the evaluation will also be applied to evaluate the possible cost-effectiveness of the program. DISCUSSION: This paper describes a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Except for the quantitative outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of All Children in Focus, this protocol also describes health economic and qualitative analyses to deepen the knowledge of the program. We further discuss some issues regarding the implementation of the program in municipalities and city districts. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN70202532
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spelling pubmed-37294932013-08-01 The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial Lindberg, Lene Ulfsdotter, Malin Jalling, Camilla Skärstrand, Eva Lalouni, Maria Lönn Rhodin, Kajsa Månsdotter, Anna Enebrink, Pia BMC Public Health Study Protocol BACKGROUND: In recent decades, parents have been involved in programs that aim to improve parenting style and reduce child behavior problems. Research of preventive parenting programs has shown that these interventions generally have a positive influence on both parents and children. However, to our knowledge there is a gap in the scientific literature when it comes to randomized controlled trials of brief, manual-based structured programs which address general parenting among the population, and focus on promoting health. A four-session universal health promotion parent group program named All Children in Focus was developed. It aims at promoting parental competence and children’s positive development with the parent–child relationship as the target. There is currently no randomized controlled trial existing of the program. METHODS/DESIGN: A prospective multicenter randomized wait-list controlled trial is being conducted. Approximately 600 parents with children ranging in age from 3–12 years have been recruited in eleven municipalities and city districts in the County of Stockholm, Sweden. Parents are randomized at baseline to an intervention group, which receives the program directly, or to a waiting-list control group, which participates in the program six months later. Changes in parenting and child health and development are assessed with measures immediately post-intervention and six months after the baseline. Observations of a minor group of parents and children are conducted to explore possible relations between parental reports and observed behaviors, as well as changes in the interaction between parent and child. Further, data collected within the evaluation will also be applied to evaluate the possible cost-effectiveness of the program. DISCUSSION: This paper describes a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Except for the quantitative outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of All Children in Focus, this protocol also describes health economic and qualitative analyses to deepen the knowledge of the program. We further discuss some issues regarding the implementation of the program in municipalities and city districts. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN70202532 BioMed Central 2013-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3729493/ /pubmed/23890316 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-688 Text en Copyright © 2013 Lindberg et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lindberg, Lene
Ulfsdotter, Malin
Jalling, Camilla
Skärstrand, Eva
Lalouni, Maria
Lönn Rhodin, Kajsa
Månsdotter, Anna
Enebrink, Pia
The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title_full The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title_fullStr The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title_short The effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
title_sort effects and costs of the universal parent group program – all children in focus: a study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial
topic Study Protocol
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23890316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-688
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