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A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan

Background: Globally, paternal depression is a neglected and under-researched area. Aims: To feasibility test Learning Through Play Plus Dads (LTP+ Dads), a group parenting psychoeducation program adapted for depressed Pakistani fathers of children under 3 years of age. Methods: Fathers with depress...

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Autores principales: Husain, Muhammad I., Chaudhry, Imran B., Khoso, Ameer B., Wan, Ming W., Kiran, Tayyeba, Shiri, Tinevimbo, Chaudhry, Nasim, Mehmood, Nasir, Jafri, Syed F., Naeem, Farooq, Husain, Nusrat
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7825441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33419080
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8010026
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author Husain, Muhammad I.
Chaudhry, Imran B.
Khoso, Ameer B.
Wan, Ming W.
Kiran, Tayyeba
Shiri, Tinevimbo
Chaudhry, Nasim
Mehmood, Nasir
Jafri, Syed F.
Naeem, Farooq
Husain, Nusrat
author_facet Husain, Muhammad I.
Chaudhry, Imran B.
Khoso, Ameer B.
Wan, Ming W.
Kiran, Tayyeba
Shiri, Tinevimbo
Chaudhry, Nasim
Mehmood, Nasir
Jafri, Syed F.
Naeem, Farooq
Husain, Nusrat
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description Background: Globally, paternal depression is a neglected and under-researched area. Aims: To feasibility test Learning Through Play Plus Dads (LTP+ Dads), a group parenting psychoeducation program adapted for depressed Pakistani fathers of children under 3 years of age. Methods: Fathers with depression were recruited in Karachi, Pakistan, for a pre-post feasibility study. Ten sessions of group LTP+ Dads were offered over three months. Clinical assessments were administered at baseline, three (end of intervention), and six (follow-up) months and included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Brief Disability Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Euro-Qol-5 Dimensions, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Parenting Stress Index, and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices questionnaire. Results: Of the 78 fathers approached, 34 consented to screening and 18 were eligible to participate. Participants had a mean age of 33 years, with a mean of 3.61 children. Most were unemployed and were from low-income households with low education backgrounds. The intervention was feasible and acceptable based on a recruitment rate of 100% of eligible participants and a 100% attendance rate for five of the 10 sessions. Fathers showed, on average, a reduction in depressive symptoms, an increase in most areas of knowledge, and positive attitudes about child development. Perceived social support, self-esteem, and functioning scores also increased. Conclusions: A low-cost, culturally adapted group intervention was found to be feasible and acceptable. Changes in depression, parenting-related, and other outcomes are promising and inform a future larger trial. Trial Registration: The trial was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov on 9 December 2020 (identifier: NCT04660253).
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spelling pubmed-78254412021-01-24 A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan Husain, Muhammad I. Chaudhry, Imran B. Khoso, Ameer B. Wan, Ming W. Kiran, Tayyeba Shiri, Tinevimbo Chaudhry, Nasim Mehmood, Nasir Jafri, Syed F. Naeem, Farooq Husain, Nusrat Children (Basel) Article Background: Globally, paternal depression is a neglected and under-researched area. Aims: To feasibility test Learning Through Play Plus Dads (LTP+ Dads), a group parenting psychoeducation program adapted for depressed Pakistani fathers of children under 3 years of age. Methods: Fathers with depression were recruited in Karachi, Pakistan, for a pre-post feasibility study. Ten sessions of group LTP+ Dads were offered over three months. Clinical assessments were administered at baseline, three (end of intervention), and six (follow-up) months and included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Brief Disability Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Euro-Qol-5 Dimensions, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Parenting Stress Index, and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices questionnaire. Results: Of the 78 fathers approached, 34 consented to screening and 18 were eligible to participate. Participants had a mean age of 33 years, with a mean of 3.61 children. Most were unemployed and were from low-income households with low education backgrounds. The intervention was feasible and acceptable based on a recruitment rate of 100% of eligible participants and a 100% attendance rate for five of the 10 sessions. Fathers showed, on average, a reduction in depressive symptoms, an increase in most areas of knowledge, and positive attitudes about child development. Perceived social support, self-esteem, and functioning scores also increased. Conclusions: A low-cost, culturally adapted group intervention was found to be feasible and acceptable. Changes in depression, parenting-related, and other outcomes are promising and inform a future larger trial. Trial Registration: The trial was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov on 9 December 2020 (identifier: NCT04660253). MDPI 2021-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7825441/ /pubmed/33419080 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8010026 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Husain, Muhammad I.
Chaudhry, Imran B.
Khoso, Ameer B.
Wan, Ming W.
Kiran, Tayyeba
Shiri, Tinevimbo
Chaudhry, Nasim
Mehmood, Nasir
Jafri, Syed F.
Naeem, Farooq
Husain, Nusrat
A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title_full A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title_fullStr A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title_short A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan
title_sort group parenting intervention for depressed fathers (ltp + dads): a feasibility study from pakistan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7825441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33419080
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8010026
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