Evaluation of a parenting support programme.

Two-stage pilot evaluation of an intensive group parenting programme (Hoki ki te Rito) for parents experiencing significant parenting problems

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000076370

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-11

Start date

2008-02-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study is a pilot evaluation of an intensive parenting programme delivered to Maori and Pacific parents residing in the Counties Manukau DHB. The programme (Hoki ki te Rito) is based on the methods from an established intervention called Mellow Parenting (MP) which is a 14 week programme (1 day, 5 hours a week) designed to support families with relationship problems with their infants and young children. It combines personal support for parents with a video and direct work with parents and children on their own parenting problems. Overseas, it has proved effective in recruiting and engaging families with a variety of severe problems. It aims to improve maternal well being, parent-child interaction, child behaviour and child development. The programme has been developed by a team led by Christine Puckering in UK. In this study we aim to pilot a delivery of an intensive parenting programme based on the MP and adapted for Maori. We intend to run a two-stage evaluation. In the first phase, we will run a small open trial with up to 10 families/whanau. Formative feedback from this stage will be used to refine the programme and the delivery methods for phase 2. In the second phase, we will compare the programme against treatment as usual (a parenting course Whakatokia te Rongomau) with up to 20 families (10 per arm). The results of this pilot will be used to further refine the programme and methodology for a larger definitive efficacy trial.

Interventions

This study is a pilot evaluation of an intensive parenting programme delivered to Maori and Pacific parents. The programme (Hoki ki te Rito) is based on the methods from an established intervention called Mellow Parenting (MP) which is a 14 week programme (1 day, 5 hours a week) designed to support families with relationship problems with their infants and young children. It combines personal support for parents with a video and direct work with parents and children on their own parenting problems. Overseas, it has proved effective in recruiting and engaging families with a variety of severe problems. It aims to improve maternal well being, parent-child interaction, child behaviour and child development. The programme has been developed by a team led by Christine Puckering in UK.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

• Primary caregiver of a child less or equal four years of age • Primary caregiver is a female • Identifies as Maori • Self-referring/seeking parenting support for difficulties with child-rearing • Aged 16 years or more • The child predominantly living with the primary caregiver • Living in the Counties Manukau DHB area at the first time of contact • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Parenting problems stemming from own or child’s disability/illness • Current acute psychiatric illness or above a threshold on General Health Questionnaire-30 (HGQ-30) • Current severe problems alcohol/substance abuse (e.g. currently in detox) • Intellectual handicap

Outcome results