Interpersonal violence in adolescents 10-14 years old Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
There are 28 clusters (i.e., schools or clinics) and 30 families are recruited per cluster. Clusters (i.e., clinics or schools) will be randomized to:
1. Implementation of Familias Fuertes in health
strengthening pa
Sponsors
The University of Manchester
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 05/06/2018: 1. Families with a male or female adolescent between 10 and 14 years old 2. At least one primary caregiver and one child 10-14 are willing to attend the programme together within a fixed time period if a place is offered 3. The ability to speak Spanish (literacy aid will be provided to parents or children who cannot read or write) 4. Families can be recruited from those who access services from the centres or widely from the community Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Families with a male or female adolescent between 10 and 14 years old 2. At least one primary caregiver and one child 10-14 are willing to attend the programme together within a fixed time period if a place is offered 3. The ability to speak Spanish (literacy aid will be provided to parents or children who cannot read or write)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Families in which children and parents live separately (e.g., the child is in care) 2. Families that have participated in SFP 10-14 (Familias Fuertes) previously 3. Families that have taken part in any other family-based intervention in the last 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measures as of 05/06/2018: Problem behaviours, measured with the Externalizing subscale of the Child Behaviour Checklist (Parent Version) for children 6 to 18 years that measures rule-breaking and aggressive behaviour. This scale consists of 35 items responded by parents using a scale from 0 to 2, being 0 = not true, 1 = somewhat or sometimes true, and 2 = very true or often true. The questionnaire takes 10 minutes to complete. Measured at baseline (T0), 2 (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 months follow-up (T3). The primary endpoint is at 12 months follow-up or T3. All outcomes will be assessed via face-to-face sessions in schools or clinics, via telephone interviews or through delivery/pick up of questionnaires to family homes. Format of assessment will depend on family’s individual preferences. Previous primary outcome measures: Problem behaviours, measured with the Externalizing subscale of the Child Behaviour Checklist (Parent Version) for children 6 to 18 years that measures rule-breaking and aggressive behaviour. This scale consists of 35 items responded by parents using a scale from 0 to 2, being 0 = not true, 1 = somewhat or sometimes true, and 2 = very true or often true. The questionnaire takes 10 minutes to complete. Measured at baseline, 2, 6 and 12 months follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 05/06/2018: Parent reported: 1. Family functioning, measured with the Family Relationship Index (FRI). The FRI is a 27-item uni-dimensional measurement of the quality of social relationships in the family environment as determined by cohesion, expressiveness and conflict. Participants respond True or False to each item. Measured at baseline (T0), 2 (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 months follow-up (T3). The primary endpoint is at 12 months follow-up or T3. 2. Parental discipline, measured with the Parenting Scale (PS). The PS is a 7-point Likert-scale 30-item questionnaire that measures parenting practices in three subscales: laxness, over-reactivity and hostile parenting. Laxness refers to a parent’s inconsistency or permissive parenting, while over-reactivity refers to a parent’s harsh or punitive parenting. Hostile parenting refers to the extent to which a parent hits, curses or insults their child. Measured at baseline (T0), 2 (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 months follow-up (T3). The primary endpoint is at 12 months follow-up or T3. 3. Parental stress, measured with the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21). DASS-21 is a 21 self-report questionnaire designed to measure the severity of a range of symptoms common to both Depression and Anxiety. The individual is required to indicate the presence of a symptom over the previous week. Each item is scored from 0 (did not apply to me at all over the last week) to 3 (applied to me very much or most of the time over the past week). Measured at baseline (T0), 2 (T1) and 12 months follow-up (T3). The primary endpoint is at 12 months follow-up or T3. 4. Quality of life, measured with the ED-5D-5L, which assesses mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, and extreme problems. The respondent is asked to indicate his/her health state by ticking in the box against the most | — |
Countries
Panama
Outcome results
None listed