Helping refugee parents thrive: an evaluation of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Conditions

Compromised parenting due to armed conflict and forced migration Not Applicable

Mark J. D. Jordans, Ioannis Bakolis, Maguy Arnous, Gabriela V. Koppenol‐Gonzalez, Fadila Tossyeh et al. (7 authors)

Child Abuse & Neglect2023-07-017 citations

10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106335

Supporting parenting among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a randomized controlled trial of the caregiver support intervention

Kenneth E. Miller, Alexandra Chen, Gabriela V. Koppenol‐Gonzalez, Ioannis Bakolis, Maguy Arnous et al. (13 authors)

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry2022-07-1544 citations

10.1111/jcpp.13668

Protocol for a randomized control trial of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Miller KE, Arnous M, Tossyeh F, Chen A, Bakolis I, Koppenol-Gonzalez GV, Nahas N, Jordans MJD.

2020-03-1812 citations

10.1186/s13063-020-4175-9

Interventions

The Caregiver Support Intervention (CSI) is a 9 session weekly group intervention aimed at strengthening caregiver psychosocial wellbeing and parenting. The CSI will be compared to a waitlist control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Syrian refugee or Lebanese host society parents or other primary caregivers of children aged 3-12. 2. Both parents/caregivers are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to complete questionnaires even with the assistance of research assistant. 2. Previous participation in a parenting intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parenting is measured using a new parenting measure developed for this study (available on request) at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parental warmth and responsiveness will be measured using a subscale of a new parenting measure developed for this study, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 2. Child psychosocial wellbeing will be measured using the Kindle-Parent Report at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 3. For families with a child between 0-3 years old, an additional assessment will be made of infant and toddler mental health using the CREDI, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. This will be strictly an exploratory outcome. O-3 children will be assessed in addition to, not in place of, the index child (ages 3-12). 4. Caregiver distress will measured using the K10 at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 5. Caregiver psychosocial wellbeing will be measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 6. Caregiver stress will be measured using the Caregiver Stress Questionnaire, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 7. Caregiver stress management will be measured using the Stress Management Questionnaire (developed for this study, available on request) at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parental warmth and responsiveness will be measured using a subscale of a new parenting measure developed for this study, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 2. Child psychosocial wellbeing will be measured using the Kindle-Parent Report at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 3. For families with a child between 0-3 years old, an additional assessment will be made of infant and toddler mental health using the CREDI, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. This will be strictly an exploratory outcome. O-3 children will be assessed in addition to, not in place of, the index child (ages 3-12). 4. Caregiver distress will measured using the K10 at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 5. Caregiver psychosocial wellbeing will be measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 6. Caregiver stress will be measured using the Caregiver Stress Questionnaire, at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up. 7. Caregiver stress management will be measured using the Stress Management Questionnaire (developed for this study, available on request) at at baseline, endline, and 3 month follow up.

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Countries

Lebanon, Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactKenneth Miller

kenneth.miller@ubc.ca0031204227777

Outcome results

None listed