Behavioural and emotional difficulties Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Wait-list randomised controlled trial with a 3-month follow-up period for the intervention group. Disability services that registered to complete the training in the intervention were randomised to an
Sponsors
Parents Plus
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: There were two types of inclusion criteria. Parents who were eligible to take part were determined by each service. The researchers instructed services that the programme was for parents of adolescents with intellectual or developmental disabilities. However, as it was a pragmatic trial they left it up to services to determine individual eligibility. They would suggest that it was: 1. A parent of an adolescent (aged 12-20) with an intellectual or developmental disability 2. A parent who is willing and able to attend 8 group sessions Service inclusion criteria included: 1. A service whose clients were children, adolescents and/or young adults with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities 2. A service who had two practitioners who could attend training 3. A service who was willing to take part in the evaluation and request and collect data from parents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There were no official exclusion criteria. Each service was requested to invite suitable participants and therefore the exclusion criteria were left up to individual services.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Problem behaviours, prosocial behaviours, and emotional difficulties measured using the CAPES (Child Adjustment and Parental Efficacy Scale) 2. Parenting behaviours and family adjustment measured using the PAFAS (Parent and Family Adjustment Scale) Measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3-month follow up for intervention group, and at baseline and two months later (pre-intervention) and two months following this (post-intervention) for waitlist-control group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parental self-efficacy measured using the CAPES 2. Parental satisfaction measured using the Kansas Satisfaction Scale 3. Parent goals for self and parent goals for child measured using the Parents Plus goal setting procedure Measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3 month follow up for intervention group, and at baseline and 2 months later (pre-intervention) and 2 months following this (post-intervention) for waitlist-control group. | — |
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactJohn Sharry
Outcome results
None listed