Parents/guardians of children aged 4-7 years old who are concerned about their children’s mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The current project is a waitlist-controlled pragmatic field trial with 3 arms: (i) a control arm comprising treatment as usual (TAU), (ii) access to Embers arm and (iii) access to Embers + school pla
Sponsors
London South Bank University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents/Guardians of children aged 4-7 who are concerned about their children’s mental well-being, including both those who are and are not already actively seeking professional support 2. Parents/Guardians of children who are receiving the Embers intervention in a school setting (School condition only) 3. Both parent and child fluent in English 4. Access to a platform-compatible digital device 5. Willingness to complete follow-up measures
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous experience with the Embers programme 2. Currently undergoing a treatment intervention with CAMHS or social care 3. Shares parenting / caring duties for the same child for which a parent/guardian is already recruited 4. Already recruited to the study in relation to a different child 5. Previous involvement in Patient and public involvement (PPIE) work associated with Embers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parent’s perceived confidence in their parental skill in supporting their children measured using the Parental Self-efficacy Scale (PSOC) at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 2. Behaviours, emotions, and relationships of children and young people (aged 4-17 years old) over the past six months measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 3. The lived experience of the intervention will be explored and measured using qualitative interviews conducted using a visual-qualitative methodology at week 16 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parental discipline responses over the last two months measured using the Parenting Scale (PS) at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 2. Health-related quality of life measured using the Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 3. What impact their child’s mental health has had on various aspects of the parents/guardians (and their families) lives measured using an Impact survey at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 4. What led them to enrol in the study and what did they hope to achieve by using the Embers platform measured using the Need Hopes questionnaire at baseline, week 8, week 16, and week 24 5. How participants engage with the platform (e.g., number of logins, time spent during each log-in) measured using access and duration usage at the end of week 24 6. How participants engage with the content offered on the platform (e.g., the number of episodes watched, and exercises accessed) measured using programme component usage at the end of week 24 7. Parent engagement measured using engagement data at week 24 | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel;Paula Frings;Reavey
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Outcome results
None listed