Behavioural and emotional problems in children Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parent or carer of a child aged 2-12 years at the time of randomisation 2. Referred for a first appointment with a paediatrician to manage a behavioural or emotional problem 3. Has a behavioural or emotional problem as listed for review on the referral letter 4. Provide a verbal consent that is signed and dated by the researcher
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Has a parent-reported diagnosis of an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder 2. Child in out of home care 3. The paediatrician decides the child needs an early review (such as for a severe problem or to exclude a medical problem)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability are measured using: 1. Recruitment measured by the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study after 3 attempts to contact within a 3-month recruitment period 2. Retention measured by the number of consenting participants in the intervention group who access the website as measured by Google Analytics continuously over the 4-month trial 3. Likelihood of recommending the intervention as measured by a Likert scale (0-10) net promoter score at 4 months 4. Usability and safety feedback measured by qualitative interview at 4 months 5. Number of participants who complete all quantitative baseline measures and final measures at 4 months 6. Number of participants who access the website as measured by Google Analytics within the 4-month trial period 7. Tasks completed on the website (e.g. parenting strategies found, suitable professionals found) measured by parent survey at 4 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child behaviour and emotions as measured by parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline and 4 months 2. Family impact of the child’s behaviour and emotions as measured by parent-reported SDQ impact statement at baseline and 4 months 3. Parent mental health and distress as measured by the parent-reported Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) at baseline and 4 months 4. Health services use measured by parent-reported surveys at 4 months | — |
Countries
Australia
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel Peyton
Outcome results
None listed