Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Disturbance of activity and attention
Conditions
Interventions
Well Parent Japan is a 13-session group-based intervention for parents of children with ADHD. The program includes an orientation to the intervention and psycho-education about ADHD, four sessions dev
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Participants are randomly allocated into one of two groups. The method of randomization is at the individual level using a random number generator at the University of Nottin
Sponsors
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD and the children themselves will be identified by health professionals working in hospitals or community clinics linked to the three research sites in Japan. Inclusion criteria for mothers will be: 1. Fluency in Japanese (reading and writing) 2. Parenting a child, 6-12 years who is diagnosed with ADHD 3. Participation in a behavioural intervention for the mother is not contra-indicated as viewed by the referring clinician
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with very little pragmatic speech as judged by the referring clinician 2. Children with functional intellectual disability 3. Mothers who are currently or have recently taken part in other parenting intervention (within two months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent stress measured by the Parent Stress Index (PSI) at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis T1: baseline, T2: 14 weeks, T3: 26 weeks, T4: 39 weeks, T5: 51 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parenting style measured by the Parenting Scale at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 2. Parenting competence/efficacy measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 3. Locus of control assessed using the Parental Locus of Control Scale (PLOC) at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 4. Mother’s mood measured by BDI-2 at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 5. Child’s ADHD symptoms measured by mother and teacher by the Swanson, Nolan & Pelham Scale SNAP at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 6. Parent/caregiver and teacher perceptions of emotional and behavioural problems in children measured by the Child Behavior Check List (CBCL) and Teacher Rating Form (TRF) at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 7. Child’s impairment in school performance and relationship measured by mother and teacher by the performance scale from the Vanderbilt Assessment Scale at T1, T2 and T3 for intervention group and T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 for TAU group as TAU also receive intervention at the end of TAU to inform the predictors of outcome analysis 8. Child’s impairment in eight different domains of functioning measured by the Impairm | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShizuka Shimsbukuro
Outcome results
None listed