Behavioural disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Behavioural disorders
Conditions
Sponsors
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants were parents of children aged 6 months attending community well-child clinics across 6 Melbourne local government areas during August/September 2004. Families were recruited from a broad sociodemographic sample.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents with insufficient English to attend a parenting group and complete brief written questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome 1: Parent-reported child behaviour problems on the Child Behaviour Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000). Measured at 18 months, 24 months and 3 years. Primary outcome 2: Parent-reported parenting practices on the Parent Behaviour Checklist (subscales: developmental expectations, nurturance, harsh discipline) (Fox, 1994). Measured at 18 months, 24 months and 3 years. Primary outcome 3: Parent-reported mental health on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). Measured at 18 months, 24 months and 3 years. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Economic evaluation (cost consequences) of cost of delivering the intervention and costs of other sevrices used by families for either the child's behaviour and/or the mother's mental health. Timepoint: At 18, 24 and 36 months. | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed