Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to further develop and examine the Jump Start Plus COVID Support (JS+CS) program, which encourages improved psychosocial functioning by promoting resiliency in childcare centers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALJump Start Plus COVID Support
The Jump Start Plus COVID Support intervention is a resiliency program that provides behavior management and safety programs administered weekly via zoom.
BEHAVIORALHealthy Caregivers-Healthy Children (HC2)
The HC2 intervention is an obesity prevention program that provides nutrition and healthy activities programs administered weekly via Zoom.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Center Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have greater than 30 children ages 2- to 5-years old 2. Serve low-income families 3. Reflect the ethnic diversity of Miami-Dade County (60%Hispanic, 20% Non-Hispanic Black, 20% Non-Hispanic White Child Inclusion Criteria: 1. Child ages 2-5 years old 2. Child enrolled in a childcare center
Exclusion criteria
* Children with feeding tubes or those that bring their own meals.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Health Environment Rating Scale Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Health Environment Rating Scale has a total score ranging from 0 to 70 with higher scores indicating healthier practices |
| Change in Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire is a total difficulties score that ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating less child behavior concerns. |
| Change in Devereux Early Childhood Assessments Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Devereux Early Childhood Assessments is a measure with a range of score from 0 to 100 with higher score on Behavior Concerns indicating more problem behaviors and a lower score on Initiative, Self-Control, Attachment indicated better protective factors. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Brief Resilient Coping Scale Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Brief Resilient Coping Scale is a measure with a range of score from 4 to 20 with a higher score indicating better coping. |
| Change in Childcare Worker Job Stress Index Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Childcare Worker Job Stress Index is a total score that ranges from 22 to 110 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress |
| Change in Every Day Stressors Index Scores | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Every Day Stressors Index is a total score that ranges from 0 to 80 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress. |
| Change in Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children Survey | Baseline, Up to 3 years | Teacher and parents complete this survey on the number of reported nutrition and physical activity practices |
| Change in Teacher Opinion Survey | Baseline, up to 3 years | The Teacher Opinion survey is a measure with a range of score from 12 to 44 with higher score indicating better self-efficacy as it relates to teaching practices. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRuby Natale
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed