Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test the Jump Start on the Go (JS Go), an app-based program and see how helpful it is at improving resiliency and behavior support within childcare settings.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALJump Start on the Go
Centers will receive the Jump Start On The Go mental health program via a mobile app. This will entail receiving 12-24 mental health consultation sessions in which a licensed mental health consultant will use a mobile app that will provide directors and teachers with access to information such as videos, infographics, and an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot on how to work with children with challenging behaviors. Participants will receive the intervention once per week for up to 1 hour.
BEHAVIORALJump Start Plus Coronavirus Support
The Jump Start Plus Coronavirus Support intervention is a resiliency program that provides behavior management and safety programs administered weekly via zoom.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Centers Inclusion Criteria: 1. Centers must have \>30 children ages 2-to-5 2. Center must serve low income families 3. Centers must reflect the ethnic diversity of the Miami Dade County Public School System (60% Hispanic, 20% Non-Hispanic Black, 20% Non-Hispanic White). Participants Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants must speak English or Spanish or Creole 2. Parents must have a child enrolled in the childcare center that is participating in the study. 3. Children ages 2-5: Parent reported data (name, Date of Birth, behaviors)
Exclusion criteria
1\. any participants who do not speak English or Spanish or Creole.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in classroom practices as measured by Health Environment Rating Scale | Baseline, 2 months after baseline, and up to 1 year | The Health Environment Rating Scale is a measure with a range of score from 0 to 70 with higher score indicating better classroom practices. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in child behaviors as measured by Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Baseline and up to 1 year | 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 resiliency as measured by Brief Resiliency Coping Scale | Baseline and up to 1 year | The Brief Resiliency Coping Scale is a total score that ranges from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of coping |
| Change in stress as measured by Childcare Worker Job Stress Index | Baseline and up to 1 year | 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 child behaviors as measured by Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA) | Baseline, 2 months after baseline, and up to 1 year | 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. |
| Change in satisfaction as measured by Teacher Opinion and Satisfaction survey | Baseline and up to 1 year | 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. |
| Mobile Application satisfaction as measured by the Mobile Application Rating Scale | 2 months after baseline | The Mobile Application Rating Scale is a measure with a range of scores from 29-145 with higher score indicating better engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality, as well as application subjective quality. |
| Change in stress as measured by Everyday Stressors Index | Baseline and up to 1 year | The Everyday Stressors Index is a total score that ranges from 0 to 80 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed