Parenting problems
Conditions
Interventions
In this study the effectiveness of the intervention Solid Parenting (“Stevig Ouderschap” in Dutch, www.stevigouderschap.nl) on the empowerment of parents who are at increased risk of parenting problem
negative feelings towards pregnancy
pregnancy <19 years of age)
- Risk factors in the context of the parent(s)/caregiver(s) (single parent
social isolation
premature child)
- Other relevant risk factors of the parent(s)/caregiver(s) (e.g. experience of violence in parents’ own youth
psychiatric disorders)
- Risk factors observed by the Youth Health Care professional
The intervention Solid Parenting consists of six additional home visitations during the first 18 months after ch
2) Increasing parenting skills
3) Supporting parent(s)/caregiver(s) in getting grip on their own life.
A preventive Youth Health Care professional provides the intervention. The home visitations are approximately 90 minutes each.
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Public Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents in the intervention group as well as the control group are eligible for participation in this study if they have a child born between January 2014 and September 2014 and are at increased risk of parenting problems (based on an assessment of risk factors “the Solid Parenting Questionnaire”). Parents who have received the intervention Solid Parenting and Youth Health Care professionals who provided the intervention Solid Parenting are eligible to participate in an interview or focus group interview.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents should be able to read and understand the basics of the Dutch language, because questionnaires used in the study, are in Dutch.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Social support (parent), measured by the five subscales (problems in parent-child relation, problems with parenting, depressive moods, role limitation and health problems) of the Parenting Stress Questionnaire (in Dutch: Opvoedingsbelasting vragenlijst) (Vermulst et al., 2011) & the five subscales (basic care, parenting, social contacts, experience of own youth, partner relation) of the Family Functioning Questionnaire (in Dutch: Vragenlijst Gezinsfunctioneren Ouders) (Veerman et al., 2011). 2. Parenting skills, measured by the five subscales (problems in parent-child relation, problems with parenting, depressive moods, role limitation and health problems) of the Parenting Stress Questionnaire (in Dutch: Opvoedingsbelasting vragenlijst) (Vermulst et al., 2011) & the five subscales (basic care, parenting, social contacts, experience of own youth, partner relation) of the Family Functioning Questionnaire (in Dutch: Vragenlijst Gezinsfunctioneren Ouders) (Veerman et al., 2011). 3. Self-sufficiency (parent), measured by the Questionnaire Empowerment (EMPO) parents, version 2.0 (in Dutch: Vragenlijst Empowerment (EMPO) ouders, versie 2.0) (Damen & Veerman, 2011) 4. Resilience (parent), measured by the Resilience Scale – Dutch Version/RS-NL (Portzky, 2008) 5. Behavioral and emotional problems of the child at 18 months (measured by the Child Behavior Checklist for ages 1½-5) (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child temperament at age 12 months (measured by an adapted version of six scales of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire – Revised (IBQ-R) (Gartstein & Rothbart, 2003; Roza et al., 2008). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHein Raat
Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Public Health, P.O. BOX 2040
Outcome results
None listed