Group-based parenting program to improve parenting and children's behavioral problems in families using special services: A randomized controlled trial in a real-life setting

Karjalainen, Piia; Kiviruusu, Olli; Aronen, Eeva T.; Santalahti, Päivi

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.12.004

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“…As was reported in our earlier paper [56], children in the intervention group demonstrated significant positive changes on the ECBI Problem Scale from pre-to post-intervention compared with children in the control group. In the present study, looking at the change from post-intervention to follow-up, the behaviour of control children continued to improve, whereas the behaviour of children in the intervention group regressed slightly.…”

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“…Results for intervention effectiveness regarding parent-reported outcomes from pre- to post-intervention have been reported earlier in Karjalainen et al [ 56 ] and are presented here only for the sake of clarity. From pre- to post-intervention, parent-reported results showed that the intervention group had a larger reduction in ECBI scores over time than the control group, but the reduction was statistically significant only on the ECBI Problem Scale.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…The socio-demographic characteristics of the intervention and control groups did not differ significantly at baseline. The socio-demographic characteristics of the families are presented in more detail in Karjalainen et al [ 56 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of the IY ® Parenting Program conducted in families receiving child protection and other family support services. The study protocol has been described in detail in Karjalainen et al [ 56 ]. The study ran from 2015 to 2017 with a one-year follow-up in 2018, and was carried out in seven municipalities, mainly in the southern part of Finland, with originally 102 children (aged 3–7 years) with behaviour problems and their parents ( N = 122) attending the study.…”

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“…To address these gaps in knowledge, we have conducted an RCT on the effects of the IY ® Parenting Program intervention among clients in CPS and other social support services. Since we have already reported the results from pre- to post-intervention based on parental reports [ 56 ], the aim of the present study was to examine within the same RCT condition 1) whether the effects of the IY ® Parenting Program on child externalizing behaviour observed from pre- to post-intervention are sustained at the one-year follow-up as reported by parents, and 2) whether the effects of the IY ® on child externalizing behaviours observed by parents at home generalize to daycare/school settings as reported by teachers.…”

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Parent- and teacher-reported long-term effects of parent training on child conduct problems in families with child protection and other support services: a randomized controlled trial

Karjalainen

Santalahti

Aronen

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Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the long-term effectiveness of the Incredible Years® (IY) Parenting Program in modifying children’s externalizing problems among families in Child Protection Services (CPS) and using other special support services. We also examined whether parent-reported effects of the IY® generalize to the daycare/school setting as reported by teachers. Methods Participants in the study were 3–7-year-old children with behavioural problems (N = 102 at baseline, N = 89 at one-year follow-up). Participants were randomized to intervention (N = 50) and control groups (N = 52) after the baseline assessment. The intervention group received 19-week IY® Parenting Program. The effectiveness of the intervention was analyzed using linear mixed model. Results Our previously reported pre-post intervention effects on CBCL (Child Behavior Checklist) and ECBI (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory) were not sustained to the one-year follow-up. Child conduct problems decreased from baseline to follow-up in both intervention and control groups. The positive changes were not observed at daycare/school from baseline to post-intervention or to the one-year follow-up, and there were no significant differences in changes between the groups. Conclusions Evidence-based parenting program IY® seems to be an effective intervention for child conduct problems in the short term in families in the CPS context, but sustaining the positive effects and generalizing them to the daycare/school context are challenging. Trial registration: The trial is registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (NCT03239990), Registered August 4th, 2017; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=NCT03239990&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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