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Impact of a general practice based group parenting programme on the mental health of children and parents 12 months post intervention : quantitative and qualitative results from a controlled trial

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Stewart-Brown, Sarah L., Patterson, Jacoby, Mockford, Carole, Barlow, Jane, Klimes, Ivana and Pyper, Cecilia. (2004) Impact of a general practice based group parenting programme on the mental health of children and parents 12 months post intervention : quantitative and qualitative results from a controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol.89 (No.6). pp. 519-525. ISSN 0003-9888

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.028365

Abstract

Objective To test the effectiveness at one year of the Webster Stratton Parents and Children Series group parenting programme in a population sample of parents
Design multicentre block randomised controlled trial
Setting 3 urban General Practices in Oxford.
Participants Parents of children aged 2-8 years in 116 families who scored in the upper 50% on a behaviour inventory.
Intervention Webster-Stratton’s 10-week parenting programme led by health visitors.
Outcome measures. Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory, Goodman Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire, Parenting Stress Index, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale. Qualitative interviews with volunteer parents from both intervention and control groups immediately post intervention.
Results The intervention significantly reduced child behaviour problems and improved mental health at immediate and 6-month follow-ups. One-year differences between control and intervention groups were not significant. Possible methodological reasons for this are: Hawthorne effects and contamination of control group. At interview parents spoke of a need for further sessions and a desire for attendance by both parents. They also described how, as a result of the programme, they had gained in confidence,
felt less stressed, shouted less and achieved more cooperation from their children.
Conclusions Parenting programmes have the potential to promote mental health and reduce social inequalities, but further work is needed to improve long-term effectiveness.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services

Divisions:

Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Family medicine, Problem families, Parent and child, Child rearing

Journal or Publication Title:

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Publisher:

BMJ

ISSN:

0003-9888

Official Date:

June 2004

Dates:

Date	Event
June 2004	Published

Volume:

Vol.89

Number:

No.6

Page Range:

pp. 519-525

Identification Number:

10.1136/adc.2003.028365

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access

Description:

Version accepted by publisher (post-print, after peer review, before copy-editing)

Funder:

NHS Executive, Great Britain. Dept. of Health (DoH)

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