scholarly journals Internet-Based versus Center-Based Intervention Training for Parents of Young Children with Post-Digital Nanning Autism Syndrome (PDNAS): A Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Pouretemad ◽  
Saeid Sadeghi ◽  
Bita Shalani
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Autism Symptoms ◽  
Post Intervention

AbstractobjectivesInternet-based intervention approach is one novel strategy to train. However, only a few clinical trials have compared internet-based parent training intervention with an equal center-based intervention for children with ASD. The primary aim of this study was to compare treatment outcomes of an internet-based intervention with a center-based intervention for young children with Post Digital Nanning Autism Syndrome (PDNAS). MethodsA total of 40 mother–young children with PDNAS dyads were assigned to the internet-based (n=20) and to the center-based intervention (n=20). Parents in both groups received intervention that involves 7 sessions (one session per week). Primary outcome measures were the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale - Second Edition (GARS-2), Repetitive Behavior Scale- Revised (RBS-R) and Parenting Stress Index (PSI). ResultsThe analysis yielded no significant between-group difference for any of the pre- to post-intervention measurements. At post-intervention both intervention conditions revealed significant symptoms changes compared to before the intervention. Also, the parental stress was significant related to the child’s autism symptoms and repetitive behaviors severity.Conclusion: Internet-based parent training intervention for young children with PDNAS and their parents is equally beneficial to regular center-based parent training intervention. These findings support the potential for using telehealth to provide research-based parent training interventions to any family that has access to the Internet.

Mindfulness-based wellbeing for socio-economically disadvantaged parents: a pre-post pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catrin Eames ◽  
Rebecca Crane ◽  
Eluned Gold ◽  
Sophie Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mindfulness Skills ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Behavioural parent training (PT) interventions partially mediate risk factors for the development of child behavioural problems. Mindfulness skills could have benefit in alleviating the impact of these risk factors for parents who are socio-economically disadvantaged. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A pre-post single group comparison of disadvantaged mothers attending the Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing for Parents (MBW-P) programme. Findings – Changes were observed in facets of parental stress (Parenting Stress Index-Short Form; Abidin, 1995), depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II; Beck et al., 1996) and brooding (Ruminative Responses Scale; Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow, 1991), with moderate to large effect sizes and incidences of clinical change. Research limitations/implications – The research design, although pragmatic, includes a small sample and no control or long-term comparison group. Social implications – Mothers considered as the “hardest to reach” group in terms of vulnerability, risk factors and being likely to gain from intervention demonstrated positive shifts post-intervention. A targeted mindfulness-based intervention, delivered pragmatically within a health service context, may have benefit in reducing the impact of risk factors on parental wellbeing. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first evaluation of a targeted mindfulness group delivered within routine health care settings, in identified “high risk” areas, by routine staff.

Preliminary Findings of an Intervention Program for Parents of Young Children with a Developmental Delay: Investigation of Parental Stress and Sense of Competence

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R. Romagnano ◽  
Susana Gavidia-Payne
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parent Stress ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Parenting Sense Of Competence

AbstractBehavioural problems in young children can be detrimental to the psychological well-being of their parents. The present study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed intervention in improving parental stress and parenting sense of competence for parents of young children with a developmental delay (DD), presenting with behavioural problems. The sample comprised 15 parents and 1 grandparent of children, aged between 2 and 5 years, with DD. Parents completed a questionnaire package at pre-intervention and post-intervention, including measures to assess parent stress and sense of competence. Paired sample t-tests revealed a significant decline at post-intervention in the total frequency of hassles associated with raising a child with DD, as well as reductions in stress associated with parents' needs. General stress and parenting sense of competence showed no significant post-intervention improvements. Correlation analyses revealed a negative relationship between parent stress and sense of competence, at pre-intervention and post-intervention. It was concluded that the intervention was useful for reducing the overall frequency of stress and the stress associated with the needs of parents raising a young child with DD. Findings have implications for the development of parental supports by early childhood intervention practitioners. Due to a number of methodological limitations, suggestions were made for future research.

scholarly journals Parent Training for Young Children With Developmental Disabilities: Randomized Controlled Trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lee McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Children With Developmental Disabilities

Abstract A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate a parent training intervention for caregivers with preschool-age children with developmental disabilities. The 21 families in the experimental group received usual care plus the 12-week Incredible Years Parent Training Program with developmental delay modifications. Families in the control group (n = 23) received usual care, including early childhood education and related services. Results suggest that this parent training intervention was superior to usual care for young children with developmental delays or disabilities in reducing negative parent–child interactions and child behavior problems. Participants in the experimental group indicated high satisfaction with treatment. Additional research is necessary to document maintenance and generalization of treatment outcomes.

The PRETEND Program: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Remote Parent-Training Intervention for Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (6) ◽  
pp. 574-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Zyga ◽  
Sandra W. Russ ◽  
Anastasia Dimitropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Prader Willi Syndrome ◽  
Rare Disorders ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Low Prevalence

Abstract Research has shown that children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have social-cognitive challenges and decreased quality parent-child interactions. However, given the low prevalence rate, developing interventions for children with PWS is faced with the significant challenge of enrolling enough participants for local studies. To better understand the feasibility and acceptability of telehealth, the current study delivered a 6-week remote parent training intervention to 15 primary caregivers of a child with PWS (ages 3-6). Behavioral Intervention Rating Scale results indicate good acceptability (5.64/6.00) and satisfaction (4.75/5.00) with the intervention. These results are one of the first to support the use of telehealth in conducting parent training in rare disorders, such as PWS.

A study of mood status in children with type I diabetes mellitus: Relationship with parental stress and metabolic control

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S404-S404
Author(s):  
M. Abdelhameed ◽  
B. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Control ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Type I ◽  
Control Frequency ◽  
Diabetic Children ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionIt has been widely recognized that DM can result in psychological, social and physical problems. Parents of children with DM are likely to be highly distressed.ObjectiveThe study of the relationship between mood status of children with type I DM and some factors that might be implicated in its determination.AimsTo evaluate the presence and degree of depression in a sample of children with type I diabetes and how much it might be affected by their metabolic control and the level of their parents’ stress.MethodsNinety-three children were diagnosed with DM type I. They were clinically interviewed and examined. They went through Childhood Depression Rating Scale (CDI), Family Attitudes Questionnaire and HbA1c% assessment. An age and sex matched control group was taken.ResultsThe age range of diabetic children was 7–18 and two thirds of them were females. Thirty-five patients (37.6%) were depressed according to CDI results. Diabetic children had significantly higher CDI total score and total parenting stress index (PSI) compared to the control group. CDI total score was positively and significantly correlated with indicators of poor diabetes control (frequency of DKA and HbA1C%) and with duration of diabetic illness. CDI total score was also positively and significantly correlated with PSI score.ConclusionsDepression was highly present in this sample of diabetic children. The degree of their mood impairment was positively correlated with duration of diabetic illness, indicators of poor metabolic control of DM and to the level of their parents’ stress.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Parental Stress Index

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Piskernik ◽  
Barbara Supper ◽  
Lieselotte Ahnert
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Structural Invariance ◽  
Parent Domain ◽  
Structural Levels

Abstract. While parenting research continues to compare similarities and differences in mothers’ and fathers’ behaviors based on mean values on the respective dimensions, measurement invariance as a prerequisite for these comparisons has seldom been assured. The present study thus subjected the well-known Parenting Stress Index (PSI), widely used in models of family functioning, to a rigorous measurement invariance analysis based on ( N = 214) Austrian couples with children younger than 3 years of age. We evaluated configural, metric, scalar, and uniqueness invariance on item and subscale levels, and tested for structural invariance of means and variances of the PSI parent and child domain by second-order confirmatory factor analyses. As a result, only measurement differences on the scalar levels affected the factor scores, though negligibly. On the structural levels, no differences were found on the PSI child domain across parents, but on the PSI parent domain, mothers reported more stress.

A nonrandomized trial of a behavioral parent training intervention for parents with children with challenging behaviors: In-person versus internet-HOT DOCS

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110275
Author(s):  
Heather Agazzi ◽  
Holland Hayford ◽  
Nicholas Thomas ◽  
Cristina Ortiz ◽  
Abraham Salinas-Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Disruptive Behaviors ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Child Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Post Test

Behavioral parent training (BPT) programs are the first-line interventions for childhood disruptive behaviors. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting these programs to telehealth modalities is necessary to ensure continued services to children and families. This study evaluates the use of telehealth versus in-person modality to deliver the Helping Our Toddlers, Developing Our Children’s Skills (HOT DOCS) BPT. The study design was quasi-experimental with two nonequivalent groups: in-person HOT DOCS ( n = 152) and internet-HOT DOCS ( n = 46). Participants were caregivers of children ages 2–5 exhibiting disruptive behaviors. Pre- and post-intervention outcome measures were collected for child disruptive behavior and parenting stress and post-test only for consumer satisfaction. Multiple linear and Poisson regression models were performed to assess the effect of class modality on the outcomes. Child disruptive behavior and parenting stress post-test scores for in-person and telehealth groups were not significantly different, even after adjusting for baseline characteristics. Consumer satisfaction scores were significantly more positive for the in-person group. The results of this study provide preliminary evidence for the i-HOT DOCS modality as being as effective as the in-person program. Study findings may be beneficial to practitioners utilizing telehealth interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic and onward.

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