Trial reportBMC public health2014
Effectiveness of a universal health-promoting parenting program: a randomized waitlist-controlled trial of All Children in Focus.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06366438 (A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Universal Programs for Parents of Teenagers), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Universal Programs for Parents of Teenagers: ABC (Face-to-face) vs. Parentweb (Online)
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of parenting interventions for forced migrant families on child internalizing and externalizing symptoms, parental self-efficacy, and parental competence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Transcultural psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Universal Digital Programs for Promoting Mental and Relational Health for Parents of Young Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Family Size and Longitudinal Outcomes of a Digital-Human Parenting Intervention in Chinese Preschool Families: Secondary Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Little All Children in Focus (Little ACF) - evaluation of a parenting support programme for parents of children aged 1-2 years in Sweden: a randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Parent training tailored for parents with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Potential predictors affecting outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of support programs for parents of young adults with hazardous substance use.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
- A shift in focus: Mothers' descriptions of sharing a child with a co-parent with unhealthy alcohol use after participating in a support program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Trial
- An online self-directed program combining Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training and parenting training for concerned significant others sharing a child with a person with problematic alcohol consumption: a randomized controlled trial.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Trial
- Evaluation of the COPING parent online universal programme: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2017Trial
- eHealth literacy and health responsibility among older adults: the serial indirect roles of self-efficacy and social support based on the health promotion model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Oral health among children participating in an extended home visiting programme-a case‒control study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Outcome preferences in fidelity-adaptation scenarios across evidence-based parenting programs: A discrete choice experiment.Implementation science : IS · 2025Article
- Fidelity-consistency and deliberateness of modifications in parenting programs.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Parent Training Tailored to Parents With ADHD: Development of the Improving Parenting Skills Adult ADHD (IPSA) Program.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Article
- Reach and predictors of effects during nation-wide dissemination of the universal parenting program All Children in Focus.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- "Will it Work as Well on Zoom?" A Natural Experiment During the Covid-19 Pandemic of Delivering Parenting Groups Via Video Conferencing or in Person.Journal of child and family studies · 2023Article
- Development and initial evaluation of the COnfident Parent INternet Guide program for parents of 3-8 year olds.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Association of eHealth Literacy with Health Promotion Behaviors of Community-Dwelling Older People: The Chain Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy and Self-Care Ability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Eleven Reasons for Adaptation of Swedish Parenting Programs.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundParenting programs have been highlighted as a way of supporting and empowering parents. As programs designed to promote children's health and well-being are scarce, a new health-promotion program, All Children in Focus, has been developed. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the potential effectiveness of the program in promoting parental self-efficacy and child health and development, as well as to investigate possible moderators of these outcomes.
methodsA multicenter randomized waitlist-controlled trial was conducted. The trial included 621 parents with children aged 3-12 years. Parents were randomized to receive the intervention directly or to join a waitlist control group. Parents completed questionnaires at baseline, 2 weeks after the intervention, and 6 months post-baseline. To evaluate potential effects of the program, as well as any moderating variables, multilevel modeling with a repeated-measures design was applied.
resultsParents in the intervention group reported that their self-efficacy (p < .001), as well as their perceptions of children's health and development (p < .05), increased 6 months post-baseline when compared with parents in the control group. One variable was found to moderate both outcomes: parents' positive mental health. Furthermore, parents' educational level and number of children moderated parental self-efficacy, while the children's age moderated child health and development. Having a poor positive mental health, a university-level education, more than one child in the family, and older children, made the families benefit more.
conclusionsIn the first randomized controlled trial of All Children in Focus, we found that the program appears to promote both parental self-efficacy and children's health and development in a general population. Additionally, we found that families may benefit differently depending on their baseline characteristics. This contributes to an existing understanding of the advantages of offering universal parenting programs as a public health approach to strengthening families. However, further research is needed to investigate long-term effects and mediating variables, as well as the potential cost-effectiveness of the program.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials: ISRCTN70202532. November 7th 2012.
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