Trial reportPloS one2017
The impact of a family skills training intervention among Burmese migrant families in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial.
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Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- A Systematic Review of Parenting Programs for Southeast Asian Families.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological and social interventions for the promotion of mental health in people living in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Primary-level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well-being in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis of Parenting Interventions for Immigrants.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Family Interventions for Trauma-Affected Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Parenting Interventions for Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Families: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Parent Training Programs for Child Maltreatment and Their Components: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
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- Can we protect refugee children from mental health problems?- a scoping review of modifiable factors to inform preventive interventions.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- A family-systemic intervention for mental health with refugees in Jordan: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial of StrongerTogether.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Family-Centered Psychosocial Interventions for Disaster-Affected Children Across Developmental Stages: A Scoping Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a community-based cluster randomised trial.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
- Development and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Parenting Questionnaire.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health 15 years on: implications of an ecological framework for addressing the mental health of conflict-affected populations.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Article
- Five recommendations to advance implementation science for humanitarian settings: the next frontier of humanitarian research.Conflict and health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a family-based intervention delivered to Burmese migrant families displaced in Thailand on parenting and family functioning. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURES: Participants included 479 Burmese migrant families from 20 communities in Thailand. Families, including 513 caregivers and 479 children aged 7 to 15 years, were randomized to treatment and waitlist control groups. The treatment group received a 12-session family-based intervention delivered to groups of families by lay facilitators. Adapted standardized and locally derived measures were administered before and after the intervention to assess parent-child relationship quality, discipline practices, and family functioning.
resultsCompared with controls, intervention families demonstrated improved quality of parent-child interactions on scales of parental warmth and affection (Effect size (ES) = 0.25 caregivers; 0.26 children, both p < 0.05) and negative relationship quality (ES = -0.37, p < 0.001 caregivers; -0.22 children, p < 0.05). Both children and caregivers also reported an effect on relationship quality based on a locally derived measure (ES = 0.40 caregivers, p < .001; 0.43 children, p < .05). Family functioning was improved, including family cohesion (ES = 0.46 caregivers; 0.36 children; both p < 0.001) and decreased negative interactions (ES = -0.30 caregivers, p < 0.01; -0.24 children, p < 0.05). Family communication also improved according to children only (ES = 0.29, p < 0.01). Caregivers, but not children, reported decreased harsh discipline (ES = -0.39, p < 0.001), and no effects were observed on use of positive discipline strategies. Treatment attendance was high, with participants attending a mean of 9.7 out of 12 sessions.
conclusionThe intervention increased protective aspects of family well-being for migrant children and caregivers in a middle-income country. The strongest effects were on parent-child relationship quality and family functioning, while results were mixed on changes in discipline practices. Results suggest that a behavioral family-based approach implemented by lay providers in community settings is a promising intervention approach for strengthening families in highly stressed contexts.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov: NCT01668992.
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