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Trial reportBMC psychology2017

Study protocol: evaluation of an online, father-inclusive, universal parenting intervention to reduce child externalising behaviours and improve parenting practices.

Lucy A Tully, Patrycja J Piotrowska, Daniel A J Collins, Kathleen S Mairet, David J Hawes, Eva R Kimonis, Rhoshel K Lenroot, Caroline Moul, Vicki Anderson, Paul J Frick and 1 more

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Trial report in BMC psychology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lucy A TullySchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. lucy.tully@sydney.edu.au.
Patrycja J PiotrowskaSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Daniel A J CollinsSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Kathleen S MairetSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
David J HawesSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Eva R KimonisSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Rhoshel K LenrootSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Caroline MoulSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Vicki AndersonRoyal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Departments of Psychology & Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Paul J FrickLearning Sciences Institute of Australia, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia & Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA.
Mark R DaddsSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
University of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AULouisiana State University · USRoyal Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParenting interventions that focus on enhancing the quality and consistency of parenting are effective for preventing and reducing externalising problems in children. There has been a recent shift towards online delivery of parenting interventions in order to increase their reach and impact on the population prevalence of child externalising problems. Parenting interventions have low rates of father participation yet research suggests that father involvement may be critical to the success of the intervention. Despite this, no online parenting interventions have been specifically developed to meet the needs and preferences of fathers, as well as mothers. This paper describes the protocol of a study examining the effectiveness of an online, father-inclusive parenting intervention called 'ParentWorks', which will be delivered as a universal intervention to Australian families. METHODS/

designA single group clinical trial will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of ParentWorks for reducing child externalising problems and improving parenting, as well as to explore the impact of father engagement (in two-parent families) on child outcomes. Australian parents/caregivers with a child aged 2-16 years will be recruited. Participants will provide informed consent, complete pre-intervention measures and will then complete the intervention, which consists of five compulsory video modules and three optional modules. The primary outcomes for this study are changes in child externalising behaviour, positive and dysfunctional parenting practices and parental conflict, and the secondary outcome is changes in parental mental health. Demographic information, satisfaction with the intervention, and measures of parental engagement will also be collected. Questionnaire data will be collected at pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up, as well as throughout the program. DISCUSSION: This paper describes the study protocol of a single group clinical trial of a national, online, father-inclusive parenting intervention. The results from this study could be used to inform public policy about providing support to parents of children with behaviour problems, and enhancing the engagement of fathers in parenting interventions.

trial registrationACTRN12616001223426 , registered 05/09/2016.

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Child BehaviorAdultAustraliaChildChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolClinical ProtocolsFathersFemaleHumansMaleMothersOnline SystemsParentingParentsPersonal SatisfactionChild externalising problemsFathersOnline parenting interventionsParenting

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PMID28629428
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