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ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2025

Enrollment and completion rates of a nationwide guided digital parenting program for children with disruptive behavior before and during COVID-19.

Sakari Lintula, Andre Sourander, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Terja Ristkari, Malin Kinnunen, Marjo Kurki, Altti Marjamäki, David Gyllenberg, Hyoun Kim, Amit Baumel

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Article in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sakari Lintula *Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Andre Sourander *Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland. andsou@utu.fi.
Susanna Hinkka-Yli-SalomäkiResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Terja RistkariResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Malin KinnunenResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Marjo KurkiResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Altti MarjamäkiResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
David GyllenbergResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3, Teutori 3rd Floor, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Hyoun KimDepartment of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Amit BaumelDepartment of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

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Academy of Finland 345546H2020 European Research Council 101020767
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Abstract

Our aim was to study enrollment and completion levels for the internet-based and telephone-assisted Finnish Strongest Families Smart Website (SFSW) parent training intervention, for parents of young children with disruptive behavior before and after the COVID-19 lockdown period. Population-based screening was carried out on 39,251 children during routine check- ups at 4 years of age. The parents of children scoring at least 5 on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were assessed against inclusion and exclusion criteria. Associations with enrollment or completion were analyzed using logistic regression models. The effects of COVID-19 restrictions on these were estimated using interrupted timeseries analysis. Of 39,251 families, 4894 screened positive and met the eligibility criteria. Of those, 3068 (62.6%) decided to enroll in the SFSW program and 2672 (87.1%) of those families completed it. The highest level of disruptive behavior (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.12-1.57, p < 0.001) and overall severity of difficulties (OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.91-2.57, p < 0.001) were independently associated with enrollment. Higher parental education was associated with enrollment and completion. Higher paternal age was associated with enrollment, and parent depressive symptoms with non-completion. The SFSW enrollment did not significantly change following the COVID-19 restrictions, while the completion rate increased (COVID-19 completion OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.22-2.50, p = 0.002). Guided digital parenting interventions increase the sustainability of services, by addressing the child mental health treatment gap and ensuring service consistency during crisis situations.

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Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersCOVID-19Internet-Based InterventionParentingParentsProblem BehaviorAdultChild, PreschoolFemaleFinlandHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pandemicInternet-based interventionMental healthParentingPublic health

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