Journal article

Parenting program versus telephone support for Mexican parents of children with acquired brain injury: A blind randomized controlled trial

C Chávez, C Catroppa, SJC Hearps, G Yáñez-Téllez, B Prieto-Corona, MA de León, A García, L Sandoval-Lira, V Anderson

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications | ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2017

Abstract

Introduction Acquired brain injury (ABI) during childhood typically causes behavior problems in the child and high levels of stress in the family. The aims of this study are: (1) to investigate the effectiveness and feasibility of a parenting intervention in improving behavior and self-regulation in Mexican children with ABI compared to telephone support; (2) to investigate the effectiveness and feasibility of a parenting intervention in improving parenting skills, parent self-efficacy and decreasing parental stress in parents of children with ABI compared to telephone support. Our secondary aims are (1) to explore the impact that parent characteristics have on the intervention outcomes; (2)..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The study received funding from The National Council for Science and Technology CONACYT and The University of Melbourne. The funding bodies did not play a role in the design of the study, collection, analysis and interpretation of the data, or writing of the manuscript. All authors remain independent of all funding bodies described.

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