Journal article
Preventing Preschool Mental Health Problems: Population-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
H Hiscock, A Gulenc, OC Ukoumunne, L Gold, J Bayer, D Shaw, H Le, M Wake
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Objective: Prevention of child behavior problems may reduce later mental health problems. We compared the effectiveness, at the population level, of an efficacious targeted prevention program alone or following a universal parenting program. Methods: Three-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial. One thousand three hundred fifty-three primary caregivers and healthy 8-month-old babies recruited from July 2010 to January 2011 from well-child centers (randomization unit). Primary outcome: Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) externalizing and internalizing scales∗ at child ages 3 and 4.5 years. Secondary outcomes: Parenting Behavior Checklist∗ and over-involved/protective parenting (primary caregiv..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This trial was funded by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership grant (#546525) and its community partners: The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Victorian Department of Health and the Municipal Associations of Victoria. The researchers acknowledge support of the Australian NHMRC for salary support through Career Development Award 607351 (H.H.), Senior Research Fellowship 1046518 (M.W.), Early Career Fellowship 1035100 (L.G.), and Capacity Building Grants 425855 (L.G.) and 436914 (H.H. and J.B.). J. Bayer was funded by an Australian Rotary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. O. C. Ukoumunne is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health in England.