Journal article
What Influences Parental Engagement in Early Intervention? Parent, Program and Community Predictors of Enrolment, Retention and Involvement
NJ Hackworth, J Matthews, EM Westrupp, C Nguyen, T Phan, A Scicluna, W Cann, D Bethelsen, SK Bennetts, JM Nicholson
Prevention Science | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS | Published : 2018
Abstract
Poor participant engagement undermines individual and public health benefits of early intervention programs. This study assessed the extent to which three types of engagement (participant enrolment, retention and involvement) were influenced by individual, program and contextual factors. Data were from a cluster randomised controlled trial (N = 1447) of a community-based parenting program, delivered at two levels of intensity (group sessions with and without individualised home coaching) conducted in Victoria, Australia. Individual (parent and family) factors and program factors were assessed by parent report and administrative records, and contextual factors by area-level population statist..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was commissioned and funded by the Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and conducted by the Parenting Research Centre. NH, EW, SB, AS and JN were employees of the Parenting Research Centre when this study was conducted. EW was part-funded by the CRE in Child Language at Murdoch Children's Research Institute (NHMRC grant 1023493). EW, CN, SB and JN are funded by the Australian Communities Foundation (Coronella sub-fund).