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  • Title: A randomized controlled trial of a mother-infant or toddler parenting program: demonstrating effectiveness in practice.
    Author: Hayes L, Matthews J, Copley A, Welsh D.
    Journal: J Pediatr Psychol; 2008 Jun; 33(5):473-86. PubMed ID: 17938146.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Describes outcomes of an intervention aimed to improve infant or toddler care and reduce parental distress. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial method was used with 118 mothers. Participants were allocated to an intervention group (n = 65) or an enhanced waitlist group (n = 53). Measures were taken at pre-, post-, and 6-weeks follow-up. RESULTS: Results demonstrated that mothers who attended the program reported improvement in depression, anxiety, stress, parental satisfaction, and decreases in problematic child behavior. Improvements were maintained at the 6-week follow up. Intention-to-treat analysis replicated the results, although with smaller effect sizes. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate that delivery of a 1 day intervention for distressed mothers can contribute to lower levels of parental distress and child problem behavior. Given the importance of early mother-child relationships and the limited number of well-controlled studies on brief interventions this result is of significance to researchers and the service community.
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