The Early STEPS Pilot Study: The Impact of a Brief Consultation Session on Self-reported Parenting Satisfaction.
Introduction: Evidence-based parenting interventions can augment parental knowledge and skills to reduce parental stress and increase self-efficacy, leading to improved developmental outcomes for children. However, parenting interventions are often multi-session and require considerable time commitm...
| Published in: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 25; no. 12; pp. 1923 - 1930 |
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| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Dec2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=153625948&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 153625948 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10927875 N9J jtl: Maternal & Child Health Journal issn: 10927875 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2021 vid: 25 iid: 12 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 153625948 152839582 153625948 153625948 10.1007/s10995-021-03234-z 153625948 ppf: 1923 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Early STEPS Pilot Study: The Impact of a Brief Consultation Session on Self-reported Parenting Satisfaction. aug: au: Zachry, Anne H. Jones, Tamekia Flick, Jami Richey, Phyllis affil: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Ave, Suite 616, 38163, Memphis, TN, USA sug: subj: Parenting Education Self Report Parental Attitudes Pediatric Care Primary Health Care Poverty Urban Health Services Early Intervention Child Development Occupational Therapy Assessment Referral and Consultation Human Pilot Studies Pretest-Posttest Design Prospective Studies Child, Preschool Child Descriptive Statistics Scales Quasi-Experimental Studies Questionnaires Coefficient alpha Summated Rating Scaling Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Male Female Adult Middle Age Clinical Trials Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Introduction: Evidence-based parenting interventions can augment parental knowledge and skills to reduce parental stress and increase self-efficacy, leading to improved developmental outcomes for children. However, parenting interventions are often multi-session and require considerable time commitments from parents and primary care physicians. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effect of a brief consultation session on self-reported parental satisfaction and to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of incorporating occupational therapists (OTs) into a low-income urban pediatric primary care setting to conduct developmental screenings. Methods: OTs conducted one 45-min consultation on positive parenting practices and promoting child development with parents in a pediatric primary care practice. A one group pretest–posttest design with 6-month follow-up was utilized. Participants included 55 families with 60 children, ages 2 to 65 months 30 days. The primary outcome measure was the change in Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) scores from baseline to 6-month follow-up. Additional outcomes were screening results, referral numbers, and follow through in obtaining early intervention services. Results: The paired difference between PSOC scores at baseline and 6 months indicated a significant increase in parenting satisfaction (p < 0.0001). Of 41 children referred, 26 were eligible and obtained services, 12 were lost to follow-up, and 3 did not qualify for services. Discussion: Our preliminary findings suggest one consultation session on positive parenting practices and promoting child development may increase parenting satisfaction. Moreover, OTs can reduce the burden on primary care physicians by providing screenings, consultations, and follow-up. Further research is warranted to evaluate these findings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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