Telehealth Parenting Program and Salivary Epigenetic Biomarkers in Preschool Children With Developmental Delay: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children with developmental delays are at a heightened risk of experiencing mental health challenges, and this risk is exacerbated among racially minoritized children who face disproportionate adversity. Understanding the impact of parenting interventions on biological markers associated with these risks is crucial for mitigating long-term health disparities.

Objective

To examine the effect of 20 weeks of an internet-based parent-child interaction training (iPCIT) program on biomarkers associated with aging and chronic inflammation among preschoolers with developmental delay at 12-month follow-up.

Design, setting, and participants

An observational secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial conducted from March 17, 2016, to December 15, 2020

SUBMITTER: Merrill SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287424 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature