Enhancing engagement in parenting programs: A comparative study of in-person, online, and telehealth formats.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parenting programs are widely used to prevent and ameliorate children's emotional and behavioral problems but low levels of engagement undermine intervention effectiveness and reach within and beyond research settings. Technology can provide flexible and cost-effective alternate service-delivery formats for parenting programs, and studies are needed to assess the extent to which parents are willing to engage with digitally assisted formats.

Methods

After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) is an evidence-based parenting program for military families. In the current comparative effectiveness trial, families were randomly assigned to either an in-person group (n = 95), self-directed online (n = 78), or individual telehealth (n = 71) f

SUBMITTER: Cai Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756908 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature