Randomized trial of distance-based treatment for young children with discipline problems seen in primary health care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many parents of preschool-age children have concerns about how to discipline their child but few receive help. We examined the effects of a brief treatment along with usual care, compared with receiving usual care alone. Patients. Parents (N = 178) with concerns about their 2- to 5-year olds' discipline were recruited when they visited their family physician at 1 of 24 practices.

Methods

After completing mailed baseline measures, parents were randomly assigned to receive usual care or the Parenting Matters intervention along with usual care. Parenting Matters combined a self-help booklet with two calls from a telephone coach during a 6-week treatment period. Follow-up assessments were completed at 7 weeks post-randomization, and 3 and 6 months later.

Results

SUBMITTER: Reid GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3552315 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature