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Table 3 Measures and data collection points

From: Study protocol: evaluation of a parenting and stress management programme: a randomised controlled trial of Triple P Discussion Groups and Stress Control

Construct

Measure

Administration time point

Rationale for use

  

Pre-

Mid-

Post-

follow-up

 
  

intervention

intervention

intervention

follow-up

 

Primary outcome measures

     

Dysfunctional/ineffective parenting practices

The Parenting Scale (PS) [29]

✓

✓

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on dysfunctional/ineffective parenting practices

Parent mental health

Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) [30]

✓

✓

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress

Secondary outcome measures

     

Disruptive child behaviour

Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory-Intensity Scale (ECBI-I) [31]

✓

 

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on children’s behaviour

Parenting experiences

Parenting Experience Survey (PES) [32]

✓

 

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on parenting experiences

Parental self-efficacy

Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale-Parent Efficacy subscale (CAPES-PE) (Morawska A, Sanders MR, Haslam D, Filus A, Fletcher R: Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES): development and initial validation of a parent report measure, submitted)

✓

 

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on parental self-efficacy

Family relationships

Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale-Family Relationships subscale (PAFAS-FR) [33]

✓

 

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on family relationships

Positive parent mental health

Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) [34]

✓

 

✓

✓

To measure the effects of the combined intervention on parental positive mental health

Other measures

      

Family demographics

Family Background Questionnaire

✓

   

To describe the demographic information of the participating families

Participant satisfaction with the Triple P Discussion Groups

Triple P Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) [35]

  

✓

 

To measure the acceptability and satisfaction with the Triple P Discussion Group sessions

Participant satisfaction with Stress Control

Stress Control Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

  

✓

 

To measure the acceptability and satisfaction with the Stress Control sessions

 

Procedure

 

Treatment fidelity of Triple P Discussion Groups

Session content checklist [36]

Completed by the practitioner/s at the end of each Triple P Discussion Group

To determine treatment fidelity and integrity of the Triple P Discussion Group sessions

Inter-observer agreement of treatment fidelity of Triple P Discussion Groups

Session content checklist [36]

All Triple P Discussion Group sessions will be audio-recorded and approximately 30% of the recorded sessions will be randomly checked by an independent observer. Adherence to the intervention content will be recorded and inter-observer agreement calculated

To determine inter-observer agreement on the session content checklist designed to determine treatment fidelity of the Triple P Discussion Group sessions

Treatment fidelity of Stress Control

Session content checklist - developed for this study

Completed by the practitioner/s at the end of each Stress Control session

To determine treatment fidelity and integrity of the Stress Control sessions

Inter-observer agreement of treatment fidelity of Stress Control

Session content checklist - developed for this study

All Stress Control sessions will be audio-recorded and approximately 30% of the recorded sessions will be randomly checked by an independent observer. Adherence to the intervention content will be recorded and inter-observer agreement calculated

To determine inter-observer agreement on the session content checklist designed to determine treatment fidelity of the Stress Control sessions