A Brief Multimedia Program Affects Parents' Attitudes Toward Physical Punishment
November 14, 2023 updated by: Seth Scholer, Vanderbilt University
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents receive anticipatory guidance about how to discipline their children as part of the well child visit.
However, physicians provide counseling only 25-40% of the time.
In regard to the type of discipline, the AAP recommends that primary care providers encourage parent to use non-physical forms of discipline and discourage parents from using physical punishment.
Educational resources are needed to help physicians routinely provide these important anticipatory guidance messages.
In this study, consecutive parents were exposed to routine anticipatory guidance messages before the well child visit with the physician.
After the clinic visit, parents were invited to participate in a research study to assess their attitudes about physical punishment and other discipline strategies.
The key research question of this study is: Can a brief multimedia program (i.e.
Play Nicely program) affect parents' attitudes about the use of physical punishment?
The time frame of the study was June through August of 2010.
Data was collected immediately after the clinic visit and 2-4 weeks post clinic visit.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Note: Because of a poor follow up rate with the 2-4 week phone call, this effort to collect follow up data was unsuccessful.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
260
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Tennessee
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
- Vanderbilt Medical Center, Primary clinic
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
English and Spanish speaking parents of 6-24 month old children presenting for a primary care visit in the Vanderbilt Pediatric Primary Care Clinic.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: multi media intervention
Play Nicely Program
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Multi media educational intervention
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No Intervention: Routine primary care
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Attitudes toward spanking
Time Frame: Immediately post clinic visit
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After the clinic visit, parents were invited to participate in a 2 minute survey which included the ATS scale, a 10 item scale that is associated with parents' actual use of physical punishment.
Data was obtained from the parent immediately after the clinic visit while the parent was in the clinic.
We attempted a follow up phone call 2-4 weeks post clinic visit.
However, due to a poor follow up rate, this data will not be reported nor will it be compared to the data that was collected immediately post clinic visit.
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Immediately post clinic visit
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Seth J Scholer, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Scholer SJ, Hudnut-Beumler J, Dietrich MS. A brief primary care intervention helps parents develop plans to discipline. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e242-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0874. Epub 2010 Jan 18.
- Scholer SJ, Hamilton EC, Johnson MC, Scott TA. A brief intervention may affect parents' attitudes toward using less physical punishment. Fam Community Health. 2010 Apr-Jun;33(2):106-16. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181d592ef.
- Chavis A, Hudnut-Beumler J, Webb MW, Neely JA, Bickman L, Dietrich MS, Scholer SJ. A brief intervention affects parents' attitudes toward using less physical punishment. Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Dec;37(12):1192-201. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.06.003. Epub 2013 Jul 13.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
June 1, 2010
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2010
Study Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2010
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
July 25, 2011
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 21, 2011
First Posted (Estimated)
October 25, 2011
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
November 16, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 14, 2023
Last Verified
November 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 100533
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