"Becoming Parents": A Hospital-community Partnership
12. desember 2013 oppdatert av: TIWARI, Agnes, The University of Hong Kong
"Becoming Parents": A Hospital-community Partnership to Enhance Transition to Parenthood
The proposed of this study is to determine if an intervention, known as the "Becoming Parents" programme, is more effective in improving the mental health, marital relationship and parental competence of expectant couples in a Chinese community.
Studieoversikt
Status
Fullført
Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
Transition to parenthood is potentially a stressful life event for many new parents, which, if not properly managed, could have adverse effects on their mental health, marital satisfaction, and parent-child relationships.
The proposed programme, "Becoming Parents", aims to turn the challenges of the transition into opportunities of learning and support for these parents.
Building on our experience of instituting a pioneering programme to support new fathers prenatally, "Becoming Parents" has an extra component of support for new parents in the postnatal period using trained volunteers from the community networks.
Through "Becoming Parents", seamless antenatal-postnatal care based on a hospital-community partnership will be provided to 125 expectant couples in a target community which is known for its high risks for postnatal depression, child abuse and intimate partner violence.
In addition to addressing the health promotional needs of the target community, "Becoming Parents" will also illustrate how a community's capacity for health promotion can be maximized through the collaboration of healthcare providers and network of community partners in helping couples function more optimally during their transition to parenthood.
Studietype
Intervensjonell
Registrering (Forventet)
290
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
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Studiesteder
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New Territories, Hong Kong
- Princess Margaret Hospital
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)
Tar imot friske frivillige
Ja
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Alle
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Expectant couples with the pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Princess Margaret Hospital before 20 weeks of gestation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Expected couples who are unable to communicate in Cantonese, Putonghua or English.
- Multiple pregnancy
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Støttende omsorg
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Enkelt
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: "Becoming Parents" intervention
A "Becoming Parents" Programme consists of: (i) 3 antenatal workshops conducted over a period of 10-14 weeks in prenatal period; and (ii) support provided by trained volunteers for up to 3 months post-delivery; in addition to the usual prenatal education.
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A "Becoming Parents" programme consists of: (i) 3 antenatal workshops conducted over a period of 10-14 weeks in prenatal period; and (ii) support provided by trained volunteers for up to 3 months post-delivery; in addition to the usual prenatal education.
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Ingen inngripen: Usual prenatal education
Attend usual prenatal classes which will be provided by the midwives in the hospital.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change from Baseline in Depressive Symptoms at 3 months postpartum
Tidsramme: Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is used to measure women's distressed mood or dysphoria at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
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Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change from Baseline in Parental Competence at 3 months postpartum
Tidsramme: Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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The Parental Sense of Competence Scale is used to measure parenting efficacy and satisfaction at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
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Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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Change from Baseline in Marital Satisfaction at 3 months postpartum
Tidsramme: Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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The Dyadic Adjustment Scale is used to measure couples' consensus, cohesion, satisfaction and affection expression at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
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Baseline and 3 months postpartum
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Sponsor
Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker
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Generelle publikasjoner
- Aston ML. Learning to be a normal mother: empowerment and pedagogy in postpartum classes. Public Health Nurs. 2002 Jul-Aug;19(4):284-93. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.19408.x.
- Doherty WJ, Erickson MF, LaRossa R. An intervention to increase father involvement and skills with infants during the transition to parenthood. J Fam Psychol. 2006 Sep;20(3):438-47. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.3.438.
- Walther VN. Postpartum depression: a review for perinatal social workers. Soc Work Health Care. 1997;24(3-4):99-111. doi: 10.1300/J010v24n03_08.
- Draper J. Men's passage to fatherhood: an analysis of the contemporary relevance of transition theory. Nurs Inq. 2003 Mar;10(1):66-77. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2003.00157.x.
- Belsky, J., & Pensky, E. (1998). Marital change across the transition to parenthood. Marriage and Family Review, 12, (3-4), 133-156.
- Krishnakmuar, A., & Buehler, C. (2000). Inter-parental conflict and parenting behaviours: A meta-analytic review. Family Relations, 49, 25-44.
- Cowan, C., & Cowan P. (1995). Interventions to ease the transition to parenthood: Why they are needed and what they can do. Family Relations, 44, 412-414.
- Markman, H., & Hahlweg, K. (1993). The prediction and prevention of marital distress: an international perspective. Clinical Psychology Review, 13, 29-43.
- Minsky, R., Garfinkel, I., & Neprmnyaschy, L. (2005). In-hospital paternity establishment and father involvement in fragile families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(3), 611-626.
- Gottman, J.M., Shapiro, A.F. Parthemer, J. (2004). Bringing Baby Home: A workshop for new and expectant parents. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 19(3), 28-30.
- Early, R. (2001). Men as consumers of maternity services: a contradiction in terms. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 25, 160-167.
- Tiwari, A. Leung, W.C., Yuen, K.H., & Wong, J. (2010). Positive fathering: A programme to enhance the mental health and marital relationship of expectant couples. A progress report for a HCPF-funded project submitted to Research Fund Secretariat, Health Care and Promotion Fund Committee on June 29, 2010.
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart
1. juni 2011
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
1. oktober 2013
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
1. oktober 2013
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
30. mai 2011
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
26. juni 2011
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
28. juni 2011
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)
16. desember 2013
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
12. desember 2013
Sist bekreftet
1. desember 2013
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Andre studie-ID-numre
- UW 11-163
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