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Therapist-Assisted Online Treatment for Child Conduct Problems in Rural and Urban Families: Two Randomized Controlled Trials.
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Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology . Aug2019, Vol. 87 Issue 8, p706-719. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: We examined the relative efficacy of an online versus face-to-face (FTF) parenting intervention for reducing the severity of child conduct problems and related parent and child outcomes in 2 randomized controlled trials. Method: In Study 1, rural families (n = 133) with a child 3-9 years of age with a full or subclinical primary diagnosis of oppositional defiant or conduct disorder traveled to Sydney, Australia for a comprehensive assessment and randomization to receive either AccessEI, a 6-10 week online therapist-assisted parenting program, or FTF treatment, whereby they received the same program presented FTF during a 1-week treatment. To control for unavoidable treatment dosage differences in the first study, Study 2 was conducted in which urban families (n = 73) with a child aged 3 to 14 years meeting similar criteria as Study 1 were randomized to receive AccessEI versus FTF treatment. Results: In both studies, improvements in severity of child diagnoses and maternal measures of child behavior showed very large effect sizes for both treatments at posttreatment and 3-month follow-up and did not differ across treatment conditions. There were moderate effect sizes for improvements in parent mental health and no differences across treatment conditions. Conclusions: It is concluded that the effects of the therapist-assisted online parenting interventions for the treatment of child conduct problems were similar to a FTF intervention, providing evidence for the effectiveness of an accessible treatment for rural and remote families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RURAL families
*THERAPEUTICS
*PARENT-child relationships
*URBAN policy
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022006X
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137427578
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000419