Evaluation of the Family Intervention Program (PIF)

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Family Intervention Program (PIF): Home psychoeducational intervention in an individual format driven by a practitioner where caregivers learn parenting competences and children learn autonomy and emotional regulation skills

Study summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of home positive parenting programs targeted to families at psychosocial risk carried out in Cantabria (Spain).

The investigators will collect information before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years). Besides, the investigators will compare these results with information from other families that are not taking part in the program. Depending on the case, the practitioners in charge of the intervention, the main caregivers of the participating families and/or the adolescents will provide the information for the study.

The investigators expect that families participating in the programs will improve their parenting competencies, their family dynamics, and the life quality of their children.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Family functioning — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  SCORE rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Children's quality of life — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  KIDSCREEN-10 rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Satisfaction with Family Life — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  Satisfaction with Family Life Scale (SWFLS), rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Emotional intelligence — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  The Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (EQ-i:YV) rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Indicators of social integration of the family — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Children adjustment — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) rated on a 3-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 2. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• School adjustment indicators — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Parental Competencies — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  The Parenting Competencies Assessment Interview (ECP - 12) rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
• Autonomy and life skills — Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years)
  The Life Skills Inventory (LSI) rated on a 2-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 1. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Trial sites (1)

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