Child Development and Primary Care
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 5/3/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 20, 2017 |
| End Date: | July 2019 |
| Contact: | Reshma Shah, MD |
| Email: | reshmamd@uic.edu |
| Phone: | 3129961777 |
Promoting Early Child Development in Primary Care for Low-Income Families
The objective of this study is to conduct a 12-month pilot longitudinal study of a
parent-directed program delivered in a primary care setting serving primarily low-income
families. The parent-direction program will be evaluated in a randomized controlled design to
determine the feasibility of protocol implementation and to investigate the potential impact
on parental outcomes. Process outcomes will include success with recruitment, participant
retention, and ability to collect outcome measures. Clinical outcomes will incorporate
measures of parental self-efficacy and parenting behaviors, including observational
assessments of parent-child interactions.
parent-directed program delivered in a primary care setting serving primarily low-income
families. The parent-direction program will be evaluated in a randomized controlled design to
determine the feasibility of protocol implementation and to investigate the potential impact
on parental outcomes. Process outcomes will include success with recruitment, participant
retention, and ability to collect outcome measures. Clinical outcomes will incorporate
measures of parental self-efficacy and parenting behaviors, including observational
assessments of parent-child interactions.
Enriching parenting behaviors in early childhood promotes child development and offers a
promising strategy to reduce future educational disparities. However, current interventions
are limited by cost and have not been widely disseminated. Recognized as a target for
research to improve early childhood development and subsequent school readiness skills among
at-risk families, the primary care setting offers an ideal opportunity to reach the millions
of children living in poverty. However, what remains unknown is how to more efficiently
leverage the primary care setting to deliver a sustainable and effective preventive program
to promote positive parenting behaviors and encourage early childhood development in
low-income families. Therefore, the investigators designed Sit Down and Play (SDP) a brief
parent-directed program delivered in the primary care setting. Modeled after the widely
disseminated literacy program Reach Out and Read and grounded in social cognitive theory, SDP
is intended to take place during each pediatric well-child visit occurring in a child's first
two years with the goal of promoting positive parenting behaviors.
promising strategy to reduce future educational disparities. However, current interventions
are limited by cost and have not been widely disseminated. Recognized as a target for
research to improve early childhood development and subsequent school readiness skills among
at-risk families, the primary care setting offers an ideal opportunity to reach the millions
of children living in poverty. However, what remains unknown is how to more efficiently
leverage the primary care setting to deliver a sustainable and effective preventive program
to promote positive parenting behaviors and encourage early childhood development in
low-income families. Therefore, the investigators designed Sit Down and Play (SDP) a brief
parent-directed program delivered in the primary care setting. Modeled after the widely
disseminated literacy program Reach Out and Read and grounded in social cognitive theory, SDP
is intended to take place during each pediatric well-child visit occurring in a child's first
two years with the goal of promoting positive parenting behaviors.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parent is 18 years or older
- Child is present for a 2 month well-child visit
- Adult present with child at appointment is parent/caregiver of child
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parent is non-English speaking
- Child is acutely sick
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2035 W Taylor St
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 996-4350
Phone: 312-996-1777
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