Parent education programmes for children's behaviour problems. Medium to long term effectiveness

Dimond C, Hyde C
Record ID 32000000899
English
Authors' objectives:

Questions addressed by this review: - what is the evidence that parenting education is effective in the medium to long term? - what are the likely costs and benefits from an expansion of service provision in this area?

Authors' recommendations: In relating the results of this systematic review and cost analysis to the original problem of whether health care commissioners should support teaching parenting skills, it is immediately acknowledged that existing research does not provide a complete answer. However it does provide encouragement to those contemplating such activity provided they stick to the population groups, settings and interventions that have been evaluated. For those sceptical about the value of such activities, it is unlikely that the results of this review will be wholly convicing. In this case, the report identifies where uncertainty exists, namely better estimation of effect sizes, particularly the global impact. The onus in this case is on rigorous research.
Authors' methods: Systematic review
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-mds/haps/projects/WMHTAC/REPreports/2000/childbehaviour.pdf
Year Published: 1999
URL for published report: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/WMHTAC/REP/reports-list.aspx
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England
MeSH Terms
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders
  • Parents
Contact
Organisation Name: West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration
Contact Address: Elaena Donald-Lopez, West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT Tel: +44 121 414 7450; Fax: +44 121 414 7878
Contact Name: louise.a.taylor@bham.ac.uk
Contact Email: louise.a.taylor@bham.ac.uk
Copyright: University of Birmingham
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