@article {390, title = {Primary prevention of parent-child conflict and abuse in Iranian mothers: a randomized-controlled trial.}, journal = {Child Abuse Negl}, volume = {34}, year = {2010}, month = {2010 Mar}, pages = {206-13}, abstract = {

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess whether primary health care settings can be used to engage and provide a preventive intervention to mothers of young children.

METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-four mothers who had come to the health centers were randomly assigned to either control group (CG: n=116) or intervention group (IG: n=108). Mothers in IG were taught about the role of parenting skills in families and common mistakes in parenting in 2-h-weekly sessions for 2 successive weeks. A parenting questionnaire was distributed to mothers at pre-test and after 8 weeks from the last training session.

RESULTS: Compared to the CG, there were significant improvements from pre- to post-test in IG on measures of Parenting Scales (PS) total scores and Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale-modified (CTSPCm) total scores. This improvement was maintained at 8-week follow up.

CONCLUSION: The results support previous international studies that primary health care settings can be used successfully to engage and provide preventive interventions to mothers of young children.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Within health centers of Iran where parents routinely bring their children for monitoring of growth or vaccinating against some disease, mothers with a child aged between 2 and 6 years received a parent training. The program gave skills for managing misbehavior and preventing child behavior problems. Mothers reported that their behaviors improved from pre-treatment to post-treatment measured at 8-week follow up. The current work may lead decision-makers to organize this program for all of the health centers to train Iranian mothers.

}, keywords = {Adult, Child Abuse, Child Behavior Disorders, Child Health Services, Child, Preschool, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Education, Family Conflict, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Iran, Male, Primary Health Care, Socioeconomic Factors}, issn = {1873-7757}, doi = {10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.05.008}, author = {Oveisi, Sonia and Ardabili, Hassan Eftekhare and Dadds, Mark R and Majdzadeh, Reza and Mohammadkhani, Parvaneh and Rad, Javad Alaqband and Shahrivar, Zahra} }