Wähnke, Laura Katharina ORCID: 0000-0002-7960-5090 (2024). Web-Assisted Self-Help for Parents of Children with ADHD: Acceptance and Utilization and their Relation to Externalizing Child Behaviour Problems. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.
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Abstract
Parent management training is an evidence-based treatment of children and adolescents with externalizing disorders. Despite its proven effectiveness, face-to-face parent training is often unavailable due to limited resources and frequently suffers from high attrition rates when offered. As a result, many children and their parents do not receive treatment and are therefore exposed to the risks of an untreated behavioural disorder. Online parenting programs have been found to overcome barriers to attendance in behavioural parent training. However, little is known about the characteristics of caregivers of children who engage with web-based parent training and how caregiver utilization is associated with child outcomes. The present thesis aims were (1) to analyze predictors of acceptance and utilization of web-assisted self-help and (2) to relate caregiver utilization to the child’s externalizing outcomes. In a randomized controlled trial, caregivers of children aged 6 to 12 years with elevated levels of externalizing behaviour were allocated to either unguided web-assisted self-help (WASH) or telephone-supported web-assisted self-help (WASH+SUPPORT). The sample consisted of n=276 caregivers who were referred to the study by a healthcare provider and were mostly biological mothers of a higher socioeconomic status. A multidimensional assessment of acceptance and utilization parameters was based on objective measures and complemented with subjective self-assessments. Classification and Regression Trees were conducted to gain insight into utilization-related predictive sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the caregiver and child, and structural conditions of the intervention (i.e., additional individualized counselling). Moreover, path analyses were conducted to investigate the association between caregiver utilization and changes in the child’s externalizing symptoms. The results provide important insights for the practical implementation of web-assisted self-help in clinical practice, which can guide pediatricians, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists in recommending web-assisted self-help to appropriate target groups. Caregivers greatly accepted the intervention. Factors that prevent caregivers from using the intervention (e.g., highly positive parenting, very severe/mild symptomatology of the child), as well as factors that support caregiver utilization (e.g., telephone-based support), are identified. These results are important to consider, as there is first evidence for the relation between caregiver utilization and caregiver-reported change in ADHD symptoms. In conclusion, web-assisted self-help is a promising treatment option that could help bridge the gap in service provision. Consistent with previous research, the findings suggest that personal contact may enhance caregiver engagement with the intervention. The findings underline the importance of targeted interventions to enhance adherence. Future research might analyze more complex models, e.g., including parental psychopathology and parenting as variables to be related to the association of caregiver utilization and child outcomes.
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-748740 | ||||||||||||
Date: | 2024 | ||||||||||||
Place of Publication: | Köln | ||||||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||||||
Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine | ||||||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie > Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | Psychology Education |
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Date of oral exam: | 19 December 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||||||
URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/74874 |
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