Maternal Health and Wellbeing

The FAST Parent programme for the prevention of recurrent injuries in preschool children

Project Duration

January 2012 – December 2012

Funder

HTA

Project Staff

  • Dr Julie Mytton (PI) 1
  • Prof Elizabeth Towner 1
  • Prof Denise Kendrick 2
  • Prof Sarah Stewart-Brown 3
  • Prof Alan Emond 4
  • Dr Jenny Ingram 4
  • Dr Pete Blair 4
  • Dr Jane Powell 1
  • Dr Toity Deave 1
  • Dr Caroline Mulvaney 2
  • Dr James Thomas 3
  • Barbara Potter 4

Staff Institutions

  1. University of the West of England, Bristol 
  2. The University of Nottingham 
  3. University of Warwick 
  4. University of Bristol 
  5. Institute of Education, University of London
 

Aims

To develop and test the feasibility of delivering a Children's Centre based parenting programme to prevent recurrent unintentional home injuries in children aged 0-4 years, compared to normal care for such children.

Methods

A multi-centre study using a cluster randomised controlled design tested the feasibility of delivering a parenting programme developed to prevent recurrent injuries occurring in the home for preschool children. The study is based in Bristol and Nottingham. Parenting programme delivered to parents in two Children's Centres in both Bristol and Nottingham. Parents attending two further Children's Centres in both study sites acted as controls. 

Aimed to recruit 48 families (12 in each of two control/intervention sites in both Bristol and Nottingham). Deliver an eight week "First aid advice and safety training" parenting programme and then follow up for six months collecting injury diary data plus completion of questionnaires on child's behaviour.

Outcomes and Findings

Findings have been written into a report which has been sent to the HTA for comments.

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Contact for further information

Caroline Mulvaney

 

 

 

Maternal Health and Wellbeing Research Group

The University of Nottingham
School of Health Sciences
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA


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