Validation and Reliability of the Parents Assessment of Protective Factors Survey

Family Clinical Trial

Official title:

Strengthening Families to Prevent Child Neglect and Abuse With Community Based Protective Approaches: Culturally Appropriate Program Development and Educational Design

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05066295
• Other study ID #: 09.2021.848
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: October 2021
• Est. completion date: October 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Marmara University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Neglect and abuse, which have a devastating effect on children, can be prevented with community-based education programs aimed at strengthening families. The study aimed to validate and determine reliability of the "Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) survey" and to develop a culturally appropriate program and educational design for strengthening families.

Description:

The American Center for Social Policy Studies (CSSP) Center for Quality Improvement in Early Childhood (QIC_EC) defined protective factors that will form the basis of programs designed to prevent neglect and abuse, with community-based approaches. Community-based programs for primary prevention should be developed to prevent neglect and abuse, before it occurs. Existing studies in our country show that there is rarely a focus on preventing adverse childhood experiences with primary preventive approaches. Most of the studies are school-based, and aimed at increasing awareness of children and families about abuse.

This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish translation of the PAPF survey for validity and reliability and to adapt a culturally appropriate program and educational design for strengthening families, with a multidisciplinary team.

In the first step of the study, Turkish validity and reliability of the Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) survey, will be conducted and applied to parents to determinate the protective factors. Turkish version of Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE), will be applied simultaneously with the PAPF survey, to identify adverse childhood experiences of parents that might affect parental resilience, parenting characteristics, and family dynamics.

In the second phase of the study, community-based family education programs that are currently being implemented in different countries will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary team (healthcare professionals, social workers and non-governmental organizations). A culturally appropriate educational primary prevention program for child neglect and abuse will be developed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: October 2023
• Est. primary completion date: October 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of children aged between 0 to 8 years

• Ability to read and complete the self-assessment questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents who do not give consent to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Family

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Marmara University School of Medicine	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Marmara University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Turkish Validation of The Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey	Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey will be validated	Baseline
Primary	Turkish Reliability of The Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey	Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey will be tested for reliability	Baseline
Primary	Turkish Reliability of The Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey	Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey will be tested for reliability	at 6 months
Secondary	Subscale scores for each protective factors	Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey subscale scores will be computed. Higher scores indicate greater protective factors.	Baseline
Secondary	Protective Factors Index (PFI)	Parents Assessment of Protective Factors (PAPF) Survey total scores will be summed	Baseline
Secondary	Adverse Childhood Events	Adverse Childhood Events will be measured with Adverse Childhood Events Questionnaire.; Higher scores indicate increased exposure to trauma, which have been associated with a greater risk of negative consequences.	Baseline