J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2019 Sep;30(3):377-389. 10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.3.377.

Effects of a Group-based Parenting Support Program for Infant and Toddler Parents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Park S
• Park SH
• June KJ

• KMID: 2459376
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.3.377

Abstract

PURPOSE
Group-based interventions help the members of the parent group work together to share their parenting stress, provide opportunities for them to support each other emotionally and informatively, and allow them to achieve what they want to accomplish. The purpose of this study is to investigate and synthesize the outcome of a parenting support program for infant and toddler parents.
METHODS
Published randomized control trials were identified through Ovid-Medline, Embase and CINAHL DB. Eligible studies include articles published between 2008 and 2018 in English in the randomized controlled trial design in which parenting support programs were implemented for infant and toddler parents group.
RESULTS
A total of 11 studies was selected for this review. These programs reported large level of effect size for parenting, and middle level effect size for parent's psycho-social outcomes and child development. There were many programs conducted for parents with infants between 13 and 24 months, and the frequency of programs provided for 2 hours a week was high with 9 to 12 sessions. Most programs were facilitated by trained professionals including nurses and social workers except two programs led by lay persons.
CONCLUSION
This review demonstrates that group-based parenting support programs have positive effects on parenting, parent's psychosocial health and infant development. To disseminate the effective group-based parenting support programs, further research is needed to confirm the long term effect and develop nurse's role as a group facilitator.

Keyword

Parenting; Infant; Social support; Peer group; Systematic review

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Development
Humans
Infant*
Nurse's Role
Parenting*
Parents*
Peer Group
Social Work
Social Workers

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  Figure 1 Study flow diagram.

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  Figure 2 Risk of bias graph by Cochrane.

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