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Ladnaan - an Evaluation of a Parent Support Program for Somali Parents

NCT02114593 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2015-10-20

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Summary

The aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally adapted parenting support program for Somali parents living in Sweden on children's and parent´s mental health. In recent years the Somali population in Sweden has increased and is currently one of the largest groups among ethnic minorities. Most of the Somali people have arrived as refugees and have experienced war, trauma and conflict. Research shows that migration to a new social context/society is challenging for a family and may together with previous experiences of war, separation, create stress and mental illness. This leads to consequences such as family violence, child abuse, relational problems, drug problems and school problems for children. There is a vast knowledge on the association between parents' mental health, positive parent-child relationship and children's health and well-being. Previous studies have shown that parenting programs aimed to support parent-child relationship and/or improve parental skills have positive effects on parental mental health and on children's behavior. Most municipalities in Sweden offer their residents a structured parenting program, but these programs do not reach those of ethnic minorities. Studies show that parenting programs mainly target parents who can speak Swedish fluently and that the parenting programs are not yet culturally adapted.

Conditions

  • Mental Illness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent support program

Parent support program

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Klingberg-Allvin, Ass. Prof. · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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