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Pilot study on a group‐based parenting program in a V ietnamese public hospital: Program acceptance among mothers and staff
Author(s) -
Goto Aya,
Suzuki Yuriko,
Nguyen Quang Vinh,
Nguyen Thi Tu Van,
Trinh Huu Phuc,
Pham Nghiem Minh,
Nguyen Thanh Minh,
Yasumura Seiji
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00170.x
Subject(s) - vietnamese , mental health , nursing , public health , intervention (counseling) , medicine , program evaluation , family medicine , psychology , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics , public administration , political science
Parenting practices are known to vary across different sociocultural settings, but there has been little scientific research conducted on parenting intervention in A sia to date. Building on our past research achievements that show a strong need for parenting support, we conducted a pilot trial of systematic screening of Vietnamese mothers with poor mental health and the provision of a group‐based parenting program, along with staff training sessions at a university‐affiliated general hospital in H o C hi M inh C ity. Forty‐seven first‐time mothers attending routine child health checkups were screened using a brief mental health and parenting assessment tool that we had developed and used previously. We then evaluated a group‐based parenting program provided for two consecutive days to nine participants. The framework of the C anadian N obody's P erfect P rogram, which we had previously adopted and evaluated in a Japanese public health service setting, was used to develop a V ietnamese version. The screening and program were found to be well accepted by both participants and staff and are considered to be feasible for use by public hospital services in V ietnam. The process of program adaptation described and discussed herein may be useful to other health professionals in the A sia‐ P acific region undertaking similar initiatives.