No evidence of whole population mental health impact of the Triple P parenting programme: findings from a routine dataset

Louise Marryat; Lucy Thompson; Philip Wilson

doi:10.1186/s12887-017-0800-5

No evidence of whole population mental health impact of the Triple P parenting programme: findings from a routine dataset

Louise Marryat, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

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Abstract

Background
The Triple P parenting programme has been reported to improve child mental health at population level, but it consumes substantial resources. Previous published work has suggested improvements in whole population scores in the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale among samples of children following introduction of the programme. This paper aims to explore whether Triple P had an impact on child mental health problems using routinely collected data over 6 years before and during the implementation of the multilevel Triple P programme in Glasgow City.

Methods
Annual monitoring of teacher-rated SDQ Total Difficulties Scale scores among children in their pre-school year in Glasgow City.

Results
No significant or consistent changes in SDQ Total Difficulties Scale scores were seen during or after the implementation of Triple P programme on a whole population level.

Conclusion
Triple P in Glasgow City appears to have had no impact on early child mental health problems over a 6 year period. The Triple P programme, implemented on a whole population level, is unlikely to produce measurable benefits in terms of child mental health.

Original language	English
Article number	40
Journal	BMC Pediatrics
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0800-5
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2017

Bibliographical note

The study was funded by the Scottish Government Health Department, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, One Glasgow and the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre. Data were processed and provided by Glasgow City Education Services. LM sits within the MRC/CSO funded Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, University of Edinburgh: Grant code: MRC (MR/KO 023209/1).

Keywords

parenting
public health
child psychology
behavioural family intervention
observational study

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Lucy Thompson
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Applied Health Sciences - Senior Research Fellow
- Institute of Applied Health Sciences
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Philip Wilson
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Applied Health Sciences - Emeritus Professor
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No evidence of whole population mental health impact of the Triple P parenting programme: findings from a routine dataset

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