Development & Validation of a Life Balance Program for Parents of Preschoolers: A Pilot Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorChung Shan Medical University

About this trial

This study aims to examine the relationships among life balance, parenting stress, and mental health in parents of preschool children, and to develop an individualized life balance promotion program for this population. Parents of preschool children will be recruited to support program development and to evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Parents aged 18 to 65 years who have at least one preschool child aged 0 to 6 years

The primary caregiver of the child

Self-perceived poor life balance or high parenting stress

Self-perceived depressive or anxiety symptoms, with at least mild depression as indicated by the Beck Depression Inventory, or at least mild anxiety as indicated by the Beck Anxiety Inventory

Disqualifiers

The child has been diagnosed by a physician with a major physical illness, mental illness, or neurodevelopmental disorder

The parent has been diagnosed by a physician with a major physical or mental illness requiring long-term treatment

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Occupational Balance Promotion Program

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Chung Shan Medical University

Lead sponsor

National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

Collaborator