Hope Groups: A Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Psychosocial, Mental Health, and Parenting Support Groups for Ukrainian Parents and Caregivers During War and Conflict

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 25, 2024

Background In 2021, more than two-thirds of the world’s children lived in a conflict-affected country. 2022, 13 million Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Hope Groups are 12-session psychosocial, mental health, and parenting support intervention designed strengthen parents, caregivers, affected by war crisis. The primary objective this study is evaluate effectiveness Groups among war, compared wait-list control group. This protocol describes promising decentralized delivery model an innovative research design, which estimates causal effect while prioritizing prompt beneficial services war-affected participants. Methods pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) externally displaced, internally displaced within Ukraine, living at home areas. consists 90 clusters with 4–7 participants per cluster, totaling approximately n = 450 Intervention will receive led peer facilitators, be wait-listed RCT concludes. Clusters matched on facilitator performing recruitment delivery. Primary outcomes caregiver violence against children, positive practices. Secondary include prevention women child well-being. Outcomes based caregiver-report collected baseline endline (one-week post intervention). Follow-up data group 6–8 weeks post-intervention, aims for quasi-experimental follow-ups six twelve months, pending circumstances funding. Analyses utilize matching techniques, Bayesian interim analyses, multi-level modeling estimate comparison controls. Discussion first known war. If results demonstrate effectiveness, hold potential adapted scaled other populations crisis worldwide. Additionally, methodologies described could utilized crisis-setting simultaneously prioritize estimation effects interventions crisis-affected populations. Trial registration was registered Open Science Framework November 9, 2023. Registration: OSF.IO/UVJ67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UVJ67.

Language: Английский

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Hope Groups: a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial of psychosocial, mental health, and parenting support groups for Ukrainian caregivers during war and conflict

Trials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: July 17, 2024

Abstract Background In 2021, more than two-thirds of the world’s children lived in a conflict-affected country. 2022, 13 million Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Hope Group s are 12-session psychosocial, mental health, and parenting support intervention designed strengthen parents, caregivers, affected by war crisis. The primary objective this study is evaluate effectiveness Groups among war, compared wait-list control group. This protocol describes promising decentralized delivery model an innovative research design, which estimates causal effect while prioritizing prompt beneficial services war-affected participants. Methods pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) externally displaced, internally displaced within Ukraine, living at home areas. consists 90 clusters with 4–7 participants per cluster, totaling approximately n = 450 Intervention will receive led peer facilitators, be wait-listed RCT concludes. Clusters matched on facilitator performing recruitment delivery. Primary outcomes caregiver violence against children, positive practices. Secondary include prevention women child well-being. Outcomes based report collected baseline endline (1-week post-intervention). Follow-up data group 6–8 weeks post-intervention, aims for quasi-experimental follow-ups 6 12 months, pending circumstances funding. Analyses utilize matching techniques, Bayesian interim analyses, multi-level modeling estimate comparison controls. Discussion first known war. If results demonstrate effectiveness, hold potential adapted scaled other populations crisis worldwide. Additionally, methodologies described could utilized crisis-setting simultaneously prioritize estimation effects interventions crisis-affected populations. Trial registration was registered Open Science Framework November 9, 2023. Registration: OSF.IO/UVJ67 .

Language: Английский

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Stronger after the war? Resilience and posttraumatic growth among Ukrainian young refugees: the mediating role of hope

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(3), P. 537 - 550

Published: July 2, 2024

The present study aimed to examine the relation between resilience and posttraumatic growth among young Ukrainian refugees. sample comprised 102 students who fled war in their country found shelter Romania. They were enrolled Romanian universities. filled out self-reported scales measuring resilience, growth, hope two years after military conflict Russia Ukraine started. Results indicated positive associations hope. link was fully mediated by We discuss these findings considering practical implications for fostering well-being of vulnerable youth, such as

Language: Английский

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