TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the implementation of the Grow! parenting program
T2 - Findings from a mixed methods pilot study
AU - Czymoniewicz-Klippel, M. T.
AU - Chesnut, R. P.
AU - DiNallo, J. M.
AU - Perkins, D. F.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Family Policy, Children, and Youth, U.S. Department of Defense under Award No. 2012-48709-20033 developed in collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University. We acknowledge all collaborators who have contributed to the THRIVE Initiative and the Grow ! parenting program, especially Mr. C. Eddy Mentzer (Associate Director for Family Readiness & Well-Being, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Family Readiness Policy, Military Community & Family Policy) for his contributions to program and study design, implementation and interpretation of these evaluation data, and Ms. Alicia Fischer for her literature review assistance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - Evaluating the implementation of parenting interventions is critical to program diffusion and quality across populations and settings, and to enhancing treatment outcomes. This article presents implementation findings from a pilot study of Grow!, a universal parenting program targeting parents of five to eight years olds that aims to improve child outcomes through strengthened parenting. Grow! was implemented at two community sites in central Pennsylvania by trained facilitators. Implementation data was gathered from facilitators and participants using mixed methods, including surveys, observation checklists, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. These data were analyzed and integrated to explore, within the context of Proctor et al.'s (2011) implementation outcome framework, four implementation outcomes (i.e., acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity, and feasibility). Overall, these findings demonstrate that Grow! can be, and was, implemented effectively in a community setting. Moreover, they demonstrate how the Proctor et al. (2011) framework can be operationalized and applied specifically to hybrid effectiveness-implementation design studies.
AB - Evaluating the implementation of parenting interventions is critical to program diffusion and quality across populations and settings, and to enhancing treatment outcomes. This article presents implementation findings from a pilot study of Grow!, a universal parenting program targeting parents of five to eight years olds that aims to improve child outcomes through strengthened parenting. Grow! was implemented at two community sites in central Pennsylvania by trained facilitators. Implementation data was gathered from facilitators and participants using mixed methods, including surveys, observation checklists, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. These data were analyzed and integrated to explore, within the context of Proctor et al.'s (2011) implementation outcome framework, four implementation outcomes (i.e., acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity, and feasibility). Overall, these findings demonstrate that Grow! can be, and was, implemented effectively in a community setting. Moreover, they demonstrate how the Proctor et al. (2011) framework can be operationalized and applied specifically to hybrid effectiveness-implementation design studies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.016
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85033673423
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 82
SP - 99
EP - 107
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
ER -