The Vermont Family Based Approach in Primary Care Pediatrics: Effects on Children’s and Parents’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Parents’ Health-Related Quality of Life

Authors

Masha Y. Ivanova, University of Vermont
Allison Hall, University of Vermont
Stanley Weinberger, University of Vermont
Sara L. Buckingham, University of Alaska, Anchorage
William E. Copeland, University of Vermont
Phoenix Crockett, University of Vermont
Justin Dainer-Best, Bard College
Casey D'Alberto, University of Vermont
Lauren Dewey, University of Vermont
DeShan Foret, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Maria Galano, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lisa Goodrich, University of Vermont Medical Center
Lindsay E. Holly, Marquette UniversityFollow
Nalini Lane, University of Vermont
Maureen Leahey, University of Vermont
Mathew Lerner, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Jasime Marsh, University of Vermont Medical Center
Ellen McGinnis, University of Vermont
Melissa Paiva-Salisbury, Coastal Carolina University
Judith S. Shaw, University of Vermont
Pamela Swift, University of Vermont
Rebekah Tinker, University of Vermont
James J. Hudziak, University of Vermont

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2023

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Source ISSN

0009-398X

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01329-4

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial tested the Vermont Family Based Approach (VFBA) in primary care pediatrics. The VFBA is a model of healthcare delivery that shifts the focus from the individual to the family, emphasizes emotional and behavioral health, and uses evidence-based health promotion/prevention along with the treatment of emotional and behavioral problems. Participants were 81 families of 3–15-year-olds. For children, the VFBA was associated with greater reductions than the Control condition on the Child Behavior Checklist Emotionally Reactive, Withdrawn, Sleep Problems, Aggressive Behavior and Total Problems scales. For parents, the VFBA was associated with greater reductions than the Control condition on the Adult Self-Report Anxious/Depressed, Rule-Breaking Behavior, Internalizing Problems and Total Problems scales. The VFBA was also associated with greater improvement than the Control condition in the parents’ health-related quality of life, as indicated by all scales of the Medical Outcomes Study Health Survey.

Comments

Accepted version. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Vol. 54, No. 5 (October 2023): 1297-1308. DOI. © 2023 Springer. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Ivanova, Masha Y.; Hall, Allison; Weinberger, Stanley; Buckingham, Sara L.; Copeland, William E.; Crockett, Phoenix; Dainer-Best, Justin; D'Alberto, Casey; Dewey, Lauren; Foret, DeShan; Galano, Maria; Goodrich, Lisa; Holly, Lindsay E.; Lane, Nalini; Leahey, Maureen; Lerner, Mathew; Marsh, Jasime; McGinnis, Ellen; Paiva-Salisbury, Melissa; Shaw, Judith S.; Swift, Pamela; Tinker, Rebekah; and Hudziak, James J., "The Vermont Family Based Approach in Primary Care Pediatrics: Effects on Children’s and Parents’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Parents’ Health-Related Quality of Life" (2023). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 561.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/561