Comparison of methods for recruiting and engaging parents in online interventions: Study protocol for the Cry Baby infant sleep and settling program

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Cook, Fallon ^a,b   Seymour, Monique ^a,b   Giallo, Rebecca ^a,b   Cann, Warren ^a   Nicholson, Jan M ^a,b,c   Green, Julie ^a,b,d   Hiscock, Harriet ^b,d  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crying; Infant; Intervention; Online; Parents; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; E-MAIL; FATIGUE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; STUDY DESIGN; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CRYING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84946426814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0502-9     Document Type: Article

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