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Introduction: Mental health issues have been on the rise among children and adolescents, and digital parenting programs have shown promising outcomes. However, there is limited research on the potential efficacy of utilizing chatbots to promote parental skills. This study aimed to understand whether parents learn from a parenting chatbot micro intervention, to assess the overall efficacy of the intervention, and to explore the user characteristics of the participants, including parental busyness, assumptions about parenting, and qualitative engagement with the chatbot. Methods: A sample of 170 parents with at least one child between 2-11 years old were recruited. A randomized control trial was conducted. Participants in the experimental group accessed a 15-min intervention that taught how to utilize positive attention and praise to promote positive behaviors in their children, while the control group remained on a waiting list. Results: Results showed that participants engaged with a brief AI-based chatbot intervention and were able to learn effective praising skills. Although scores moved in the expected direction, there were no significant differences by condition in the praising knowledge reported by parents, perceived changes in disruptive behaviors, or parenting self-efficacy, from pre-intervention to 24-hour follow-up. Discussion: The results provided insight to understand how parents engaged with the chatbot and suggests that, in general, brief, self-guided, digital interventions can promote learning in parents. It is possible that a higher dose of intervention may be needed to obtain a therapeutic change in parents. Further research implications on chatbots for parenting skills are discussed.
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La satisfacción del usuario (SU) es actualmente considerada un factor importante en la evaluación de la calidad de los servicios de salud mental. No obstante, no ha sido todavía investigada en gran medida en los servicios de salud mental para niños, niñas y adolescentes (SSMNA). Nuestro objetivo en este estudio fue conocer el grado de satisfacción percibida por usuarios que recibieron atención en tres SSMNA privados de Buenos Aires, cada uno con una orientación teórica distinta. Utilizamos como instrumentos, cuestionarios de auto-informe que nos proveyeron datos para un análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo. Hallamos que los padres y madres que llevaron a sus hijos o hijas a los servicios de orientación cognitiva o sistémica, refirieron niveles de satisfacción similares entre sí y un mayor grado de satisfacción que los padres y madres cuyos hijos e hijas recibieron tratamiento psicodinámico.
User satisfaction (US) is currently considered an important factor in the assessment of the quality of mental health services. However, it has not yet been researched extensively in the area of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The aim of this study was to identify the level of satisfaction perceived by users who received treatment at three private CAMHS in Buenos Aires, each with a different theoretical orientation. Self-report questionnaires that provided data for quantitative and qualitative analysis were used as instruments. It was found that parents who brought their children to the services that provide cognitive or systemic orientation reported similar levels of satisfaction with the services and a higher level of satisfaction than parents whose children received psychodynamic treatment.
Atualmente, a satisfação do usuário (SU) é considerada um fator importante na avaliação da qualidade dos serviços de saúde mental. Porém, ainda não tem sido pesquisada em profundidade nos serviços de saúde mental para crianças e adolescentes (SSMCA). O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer o grau de satisfação percebida por usuários que receberam atenção em três SSMCA privados de Buenos Aires, cada um com uma orientação teórica diferente. Como instrumentos, foram utilizados questionários autoinformativos que reuniram dados para uma análise quantitativa e qualitativa. Constatou-se que os pais que levaram seus filhos e filhas nos serviços de orientação cognitiva ou sistêmica tiveram níveis de satisfação semelhantes entre si e um maior grau de satisfação do que os pais cujos filhos e filhas receberam tratamento psicodinâmico.
