Clinical trial NCT03962764: Growing Responsible Fathers Descriptive Program Evaluation
Official title: Growing Responsible Fathers Descriptive Program Evaluation
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Father-Child Relations
Lead sponsor: University of North Florida
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition
First posted: 2019-05-24
Enrollment: 1350
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The program will serve 1350 fathers in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns' counties in the five year project period. Fathers are referred by the local family courts, re-entry centers and the federal and state Healthy Start programs; the child welfare system; and other community partners. The program serves two sub-populations: incarcerated fathers and community fathers.

Brief summary: The overall evaluation plan for the Growing Responsible Fathers program (Fatherhood PRIDE) will utilize both a process evaluation and an outcomes evaluation, and will include both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Pre- and post-test surveys will be used to measure short-term outcomes outlined in the logic model including whether or not there has been an increase in self-efficacy and knowledge related to personal finance, parent engagement, healthy relationships, and education. Pre-test surveys will be administered at intake and/or prior to program activity and post-test surveys will be conducted at the conclusion of the program activity.

Detailed description: The overall evaluation plan for the Growing Responsible Fathers program (Fatherhood PRIDE) will utilize both a process evaluation and an outcomes evaluation, and will include both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Pre- and post-test surveys will be used to measure short-term outcomes outlined in the logic model including whether or not there has been an increase in self-efficacy and knowledge related to personal finance, parent engagement, healthy relationships, and education. Pre-test surveys will be administered at intake and/or prior to program activity and post-test surveys will be conducted at the conclusion of the program activity.

Intermediate outcomes will be measured using a follow-up survey at six (6) months after completing the primary components of the program. The follow-up surveys will be administered via a variety of methods in order to increase response rates and will measure outcomes identified in the logic model such as knowledge and self-efficacy.

Additional attempts will be made online through an email invitation as well as with phone calls. Center for Community Initiatives staff will be responsible for conducting the follow-up surveys with the program participants. Focus groups will be conducted with a volunteer sample of participants at the end of their program workshops to assess satisfaction with the program, what worked, and what could be improved.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Fathers or father figure

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: Increased knowledge gain
timeFrame: post test after 12 week program (incarcerated) or 4-6 weeks (community)
measure: Increased self-efficacy
timeFrame: Post test after 4-6 week program (community)
measure: Increased engagement
timeFrame: Post test after 4-6 week program (community) and 6 month followup survey
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: University of North Florida
name: Jeff Will
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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