The purpose of this study is to find out if the FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is acceptable and usable by teachers. The FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is a website for teachers adapted from the Families Moving Forward (FMF) Program. The FMF Program is an evidence-based intervention for caregivers of children with FASD. The study will determine if the a web page intervention is feasible and acceptable by looking at enrollment and retention of study subjects and acceptability of assessments.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
The FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is designed to offer teachers evidence-based education about FASD and strategies to support students with FASD. It is adapted from the FMF Program and FMF Connect, evidence based interventions to support caregivers of children with FASD. The FMF Program and FMF Connect aim to improve caregivers' efficacy and satisfaction as a parent, efficacy, attributions for their child's behavior, and the parent-child relationship.
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States
Change in Mean Knowledge About FASD From Baseline to 6 Weeks
Teacher FASD knowledge will be measured using the "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Knowledge" survey. The survey scores range from 0-33 with higher scores indicating more knowledge about FASD.
Time frame: baseline to 6 weeks
Change in Personal Efficacy Mean From Baseline to 6 Weeks
Personal efficacy will be measured by the Personal Efficacy subscale of the Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale. This subscale has 5 items and ranges from 5-30, with higher scores indicating higher perceived personal efficacy.
Time frame: baseline to 6 weeks
Change in Teaching Efficacy Means From Baseline to 6 Weeks
Teaching efficacy will be measured by the Teaching Efficacy subscale of the Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale. This subscale has 5 items and ranges from 5-30, with higher scores indicating higher perceived teaching efficacy.
Time frame: baseline to 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Sensory Seeking Attributions at 6 Weeks
Sensory seeking attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of sensory seeking attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Sensory Avoiding Attributions at 6 Weeks
Sensory avoiding attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of sensory avoiding attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Task - Willful Attributions at 6 Weeks
Task - willful attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 3 items and scores range from 3-18, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of task - willful attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Task - Ability Attributions at 6 Weeks
Task - ability attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of task - ability attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Disruptive Behavior Attributions at 6 Weeks
Disruptive behavior attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 5 items and scores range from 5-30, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of disruptive behavior attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Emotional Support Attributions at 6 Weeks
Emotional support seeking attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 4 items and scores range from 4-24, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of emotional support seeking attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Difference in Dysregulated Behavior Attributions at 6 Weeks
Dysregulated behavior attributions will be measured using the "Reasons for Children's Behavior" survey. This subscale has 3 items and scores range from 3-18, with higher scores representing higher endorsement of dysregulated behavior attributions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Overall Quality of Website (Website Group Only)
Overall quality will be measured using the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. Overall quality is a sum of the Engagement, Functionality, Aesthetics, and Information subscales. Each subscale represents a mean of items and ranges from 1 to 6. The overall total quality score is a sum of these scales and ranges from 4 to 24, with higher scores indicating higher overall quality.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Subjective Quality of Website (Website Group Only)
Subjective quality will be measured using the Subjective Quality subscale of the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. This subscale has 4 items in total. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 to 6 and the total score represents a mean across items, with higher scores indicating higher subjective quality.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Mean Perceived Impact of Website (Website Group Only)
Perceived impact will be measured using the Perceived Impact subscale of the Mobile Application Rating Scale - user version. This subscale has 5 items in total. Items are rated on a scale from 1 to 6. Total scores represent a mean rating across items, with higher scores indicating higher perceived impact.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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