title: Effectiveness of occupational performance coaching in improving children's and mothers' performance and mothers' self-competence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the effectiveness of occupational performance coaching in improving children's and mothers' occupational performance and mothers' parenting self-competence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A one-group time-series design was used to evaluate changes in children's (n = 29) and mothers' (n = 8) occupational performance at four time points: (1) pre-wait list, (2) preintervention, (3) postintervention, and (4) follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvements in occupational performance occurred postintervention for children, F(1, 78) = 153.72, p < .001, η² = .86, and mothers, F(1, 78) = 153.72, p < .001, η² = .86, that were maintained 6 wk after intervention. Mothers' self-competence in parenting also improved, F(1, 72) = 17.36, p < .001, η² = .42.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings provide preliminary evidence supporting the effectiveness of occupational performance coaching in improving children's and mothers' occupational performance and mothers' parenting self-competence. Improvements were sustained and appeared to generalize to other areas of performance.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140 New Zealand. fi.graham@otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodger
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ziviani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy