The Surviving Crying study: progress report for the first stage of research.
The term 'infant colic' has been used to refer both to 'prolonged' infant crying (a measure of crying) and to parents'concern thatexcessive'crying is a sign that something is wrong with their baby. There is growing evidence that the terms need to be distinguished, so that the traditional focus on the crying is balanced by an equal focus on the impact of the crying on parents. The Surviving Crying study is a first step towards developing and evaluating routine NHS services to support parents who are worried about their baby's excessive crying. This report summarises the study's overall aims and methods and describes the first stage, designed to develop this parental support package. The package comprises a website, printed materials for parents who do not use the internet and a CBT-based programme manual for delivering direct one-to-one or small-group support sessions to parents. Stage two of the study, designed to provide an initial evaluation of the package and its suitability for use in the NHS, is underway. An email address exists for practitioners and researchers who wish to be kept informed.
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D035843:Biomedical Research; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003448:Crying / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D012107:Research Design; D058028:Research Report; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom