Table 1 Summary of instruments used in the Minipally study
Outcome measures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Concepts | Type and Source of measure | Instrument | Time of assessment |
Primary outcomes | |||
Child Behaviors | Questionnaire, rated by childcare’ educators Questionnaire, rated by parents | Child Behavior Questionnaire (BEH, 24) | Pre and post-intervention |
Opposition | |||
Hyperactivity | |||
Prosociality | |||
Inattention | |||
Agression | |||
Child’ agressive and prosocial behaviors | Observed and rated by research assistant | Observational tool designed for the study | Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services |
Stress | Salivary cortisol, collected by research assitant | Biological samples | Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services |
Child Care Arrival (7 h30-10 h) | |||
Before Lunch (10 h30-12 h) | |||
30 min after napping in the afternoon (14 h–16 h) | |||
Secondary outcomes | |||
Educational interactions with the children | Observed and rated by research assistant | Caregiver Interaction Scale (29) | Pre and post-intervention; at Child Care Services |
Severity | |||
Detachment | |||
Permissiveness | |||
Harshness | |||
Educator’s behaviors with each child | Questionnaire, rated by childcare’ educators | Pacotis (30) | Pre and post-intervention |
Potential confounding variables | |||
Sociodemographic information | Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents | Questionnaire designed for the study | Pre and post-intervention |
Child’ General Health | Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents | Questionnaire designed for the study | Pre and post-intervention |
Child’ Stressful Life Events | Questionnaire, rated by child’ parents | Stressful Life Event Questionnaire | Pre and post-intervention |