Baseline details of 121 families with 182 children participating in the study
| Control group | Intervention group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (64 families; 106 children) | (57 families; 76 children) | ||
| Mean (SD) age of child (y) | 11.6 (3.27) | 10.9 (3.1) | |
| Median (range) number of children previously placed in foster home | 14 (1, 140) | 18 (1, 91) | |
| Mean (SD) length of time foster carers have known children (mth) | 32 (33) | 29 (26) | |
| Median (range) deprivation category of foster carers | 4 (1, 7) | 4 (1, 7) | |
| Mean (SD) foster mother's age | 46 (7.8) | 45 (8.8) | |
| Mean (SD) foster father's age | 48 (7.3) | 46 (10) | |
| Sex of fostered child | |||
| Male | 56 (59) | 58 (44) | |
| Female | 44 (47) | 42 (32) | |
| Children classed as psychiatric “cases” on the foster carer report SDQ | 58 (59) | 74 (56) | |
| Children previously abused | 87 (76) | 80 (46) | |
| Children previously neglected | 72 (61) | 76 (42) | |
| Children previously abused or neglected | 93 (79) | 89 (49) | |
| Children previously in residential care | 27 (23) | 27 (15) | |
| Children previously in foster care | 69 (59) | 78 (43) | |
| Children with a physical disability | 5 (4) | 11 (6) | |
| Children with a learning disability | 26 (22) | 27 (15) | |
| Children with no contact with birth parents | 20 (17) | 24 (13) | |
Values are percentages (numbers) unless stated otherwise. Numbers vary due to missing data.