Table 1
Identified Themes, Subthemes, and Descriptions of Interventions for Family-Based Support for Military Families.
| MAIN THEMES | SUBTHEMES | DESCRIPTIONS OF INTERVENTION | STUDY DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting intervention/support | Pre-deployment intervention | Families Over-Coming Under Stress (FOCUS) developed by a UCLA-Harvard team. Includes an eight session family-centered intervention for families facing the impact of wartime deployments. | Beardslee et al. (2011) Lester et al. (2016) |
| Pre, during, & post-deployment mobile app support | Mobile app interventions for military and veteran families: Before, during and after deployment, including: Babies on the Homefront, The Big Moving Adventure, Sandboxx, Parenting 2GO, PTSD Coach, and PTSD Family Coach. These apps are relevant for addressing difficulties in all phases of the military cycle. | Nolan et al. (2019) Kuhn et al. (2017) | |
| Post-deployment parenting intervention | Parent Management Training-Oregon model (PMTO) After deployment: ADAPT, Adaptive Parenting Tools (2 articles) | Chesmore et al. (2018) Gerwirtz et al. (2014) Gerwirtz et al. (2018) Zhang et al. (2018) | |
| Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program | DeVoe et al. (2017) | ||
| Couple support | Pre-deployment intervention | PREP for Strong Bonds (Prevention and Relationship Education Program) | Stanley et al. (2010) Allen et al. (2011) Allen et al. (2015) Stanley et al. (2014) |
| Homefront Strong (HFS) Preventative support program for military partners (offered virtual and on-base) Associated with reduced levels of anxiety and stress in homelife. | Kees & Rosenblum (2015) | ||
| Strength at Home (SAH-C) A 10 session cognitive-behavioral couples based group intervention designed to prevent conflict and violence in military couples | Taft et al. (2016) | ||
| Couple CARE in Uniform (military adaption) | Bakhurst et al. (2017) Halford & Bakhurst (2013) | ||
| Post deployment intervention | Expressive writing intervention for military couples | Baddeley et al. (2011) Sayer et al. (2015) | |
| The comprehensive soldier Fitness Program: Family skills. The intervention is based on Gottman’s book, The seven principles for making marriage work. | Gottman et al. (2011) | ||
| Structured Approach Therapy (SAT), Couples based treatment for PTSD in veterans. Focuses on empathic communication and dyadic coping skills. | Sautter et al. (2011) Sautter et al. (2015) Sautter et al. (2016) |