ArticleChild abuse & neglect2013
Family risk as a predictor of initial engagement and follow-through in a universal nurse home visiting program to prevent child maltreatment.
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RCT Evaluation of the Durham Connects Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program
Trial of Nurse Family Partnership for Women With Previous Live Births
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of interventions designed to decrease child abuse in high-risk families.Child abuse & neglect · 2017Pooled it
- The effects of a universal short-term home visiting program: Two-year impact on parenting behavior and parent mental health.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Trial
- Effect of a Universal Postpartum Nurse Home Visiting Program on Child Maltreatment and Emergency Medical Care at 5 Years of Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of Family Connects: Effects on child emergency medical care from birth to 24 months.Development and psychopathology · 2019Trial
- The Impact of Nurse Home-Visiting for Pregnant and Parenting Individuals with Previous Live Births.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- The Early Years of Parenthood and Home-Start Home Visiting: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Harsh Parenting, Maternal Depression, and Executive Function in Early Childhood.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Using a Predictive Risk Model to Prioritize Families for Prevention Services: The Hello Baby Program in Allegheny County, PA.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
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- Engagement and Retention of Families in Universal Australian Nurse-Home-Visiting Services: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Characteristics of enrolment in an intensive home-visiting programme among eligible first-time adolescent mothers in England: a linked administrative data cohort study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2022Article
- Transitioning to virtual interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on the family connects postpartum home visiting program activity.Infant mental health journal · 2022Article
- Home Visiting Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Program Activity Analysis for Family Connects.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- The Centrality of Child Maltreatment to Criminology.Annual review of criminology · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Study of Mothers' Perspectives on Enrolling and Engaging in an Evidence-Based Nurse Home Visiting Program.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Article
- Parent Involvement in Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs: an Integrative Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Review
- Engagement in home visiting: An overview of the problem and how a coalition of researchers worked to address this cross-model concern.Journal of child and family studies · 2020Article
- The Effect of Education on the Attitude and Child Abuse Behaviors of Mothers with 3-6 Year Old Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2018Article
- Service Engagement and Retention: Lessons from the Early Childhood Connections Program.Children and youth services review · 2018Article
- Evaluation of a Community-Based Approach to Strengthen Retention in Early Childhood Home Visiting.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveAs nurse home visiting to prevent child maltreatment grows in popularity with both program administrators and legislators, it is important to understand engagement in such programs in order to improve their community-wide effects. This report examines family demographic and infant health risk factors that predict engagement and follow-through in a universal home-based maltreatment prevention program for new mothers in Durham County, North Carolina.
methodsTrained staff members attempted to schedule home visits for all new mothers during the birthing hospital stay, and then nurses completed scheduled visits three to five weeks later. Medical record data was used to identify family demographic and infant health risk factors for maltreatment. These variables were used to predict program engagement (scheduling a visit) and follow-through (completing a scheduled visit).
resultsProgram staff members were successful in scheduling 78% of eligible families for a visit and completing 85% of scheduled visits. Overall, 66% of eligible families completed at least one visit. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses indicated that high demographic risk and low infant health risk were predictive of scheduling a visit. Both low demographic and infant health risk were predictive of visit completion.
conclusionsFindings suggest that while higher demographic risk increases families' initial engagement, it might also inhibit their follow-through. Additionally, parents of medically at-risk infants may be particularly difficult to engage in universal home visiting interventions. Implications for recruitment strategies of home visiting programs are discussed.
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