Trial reportPloS one2015
Predictors of Study Attrition in a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Perinatal Home-Visiting Program with Mothers with Psychosocial Vulnerabilities.
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- Effect of home visiting support on maternal psychosocial needs and postnatal depression: emulating a target trial.BMJ mental health · 2026Trial
- Interdental Brushing and Obstetrical Outcomes in Nulliparous Pregnant Women: Insights From a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2026Trial
- Peer-Delivery of a Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Intervention for Women Living in Disadvantaged Communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2)-A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Trial
- Economic evaluation of an Australian nurse home visiting programme: a randomised trial at 3 years.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Shielding the First 24 Postnatal Months of Life: A Proposal for a Prospective Cohort Study of Early-Life Electromagnetic Exposure and Autism Risk.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Article
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- 'Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum': Exploring Lived Experiences of Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Partnership quality and maternal depressive symptoms in the transition to parenthood: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- A Controlled Trial Evaluating the Impact of a Home-Visiting Program on Maternal Disruptive Communication in a Vulnerable Population.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Patterns of maternal depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms from pregnancy to 5 years postpartum in an Australian cohort experiencing adversity.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Article
- Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Focusing on Parenting Supports Depressed Parents' Involvement in Home Visiting Services.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Visit Attendance Patterns in Nurse-Family Partnership Community Sites.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Article
- Service Engagement and Retention: Lessons from the Early Childhood Connections Program.Children and youth services review · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveRandomised controlled trials evaluating perinatal home-visiting programs are frequently confronted with the problem of high attrition rates. The aim of the present study is to identify predictors of study attrition in a trial evaluating a perinatal home-visiting program in France. MATERIALS AND
methodsCAPEDP is a French randomized trial comparing a perinatal home-visiting program using psychologists versus usual care (N = 440). The first assessment was at inclusion into the trial at the 27th week of pregnancy and the final assessment when the child reached the age of two. Attrition rates were calculated at 3 and 24 months postpartum. Stepwise logistic regression was used to identify predictors of early (between inclusion and 3 months postpartum) and later (between 3 and 24 months postpartum) attrition among social, psychological and parenting factors.
resultsAttrition rates were 17% and 63% at 3 and 24 months respectively. At 24 months, there was significantly more attrition in the control arm (70.6%) compared to the intervention arm (55.2%). Five independent predictors of early attrition were identified: having already had an abortion; having greater attachment insecurity as measured with the Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire (VASQ); having lower global severity of psychiatric symptoms as assessed with the Symptom Check-List (SCL-90) at inclusion, being neither currently employed nor studying; and declaring no tobacco consumption during pregnancy. Being randomized into the control arm, having undergone early parental loss before age 11 and having lower global severity of psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90) at 3 months postpartum were the only variables associated with later attrition.
conclusionThis study provides key information for identifying mothers who may require specific support to avoid study attrition in trials evaluating a home-visiting program.
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