SynthesisPediatrics2016
Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Positive Parenting Behaviors: A Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Sit Down and Play: A Primary Care-Based Program to Promote Positive Parenting Practices
Promoting Early Child Development in Primary Care for Low-Income Families
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Home-visiting Parenting Programs to Improve Mother-Infant Interactions at Early Ages: A Systematic Review.Psychosocial intervention · 2024Pooled it
- Healthcare-Based Interventions to Improve Parenting Outcomes in LMICs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Very Preterm Birth or Very Low Birth Weight With Intelligence in Adulthood: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a Parenting Intervention Integrated with Primary Health Care on Early Childhood Development: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Trial
- Encouraging Parenting Behaviors That Promote Early Childhood Development Among Caregivers From Low-Income Urban Communities: A Randomized Static Group Comparison Trial of a Primary Care-Based Parenting Program.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Trial
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Enhanced Early Childhood Development Program Integrated Into Primary Health Care in China: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Health worker support for early learning, responsive caregiving, and safety and security: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Bridging access and impact: primary care parenting intervention reduces early behavior problems in both virtual and in-person delivery modes.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Towards a holistic framework: a scoping review protocol to map early childhood development services.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Treatment With Inhaled Nitric Oxide and General Intelligence in Preterm Children in Two European Cohorts.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Review
- A Brief Intervention in Primary Care to Improve Parents' Discipline Practices and Reach Other Caregivers.Clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- A Case Report on a Women's Residential Substance use Program in a Rural and Urban Setting.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Positive Early Childhood Experiences and School Readiness among US Preschoolers.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Policies are Needed to Increase the Reach and Impact of Evidence-Based Parenting Supports: A Call for a Population-Based Approach to Supporting Parents, Children, and Families.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- Using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire to assess later effects of an infant intervention promoting language in primary care.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Pediatric Integrated Primary Care:: A Population Health Approach to Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Children and Families.Delaware journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextUtilization of primary care settings offers a promising approach to enhance parenting practices that are critical for promoting early childhood development. Determining the impact of existing primary care interventions on key parenting behaviors will aid providers and policy makers as they seek strategies to improve early child outcomes.
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of primary care-based interventions on parenting practices that promote early child development among children younger than 36 months. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Excerpta Medica dataBASE, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases were searched electronically. STUDY SELECTION: English-language articles that were quasi-randomized or randomized controlled trials, included parents of children <36 months of age, and reported outcomes related to parenting behaviors that promote early child development. DATA EXTRACTION: Two reviewers independently extracted data regarding participants, interventions, and outcomes. Quantitative meta-analyses were conducted with random effects for study and fitted with restricted maximum likelihood methods.
resultsThe review included 13 studies reporting parenting outcomes in 2 categories: participation in cognitively stimulating activities and positive parent-child interactions. We found a statistically significant positive effect of primary care-delivered interventions and parent-child interactions (summary standardized mean difference 0.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.06-0.52, P < .0001) and participation in cognitively stimulating activities (summary standardized mean difference 0.34, 95% CI 0.03-0.54; summary odds ratio 0.13, 95% CI 0.01-0.25, P < .0001). LIMITATIONS: Limitations included heterogeneity in measures used, outcomes, and timing of assessments.
conclusionsPrimary care-based interventions modestly affect positive parenting behaviors important for early childhood development. Randomized controlled trials with comparable outcome measures using standardized assessments are needed to assess further beneficial impacts.
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