Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Healthier Wealthier Families in Sweden: results from the Ameliorating Child poverty through Connecting Economic Services with child health Services (ACCESS) pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Despite universal measures in Sweden, the proportion of children living in economic hardship is increasing. One strategy to mitigate hardship is integrating financial counselling within healthcare services. This paper describes a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the 'Healthier Wealthier Families' model in which child healthcare nurses screen parents of young children for economic hardship and refer those in need to free budget and debt counselling (BDC). The study was an internal pilot of a two-arm randomised waitlist-control trial with a one-to-one allocation. The intervention arm received BDC immediately after randomisation, while the waitlist-control arm was referred 3 months later. Both arms received a financial guidance book. Assessments were conducted at two points: pre-int

SUBMITTER: Johansson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670747 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature