Evaluation of the delivery of the family nurse partnership programme in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an intensive and structured person-centred home-visiting programme delivered by specially trained nurses, who offer support services to first-time young mothers. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the quick adoption of telehealth within the FNP, as healthcare services moved rapidly to implement remote delivery systems in line with infection control measures. The aim of this study was 1) to understand the features of telehealth employed to deliver the FNP programme during COVID-19 in Scotland; 2) to examine how FNP nurses and clients responded to the delivery of FNP through telehealth; 3) to evaluate the challenges of delivering the FNP through telehealth during COVID-19 and its implications for future delivery of the programme.

Method

SUBMITTER: Doi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671793 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature