Implementation and randomized controlled trial evaluation of universal postnatal nurse home visiting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated whether a brief, universal, postnatal nurse home-visiting intervention can be implemented with high penetration and fidelity, prevent emergency health care services, and promote positive parenting by infant age 6 months.

Methods

Durham Connects is a manualized 4- to 7-session program to assess family needs and connect parents with community resources to improve infant health and well-being. All 4777 resident births in Durham, North Carolina, between July 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions. A random, representative subset of 549 families received blinded interviews for impact evaluation.

Results

Of all families, 80% initiated participation; adherence was 84%. Hospital records indicated t

SUBMITTER: Dodge KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4011097 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature