Peer support for disadvantaged parents: a narrative review of strategies used in home visiting health interventions in high-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in health persist even in high-income countries, and healthcare systems do not reach disadvantaged families as needed. A number of home-visiting interventions in high-income countries offering peer support for parents have been implemented to bridge the gaps in health in a cost-effective way. The lack of standard for intervention design has however resulted in a large variety of the strategies used. The objective for this article is to conduct a review of peer support home visiting interventions for parents and children in high-income countries, aiming to assess the strategies used, their outcomes and the challenges faced by peer supporters.

Methods

Relevant articles published in English between January 2004 and August 2019 were identified using PubMed

SUBMITTER: Kaks P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376883 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature