Maternal Parenting Electronic Diary in the Context of a Home Visit Intervention for Adolescent Mothers in an Urban Deprived Area of Sao Paulo, Brazil: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy during adolescence is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which is associated with various adverse outcomes that can be prevented with home visiting programs. However, testing these interventions in LMICs can be challenging due to limited resources. The use of electronic data collection via smartphones can be an alternative and ideal low-cost method to measure outcomes in an environment with adverse conditions.

Objective

Our study had two objectives: to test the efficacy of a nurse home visiting intervention on maternal parenting and well-being measured by an electronic daily diary (eDiary), and to investigate the compliance rate of the eDiary measurement method.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the eff

SUBMITTER: Fatori D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7420524 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature