The MOVE study: Improving maternal and child health nurse care for vulnerable mothers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence; Public Health - Health service research; Other - Conditions of unknown or disputed aetiology (such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000424202
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 44000

Inclusion Criteria

MCH nurse teams in the north west Melbourne suburbs

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved family violence (FV) disclosure/safety planning is measured firstly by routine data of nurse reported FV safety planning rates. These are computer data that MCH teams are required to report to government as our assumption was that safety planning would occur after disclosure. We would also examine reported disclosure by survey. [15 months after intervention (31st March 2010-April 1 2011) we collected the previous year's FV routine data for all eight teams. We also collected routine data for 24 months (April 2013) after intervention completion to see whether the FV screening and care intervention was sustainable without the involvement of research staff or a trial setting.];FV screening rates measured by routine reported government data [15 months (three months after the end of the intervention period. Routine reported government FV data were also then re-examined at 24 months to check sustainability]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved referral by MCH nurses of their clients experiencing family violence to appropriate services. This will be assessed by assessing differences in proportions of routinely reported referral rates by arm. As MCH nurses are required to report FV referral data to government, we collected these routine data from all 8 teams, as well as by questions about referral from a survey of women attending MCH centres who have given birth in the preceding twelve months.[We collected routine government reporting data at the end of the intervention (April 2011) and again in 2013 (for April 2011-2012 and April 2012-2013).<br><br>We sent a survey to over 10,000 women once after the end of the intervention 15 months after the commencement of the intervention.];Improved client satisfaction with MCH nurse care, which will be assessed by asking women clients in the surveys outlined above.[15 months (5000 surveys) and 21 months (second 5000) after commencement of the intervention]