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Addressing Low-Income Families' Basic Social Needs at Pediatric Visits

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Low Income Families Basic Social Needs
Interventions
Behavioral: Basic Needs Surveillance (BNS) protocol
Registration Number
NCT01303458
Lead Sponsor
Boston Medical Center
Brief Summary

This research project is aimed to address low-income families' basic social needs (housing, food, employment, education, childcare, utilities) within the context of pediatric primary care. This project builds upon the PI's prior study at Hopkins which demonstrated a positive impact of a similar intervention on pediatric residents' screening and referral to community agencies. This study will specifically test whether a further strengthened intervention--Basic Needs Surveillance (BNS) protocol-- can lead to greater maternal enrollment in community resources and receipt of eligible benefits. In addition, we will measure the intervention's impact on maternal well-being, and compliance with well-child care (WCC) visits.

The project will take place at eight community health centers in the Greater Boston Area. The centers will be randomized to either an intervention or control site. Mothers who bring their infant in for a WCC visit from birth to 6 months will be eligible. They will be followed until their child is one year of age. Study subjects will complete two self-administered surveys (baseline, follow-up), and one brief telephone interview (when their infant is 9 months old). Pediatric providers will also be subjects; and will fill out a demographic questionnaire at the time of enrollment.

The BNS intervention will consist of 4 components: 1) WE CARE survey which mothers will fill out in the waiting room prior to their child's WCC visits; 2) Family Resource book containing 1-page information sheets on resources, that providers will have access to in exam rooms; 3) a Community Resource Coordinator who will assist families link to available resources, and update providers; 4) Training Session which will provide a 1 hr overview of the intervention to providers.

Families attending the control health centers will receive standard of care. Enrolled mothers will be offered the intervention at the end of the 12-month follow-up interview. When follow-up data collection is complete, the PI will offer the control sites the opportunity to implement the BNS protocol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
336
Inclusion Criteria
  • Mothers (18 yrs or older) who bring their infant between the ages of birth and 6 months for a well-child care visit
  • Medical providers who provide care to pediatric patients at the participating community health centers
Exclusion Criteria
  • Foster parent
  • Mothers who anticipate changing their infant's site for care
  • Mothers who are non-English or non-Spanish speaking
  • Infants with hx of prematurity (born before 32 weeks)
  • Infants with chronic cardiac or respiratory diseases
  • Previously enrolled mother

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention armBasic Needs Surveillance (BNS) protocolStudy subjects will receive the Basic Needs Surveillance (BNS) intervention.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Enrollment in new community-based resources and serviceswhen index child is 1 yr of age
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Food insecuritywhen index child is one yr of age
Maternal depressionwhen index child is one yr of age
preventative care adherence, child health, child maltreatmentwhen index child is one yr of age
referrals received by mother at index well-child care visit1st well-child care visit

referrals received for any of the 6 following unmet needs (food, housing, employment, education, childcare, heat)

contact of community resourcechild is 9 months of age

self-report of contact of a community resource for one of the 6 unmet needs (food, housing, employment, childcare, education, heat)

unmet basic needs12 month follow-up

food, housing, employment, education, childcare, heat

parenting stress, maternal life satisfaction12 month follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center

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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Dorchester House Multi-Service Center

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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Arvin Garg

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Upham's Corner Health Center

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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center

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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States

Neponset Health Center

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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Codman Square Health Center

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Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

The Dimock Center

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Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

South Boston Community Health Center

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South Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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