Effects on environmental, child, maternal and family outcomes for children born to at risk mothers (who have one or more risk factors for poorer parental coping) receiving sustained nurse home visiting compared with usual care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: child development; child health; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000473369
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of NSW

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women, and English speaking, and
Resident in New South Wales, Australia postcode area 2168, and One or more risk factors for poorer parental coping from maternal self report of expected lack of practical and emotional support, stressors in the past 12 months, personality, mental health, history of abuse in the mother’s childhood, and family violence, or Current probably distress measured as Edinburgh Depression Scale score of 10 or more

Exclusion Criteria

Poor English requiring an interpreter or no telephone

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mean scores on Bayley Scales of Infant Development[at child age 18 and 30 months];mean score on Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence - Australian Standardisation (WPPSI-III Australian)[at 6 months post child entry to formal schooling];number of inpatient and outpatient hospital separations[at child age 24 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mean child behaviour and psychological attribute scores measured using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire[at child age 4 years and 6 months post entry to formal schooling];mean National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) parent child interaction scores[at child age 18 and 30 months]