Pediatrics and Early Intervention: Evaluation of a complex intervention for the cross-sectoral care of families with psychosocial problems

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Families with psychosocial burdens, which are important for the healthy further development of the children.; Z59; Z60; Z61; Z62; Z63; Z64; Z65; Problems related to housing and economic circumstances; Problems related to social environment

• Registration Number: DRKS00023461
• Lead Sponsor: ationales Zentrum Frühe Hilfen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

Only persons who have signed the informed consent are included.
Families with children between 0 and 3 years of age who have a U-examination (U3-U7) with the practice pediatricians participating in the study (group 1).

For intervention group: pediatrician in private practice in Baden-Württemberg. Participation in P.A.T.H.-specific training and participation in at least two quality circles within the last two years or comparable measures (e.g. relevant further training, follow-up training).

For control group: pediatrician in resident practice in Bavaria

Intervention and control group are referred to as group 2 in the study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

For families: exclusion criterion for families (group 1) is if they do not speak any of the four languages in which the questionnaire is offered (German, Turkish, Arabic, Italian).

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of families with psychosocial support needs who take advantage of early intervention services.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary proximal endpoints are the proportion of families with psychosocial needs correctly identified by the pediatricians and the proportion of burdened parents who are informed by the pediatricians about the early intervention offers and motivated to accept help.<br>Secondary distal endpoints are the acceptance of the P.A.T.H. intervention by all participants (families with psychosocial needs, pediatricians and network partners in early intervention) and the cost-effectiveness of the P.A.T.H. intervention.