Impact of a Kentucky Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home-Visitation Program on Parental Risk Factors

Autor/inn/en	Ferguson, Jonnisa M.; Vanderpool, Robin C.
Titel	Impact of a Kentucky Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home-Visitation Program on Parental Risk Factors
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22 (2013) 4, S.551-558 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-012-9610-4
Schlagwörter	At Risk Persons; Public Health; Well Being; Parent Child Relationship; Skill Development; Coping; Medical Services; Social Work; Home Visits; Mothers; Scores; Parent Attitudes; Family Programs; Social Support Groups; Stress Variables; Pregnancy; Psychological Patterns; Problem Solving; Program Effectiveness; Measures (Individuals); Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risikogruppe; Gesundheitswesen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bewältigung; Arzt; Soziale Arbeit; Hausbesuch; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Family program; Familienprogramm; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schwangerschaft; Problemlösen; Messdaten
Abstract	As public health organizations continue to implement maternal and child health home-visitation programs, more evaluation of these efforts is needed, particularly as it relates to improving parental behaviors. The purpose of our study was to assess the impact of families' participation in a home-visitation program offered by a central Kentucky health department on parental risk factors. A family social worker or nurse interviewed parents pre-intervention, completing a Parent Survey which assessed multiple parental risk factors associated with negative health and well-being and to calculate a total risk score. Upon exiting the program, parents are re-interviewed to document improvements, review progress and accomplished goals, plan for transitional services, and calculate a new risk score. As of December 2010, 64 families had completed the home-visitation program and had pre- and post-risk scores available for analysis. Based on paired-sample "t" tests, there was a statistically significant difference in total mean risk scores among both mothers and fathers from pre to post. The McNemar-Bowker test also revealed statistically different scores for four of the six risk factors for mothers and fathers pre- and post-home-visitation: lifestyle behaviors and mental health, coping skills and support systems, stresses, and anger management skills. Findings suggest that families who were deemed at-risk for adverse pregnancy and child health outcomes benefit from participation in the home-visitation program. Programs designed to promote positive pregnancy outcomes and child development may benefit from providing social support, fostering parental knowledge, skill development and problem solving, insuring proper medical care, and connecting parents with community resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10