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This randomized trial tested the impact of an established prevention program for first-time parents, Family Foundations, adapted for low-income mothers and fathers as a series of sessions provided to couples in their homes. To assess program impact, we recruited and randomly assigned a sample of 150 low-income adult mother-father dyads (not necessarily still romantically involved, cohabiting, or married) during pregnancy or shortly after birth. The randomly assigned intervention families participated in Family Foundations Home Visiting (FFHV), consisting of 11 in-home sessions focusing on parental cooperation, collaboration, and conflict management to support children's development. Complier average causal effect (CACE) analysis was used to examine program impact on parental adjustment and parenting for families completing nine or more program sessions. Results indicated significant positive complier effects for mothers' and fathers' reports of depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, coping with stress, and psychological aggression by fathers toward mothers at post-intervention, controlling for pre-intervention scores. Intervention parents also demonstrated higher levels of affection, engagement, and sensitivity with the infant based on observer coding of videotaped parent-child interactions. These findings indicate that the focus of Family Foundations on enhancing coparenting offers similar benefits for low-income parents and children who are compliers as has the group-format Family Foundations (FF) version in trials with universal samples of cohabiting or married parents. Results are discussed in terms of implications for home visiting, engaging fathers, and optimizing child outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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Visita Domiciliar , Poder Familiar , Adulto , Pai , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Mães , Relações Pais-Filho , PaisRESUMO
Introduction: Poverty is negatively associated with health and developmental outcomes. DNA methylation (DNAm) has been proposed as a mechanism that underlies the association between adversity experienced by mothers in poverty and health and developmental outcomes in their offspring. Previous studies have identified associations between individual-level measures of stress and adversity experienced by a mother during pregnancy and infant DNAm. We hypothesized that independent of individual stresses, a mother's community-level deprivation while she is pregnant may also be associated with DNAm among the genes of her offspring that are related to stress response and/or development. Methods: Pregnant mothers (N = 53) completed assessments that measured stress, adversity, and mental health. To evaluate community-level deprivation, mothers' addresses were linked to census-level socioeconomic measures including a composite index of deprivation that combines multiple community-level indicators such as income and highest level of education received. Infant buccal cells were collected at about age 4 weeks to measure DNAm of candidate genes including NR3C1, SCG5, and SLC6A4, which are associated with the stress response and or social and emotional development. Multivariable models were employed to evaluate the association between maternal community deprivation and infant DNAm of candidate genes. Results: No significant associations were identified between maternal community-level deprivation and the methylation of NR3C1 or SCG5, however, maternal community-level deprivation was significantly associated with higher mean methylation across 8 CpG sites in SLC6A4. Conclusion: This study identified an association between community-level measures of deprivation experienced by a mother during pregnancy and DNAm in their offspring. These findings may have implications for understanding how the community context can impact early biology and potential function in the next generation.
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Metilação de DNA , Mucosa Bucal , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Serotonina , Metilação de DNA/genética , Feminino , Técnicas Genéticas , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Privação Materna , Mães , GravidezRESUMO
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine how combinations of adverse childhood events (ACEs) contribute to the risk of postpartum depression and the mediating role of prenatal social support. METHODS: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale Questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Questionnaire were used to measure the study's exposure and outcome. Among a cohort of 419 mothers enrolled in a home visiting (HV) program, latent class analyses were used to identify classes of ACEs exposure. General linear models assessed the risk of postpartum depression, and prenatal social support was examined as a mediator. RESULTS: Four distinct classes of ACE exposure were identified. On the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale, mothers who were classified in Classes 1-3 scored higher by 2.6-4.4 points compared with women in Class 0. ACE class was found to be indirectly associated with postpartum depression scores through prenatal social support. CONCLUSIONS: Identifying combinations of ACEs in an HV program has the potential to improve the characterization of ACEs among low-income perinatal women in the United States. Elucidating how these combinations contribute to the risk of postpartum depression has the potential to identify women at increased risk, which can help HV programs prioritize prevention efforts.
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Adultos Sobreviventes de Eventos Adversos na Infância/psicologia , Experiências Adversas da Infância/psicologia , Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Depressão Pós-Parto/diagnóstico , Apoio Social , Adulto , Adultos Sobreviventes de Eventos Adversos na Infância/estatística & dados numéricos , Experiências Adversas da Infância/estatística & dados numéricos , Criança , Maus-Tratos Infantis/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos de Coortes , Depressão Pós-Parto/epidemiologia , Depressão Pós-Parto/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Período Pós-Parto , Cuidado Pré-Natal , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Pediatric primary care and home visiting programs seek to reduce health disparities and promote coordinated health care use. It is unclear whether these services impact high-cost, emergency department (ED) utilization. We evaluated the association of well-child care (WCC) and home visiting with ED visit frequency for children < 1 year with an established medical home. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data for infants ≥ 34 weeks' gestation from 2010 to 2014, within a multisite, academic primary care system. Latent class analysis characterized longitudinal patterns of WCC. Multivariable negative binomial regression models tested the independent association between WCC patterns and home visiting enrollment with ED visits. RESULTS: Among 10,363 infants, three WCC latent classes were identified: "Adherent" (83.4% of the cohort), "Intermediate" (9.7%), and "Decreasing adherence" (7.0%). Sixty-one percent of the sample had ≥ 1 ED visit in the first 12 months of life, and 73% of all ED visits were triaged as non-urgent. There was a significant interaction effect between WCC pattern and insurance status. Among Medicaid-insured infants, "Intermediate" and "Decreasing adherence" WCC patterns were associated with a lower incident rate of ED visits compared with the "Adherent" pattern (incident rate ratios (IRR) 0.88, p = 0.03 and 0.79, p < 0.001 respectively); this effect was not observed among privately-insured infants. Home visiting enrollment was independently associated with a higher rate of ED visits (IRR 1.24, p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Among infants with an established medical home, adherence to recommended WCC and home visiting enrollment was associated with greater ED use for non-urgent conditions.
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Serviços de Saúde da Criança/estatística & dados numéricos , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Visita Domiciliar/estatística & dados numéricos , Assistência Centrada no Paciente , Cooperação e Adesão ao Tratamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Criança , Cuidado da Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Medicaid/estatística & dados numéricos , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Risk of suicide is a major concern for depressed mothers in the perinatal period. The strongest predictor of completing suicide is having made a previous attempt. Little is known about the clinical features of low-income, depressed mothers who have attempted suicide in contrast to those who have not. OBJECTIVE: This study examined clinical and psychosocial features of 170 low-income, young, depressed mothers with and without previous suicide attempts who were enrolled in an early childhood home visiting program. METHOD: Mothers were identified via screening at three months postpartum and diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) using a semi-structured interview. Psychiatric history and presentation, child maltreatment history, intimate partner violence, and social functioning were measured. RESULTS: 31.8% of mothers had previous suicide attempts. Mean age of first attempt was 14.38 years (SDâ¯=â¯2.55) and the median number of lifetime attempts was 2. In contrast to no attempts, those who had attempted suicide had more MDD symptoms, earlier age of first MDD episode, and more episodes. A previous attempt was associated with greater childhood trauma, more current MDD symptoms and PTSD diagnosis. No differences were found on intimate partner violence. Mothers who made an attempt reported lower levels of tangible social support and smaller social networks. CONCLUSIONS: History of suicide attempts is associated with childhood trauma history and later psychosocial impairments in low income, depressed mothers in home visiting. Implications for addressing the needs of depressed mothers with suicide attempt histories in the context of early childhood programs are discussed.
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Adultos Sobreviventes de Eventos Adversos na Infância/psicologia , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Mães/psicologia , Tentativa de Suicídio/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Depressão Pós-Parto/psicologia , Feminino , Visita Domiciliar/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Violência por Parceiro Íntimo/psicologia , Masculino , Pobreza , Gravidez , Complicações na Gravidez/psicologia , Fatores de Risco , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The variation in childhood social-emotional development within at-risk populations may be attributed in part to epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation (DNAm) that respond to environmental stressors. These mechanisms may partially underlie the degree of vulnerability (and resilience) to negative social-emotional development within adverse psychosocial environments. Extensive research supports an association between maternal adversity and offspring DNAm of the NR3C1 gene, which encodes the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). A gap in knowledge remains regarding the relationship between NR3C1 DNAm, measured in neonatal (1-month of age) buccal cells, and subsequent social-emotional development during infancy and early childhood. We conducted a longitudinal cohort study of n = 53 mother-child dyads (n = 30 with developmental outcomes formed the basis of current study) who were enrolled in a home visiting (HV) program. Higher mean DNAm of the NR3C1 exon 1F promoter was significantly associated with lower 6-month Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) scores-more positive infant social-emotional functioning. A similar trend was observed at 18-months of age in a smaller sample (n = 12). The findings of this pilot study indicate that in a diverse and disadvantaged population, the level of neonatal NR3C1 DNAm is related to later social-emotional development. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.
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Depression is prevalent among mothers who participate in home visitation programs. This case study describes In-Home Cognitive Behavior Therapy (IH-CBT), an empirically based treatment for depressed mothers that is strongly integrated with ongoing home visitation. The use of a Parenting Enhancement for Maternal Depression (PEMD) module was added to address parenting difficulties in a depressed mother. This case describes issues and challenges encountered in delivering treatment in the home with low-income, depressed mothers. Issues involving engagement, adaptation to the setting, responding to the unique needs of low-income mothers, and partnership with concurrent home visiting to optimize outcomes are considered. Long-term follow-up (18 months after the end of treatment) permits examination of sustainability of gains. Implications for treating this high-risk population are discussed.
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OBJECTIVE: To describe well child care (WCC) utilization in the first year of life among at-risk infants, and the relationship to home visiting enrollment. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data for infants ≥34 weeks' gestation from 2010 to 2014, within a regional, academic primary care system. Association between WCC visits and home visiting enrollment was evaluated using bivariate comparisons and multivariable Poisson regression. Latent class analysis further characterized longitudinal patterns of WCC attendance. Multivariable logistic regression tested the association between home visiting and pattern of timeliest adherence to recommended WCC. RESULTS: Of 11 936 infants, mean number of WCC visits was 4.1 in the first 12 months of life. Of 3910 infants eligible for home visiting, 28.5% were enrolled. Among enrolled infants, mean WCC visits was 4.7 vs 4.4 among eligible, nonenrolled infants, P value < .001. After multivariable adjustment, there was no significant association between enrollment and WCC visit count (adjusted incident rate ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.99, 1.07). Using latent class analysis, 3 WCC classes were identified: infants in class 1 (77.7%) were most adherent to recommended WCC, class 2 (12.5% of cohort) had progressively declining WCC attendance over the first year of life, and class 3 (9.8%) maintained moderate attendance. In multivariable regression, home visiting was associated with class 1 membership, aOR 1.27, 95% CI 1.04, 1.57. CONCLUSIONS: A pattern of timely WCC attendance was more likely among infants in home visiting; however, most infants eligible for home visiting were not enrolled.
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Serviços de Saúde da Criança/estatística & dados numéricos , Utilização de Instalações e Serviços/estatística & dados numéricos , Visita Domiciliar/estatística & dados numéricos , Atenção Primária à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
Objectives To determine whether participation in a home visiting program increases and expedites utilization of early intervention services for suspected developmental delays. Methods Children participating in Every Child Succeeds (ECS), a large home visiting (HV) program serving greater Cincinnati, between 2006 and 2012, were propensity score matched to a sample of children identified from birth records who did not receive services from ECS. Data were linked to early intervention (EI) data acquired from the Ohio Department of Health. Descriptive statistics were employed to evaluate success of the matching. Chi square and log-rank tests evaluated whether the proportion of children accessing EI and the time to EI services differed for families participating in HV compared to eligible children not participating. Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards regression modeled the associations. Results Among 3574 HV and 3574 comparison participants, there was no difference in the time to EI service utilization; however a higher percentage of HV participants accessed services. Overall, 6% of the HV group and 4.3% of the comparison group accessed services (p = 0.001). Modeling revealed an odd ratio = 1.43 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16-1.78, p value = 0.001] and hazard ratio = 1.42 [95% CI 1.15-1.75, p value = 0.001]. Differences in utilization were greatest directly after birth and between approximately 2 and 3 years. Conclusions for Practise Participation in home visiting was associated with greater utilization of EI services during two important developmental time points, demonstrating that home visiting may serve as an important resource for facilitating access to early intervention services.
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Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/terapia , Intervenção Educacional Precoce/estatística & dados numéricos , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Visita Domiciliar , Mães/psicologia , Cuidado Pós-Natal , Estudos de Coortes , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/epidemiologia , Feminino , Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Ohio , Gravidez , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that shared reading commence as soon as possible after birth and screen-based media be discouraged for those less than 18 months old. Early routines can predict long-term use and health outcomes. This longitudinal study involved low-socioeconomic status mothers (n = 282) enrolled in home visiting. Surveys were administered prenatally and at 2 months old regarding shared reading and infant television viewing, and health literacy was screened prenatally. Planned age to initiate reading decreased from 2.8 to 1.8 months old, 80% reading by 2 months old, averaging 1 to 3 days per week, with "too busy" being the major barrier. Planned age for infant TV decreased from 13.2 to 4.3 months old, 68% viewing by 2 months old and more than half daily. TV was observed in 70% of infant sleep environments. Health literacy was correlated with perceived developmental benefits of shared reading (positively) and TV viewing (negatively), 43% of mothers scoring at risk for inadequate levels. A majority cited the prenatal period as opportune to discuss reading and TV.
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Letramento em Saúde , Relações Mãe-Filho/psicologia , Leitura , Tempo de Tela , Inquéritos e Questionários , Desenvolvimento Infantil/fisiologia , Feminino , Educação em Saúde/métodos , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Estudos Longitudinais , Idade Materna , Comportamento Materno , Ohio , Pobreza , Gravidez , Medição de Risco , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Televisão/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between postnatal depression (PND) symptoms severity and structural neighborhood characteristics among women enrolled in a home visiting program. The sample included 295 mothers who were at risk for developing PND, observed as 3-month Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores ≥ 10. Two neighborhood predictor components (residential stability and social disadvantage) were analyzed as predictors of PND symptom severity using a generalized estimating equation. Residential stability was negatively associated with PND symptom severity. Social disadvantage was not found to be statistically significantly. The findings suggest that residential stability is associated with a reduction in PND symptom severity for women enrolled in home visiting program.
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Depressão Pós-Parto/etiologia , Mães/psicologia , Características de Residência , Adulto , Depressão Pós-Parto/diagnóstico , Depressão Pós-Parto/epidemiologia , Feminino , Visita Domiciliar , Humanos , Kentucky/epidemiologia , Ohio/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Análise de Componente Principal , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Características de Residência/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Sleep-related infant deaths have plateaued in the past decade, disproportionately affecting low socioeconomic status (SES) families. Printed materials are widely used for anticipatory guidance, yet none for safe sleep has been studied. We tested the efficacy of a specially designed children's book compared to brochures for safe sleep knowledge and adherence, which we hypothesized would be greater due to superior readability and engagement. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial involved low-SES mothers (n = 282) enrolled in a home visiting program. Home visitors (n = 56) were randomly assigned to perform safe sleep teaching and assessments during 3 visits: third trimester, 1 week old, and 2 months old, exclusively utilizing a specially designed children's book or brochures, and surveys incorporating the American Academy of Pediatrics' safe sleep recommendations. Outcomes were safe sleep knowledge, adherence, and usefulness of materials, controlling for maternal health literacy. RESULTS: Safe sleep knowledge increased across all time points with no overall group difference, though gains for sleep-evocative and general health items varied. Odds of bed sharing were higher and exclusive crib use lower for the brochure group (P < .05). Mothers and home visitors reported similar usefulness, though home visitors reported greater dialogue via the book and mothers in the book group reported more book sharing with their baby. CONCLUSIONS: While a specially designed children's book and brochures were equally effective conveying aggregate safe sleep knowledge in low-SES mothers, adherence to exclusive crib use and avoiding bed sharing were greater in the book group, attributable to enhanced dialogue, readability and emotional engagement. Children's books are a promising mode of anticipatory guidance, warranting further investigation.
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Livros , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Cuidado do Lactente , Mães/psicologia , Folhetos , Morte Súbita do Lactente/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Sono , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Morte Súbita do Lactente/etiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Home visiting is an effective preventive intervention that can improve parenting outcomes for at-risk, new mothers, thereby optimizing subsequent child development. A history of maltreatment in childhood is common in mothers participating in home visiting, yet the extent to which such a history is related to parenting outcomes during home visiting is unknown. The current study evaluated whether mothers with a history of maltreatment in childhood respond less favorably to home visiting by examining the direct and indirect pathways to subsequent parenting stress, a key parenting outcome affecting child development. First-time mothers (N = 220; age range = 16-42) participating in one of two home visiting programs, Healthy Families America or Nurse Family Partnership, were evaluated at enrollment and again at 9-and 18-month post-enrollment assessments. Researchers administered measures of maternal history of maltreatment in childhood, depressive symptoms, social support, and parenting stress. Maternal history of maltreatment in childhood predicted worsening parenting stress at the 18-month assessment. Mediation modeling identified two indirect pathways, one involving social support at enrollment and one involving persistent depressive symptoms during home visiting, that explained the relation between a history of maltreatment in childhood and parenting stress at the 18-month assessment. Ways to improve the preventive effects of home visiting for mothers with a history of maltreatment in childhood through the identification of relevant intervention targets and their ideal time of administration are discussed.
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Maus-Tratos Infantis/prevenção & controle , Visita Domiciliar , Relações Mãe-Filho/psicologia , Mães/psicologia , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Apoio Social , Estresse Psicológico/prevenção & controle , Adolescente , Pré-Escolar , Depressão/diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Autorrelato , Adulto JovemRESUMO
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the influence of home visiting on the risk for medically attended unintentional injury during home visiting (0 to 3 years) and subsequent to home visiting (3 to 5 years). METHODS: A retrospective, quasi-experimental study was conducted in a cohort of mother-child pairs in Hamilton County, OH. The birth cohort (2006 to 2012) was linked to administrative home visiting records and data from a population-based injury surveillance system containing records of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Cox proportional-hazard regression was used to compare medically attended unintentional injury risk (0 to 2, 0 to 3, and 3 to 5 years) in a home-visited group versus a propensity score-matched comparison group. The study population was composed of 2,729 mother-child pairs who received home visiting and 2,729 matched mother-child pairs in a comparison group. RESULTS: From birth to 2 years, 17.2% of the study population had at least one medically attended unintentional injury. The risk for medically attended unintentional injury from aged 0 to 2 and 0 to 3 years was significantly higher in the home-visited group relative to the comparison group (hazard ratio 1.17, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 1.35; hazard ratio 1.15, 95% confidence interval 1.00 to 1.31, respectively). Additional injuries in the home-visited group were superficial, and the increased risk for medically attended unintentional injury was observed for ED visits and not hospitalizations. CONCLUSION: Home-visited children were more likely to have a medically attended unintentional injury from birth to aged 3 years. This finding may be partially attributed to home visitor surveillance of injuries or greater health care-seeking behavior. Implications and alternative explanations are discussed.
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Prevenção de Acidentes/métodos , Acidentes Domésticos/prevenção & controle , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Visita Domiciliar/estatística & dados numéricos , Pais/educação , Ferimentos e Lesões/prevenção & controle , Acidentes Domésticos/estatística & dados numéricos , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Ohio/epidemiologia , Poder Familiar , Vigilância da População , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Equipamentos de Proteção/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that maternal interpersonal trauma can adversely affect offspring health, but little is known about potential transmission pathways. We investigated whether interpersonal trauma exposure had direct and indirect associations with offspring social-emotional development at 12-months of age in an at-risk, home visited population. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of 1172 mother-child dyads who participated in a multi-site, early childhood home visiting program. Children were born January 2007 to June 2010 and data were collected at enrolment (prenatal/birth) through 12-months of age. Multivariable path analyses were used to examine the relationship between maternal interpersonal trauma, subsequent psychosocial mediators (maternal depressive symptoms, social support, and home environment), and the outcome of child social-emotional development measured with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE). Maternal interpersonal trauma was characterized as any previous exposure, the level of exposure, and type (e.g. abuse) of exposure. RESULTS: The prevalence of maternal interpersonal trauma exposure was 69.1%, and exposures ranged from 1 type (19.3%) to 7 types (2.3%). Interpersonal trauma was associated with a 3.6 point (95% confidence interval 1.8, 5.4) higher ASQ:SE score among offspring and indicated greater developmental risk. An estimated 23.4% of the total effect was mediated by increased maternal depressive symptoms and lower social support. Differential effects were observed by the level and type of interpersonal trauma exposure. CONCLUSION: Maternal interpersonal trauma exposures can negatively impact child social-emotional development, acting in part through maternal psychosocial factors. Future research is needed to further elucidate the mechanisms of intergenerational risk.
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Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/psicologia , Emoções , Relações Interpessoais , Trauma Psicológico/psicologia , Criança , Depressão/psicologia , Exposição à Violência , Feminino , Humanos , Exposição Materna , Relações Mãe-Filho , Mães/psicologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: To determine the cost-effectiveness of In-Home Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (IH-CBT) for low-income mothers enrolled in a home visiting program. METHODS: A cost-utility analysis was conducted using results from a clinical trial of IH-CBT and standard of care for depression derived from the literature. A probabilistic, patient-level Markov model was developed to determine Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs). Costs were determined using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. A three-year time horizon and payer perspective were used. Sensitivity analyses were employed to determine robustness of the model. RESULTS: IH-CBT was cost-effective relative to standard of care. IH-CBT was expected to be cost-effective at a three-year time horizon 99.5%, 99.7%, and 99.9% of the time for willingness-to-pay thresholds of US$25,000, US$50,000, and US$100,000, respectively. Patterns were upheld at one-year and five-year time horizons. Over the three-year time horizon, mothers receiving IH-CBT were expected to have 345.6 fewer days of depression relative to those receiving standard home visiting and treatment in the community. CONCLUSIONS: IH-CBT is a more cost-effective treatment for low-income, depressed mothers than current standards of practice. These findings add to the growing literature demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of CBT for depression, and expand it to cover new mothers. From a payer perspective, IH-CBT is a sound option for treatment of depressed, low-income mothers. Limitations include a restricted time horizon and estimating of standard of care costs.
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/economia , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Depressão/terapia , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/terapia , Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar/economia , Mães/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Análise Custo-Benefício , Depressão/psicologia , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Intervenção Educacional Precoce , Feminino , Visita Domiciliar , Humanos , Pobreza , Gravidez , Anos de Vida Ajustados por Qualidade de Vida , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Low engagement in prenatal home visiting may limit programme effectiveness to improve birth outcomes. Multiple factors may influence engagement. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of first-time mothers enrolled in home visiting prenatally in southwest Ohio from 2007 to 2010. The primary outcome was enrolment by 20weeks' gestation; a secondary outcome included home visit frequency. Two multilevel assessments were conducted using random intercept multilevel modelling; maternal covariates were nested first within the home visiting agency and then within the ZIP code. In the first model, variations attributable to individual agency and agency volume were assessed. In the second model nested within the ZIP code, violence rates by ZIP code and interaction terms between violence rates and maternal factors were evaluated. RESULTS: Of 837 women, 25.3% enrolled ≤20â weeks and 7.4% enrolled early and received ≥75% of expected visits. The first model demonstrated a significant variation in early enrolment based on clustering by agency (p<0.001), however, agency volume was not a significant predictor. In the second model, violence rate was not associated with early enrolment (AOR 0.92, p=0.08), but an interaction term with maternal race was significant (p=0.02). The effect of increasing community violence disproportionately affected early enrolment among white women (AOR 0.80, p=0.005) compared with black women (AOR 0.95, p=0.30). In both the random intercept multilevel models, teenagers demonstrated a decreased likelihood of enrolling early (AOR 0.58, p=0.046 and AOR 0.49, p=0.004). CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal home visiting engagement is related to maternal, agency and community factors, presenting multiple opportunities to optimise programme implementation.
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Visita Domiciliar , Cuidado Pré-Natal , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Mães , Gravidez , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Maternal depression negatively impacts maternal functioning and parenting behaviors. Mothers participating in home visiting programs are at particularly elevated risk for depressive symptoms due to demographic and associated risk factors. Moreover, additional empirical evidence has demonstrated that mothers with depression do not benefit from home visiting interventions to the same extent as their peers without depression. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of depression course in mothers participating in home visiting over the first 18 months of service. Participants were 220 low income mothers participating in a home visiting program who completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) at enrollment and 9 and 18 months later. Measures of childhood maltreatment history, social support, and locus of control were also collected at enrollment. Group-based trajectory modeling revealed 3 groups labeled as minimal (63.6%), mild (30.5%), and moderate-severe (5.9%). Although a slight decrease in depressive symptoms was observed over time in the minimal and mild groups, mothers in the moderate-severe group exhibited a large increase from enrollment to 9 months that persisted through 18 months. Membership in the mild and moderate-severe groups was predicted by history of childhood maltreatment, low levels of social support, and an external locus of control. Implications of these findings for home visiting programs are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Depressão/psicologia , Visita Domiciliar , Mães/psicologia , Mães/estatística & dados numéricos , Adaptação Psicológica , Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Pobreza , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica/estatística & dados numéricos , Apoio SocialRESUMO
Home visiting (HV) is a strategy for delivering services designed to promote positive parenting and prevent exposure to toxic stress during a critical period of child development. Home visiting programs are voluntary and family engagement and retention in service can influence outcomes. Most participants receive less home visits and for a shorter time than prescribed by evidence-based models. The purpose of this study was to evaluate community-based enrichment of HV (CBE-HV), an approach that was developed and implemented to increase engagement and retention in HV. CBE-HV strategies included (1) community engagement, (2) ancillary supports for families in HV, and (3) enhancements to a HV program. A retrospective, quasi-experimental study was conducted to estimate the effect of CBE-HV on the retention of families in a HV program. Comparisons of study participants were made post-implementation of CBE-HV (n = 2191) and over time (n = 3786)-pre- versus post-CBE-HV implementation in the study communities. The CBE-HV effect was statistically significant and protective (hazards ratio [HR] 0.77, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.67, 0.88), indicating that attrition from HV was 23 % less in the CBE-HV group relative to the post-implementation comparison group. In the temporal comparison of study communities, CBE-HV was also associated with a significantly lower risk of HV attrition (HR: 0.71, 95 % CI: 0.56, 0.89). The study demonstrated that CBE-HV is a promising approach to achieve stronger retention and engagement in HV. Further research is needed to identify the components of CBE-HV approaches that are most effective.