Journal of Health Psychology · 2009 · 69 citations · 17 references
Public HealthCommunity HealthMaternal HealthAdolescent HealthCost-effectiveness AnalysisMaternal Mental HealthAdolescent Maternal HealthFamily-based InterventionsFamily-based TreatmentHome-based Family InterventionParentingPrenatal CareAntenatal Home VisitingCost-effectivenessEffectiveness EvaluationHome Visiting InterventionHome-based Early InterventionHome-based Parenting InterventionMaternal Health Program EvaluationNutritional State
A home visit intervention program for adolescents throughout their pregnancy and during the early stages of motherhood was evaluated. The participants (N = 90) were part of a larger group of adolescents treated in two health centers in a poor neighborhood in Santiago, Chile. The program was carried out by volunteer community health monitors and evaluated through an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Cost-effectiveness was examined in comparison with standard health care. Results show higher scores for the intervention group on the mothers' mental health and nutritional state, as well as on the children's levels of linguistic development.
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Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
David L. Olds, JoAnn Robinson, Ruth O’Brien et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2002 · 758 citations