Promoting Early Intervention Referral Through a Randomized Controlled Home-Visiting Program

The MOM Program is a randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to promote mothers’ care for the health and development of their children, including accessing early intervention (EI) services. Study aims were to determine whether, relative to controls, this intervention increased receipt of and...

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Published in:Journal of early intervention 2012-03, Vol.34 (1), p.20-39
Main Authors: Schwarz, Donald F., O’Sullivan, Ann L., Guinn, Judith, Mautone, Jennifer A., Carlson, Elyse C., Zhao, Huaqing, Zhang, Xuemei, Esposito, Tara L., Askew, Megan, Radcliffe, Jerilynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Access to Education
Access to Health Care
Age Differences
At Risk Persons
Beck Depression Inventory
Behavior Problems
Child Development
Child Health
Children & youth
Childrens health
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Denver Developmental Screening Test
Depression (Psychology)
Early Intervention
Families & family life
Family partnerships
Home Visits
Hospitals
Infants
Intervention
Low income groups
Mothers
Pennsylvania
Poverty
Program Effectiveness
Questionnaires
Referral
Wechsler Preschool Primary Scale of Intelligence
Young Children
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Summary:The MOM Program is a randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to promote mothers’ care for the health and development of their children, including accessing early intervention (EI) services. Study aims were to determine whether, relative to controls, this intervention increased receipt of and referral to EI services. Mothers (N = 302) living in high-poverty regions were recruited after having given birth to healthy infants and were randomized to the intervention (n = 152) or control (n = 150) group. Those in the intervention group received up to 11 home visits to promote well-child visits and referral to EI. Children in the intervention group were referred to and received EI services significantly more often than those in the control group. Maternal depression and age of the mother were significantly associated with referral to, and receipt of, EI.
ISSN:1053-8151
2154-3992
DOI:10.1177/1053815112451849