Key elements of sustained child health home visiting programs for vulnerable families in Australia: a scoping review

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Latham ◽  
Jeanine Young ◽  
Michelle Gray
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Vulnerable Families ◽  
Health Home

Intention to Engage in Maternal and Child Health Home Visiting

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
Mallory Wolfe Turner ◽  
Ana Cabello-De la Garza ◽  
Ashley Kazouh ◽  
Adam J. Zolotor ◽  
J. Bart Klika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Health Home

Health home visiting for vulnerable families: what has occurred and what is yet to arrive?

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne M. Stubbs ◽  
Helen M. Achat
Keyword(s):  
Infant Development ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Vulnerable Families ◽  
Health Home

Sustained health home visiting (SHHV) is a valuable means of implementing early intervention for vulnerable families with infants or young children. This first of a two-part report describes clients and identifies nurses’ activities with or on behalf of clients as part of a pilot SHHV program undertaken within a socioeconomically disadvantaged suburban area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A forthcoming report describes the results of the intervention. Child and family health nurses visited vulnerable clients who were pregnant and/or had an infant aged 36 months or younger. Interventions consisted of direct and indirect (i.e. services involving a third party) client contact. Nurses documented all activities undertaken with or on behalf of clients using pre-determined codes. Over 29 months, the program accepted 136 referrals and 118 (87%) consented to the evaluation. Families had a mean of eight risk factors, which commonly included current mental health symptoms or disorders (49%), a history or current experience of domestic violence (51%) and being known to the Department of Community Services (40%). Nurses’ most frequent interventions addressed the main carer’s emotional and health needs, and infant development. Clients’ level of need required coordinated care from a specialised multidisciplinary team, which was unavailable to program clients and their families.

scholarly journals Infant Mother’s Experiences with the Sustained Nurse Home-Visiting Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Kyung Ja June ◽  
Ji Yun Lee ◽  
Sung-Hyun Cho
Keyword(s):  
Home Visiting ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Nurse Home ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Vulnerable Families ◽  
Nurse Home Visiting ◽  
Home Visiting Program

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of mothers of infants who received sustained nurse home visiting services. The program of sustained home visit by nurses (Seoul Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program) is an intervention program. Its effectiveness has been verified in Australia, where services are provided to families in a vulnerable families during the period from prenatal period until the newborn is 2 years old.Methods: The study protocol used qualitative approaches. Eleven mothers of infants who received nursing services in December 2015 were invited for an in-depth interview. The data collected were subjected to directed content analysis.Results: The following 4 themes were identified from the analysis: (1) reduction in suspicion and increased feeling of benefit from the visiting service, (2) emotional support to the parents and use of community resources, (3) reliance on friendly nurses, and (4) gaining confidence about parenting and motherhood.Conclusion: Sustained nursing home visiting services can be applied effectively in South Korea. The concrete narrations and descriptions of the experiences of mothers in this study can be used as a base for education, practice, and research.

Home visiting caregiver satisfaction and engagement in South Carolina

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 253-259
Author(s):  
Melinda A Merrell ◽  
Elizabeth Crouch ◽  
Jennifer Browder ◽  
Lauren Workman ◽  
Mary Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Study Participation ◽  
Caregiver Satisfaction ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
And Child Health

Maternal and child health home visiting programmes demonstrate positive outcomes, yet retention of families in services can be difficult. This study examined caregiver satisfaction with home visiting programmes in South Carolina, USA, including an assessment of facilitators and barriers of satisfaction and overall engagement in services. A non-random, purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit caregivers enrolled in home visiting in South Carolina for study participation. Caregivers rated their satisfaction with home visiting highly and valued their programmes' educational components. Barriers to satisfaction and engagement included logistical factors such as difficulty scheduling appointments. Home visiting programmes should ensure their workforce development and accessibility practices are aligned to meet families' needs to promote retention in services.

The Enhanced Maternal and Child Health nursing program in Victoria: a cross-sectional study of clinical practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Catina Adams ◽  
Leesa Hooker ◽  
Angela Taft
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vulnerable Families ◽  
And Child Health

The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) service in Victoria comprises a universal service, an enhanced program providing additional support for vulnerable families (EMCH) and a 24-h MCH telephone line. There is anecdotal evidence of variation in EMCH programs between Local Government Areas, and this study aims to explore the variation in EMCH programs to inform future EMCH policy and practice. An online survey was sent to MCH coordinators in Victoria in December 2016 (n = 79), with a response rate of 70% (55/79). Quantitative data have been analysed using descriptive statistics, with open-ended questions examined using content analysis. The data confirms that EMCH programs vary significantly across the state. Differences include a variation in referral and intake criteria, different models of service and modes of delivery, differences in EMCH nurse working conditions, issues with data collection and a lack of systematic clinical tools. Variation in the EMCH program is greatest between urban and rural services and between advantaged and disadvantaged urban councils. Lack of consistent service delivery and data collection impairs program evaluation, including outcome measurement and evidence of program effectiveness.

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