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The added value of a family-centered approach to optimize infants' social-emotional development: A quasi-experimental

Sijmen A Reijneveld1, Margriet Hielkema1, Roy E Stewart1

  • 1Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Plos One
|December 22, 2017
PubMed

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Family-centered care (FCC) may improve early identification of social-emotional problems in children. However, this approach did not reduce child psychosocial problems by 18 months.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Child Psychology
  • Family Support Services

Background:

  • Family-centered care (FCC) is linked to positive pediatric outcomes.
  • The Netherlands Trial Register study (NTR2681) investigated FCC's impact on social-emotional development.
  • Routine well-child care in the Netherlands served as the study setting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate if family-centered care (FCC) improves early identification of social-emotional problems.
  • To assess if FCC reduces child psychosocial problems at 18 months.
  • To compare the pace and frequency of social-emotional risk identification between FCC and usual care.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental design compared FCC-JointStart regions with usual care (CAU) regions.
  • Professionals conducted well-child visits from 2-18 months, assessing social-emotional risks.
  • Child psychosocial wellbeing was measured using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at 18 months.

Main Results:

  • Risks for social-emotional problems were identified more frequently and earlier in the FCC-JointStart group.
  • Additional care was provided to more severe cases under FCC.
  • No significant differences in Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores were observed between groups at 18 months.

Conclusions:

  • Family-centered care (FCC) shows potential for earlier and increased identification of social-emotional risks.
  • FCC may facilitate better identification of families requiring additional support.
  • FCC did not demonstrate a reduction in child psychosocial problems by 18 months.
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