Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program (MECSH)

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2023

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Child development and school readiness

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Goldfeld, S., Price, A., Smith, C., Bruce, T., Bryson, H., Mensah, F., Orsini, F., Gold, L., Hiscock, H., Bishop, L., Smith, A., Perlen, S., & Kemp, L. (2019). Nurse home visiting for families experiencing adversity: A randomized trial. Pediatrics, 143(1).

Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program (MECSH)

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Child - Does things to get mother to laugh	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	586 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.97	Unadjusted proportion = 0.95	Odds ratio = 2.85	Study reported = 0.63	Statistically significant, p= 0.01	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child - Engages in pretend play	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	589 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.93	Unadjusted proportion = 0.87	Odds ratio = 1.67	Study reported = 0.31	Not statistically significant, p= 0.05	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child - Gets mother to notice things	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	590 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.98	Unadjusted proportion = 0.95	Odds ratio = 2.12	Study reported = 0.46	Not statistically significant, p= 0.08	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child - Nods to indicate yes	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	581 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.86	Unadjusted proportion = 0.81	Odds ratio = 1.22	Study reported = 0.12	Not statistically significant, p= 0.25	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child - Puts 2 words together	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	587 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.91	Unadjusted proportion = 0.86	Odds ratio = 1.45	Study reported = 0.23	Not statistically significant, p= 0.14	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.
Child - Waves to greet people	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months old	MECSH vs. comparison, Australia, 2013-2017, full sample	584 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.88	Unadjusted proportion = 0.85	Odds ratio = 1.15	Study reported = 0.08	Not statistically significant, p= 0.64	Effect size based on study OR Submitted by barbara on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 18:55 HomVEE calculated the effect size based on the study-reported odds ratio.

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