SafeCare®

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2018

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Child development and school readiness

Findings rated high

Carta, J. J., Lefever, J. B., Bigelow, K., Borkowski, J., & Warren, S. F. (2013). Randomized trial of a cellular-phone enhanced home visitation parenting intervention. Pediatrics, 132(2), S167–S173.

SafeCare: Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training Module

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Adaptive Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training vs. Control	229 mothers	Adjusted mean = 53.59	Adjusted mean = 48.28	Mean difference = 2.95	Study reported = 0.29	Statistically significant, p ≤ 0.05
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Externalizing Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training vs. Control	229 mothers	Adjusted mean = 47.73	Adjusted mean = 49.85	Mean difference = -2.17	HomVEE calculated = -0.21	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Internalizing Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training vs. Control	229 mothers	Adjusted mean = 48.48	Adjusted mean = 49.21	Mean difference = -2.27	HomVEE calculated = -0.07	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05
Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS)	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training vs. Control	229 mothers	Adjusted mean = 4.45	Adjusted mean = 4.23	Mean difference = 0.27	Study reported = 0.43	Statistically significant, p ≤ 0.001

Carta, J. J., Lefever, J. B., Bigelow, K., Borkowski, J., & Warren, S. F. (2013). Randomized trial of a cellular-phone enhanced home visitation parenting intervention. Pediatrics, 132(2), S167–S173.

SafeCare: Planned Activities Training Module

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Adaptive Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Planned Activities Training vs. Control	258 mothers	Adjusted mean = 50.27	Adjusted mean = 48.28	Mean difference = 0.77	HomVEE calculated = 0.18	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Externalizing Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Planned Activities Training vs. Control	258 mothers	Adjusted mean = 48.96	Adjusted mean = 49.85	Mean difference = -1.44	HomVEE calculated = -0.09	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05
Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS) - Internalizing Behaviors	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Planned Activities Training vs. Control	258 mothers	Adjusted mean = 50.60	Adjusted mean = 49.21	Mean difference = -0.55	HomVEE calculated = 0.13	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05
Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS)	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	6 months	Planned Activities Training vs. Control	258 mothers	Adjusted mean = 4.33	Adjusted mean = 4.23	Mean difference = 0.18	Study reported = 0.29	Statistically significant, p ≤ 0.05

Lefever, J. E. B., Bigelow, K. M., Carta, J. J., Borkowski, J. G., Grandfield, E., McCune, L., Irvin, D. W., & Warren, S. F. (2017). Long-term impact of a cell phone-enhanced parenting intervention. Child Maltreatment, 22(4): 305–315.

SafeCare: Planned Activities Training Module

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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 adaptive skills: Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS), Adaptive Skills subscale, PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	258 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Study reported = -0.15	Not statistically significant, p = 0.37	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.
Child cooperative behavior: Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS), PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	258 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Study reported = 0.28	Not statistically significant, p = 0.06	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.
Child externalizing behaviors: Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS), Externalizing subscale, PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI (Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	258 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not available	Not statistically significant, p = 0.57	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.

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Lefever, J. E. B., Bigelow, K. M., Carta, J. J., Borkowski, J. G., Grandfield, E., McCune, L., Irvin, D. W., & Warren, S. F. (2017). Long-term impact of a cell phone-enhanced parenting intervention. Child Maltreatment, 22(4): 305–315.

SafeCare: Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training Module

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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 adaptive skills: Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS), Adaptive Skills subscale, PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	229 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Study reported = 0.09	Not statistically significant, p = 0.59	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.
Child cooperative behavior: Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS), PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	229 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Study reported = 0.38	Statistically significant, p = 0.04	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.
Child externalizing behaviors: Behavior Assessment Scale for Children-2-Parent Report Scale (BASC-2-PRS), Externalizing subscale, PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control, 12 months	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	PCI-C (Cellular Phone Enhanced Planned Activities Training) vs. Control	229 mother/child dyads	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not available	Statistically significant, p = 0.00	footnote300 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors used linear regression models to estimate the impact, and reported a coefficient, standard error, effect size, and p-value.

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