Manuscript Details

Minkovitz, C. S., Hughart, N., Strobino, B. A., Scharfstein, D., Grason, H., Hou, W., et al. (2003). A practice-based intervention to enhance quality of care in the first 3 years of life: The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(23), 3081–3091.

Model(s): Healthy Steps (National Evaluation 1996 Protocol)
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because it is a randomized-controlled trial with high-attrition that does not satisfy the baseline equivalence requirement.

Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Random assignment compromised? Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial No High

Not established on socioeconomic status (i.e., family income).

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 Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Notes from the review of this manuscript

In addition to the randomized controlled trial, this study also reported findings from a matched comparison group design study. All outcomes from this comparison received a low rating because baseline equivalence was not established on race/ethnicity or SES.