Hispanic or Latino
100.00%
Source
Peer reviewed?
No
Astuto, J., & Allen, L. (2018). Learning more about home visitation: RCT evaluation of the Parent Child+ Program for Latino Spanish speaking children of immigrants. Technical Report. (Study 2). https://parentchildplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/study-2-astuto-allen-technical-report-final2018.pdf
Model(s) Reviewed
Funding Sources
This research was supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts, Heising-Simons Foundation, Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation, and the Edward & Ellen Roche Relief Foundations.
Study Design
| Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measures? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randomized controlled trial | Low | Not assessed for randomized controlled trials with low attrition |
No |
Yes |
Notes
Three findings from the Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition (PLS-4) and the Parent as a Teacher Inventory (PAAT) received a high rating because they had low attrition. Findings from the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), the Day Night Task, and the Tower Clean-Up Task, as well as the PLS-4: Expressive, received an indeterminate rating. These findings received an indeterminate rating because they had high or unknown attrition and HomVEE could not determine whether the intervention and comparison groups satisfied the baseline equivalence requirement, or because HomVEE could not determine the measure’s reliability.
Study Participants
Families were eligible to participate if their children were ages 18 to 30 months, the family was Spanish speaking, and the family was within 100 percent of the federal poverty level and eligible for government assistance programs (including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; Medicaid; and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The study team recruited most families from community-based organizations serving mainly low-income, immigrant, Spanish-speaking families and delivering the ParentChild+ model. Study team members randomly assigned 166 parent-child dyads to the ParentChild+ intervention group (83 dyads) or the comparison condition (83 dyads). They measured outcomes two years after the families enrolled in the study. All parents identified as Latino and were born outside of the United States. On average, the children were 2.4 years old at the start of the study and 3.8 years old at the end.
Setting
The study took place in a large city in the northeastern United States.
Home Visiting Services
The ParentChild+ intervention consisted of twice-weekly home visits for 23 weeks over two years. At each home visit, home visitors brought a new book or toy for the family and used it to model reading and verbal interactions and to teach parents about age-appropriate expectations and interactions. Home visitors delivered services in the parents’ primary language.
Comparison Conditions
Families assigned to the comparison condition were not eligible to receive intervention services through ParentChild+. Participants took part in three data collection interviews over two years.
Were any subgroups examined?
No
Subgroups examined
There were no subgroups reported in this manuscript.
Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript
| Outcome measure | Timing of follow-up | Rating | Effect size | Stastical significance | Sample size | Sample description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preschool Language Scale – Fourth Edition (PLS-4): Auditory |
2 years after enrollment |
High | 0.38 | Statistically significant, p= 0.03 |
133 children | Parent Child+ vs. comparison RCT, large northeastern city, full sample |
Preschool Language Scale – Fourth Edition (PLS-4): Total Score |
2 years after enrollment |
High | 0.37 | Statistically significant, p= 0.04 |
127 children | Parent Child+ vs. comparison RCT, large northeastern city, full sample |
| Outcome measure | Timing of follow-up | Rating | Effect size | Stastical significance | Sample size | Sample description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent as a Teacher Inventory (PAAT), Spanish-language translation: Total Score |
2 years after enrollment |
High | 0.08 | Not statistically significant, p= 0.64 |
144 parents | Parent Child+ vs. comparison RCT, large northeastern city, full sample |
This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:
Race/Ethnicity
Maternal Education
Other Characteristics