Manuscript Details

Segal, L., Nguyen, H., Gent, D., Hampton, C., & Boffa, J. (2018). Child protection outcomes of the Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program for Aboriginal infants and their mothers in central Australia. PloS One, 13(12), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208764

Model(s): Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)®
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because it is a non-experimental comparison group design study that does not satisfy the baseline equivalence requirement.

Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2.2
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Random assignment compromised? Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable Not applicable

Established on race/ethnicity; not established on socioeconomic status in the analyzed sample; outcome(s) not feasible to assess at baseline

No

Yes
Notes from the review of this manuscript

This manuscript received a low rating because the findings did not satisfy HomVEE’s baseline equivalence requirements. Specifically, baseline equivalence was not demonstrated on two secondary measures or one primary measure of socioeconomic status before the intervention began. Information to demonstrate equivalence of the intervention and comparison groups is based on correspondence with the author.