Goodman, W. B., Dodge, K. A., Bai, Y., Murphy, R. A., & O’Donnell, K. (2022). Evaluation of a Family Connects dissemination to four high-poverty rural counties. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1-10.
Model(s): Family Connects
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
| Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Confounding factors? | Valid, reliable measures? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-experimental comparison group design | Not applicable |
Established on SES; not established on race/ethnicity in the analyzed sample; outcome(s) not feasible to assess at baseline |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Notes from the review of this manuscript
Outcomes were assessed when all infants were 6 months of age, although study participants were assigned to the intervention and comparison groups in non-overlapping time periods: in the comparison group, babies were born between February and July of 2014 and in the intervention group, between September of 2014 and December of 2015. The non-overlapping time periods constitute a confounding factor.