Manuscript Details

Peer reviewed?
Yes

Julian, M. M., Riggs, J., Wong, K., Lawler, J. M., Brophy-Herb, H. E., Ribaudo, J., Stacks, A., Jester, J. M., Pitzen, J., Rosenblum, K. L., Muzik, M., & Michigan Collaborative for Infant Mental Health Research. (2023). Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment: Results of an experimental trial of infant mental health home visiting. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 979740. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.979740

Low rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2
Study Design
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial Not applicable

Established on race/ethnicity and SES; not established on baseline measures of the outcome(s) in the analyzed sample

No

Yes

Information used to determine analytic sample sizes and to assess equivalence of the intervention and comparison groups is based on correspondence with the author. Findings from analyses that test the effect of different dosages of the intervention on participant outcomes were ineligible for review. 

Randomization was compromised in this study because when authors conducted impact analyses, they excluded from the Infant Mental Health–Home Visiting intervention group the study participants who did not receive at least one home visit and instead included those participants in the comparison group.

Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript

No findings found that rate moderate or high.

This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:

Race/Ethnicity

Data not available

Maternal Education

Data not available

Other Characteristics

Data not available