Thorland, W., & Currie, D. (2017). Status of birth outcomes in clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership. Maternal & Child Health Journal, 21(5), 995–1001.
Manuscript Detail
Model(s) Reviewed:
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)®
| Screening decision | Screening conclusion | HomVEE procedures and standards version |
|---|---|---|
| Passes screens | Eligible for review | Version 1 |
| Rating | Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Compromised randomization | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measure(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Non-experimental comparison group design | Not applicable | Established on race/ethnicity; not established on SES; outcomes not feasible to assess at baseline | Not applicable | Yes. Data sources differed across treatment groups: comparison group birth data were collected from administrative birth records and treatment group data were collected by the program. | Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021 |
Notes:
The authors compared a group that received NFP to a national group formed by propensity score matching and noted the comparison group might not be distinct from the treatment group. It is possible that NFP participants were matched to themselves or other NFP participants.