Adapting Current Strategies to Implement Evidence-Based Prevention Programs for Paraprofessional Home Visiting.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes a strategy for using evidence-based interventions (EBI) that does not require replication and fidelity. Eight parents, identified as positive role models, conducted home visits for 101 low-income Latina and Korean pregnant women. The home visitors, called mentor mothers (MM), were trained in 10 of the practice elements common to 80% of child-focused EBI and how to apply these skills to support mothers in obesity prevention, to increase the duration of breastfeeding, and to reduce depression. MM reported the content and skills utilized on each home visit on mobile phones. Each MM made an average of 153 home visits (SD = 173.3), with 28 of these visits being phone contacts. Body mass index (BMI) at 6 months was significantly associated with the frequency of MM focused on

SUBMITTER: Rotheram-Fuller E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474251 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature