Early Child Public Health Home Visiting

Annotated Bibliography

October 2008
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This resource was researched and compiled by Anna MacLeod, PhD in 2008, and translated from
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commentée sur les visites à domicile effectuées durant la petite enfance par les services de santé
publique.
Table of Contents

1.0 National Collaborating Centres for Public Health and the National Collaborating Centre for
Determinants of Health .................................................................................................................... 4

2.0 Annotated Bibliography Summary.............................................................................................. 4

3.0 Method ....................................................................................................................................... 4

4.0 Key Themes ............................................................................................................................... 6

5.0 Annotated Bibliography .............................................................................................................. 7

1.0 National Collaborating Centres for Public Health and the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of
Health
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) is one of six National Collaborating
Centres for Public Health who work together to ensure that Canadian public health professionals have access to the
information they need to make good decisions. The NCCDH conducts knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange
(KSTE) on the social determinants of health and public health and engages in “the exchange, synthesis and ethically
sound application of research findings within a complex system of relationships among researchers and knowledge users
as part of a large process to incorporate research knowledge into policies and practice to improve the health of the
population” (Kiefer, Frank, DiRuggiero, Dobbins, Manuel, Gully & Mowat, 2005).

2.0 Annotated Bibliography Summary

As an exercise in knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange, the National Collaborating Centre for
Determinants of Health (NCCDH) has developed an Annotated Bibliography of literature related to early child
development and public health home visiting published in peer-reviewed, refereed journals. The items included in the
bibliography were published mainly between 1993-2008; however, other key references falling outside that date range
have been included.
This international bibliography includes 147 annotations of articles from Canada, Australia, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Syria, the United Kingdom and the United States which were published in a
wide range of journals.

3.0 Method
The PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases were searched
using combinations of the following keywords: Child, Child abuse/prevention and control, Child behavior disorders, Child
development, Child welfare, Child, Preschool, Community health aides, Community health nursing, Early Intervention,
Empowerment, Home care services, Home visit(ing), House calls, Infant, Infant – Newborn, Information dissemination,
Interpersonal relations, Life change events, Maternal health services, Mother-child relations, Mothers/psychology, Nurse-
patient relations, Parent-Child Relations, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Preventive Health Services/methods, Public Health,
Public Health Nursing.
We also conducted hand searches and reviewed bibliographies of identified papers as well as searching for
key authors. The search was limited to English language papers published between 1993 and 2008, dealing
specifically with early child home visiting; however, key papers outside of that date range were included.
This search identified 147 papers which are listed in alphabetical order in the table below. A significant majority
of the papers, 98 of the 147, were published in the United States. Seventeen articles published in Canada, eight in the
United Kingdom, four in Australia, three in Sweden, two in the Netherlands, one in New Zealand and one in Syria.
These papers were published in 61 different journals. These were: American Journal of Diseases of Children,
American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, American Journal of Public Health, Archives of Disease in Childhood,
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Australian Health Review, Birth: Issues in Perinatal
Care, BMC Family Practice, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Canadian Journal
of Public Health, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Abuse Review, Child and Family
Social Work, Child Development, Child Maltreatment, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cognitive and Behavioral
Practice, Current Opinion on Pediatrics, Current Problems in Pediatrics, Development & Psychopathology, Evaluation
Review, Georgia Academy Journal, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health Technology Assessment, Home
Healthcare Nurse, Infant Mental Health Journal, Injury Prevention, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety
Promotion, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal
of Nursing Care Quality, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Journal of Pediatric
Nursing, Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, Journal of Public Health Medicine, Journal of the
American Medical Association, Journal of the National Medical Association, Lancet, Maternal and Child Health Journal,
Medical Care, National League for Nursing Publication, Neonatal Network, Nursing Outlook, Pediatrics, Prevention
Science, Primary Health Care, Primary Health Care Research and Development, Public Health, Public Health Nursing
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Sociology of Health and Illness, The Future of Children, Victims and Offenders
A brief annotation was developed, based on the article, to quickly identify the type of information a reader might
find in the paper.
4.0 Key Themes
There is considerable debate and contradiction in the early child home visiting literature. Some studies
claimed that home visiting programs were beneficial (see, for example, Elkan et al, 2000) while others found that there
were no significant improvements associated with home visits (see, for example, Duggan, 2007). There was no wide-
spread consensus about the effectiveness of home visiting; however, there was general consensus that home visiting
did no harm.
There is also debate with respect to the actual practice of home visiting, particularly with respect to who the
visitors should be (i.e. – public health nurses vs. paraprofessionals and lay home visitors). A significant proportion of
the literature is produced by Dr. David Olds and colleagues, and describes the work of his program, the ‘Nurse-Family
Partnership.’ This work holds that home visiting is most effectively conducted by a nurse. Th ‘Nurse-Family
Partnership’ has an educational component, is delivered via a pre-set curriculum, and must not be modified.
5.0 Annotated Bibliography

Author Article Title Journal Title Year Journal Issue Description

1. Ammerman, R Development and Journal of 2007 34(1-2), 89-107 Describes the origins and implementation of
Putnam, F implementation of a Prevention and Every Child Succeeds program. Clinical
Kopke, J quality assurance Intervention in the needs were identified that potentially
Cannon, T infrastructure in a Community undermine the impact of home visitation.
Short, J multisite home visitation
Van Ginkel, J program in Ohio and
Clark, M Kentucky
Carrozza, M
Spector, A
2. Armstrong, K A randomized Journal of 1999 35,237-244 Home visiting is effective in promoting secure
Fraser, J controlled trial of Paediatrics and maternal-infant attachment, preventing
Dadds, M nurse home visiting to Child Health maternal mood disorder and is welcomed by
Morris, J vulnerable families with the families receiving it.
newborns
3. Aston, M Family health nursing Pediatric Nursing 2006 32(1), 61-67 Moments of conflict, contradiction,
Meagher- and issues of affirmation, and agreement highlighted
Stewart, D empowerment various empowering relations. Individual
Sheppard- choices and recognition of knowledge and
LeMoine, D. power exemplified how both mothers and
Vukic, A public health nurses used their “agen y” to
Chircop, A position themselves into a particular
relationship.

4. Babul, S A randomized trial to International 2007 14(2):109-17. It was concluded that home visitation may
Olsen, L assess the Journal of Injury provide a beneficial adjunct to the provision
Janssen, P effectiveness of an Control and of safety devices and may increase use by

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 McIntee, P infant home safety Safety Promotion parents.
Raina, P programme

5. Baggens, C The institution enters
the family home: Home
visits in Sweden to new
parents by the child
health care nurse
Journal of 2004 21(1) 15-27 Investigates the interactional patterns in the
Community dialogue that occurs during home visits of the
Health Nursing nurse to new parents, to find out whether
there are similarities between home visits
and visits to the child health centres and to
discuss this in relation to what is emphasized
as important in home visits.

6. Barkauskas, V Effectiveness of National League 1987 (21-2194):81-94. Evaluation of the home visit as an
public health nurse for Nursing intervention.
home visits to Publication
primarous mothers and
their infants
7. Barlow, J Role of home visiting Archives of 2007 92(3):229-33. Home visiting may have the potential to
Davis, H McIntosh, in improving parenting and Disease in Epub 2006 Oct improve parenting and increase the
E Jarrett, P health in families at risk of Childhood 26. identification of infants at risk of abuse and
Mochford, C abuse and neglect: results neglect in vulnerable families.
Stewart-Brown, S of a multicentre randomized
controlled trial and
economic evaluation

8. Barnes, J Factors influencing Child and Family 2006 11,107-117 This study investigated the characteristics of
MacPherson, K the acceptance of Social Work families with a new baby, screened to identify
Senior, R volunteer home families with vulnerability, who did not take
visiting support offered up the offer of home- visiting support from a
to families community.
volunteer

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 with new babies

9. Bartu, A Postnatal home Australia and 2006 46(5):419-26. The hypothesis for this study was
Sharp, J visting for illicit drug- using New Zealand not supported. Long-term studies are
Ludlow, J mothers and their infants: a Journal of urgently required to assess the effects of
Doherty, D randomized controlled Obstetrics and parental drug use on infant and child
trial Gynaecology development.

10. Bashour, H Effect of postnatal Public Health 2008 25(2):115-25 While postpartum home visits significantly
Kharouf, M home visits on Nursing increased exclusive breastfeeding, other
Abdulsalam, A El maternal/infant outcomes in outcomes did not change. Further studies
Asmar, K Tabbaa, Syria: a randomized framed in a non-biomedical context are
M Cheikha, S controlled trial needed. Other innovative approaches to
improve postnatal care in Syria are needed.

11. Caldera, D Impact of statewide Child Abuse and 2007 31(8), 829-852 This program promoted child
Burrell, L home visiting program on Neglect development and reduced problem
Rodriguez, K parenting and on child behaviors at two years; however, the
Crowne, S health and development impact could be strengthened by improving
Rohde, C home visitor effectiveness in promoting
Duggan, A effective parenting.

12. Chaffin, M Is it time to rethink Child Abuse and 2004 28(6), 589-595 Commentary
Healthy Start/Healthy Neglect
Families?
13. Chamberlin, R Home Visiting: A Pediatrics 1989 84(1), 178-180 Describes a 1980 conference in
necessary but not in itself which the role of home visiting,
sufficient program including intervention, intensity,
component duration and how careful the

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 for promoting the selection, training, supervision and
health and development continuing education of the home visitors
of families and children were discussed.

14. Ciliska, D The effectiveness of Primary Health 2001 2, 41-54 Assesses the evidence for the
Mastrilli, P Ploeg, home visiting as a Care Research effectiveness of public health nursing
J Hayward, S delivery strategy for and Development interventions when carried bout by the
Brunton, G public health nursing strategy of home visiting (Updating the
Underwood, J interventions to earlier article). Yielded 211 articles. The
clients in the prenatal and review identified no negative effects to home
postnatal period: a visiting in the 12 articles ranked ‘strong.’
systematic review

15. Ciliska, D A systematic Canadian 1996 87(3), 193-198 Assesses the evidence for the
Hayward, S overview of the Journal of Public effectiveness of public health nursing
Thomas, H effectiveness of home Health interventions when carried out by the
Mitchell, A visiting as a delivery strategy of home visiting.
Dobbins, M strategy for public health 77 articles were identified – 9 strong, 5
Underwood, J nursing interventions moderate and 63 weak. The 9 strong
Rafael, A Martin, reported no negative effects to home
E visiting.
16. Cole, R Family context as a Journal of 1998 26, 37-48 Addresses the influence of
Kitzman, H moderator of home Community household configuration on the quality of
Olds, D visitation program effects in Psychology the caregiving environment, and the ability
Sidora, K prenatal and early of a nurse home-visitation program for
childhood home visitation first-time mothers and their infants to
affect changes in the environment.

17. Cowley, S What do health Public Health 2007 121(11), 869-79. The results question the premise
Caan, W visitors do? A national upon which universal provision

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 Dowling, S survey of activities rests that all families receive a
Weir, H and service service offering proactive health
organization promotion and the timely identification
of additional health needs.

18. Cowley, S Structuring health Sociology of 2004 26(5), 503-526 Indicates that the health visitor is controlled
Mitcheson, J needs assessments: the Health and by institutional expectations of their role.
Houston, A medicalisation of health Illness
visiting
19. Daro, D Healthy Families The Future of 1999 9(1), 152-178 Describes Healthy Families
Harding, K America: Using research Children America’s theoretical framework, history
to enhance practice and current status.

20. Donovan, E Intensive home Pediatrics 2007 119(6):1145-51 The current study is consistent with
Ammerman, R visiting is associated with the hypothesis that intensive home visiting
Besl, J Atherton, decreased risk of infant reduces the risk of infant death.
H Khoury, J death.
Altaye, M Putnam,
F Vann Ginkel, J

21. Drummond, J Home visitation Canadian 2002 93(2), 153-158 Describes the program
Weir, A programs for at-risk Journal of Public components, practices, outcomes, and
Kysela, G young families: A Health reliability of the evaluation of home visiting
systematic literature programs for at-risk families. The authors
review found that improvements over the
previous five years were seen in the use
of the early intervention model,
inclusion of comparison groups and
adequate sampling.
22. Drummond, J Home visitation Public Health 2002 19(1):21-9. Presents an evaluation of an in-
Weir, A practice: models, Nursing home support program for at-risk
Kysela, G documentation, and mothers and their children.
evaluation
23. Duggan, A Impact of a statewide Child Abuse and 2007 31(8):801-27. The program did not prevent child
Caldera, D home visiting program to Neglect maltreatment, nor reduce the parental risks
Rodriguez, K prevent child that had made families eligible for service.
Burrell, L abuse. Research is needed to develop and test
Rohde, C strategies to improve the effectiveness of
Crowne, S home visiting.

24. Duggan, A Randomized trial of a Child Abuse and 2004 29(3), 597-522 This program did not prevent child
McFarlane, E statewide home visiting Neglect abuse or promote use of nonviolent
Fuddy, L Burrell, program: impact in discipline. It had a modest impact in
L Higman, S preventing child abuse preventing neglect.
Windam, A and
Sia, C neglect

25. Duggan, A Randomized trial of a Child Abuse and 2004 28(6), 623-643 In general, the home visiting program did not
Fuddy, L Burrell, statewide home visiting Neglect reduce major risk factors for child abuse that
L Higman, s program to prevent child made families eligible for service.
McFarlane, E abuse: impact in
Windham, A Sia, reducing parental risk
C factors

26. Duggan, A Evaluating a Child 2004 9(1), 3-17 The program had no apparent impact on
Fuddy, L statewide home visiting Maltreatment father ’ accessibility to the child, engagement
McFarlane, E program to prevent child in parenting activities, and sharing of
Burrell, L abuse in at-risk families of responsibility for the child’s welfare.
Windham, A newborns: father ’
Higman, S
 Sia, C participation and
outcomes
27. Duggan, A Hawa ’s healthy start Pediatrics 2000 105(1 Pt 3), 250- Describes family identification, family
Windham, A program of home visiting 259 engagement, and service delivery in a
McFarlane, E for at-risk families: statewide home visiting program for at-risk
Fuddy, L Rohde, Evaluation of family newborns and concludes that it is challenging
C identification, to engage and retain at-risk families in home-
Buchbinder, S family engagement visiting.
Sia, C and service delivery
28. Duggan, A Evaluation of Hawa ’s The Future of 1999 9(1), 66-90 Describes the program, its ongoing
McFarlane, E Healthy Start Children evaluation study, and evaluation findings at
Windham, A Program the end of two of a planned three years of
Rohde, C family program participation and follow-up.
Salkever, D Authors conclude that home visiting
Fuddy, L programs and evaluations should monitor
Rosenberg, L program implementation for faithfulness to
Buchbinder, S the program model, and should employ
Sia, C comparison groups to determine program
impact.

29. Eckenrode, J Child maltreatment Development & 2001 13(4), 873-890 Results suggest that prenatal and infancy
Zielinski, D Smith, and the early onset of Psychopathology home visiting by nurses can moderate the
E Marcynyszyn, L problem behaviors: can a risk of child maltreatment as a predictor of
Henderson, D program of nurse home conduct problems and antisocial behavior
Kitzman, H Cole, R visitation break the link? among children and youth born into at-risk
Powers, J families.
Olds, D

30. Eckenrode, J Preventing child Journal of the 2000 284, 1385-1391 The presence of domestic violence
 Ganzel, B abuse and neglect American may limit the effectiveness of
Henderson, C with a program of nurse Medical interventions to reduce incidence of child
Smith, E home visitation: The Association abuse and neglect.
Olds, D limiting effects of domestic
Powers, J violence
Cole, R
Kitzman, H
Sidora, K
31. El-Kamary, S Hawa ’s healthy start Pediatrics 2004 114(3), e317-326 Rapid repeat births are associated
Higman, S home visiting with adverse outcomes for both mother
Fuddy, L program: and child. Hawaii Healthy Start Program
McFarlane, E determinants and did not reduce rapid repeat births or alter
Sia, C Duggan, impact of rapid repeat birth its malleable determinants.
A
32. Elkan, R The effectiveness of Health 2000 4913), i.-v Evidence suggests that home visiting was
Kendrick, D domiciliary health visiting: Technology (Summary) associated with improvements in parenting
Hewitt, M A systematic review of Assessment 1-339 (Full skills, amelioration of child behavioural
Robinson, J international studies and a monograph problems, improved intellectual development,
Tolley, K Blair, selective review of the a reduction in the frequency of injury,
M Dewey, M British literature improvement in the detection of postnatal
Williams, D depression, enhanced social support to
Brummell, K mothers and improved rates of breastfeeding.

33. Ervin, N Preventing adverse Journal of 1999 13(6),35-31 Discusses the concept of risk from
Nelson, L outcomes: A Nursing Care an epidemiological viewpoint as well as
Sheaff, L population focus Quality that of vulnerable populations.

34. Evanson, T Addressing domestic Journal of 2006 23(2) Describes the potential role of home-visiting
violence through Community nurses in domestic violence prevention and
 maternal child health Health Nursing intervention.
home visiting: What we
do and do not know

35. Fetrick, A Does public health Public Health 2003 20(3),184-189 Demonstrates that subjects who had from
Christensen, M nurse home visitation Nursing five to nine home visits by a PHN during
Mitchell, C make a difference in the pregnancy showed a higher average
health outcomes of hemoglobin for the mothers and a higher
pregnant clients and their average birth weight for the babies than
offspring? those visited four or fewer times.

36. Fergusson, D Randomized trial of Pediatrics 2006 117(3), 781-786 Suggests that the program failed to lead to
Grant, H the Early Start program of parent and family related benefits. This
Horwood, L home visitation: parent absence of benefit for parent/family outcomes
Ridder, E and family outcomes is contrasted with the benefits found
previously for child-related outcomes,
including child health, preschool education,
child abuse and neglect, parenting and
behavioral adjustment.

37. Fraser, J Home visiting Child Abuse and 2000 24(11), 1399-1429 Assesses the utility of a screening
Armstrong, K intervention for Neglect tool to identify families with child abuse or
Morris, J Dadds, vulnerable families with neglect risk factors in the immediate
M newborns: postnatal period, determines the social
Follow-up results of a validity and effectiveness of a home visiting
randomized controlled trial program using community child health
nurses and identifies factors in the
postnatal period associated with the child’s
environment that
 predict adjustment to the parenting
role.
38. Frank-Hanssen, Postpartum home Journal of 1999 16(1), 17-28 The purposes of this descriptive
M visits: infant outcomes Community study were to examine outcome data for
Hanson, K Health Nursing infant participants in a postpartum home
Anderson, M visit program and to explore factors that
may influence hospital readmissions for
infants.

39. Friedman, L Healthy Families
Schrieber, L America state systems
development: An
emerging practice to
ensure program growth
and sustainability
Journal of 2007 34(1-2), 67-87 The article explores the research
Prevention and base that supports the rationales for
Intervention in the implementing state systems, describes
Community the evolution of state systems for
Healthy Families America, and
discusses the benefits, challenges and
lessons learned of utilizing a systems
approach.

40. Gomby, D The promise and Child Abuse and 2007 31(8), 793-799 No annotation available
limitations of home visiting: Neglect
implementing effective
programs
41. Gomby, D Understanding The Future of 1999 9(1), 27-43 Discusses the role of evaluation in
evaluations of home Children improving programs an d in determining
visitation programs program effects. It also discusses factors
policy-makers and practitioners should
consider when interpreting the results of
home visiting evaluations.

42. Gomby, D Home visiting: Recent The Future of 1999 9(1), 4-26 No annotation available
Culross, P program Children
 Behrman, R evaluations—analysis
and recommendations

43. Heaman, M Early childhood home Journal of 2006 Aug;55(3):291- Components contributing to the success of
Chalmers, K visiting programme: Advanced 300. early childhood home visiting programmes
Woodgate, R Factors contributing to Nursing include a strength-based philosophy,
Brown, J success voluntary enrollment of parents, regularly
scheduled home visits, a curriculum to
structure the home visitor's interventions, and
careful attention to the selection, training, and
supervision of home visitors.

44. Heaman, M Relationship work in Journal of 2007 Aug;22(4):319-30 The purpose of this qualitative and
Chalmers, K an early childhood home Pediatric Nursing descriptive study was to describe the
Woodgate, R visiting program relationships among participants in a home
Brown, J visiting program in one regional health
authority in the Canadian province of
Manitoba.

45. Hedges, S A home visitation Home 2005 23(5), 286289 Two-year outcomes indicate that
Simmes, D program welcomes home Healthcare the program improved paren ’ infant
Martinez, A first-time moms and their Nurse safety knowledge, positively affected the
Linder, C infants mothe ’s decision to breastfeed and
Brown, S promoted infant primary care visits in a
cost- effective way.

46. Hendrickson, S Reaching an Injury Prevention 2005 Oct;11(5):313-7. Safety items coupled with a home
underserved population visit tailored to child age and maternal
with a randomly culture was an effective intervention in a
assigned hard to reach
 home safety population.
intervention
47. Hiatt, S Paraprofessional Journal of 1997 25(1), 77-93 Identifies the benefits and challenges of
Sampson, D home visitation: Community employing paraprofessional home visitors
Baird, D conceptual and Psychology and describes differences emerging between
pragmatic nurse home visitors and paraprofessional
considerations home visitors.

48. Hicks, D The Influence of Evaluation 2008 March 17 Presents a study of a multisite program that
Larson, C Collaboration on Program Review Print to follow involved varying degrees of collaborations.
Nelson, C Outcomes: The Colorado
Olds, D Nurse- Family Partnership
Johnston, E
49. Holton, J Healthy Families Journal of 2007 34(1-2) Healthy Families America is a home visiting
Harding, K America: Ruminations on Prevention & program that has been criticized for failing to
implementing a home Intervention in the prevent child maltreatment. This program is
visitation program to Community critiqued based on theory and implementation
prevent child maltreatment of the practice of home visiting.

50. Houston, A An empowerment Journal of 2002 11(5), 640-650 Examines the usefulness of an integrated
Cowley, S approach to needs Clinical Nursing approach to needs assessment using an
assessment in health empowerment framework within a home
visiting practice setting.

51. Izzo, C Reducing the impact Prevention 2005 ;6(4):269-74. Examined whether the Nurse-
Eckenrode, J of uncontrollable stressful Science Family Partnership reduced mother ’
Smith, E life events through a vulnerability to the effects of stressful life
Henderson, C program of nurse home events.
Cole, R Kitzman, visitation for new parents
H
 Olds, D
52. Jack, S The feasibility of Canadian 2008 40(2):150-70 Qualitative study exploring the feasibility of
screening for intimate Journal of screening for IPV during home visits based
partner violence during Nursing on the perception of PHNs.
postpartum home visits Research

53. Jack, S A theory of maternal Journal of 2005 49(2) Public health nurses working with families at
DiCenso, A engagement with public Advanced risk need to identify client fears and
Lohfeld, L health nurses and family Nursing perceptions related to home visiting, and to
visitors explain the role of public health nurses and
family visitors to all family members.

54. Jack, S Opening doors: Canadian 2002 34(4), 59-69 Factors related to the family visitor,
DiCenso, A Factors influencing Journal of the client, and the client's household
Lohfeld, L the establishment of a Nursing influenced relationship development
working relationship Research between home visitors and at-risk families.
between paraprofessional Family visitor-client engagement occurred
home visitors and at- risk through "finding common ground" and
families "building trust."

55. Jansson, A Nurses first Journal of 2001 10, 140-151 The home visit was seen as an important
Petersson, K encounters with parents Clinical Nursing way to establish trust and obtain a picture of
Uden, G of new-born children – the family's life situation, which was in turn
public health nurses essential for creating a supportive climate.
views of a good meeting

56. Jansson, A Quality in child Scandinavian 1998 12(4), 195-204 One aim of this study was to assess the
Isacsson,A healthcare: the views of Journal of Caring views of mothers and public health nurses
Kornfalt, R mothers and public health Sciences concerning a child health promotion
Lindholm,L nurses programme and the first home visit
 to parents of newborn children.

57. Josten, L Dropping Out of Public Health 2002 Jan-Feb;19(1):3- The purpose of this study was to examine the
Savik, K Maternal and Child Nursing 10 relationship between nurse and client
Anderson, M Home Visits characteristics and the reason for client
Benedetto, L termination from public health nursing
Chabot, C maternal and child home visits.
Gifford, M
McEiver, J Schorn,
M Frederickson, B

58. Kang, R Preterm infant follow- Public Health 1995 12(3):171-80. This study was designed as a multi-site field
Barnard, K up project: a multi-site field Nursing experiment to test the efficacy of hospital and
Hammond, M experiment of hospital and home visit interventions to improve
Oshio, S home intervention interaction between mothers and preterm
Spencer, C programs infants.
Thibodeaux, B for mothers and
Williams, J preterm infants
59. Kelleher, L An evaluation of a Public Health 2004 21(4), 297-305 Evaluates a family support/child protection
Johnson, M volunteer support Nursing program linking trained volunteers with
program for families at vulnerable first-time parents.
risk
60. Kendrick, D The effect of home Journal of Public 2000 22(1), 90-98 Study evaluated the effectiveness of home
Hewitt, M visiting programs on uptake Health Medicine visiting program on the uptake of childhood
Dewey, M of childhood immunization: immunization. These programs have not
Elkan, R Blair A systematic review and been shown to be effective in increasing the
M Robinson, J meta-analysis uptake of immunization.
Williams, d
Brummell, K

61. Kendrick, D Does home visiting Archives of 2000 82(6), 443-451 Home visiting programs were
 Elkan, R improve parenting Disease in associated with an improvement in
Hewitt, M and the quality of the home Childhood the quality of the home
Dewe, M Blair, environment? A systematic environment.
M Robinson, J review and meta analysis
Williams, D
Brummel, K

62. Kirkpatrick, S Working in Child Abuse 2007 16(1), 32-46 Explores the perceptions of vulnerable
Barlow, J Stewart- partnership: User Review women about the value of intensive home
Brown, S perceptions of visiting prenatally and during the first year of
Davis, H intensive home life delivered by health visitors.
visiting
63. Kitzman, H Enduring effects of Journal of the 2000 283, 1983-1989 The authors found there were enduring
Olds, D Sidora, K nurse home visitation on American effects of a home visitation program on the
Henderson, C maternal life course: A 3 Medical lives of black women living in an urban
Hanks, C Cole, R year follow-up of a Association setting. While these results were smaller in
Luckey, D Bondy, randomized trial magnitude than those achieved in a previous
J trial with white women living in a semirural
Cole, K setting, the direction of the effects was
Glazner, J consistent across the 2 studies.

64. Kitzman, H Effect of prenatal and JAMA 1997 278(8), 644-652 The program of home visitation by nurses
Olds, D infancy home visitation by can reduce pregnancy- induced
Henderson, C nurses on pregnancy hypertension, childhood injuries, and
Hanks, C Cole, R outcomes, childhood subsequent pregnancies among low-income
Tatelbaum, R injuries, and repeated women with no pervious live births.
McConnochie, K childbearing. A
randomized controlled
 Sidora, K trial
Luckey, D
Shaver, D
Engelhardt, K
James, D
Barnard, K
65. Kitzman, H Prenatal and early Journal of 1997 25(1), 27-45 Describes a program of prenatal and early
Yoos, L Cole, R childhood home- Community childhood home visitation that has been
Korfmarcher, J visitaiton program Psychology shown to be effective and summarizes the
Hanks,C processes: a case key elements of the program design.
illustration
66. Kitzman, H Challenges Journal of 1997 25(1), 95-109 Examines common challenged faced by
Cole, R experienced by home Community home visitors in delivering a program of
Yoos, L visitors: a qualitative study Psychology prenatal and early childhood home visitation.
Olds, D of program implementation

67. Korfmacher, J Differences in American 1999 89, 1847-1851 Nurses and paraprofessionals, even when
O’Brien, R program implementation Journal of Public using the same model, provide home visiting
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providing home visits
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infancy: A
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68. Korfmacher, J Intervention Journal of 1998 26(1), 49-64 Intervention process is described and related
Kitzman, H processes as Community to caregiving outcomes in a program of nurse
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outcomes in a their infants.
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69. Krugman, S Update on child Current Opinion 2007 19(6), 711-718 Most home visitation programs have
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Walsh, C recent randomized trials. One exception is
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70. Krysik, J The evaluation of
LeCroy, C Healthy Families
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Prevention and to improve processes and outcomes has
Intervention in the positioned the program for a randomized
Community longitudinal study. Key components of the
program are described and evaluation results
are presented.

71. Landy, S Evaluation of ‘Staying Infant Mental 1998 19(1), 34-58 Assesses the effectiveness of the
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Allen, A referral system
Brookes, F
Jewell, S
72. MacLeod, J Programs for the Child Abuse and 2000 24(9), 1127-1149 Article determines the effectiveness
Nelson, G promotion of family Neglect of programs, including home visiting, in
wellness and the promoting programs that prevent child
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maltreatment: A moderate program success. The review
meta-analytic review demonstrates that these programs can
help to prevent child maltreatment.

73. MacMillan, H, Effectiveness of home Lancet 2005 365, 1786-1793 Despite the positive results of home
Thomas, H, visitation by public- visitation by nurses as an early
 Jamieson, E, health nurses in prevention strategy, the visit does
Walsh, C prevention of the not seem to be effective in prevention of
Boyle, M recurrence of child physical recidivism of physical abuse and neglect in
Shannon, H abuse and neglect: a families associated with the child protection
Gafni, A randomized controlled trial system. Much more effort needs to be
directed towards prevention before a pattern
of abuse or neglect is established in a
family.

74. MacMillan, H Child maltreatment: Canadian 2000 45(8), 702-709 An overview of child maltreatment
What we know in the year Journal of in a public health framework. Evidence
2000 Psychiatry supports a program of nurse home visits
as effective in preventing abuse and
neglect among first-time, at risk mothers.

75. MacMillan, H Preventive Health Canadian 2000 163(11), 1451- There is good evidence to continue
Canadian Care, 2000 Update: Medical 1458 recommending a program of home visitation
Taskforce on Prevention of child Association for disadvantaged families during the
Preventive maltreatment Journal perinatal period extending through infancy to
Health Care prevent child abuse and neglect.

76. Marcellus, L. The ethics of relation: Journal of 2005 51(4), 414-420 Shows how a framework of relational ethics
Public health nurses and Advanced may be used in establishing trusting
child protection clients Nursing relationships with at-risk families.

77. Mayers, M Home visit—ritual or Nursing Outlook 1973 21(5):328-31. Commentary

therapy?
78. McGuigan, W Multi-level Child Abuse and 2003 27(4), 363-380 There is utility in looking across multiple
Katzev, A determinants of retention Neglect levels of influence when examining retention
Pratt, C in a home- visiting child in home- visiting child abuse prevention
abuse
 prevention program programs.
79. McKeever, P Home versus hospital Birth: Issues in 2002 29(4), 258-65 In-home lactation support appears
Stevens, B breastfeeding support for Perinatal Care to facilitate positive breastfeeding outcomes
Miller, K newborns: A randomized for mothers of term newborns. This may
McDonnell, J controlled trial also be a beneficial model of postpartum
Gibbins, S care for mothers of near-term newborns;
Guerriere, D however, further research is required.
Dunn, M Coyte,
P
80. McNaughton, D A naturalistic test of Public Health 2005 Sep- This article reports a small study that tested
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context of home visiting.

81. McNaughton, D Nurse home visits to
maternal-child clients: A
review of intervention
research
Public Health 2004 21(3),207-219 This review examines 13 research
Nursing studies published between the years of
1980 and 2000 that test the effectiveness
of home-visiting interventions using
professional nurses as home visitors.

82. McNaughton, D A synthesis of Public Health 2000 17(6),405-414 Reports a synthesis of qualitative
qualitative home Nursing research which describes the home visiting
visiting research practice of PHNs to
maternal child clients.
83. Mitcheson, J Empowerment or International 2003 40(4), 413-426 Describes an in-depth conversational
Cowley, S control: An analysis of the Journal of analysis of the use of health needs
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participation is enabled
during health
visitor/client
interactions using a
 structured health
needs assessment tool

84. Moore, P Use of home visit and Maternal and 2005 9(1), 35-47. Infants whose mothers had inadequate
Bay, C developmental clinic Child Health prenatal care should be targeted for more
Balcazar, H services by high risk Journal intense CHN visits. Infants of mothers born in
Coonrod, D Mexican-American and Mexico may need additional
Brady, J Russ, White non- Hispanic support/assistance in using the
R infants developmental clinic.

85. Nacion, K Validating the safety Public Health 2000 17(1),32-42 The article validates the safety of
Norr, K of nurse-health Nursing using the model of trained community
Burnett, G advocate services health advocates teamed with registered
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86. Nelson, C Medical homes for at- Pediatrics 2005 115(1), 48-56 An association was found between
Higman, S Sia, risk children: parental parental ratings of he medical home and
C McFarlane, E repors of clinical- parent parental reports f he completeness of
Fuddy, L relationships, anticipatory anticipatory guidance regarding selected
Duggan, A guidance, and behavior injury and illness prevention topics.
change
87. Nguyen, J A comparison pilot Public Health 2003 20(5),412-418 Preliminary results from this
Carson, M study of public health field Nursing program showed that PHN home
Parris, K nursing home visitation visitation (control and intervention groups)
Place, P program interventions for positively affects the birth outcomes of
pregnant Hispanic adolescent mothers and their infants.
adolescents

88. Norr, K Maternal and infant Public Health 2003 20(3), 190-203 This article describes the outcomes
Crittenden, K outcomes at one year Nursing at 1 year for a randomized clinical
 Lehrer, E for a nurse-health trial of Resources, Education and
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C Nacion, K program serving African reduce infant mortality through home visits
Watanabe, K Americans and Mexican by a team of trained community residents
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89. O’Brien, R Application of solution Journal of 1997 25(1), 47-57 Describes the recent evolution of a
Baca, P focused interventions to Community component of the theoretical foundations
nurse home visitation for Psychology of a program of prenatal and early
pregnant women and childhood home visitation tested in three
parents of young children randomized trials during the past
two decades.

90. Oda, D A preventive child American 1995 85(6):854-5. A randomized trial was conducted
Heilbron, D health program: the Journal of Public to determine if a public health nursing
Taylor, H effect of telephone and Health intervention consisting of telephone
home visits by public contacts or home visits affected the receipt
health nurses of preventive health services by children
eligible for the Early Periodic Screening,
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91. Olds, D Preventing crime with Victims and 2007 2, 205-222 Summarizes a 27-year program of
prenatal and infancy Offenders research that has attempted to improve
support of parents: the early maternal and child health and future
Nurse-Family Partnership life prospects with prenatal and infancy
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92. Olds, D Effects of nurse home Pediatrics 2007 120(4):e832-45. Tests the effects of home visits by
Kitzman, H visiting on maternal and nurses on mother ’ fertility and
Hanks, C child functioning: Age 9 children’s function 7 years post
Cole R follow-up program.
 Anson, E
Sidora-Arcoleo, K
Luckey, D
Henderson, C
Holmberg, J
Tutt, R
Stevenson, A
Bondy, J

93. Olds, D Programs for parents Journal of Child 2007 48(3-4):355-391 An overview of current evidence which
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Kitzman, H recent evidence from Psychiatry professionals, especially nurse home visiting
randomized controlled programs for pregnant women and parents
trials of young children, produce replicable effects
on children’s health and development, and
that these programs can be reliably
reproduced with different populations living in
a variety of community settings.

94. Olds, D The Nurse-Family Infant Mental 2006 27(1), 5-25 Results from these trials indicate that the
Partnership; An Health Journal program has been successful in achieving
evidence-based two of its most important goals: (a) the
preventive improvement of parental care of the child as
intervention reflected in fewer injuries and ingestions that
may be associated with child abuse and
 neglect and better infant emotional and
language development; and (b) the
improvement of maternal life course,
reflected in fewer subsequent pregnancies,
greater work-force participation, and reduced
dependence on public assistance and food
stamps.

95. Olds, D Progress in improving Pediatrics 2006 117(3):940-1 Comment on an earlier article
the development of low
birth weight newborns

96. Olds, D Effects of home visits Pediatrics 2004 114(6):1560-8 Compared prenatal and infancy home visits
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Pettit, L by nurses: age 4 follow-up
Luckey, D of a randomized trial
Holmberg, J
Ng, R Isacks, K
Sheff, K
Henderson, C

97. Olds, D Effects of nurse-home Pediatrics 2004 114(6):1550-1559. Tests the effects of prenatal and infancy
Kitzman, H Cole, visiting on maternal life home visits by nurses on mother ’ ertility
R Robinson, J course and child and economic self- sufficiency.
Sidora, K Luckey, development: Age 6
D Henderson, C follow-up from a
Hanks, C Bondy, randomized trial
J Holmberg, J
98. Olds, D Taking preventive Cognitive and 2003 10(4), 278-290 Outlines a program of research aimed at
Hill, P intervention to scale: The Behavioral improving the outcomes of pregnancy, child
O’Brien, R Nurse-Family Partnership Practice health and development, and maternal life-
Racine, D course with a program of prenatal and
Moritz, P infancy home visiting by nurses for low-
income mothers having first babies.

99. Olds, D Reducing program Child Abuse & 2003 27(4):359-61. Commentary
attrition in home visiting: Neglect
what do we need to
know
100 Olds, D Prenatal and infancy Prevention 2002 3(3):153-72. Describes a home visiting program
home visiting by nurses: Science and notes that attention has been given to
from randomized trials to ensuring that the program is replicated
community replication with fidelity to the model tested in the
scientifically controlled studies by working
with community leaders to ensure that
organization and community contexts are
favorable for the program.

101 Olds, D Home visiting by Pediatrics 2002 110;486-496 When trained in a model program of prenatal
Robinson, J paraprofessionals and by and infancy home visiting, paraprofessionals
O”Brien, R nurses: A Randomized, produced small effects that rarely achieved
Luckey, D Pettit, controlled trial statistical or clinical significance; the absence
L Henderson, C of statistical significance for some outcomes
Ng, R is probably attributable to limited statistical
Sheff, K power to detect small effects. Nurses
Korfmacher, J produced significant effects on a wide
 Hiatt, S range of maternal and child outcomes.
Talmi, A

102 Olds, D Update on home Current 2000 30(4), 107-41 No annotation available
Hill, P visiting for pregnant Problems in
Robinson, J women and parents of Pediatrics
Song, N Little, young children
C
103 Olds, D Prenatal and infancy The Future of 1999 9(1), 190-191 Describes the Nurse Home Visitation
home visitation by Children Program and concludes that the use of
nurses: recent findings nurses as home visitors is key and that
services should be targeted to the neediest
populations rather than being on a universal
basis, that clinically tested methods of
changing health and behavioral risks should
be incorporated into program protocols, and
that services must be implemented with
fidelity to the model tested if program benefits
found in scientifically controlled studies are to
be replicated.

104 Olds, D The impact of nurse Georgia 1998 6(2), 2-5 Describes a nurse home visitation program
home visitation services on Academy and reinforces the position that policies and
early child health and Journal practices for assisting young children and
development their families should be based on the best
available scientific evidence.

105 Olds, D Long-term effects of Journal of the 1998 280, 11238-1244 This program of prenatal and early childhood
Henderson, C nurse home visitation American home visitation by nurses can reduce
 Cole, R on children’s criminal Medical reported serious antisocial behavior and
Eckenrode, J and antisocial behavior: Association emergent use of substances on the part of
Kitzman, H Fifteen year follow-up of a adolescents born into high-risk families.
Luckey, D Pettit, randomized controlled trial
L Sidora, K
Morris, P
Powers, J

106 Olds, D Reducing risks for Journal of 1998 26, 65-53 There is increasing evidence that
Pettit, : antisocial behavior with Community comprehensive prenatal and early childhood
Robinson, J a program of prenatal Psychology home visitation programs can affect these
Eckenrode, J and early childhood risks early in the life cycle and reduce
Kitzman, H Cole, home visitation conduct disorder and antisocial behavior
R Powers, J among children and youth born into at-risk
families.

107 Olds, D Increasing the policy Journal of 1998 26, 85-100 Describes efforts to increase the relevance
O’Brien, R and program relevance Community of findings from our randomized trials of
Racine, D of results form Psychology prenatal and early childhood home visitation
Glazner, J randomized trials of for the formulation of public policies and
Kitzman, H home visitation programs for pregnant women and parents
of young children.

108 Olds, D Findings from a Journal of 1998 26(1), 1-3 Introduction

Korfmacher, J program of research on Community
parental and early Psychology
childhood home visitation:
special
issue introduction
109 Olds, D Maternal Journal of 1998 26, 23-36 Examines how women's psychological
Korfmacher, J psychological Community characteristics influence their use
 characteristics as Psychology of home visitation services in programs for
influences on home mothers and infants
visitation program
contact
110 Olds, D The promise of home Journal of 1998 26, 5-21 Provides consistent findings that nurse home
Henderson, C visitation: results of two Community visitors can improve women's health related
Kitzman, H Cole, randomized trials Psychology behaviors, qualities of infant caregiving, and
R Tatelbaum, R can help women improve their own life-
course development.

111 Olds, D Long-term effects of Journal of the 1997 278(8), 637-643 This program of prenatal and early
Eckenrode, J home visitation on American childhood home visitation by nurses can
Henderson, C maternal life course and Medical reduce the number of subsequent
Kitzman, H chld abuse and neglect. Association pregnancies, the use of welfare, child abuse
Powers, J Cole, Fifteen-year follow-up of and neglect, and criminal behavior on the
R Sidora, K a randomized trial part of low income, unmarried mothers for
Morris, P Pettit, L up to 15 years after the birth of the first
Luckey, D child.

112 Olds, D Theoretical Journal of 1997 25(1), 9-25 The theoretical perspectives provide insights
Kitzman, H foundations of a program Community into different aspects of paren ’ and
Cole, R of home visitation for Psychology children’s lives that the visitors attempted to
Robinson, J pregnant women and support. While adhering to a common core,
parents the program content and methods evolved
of young children over each of three trials and were
reflected in program protocols that
increasingly were connected in more explicit
ways to theoretical foundations.
113 Olds, D The evolution of a Journal of 1997 25(1), 1-7 Describes a program of research that has
Korfmacher, J program of research on Community examined the efficacy of a program or
prenatal and early Psychology prenatal and early child home visitation as a
childhood home visitation: means of improving outcomes of pregnancy,
special issue introduction the care that parents provide their children
and women’s own personal development.

114 Olds, D Effects of prenatal Pediatrics 1995 95(3), 365-372 Children who were identified as maltreated
Henderson, C and infancy nurse home and who were visited by nurses during
Kitzman, H Cole, visitation on surveillance pregnancy and the first two years of life had
R of child maltreatment less serious expressions of caregiving
dysfunction.

115 Olds, D Does prenatal and Pediatrics 1994 93(1), 89-98 The program does have enduring effects on
Henderson, C infancy nurse home certain aspects of parental care giving, safety
Kitzman, H visitation have enduring of the home, and children’s use of the health
effects on qualitites of care system, but it may be necessary to
prenatal cregiving and extend the length of the program for families
child health at 25 to 50 at highest risk to produce lasting reductions
months of life? in abuse and neglect.

116 Olds, D Effect of prenatal and Medical Care 1993 31(2), 155-174 A completed series of reports on a
Henderson, C infancy nurse home randomized trial indicated that in contrast to
Phelps, C visitation on government comparison services, prenatal and infancy
Kitzman, h spending nurse home visitation improved a wide range
Hanks, C of maternal and child health outcomes
among poor unmarried, and teenaged
women bearing first children in a
 semirural county in upstate New York.

117 Olds, D Review of research The Future of 1993 3(3), 53-92 Reviews the results of the
Kitzman, H on home visiting for Children experimental literature
pregnant women and concerning the effectiveness of
parents of young children home visiting programs in
improving the lives of children
and families. Their extensive
review concentrates on
118 Olds, D Home visitation for American 1992 146(6), 704-708 randomized trials.
Home visitation is a promising strategy, but
pregnant women and Journal of only when the program meets certain
parents of young children Diseases of standards. The more successful programs
Children contain the following: (1) a focus on families
at greater need for the service, (2) the use of
nurses who begin during pregnancy and
follow the family at least through the second
year of the child's life, (3) the promotion of
positive health- related behaviors and
qualities of infant care giving, and (4)
provisions to reduce family stress by
improving the social and physical
environments in which families live.

119 Olds, K Can home visitation Pediatrics 1990 86(1), 108-116 Some home-visitation programs were
Kitzman, H improve the health of effective in improving women’s health-related
women and children behaviors during pregnancy, the birth weight
at environmental risk?
 and length of gestation of babies.
The more effective programs employed
nurses who began visiting during
pregnancy, who visited frequently and long
enough to establish a therapeutic alliance
with the family.

120 Olds, D Improving the life- American 1988 78(11), 1436-1445 Evaluation of a comprehensive
Henderson, C course development of Journal of Public program of prenatal and postpartum
Tatelbaum, R socially disadvantaged Health nurse home visitation for socially
Chamberlin, R mothers: A randomized disadvantaged women bearing first
trial of nurse home children. Eighty-five per cent of the
visitation participating women were either
teenagers, unmarried, or of low
socioeconomic status.

121 Olds, D Preventing child Pediatrics 1986 78(1), 65-78 Among the women at highest risk
Henderson, C abuse and neglect: a for care-giving dysfunction, those who were
Chamberlin, R randomized trial of nurse visited by a nurse had fewer instances of
Tatelbaum, R home visitation verified child abuse and neglect during the
first 2 years of their children’s lives.

122 Olds, D Improving the delivery Pediatrics 1986 77(1), 16-28 During pregnancy, women who
Henderson, C of prenatal care and were visited by nurses compared with
Tatelbaum, R outcomes of pregnancy: a women randomly assigned to comparison
Chamberlin, R randomized trial of nurse groups, became aware and took advantage
home visitation of available services. They also had
healthier babies.

123 Peckover, S ‘I could have just Health and 2003 11(3), 275-282 There is considerable scope for
done with a little more Social Care in practice development in order to
 help’: An analysis of
women’s help- seeking
from health visitors in the
context of domestic
violence
124 Peckover, S Health visitor ’
understandings of
domestic violence
125 Peckover, S Supporting and
policing mothers: An
analysis of the disciplinary
practices of health visiting
126 Reifsnider, E Helping children
grow: A home-based
intervention protocol
127 Robinson, J Integrating an
Emde, R emotional regulation
Korfmacher, J perspective in a program
of prenatal and early
childhood home visitation
128 Russell, B The promise of
Britner, P primary prevention
Woolard, J home visiting
the Community ensure that women experiencing
domestic violence are able to receive
safe and appropriate responses from
health visitors.
Journal of 2003 44(2), 200-208 There are considerable differences
Advanced between health visitors in their
Nursing understandings of the extent of
domestic violence in their caseloads.
Journal of 2002 38(4), 369-377 Highlights tensions within the health
Advanced visito ’s role between welfare and
Nursing surveillance, as well as differences
between lay and professional perspectives.
Journal of 1996 13(2),93-106 This article reviews the etiology of
Community growth delay and failure, discusses the
Health Nursing necessary components in the assessment
of children with growth failure, and presents
the effectiveness of a home-based
intervention program.
Journal of 1997 25(1), 59-97 Highlights theoretical and practical
Community issues concerning the ways in which
Psychology emotional development and regulation
processes of the mother- infant dyad are
influenced by home visitation.
Journal of 2007 34(1-2), 129-147 Article reviews traditional and non
Prevention and traditional outcomes from the home visiting
Intervention in literature. Finds that programs that
 programs: A review of
potential outcomes
129 Steel, K A randomized trial of
Mowat, D two public health nurse
Scott H Carr, follow-up programs after
P Dorland, J early obstetrical discharge:
Young K an examination of
breastfeeding rates,
maternal confidence and
utilization and costs of
health services.
130 St Pierre, R Using home visits for The Future of
Layzer, J multiple purposes: the children
Comprehensive Child
Development
program
131 Sweet, M Is home visiting an
Appelbaum, M effective strategy? A
meta-analytic review of
home visiting programs for
families with young
children
132 Sword, W Predictors of
Krueger, P acceptance of a
Watt, S postpartum public
the Community document their implementation and study
outcomes carefully may capture important
information.
Canadian 2003 Mar-Apr;94(2):98- Although universal access to postpartum
Journal of Public 103 support is important, the results suggest that
Health a routine home visit is not always necessary
to identify the women who need it. These
results can be generalized only to low-risk
women and infants.
1999 9(1), 134-151 This was a two generation program that
employed home visiting to assure low-income
children and their parents access to a range
of services and opportunities. The article
describes the program and its evaluation.
Child 2004 75(5), 1435-1456 A comprehensive meta-analytic
Development effort to quantify the usefulness of home
visits as a strategy for helping families.
Canadian 2006 97, 191-196 Determines rates of offer and
Journal of Public uptake of a home visiting program and
Health predictors of acceptance of a home visit.
 health nurse home
visit: Findings from an
Ontario Survey
133 Taggart, A. ‘She has made me Health and 2000 8(1), 1-8 Describes the “Sutherland Family
Short, S. feel human again’: An Social Care in the Network,” a volunteer home visiting project
Barclay, L. evaluation of a volunteer Community in Sydney, Australia.
home- based visiting
project for mothers.

134 Tandon, S Formative evaluation Maternal and 2005 9(3),273-283 Home visitors could benefit from more
Parillo, K of home visitor ’ role in Child Health intensive training in the formal assessment
Jenkins, C addressing poor mental Journal of risks and the protocols for communication
Duggan, A health, domestic violence, about those risks with their clients. Home
and substance abuse visitors could also receive support from and
among low-income work in collaboration with professionals in
pregnant and parenting addressing client risks.
women

135 Taylor, J Predicting child abuse Journal of 2008 May;17(9):1193- The accuracy of screening instruments to
Baldwin, N and neglect: ethical, Clinical Nursing 200. identify children who will be abused or
Spencer, N theoretical and neglected has not been established. Even if
methodological the theoretical and methodological
challenges challenges of predictive instruments could be
overcome, the ethical implications of their
use are very difficult for nurses and
midwives.

136 Temple, P Limited access to Clinical 2008 Jun;51(2):371-84. Home visiting programs need sustainable
Lutenbacher, M care and home Obstetrics and funding and support from physicians and
Vitale, J healthcare. Gynecology other healthcare providers. Ongoing
 research is needed to develop,
refine, and evaluate systems of care that
integrate home visiting components and
different service delivery models that
address pregnancies complicated by various
psychosocial and medical complications.

137 Van den Berg, Changing patterns of BMC Family 2006 Oct 17;7:58 By comparison with 1987, the proportion of
M home visiting in general Practice home visits shows a distinct decline.
Cardol, M practice: an analysis of However, the results show that this decline is
Bongers, F electronic medical records not necessarily a problem.
Bakker, D

138 Van Doesum, K A randomized Child 2008 ;79(3):547-61 This study examined the effect of a
Riksen- controlled trial of a home- Development mother-baby intervention on the quality of
Walraven, J visiting intervention aimed mother-child interaction, infant-mother
Hosman, C at preventing attachment security, and infant
Hoefnagels, C relationship problems socioemotional functioning in a group of
in depressed mothers and depressed mothers with infants aged 1-12
their infants. months.

139 Vasquez EP, A model program: Neonatal 2008 27(3): 163-9 This article describes a home
Pitts K, Mejia neonatal nurse practitioners Network intervention program delivered by neonatal
NE. providing community health nurse practitioners for high-risk infants and
care for high-risk their mothers. The target population is
infants infants exposed prenatally to drugs and/or
alcohol.

140 Vasquez, E Red flags during Journal of 2006 23(2):123-31. The purpose of this article is to
 Pitts, K home visitation:
infants and toddlers
141 Wasik, B Survey of home
Roberts, R visiting programs for
abused and neglected
children and their families
142 Wells, N The impact of nurse
Sbrocco, T case management
Hsiao, C Hill home visitation on birth
L Vaughn, N outcomes in African
Lockley, B American women
143 Wen, L The role of ethnicity in
Orr, N determining access to and
Rissel, C acceptability of home
visiting for early childhood
health and wellbeing
144 Winterburn, S Does antenatal home
visiting by health visitors
influence breastfeeding
rates?
Community describe red flags, that is, any physical,
Health Nursing developmental, or psychosocial findings
identified during a home visit that require
further evaluation or referral.
Child Abuse and 1994 1893), 271-283 Reports on a survey of 1904 US
Neglect home visitation programs (224 of which
were focused on children). Results are
discussed in relation to research and
practice implications.
Journal of the 2008 100(5):547-52 Antepartum home visits appeared
National Medical to be protective against preterm delivery
Association and could contribute to reducing racial
disparities in infant mortality. Further study
is needed to understand and replicate
specific program components that may
contribute to improved birth outcomes in
African-American women.
Australian Health 2007 Feb;31(1):132-9. This paper explores access to and
Review acceptability of home visiting for early
childhood health and wellbeing among
the New South Wales population.
Primary Health 2007 17(2), 43-47 A retrospective analysis of health
Care visitor records to find out if mothers who
have received a routine antenatal home
visit by their health visitor more likely
 to breastfeed. She found that it appears
unlikely to influence the initiation of
breastfeeding and suggests more focused
interventions may be needed to increase
breastfeeding rates.

145 Woodgate, R Issues related to American 2007 32(2), 95-101 Public health nurses and lay home
Heaman, M delivering an early Journal of visitors identified several issues associated
Chalmers, K childhood home- Maternal Child specifically with the use of lay home visitors
Brown, J visiting program Nursing and more broadly with the delivery of the
BabyFirst program.

146 Zerwekh, J The practice of Journal of 1992 24(2), 101-105 Through an analysis of public health
empowerment and Nursing nurses anecdotes, the article
coercion by expert public Scholarship explores contradictory activities that
health nurses exist in helping relationships.
147 Zerwekh, J Laying the Public Health 1992 9(1), 15-21 Explores the practice stories of 30
groundwork for family self- Nursing expert home visiting public health nurses.
help: Locating families,
building
trust, and building
strength