footnote150
High score equals unfavorable.
Last updated: 2012
Outcome measure | Effect | Follow-up timing | Sample | Sample size | Intervention group | Comparison group | Group difference | Effect size | Statistical significance | Notes |
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Discomfort (birth outcome) | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 1.31 | Unadjusted mean = 1.36 | Mean difference = -0.05 | HomeVEE calculated = -0.14 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Eat bad | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 8.12 | Unadjusted mean = 8.28 | Mean difference = -0.16 | HomeVEE calculated = -0.06 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Eat right | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 6.21 | Unadjusted mean = 6.10 | Mean difference = 0.11 | HomeVEE calculated = 0.04 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Hospital stay | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 8.41 | Unadjusted mean = 9.80 | Mean difference = -1.39 | HomeVEE calculated = -0.33 | Statistically significant, p = 0.02 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Pregnancy problems | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 1.49 | Unadjusted mean = 1.36 | Mean difference = 0.13 | HomeVEE calculated = 0.12 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Prenatal care | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 9.90 | Unadjusted mean = 9.73 | Mean difference = 0.17 | HomeVEE calculated = 0.05 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Worries (birth outcome) | FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect |
6 months | Reassigned sample | 191 mothers | Unadjusted mean = 25.04 | Unadjusted mean = 24.19 | Mean difference = 0.85 | HomeVEE calculated = 0.12 | Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05 | footnote150High score equals unfavorable. |
Outcome measure | Outcome measure description | Collection method | Properties | Operations links |
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Discomfort (birth outcome) |
The difference between mother's expected discomfort during pregnancy and labor and what she actually experienced. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Eat bad |
The frequency with which mothers ingested unhealthy items such as tobacco, alcoholic or caffeinated drinks, chips, and nonprescription drugs during pregnancy. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Eat right |
The frequency with which mothers followed a healthy diet during pregnancy. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Hospital stay |
The number of days the mother and her newborn were in the hospital around the time of delivery. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Pregnancy problems |
The number of events that occurred during delivery such as drug treatment, use of forceps, episiotomy, cesarean section, induced labor, and breech delivery. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Prenatal care |
The number of prenatal visits mothers had during their second and third trimesters. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |
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Worries (birth outcome) |
The worries scale assesses a mother's level of concern regarding being able to care for her newborns. The scale addresses issues such as feeding and caring for a sick child, and paying bills. Items were coded on a 4-point scale. | Parent/caregiver report | Not applicable |