Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers

Implementation support is not currently available for the model as reviewed.

Last updated: July 2011

Effects Shown in Research & Outcome Measure Details

Positive Parenting Practices

Outcomes Rated Moderate

Koniak-Griffin, D., Anderson, N. L., Brecht, M. L., Verzemnieks, I., Lesser, J., & Kim, S. (2002). Public health nursing care for adolescent mothers: Impact on infant health and selected maternal outcomes at 1 year postbirth. Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 30(1), 44–54.

Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up Timing	Sample	Sample Size	Program Group	Comparison Group	Group Difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Outcome Type	Notes
NCATS child’s score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	One year postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	93 mothers	Mean = 19.33	Mean = 19.16	Mean difference = 0.17	HomeVEE calculated = 0.09	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.
NCATS mother’s score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	One year postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	93 mothers	Mean = 34.04	Mean = 33.05	Mean difference = 0.00	HomeVEE calculated = 0.25	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.
NCATS total score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	One year postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	93 mothers	Mean = 53.36	Mean = 52.20	Mean difference = 1.16	HomeVEE calculated = 0.25	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.

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Outcome Measure	Outcome Measure Description	Collection method	Properties	Outcome Type	Operations links
NCATS child’s score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.71	Primary
NCATS mother’s score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.77	Primary
NCATS total score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.80	Primary

Koniak-Griffin, D., Verzemnieks, I. L., Anderson, N. L., Brecht, M. L., Lesser, J., Kim, S., et al. (2003). Nurse visitation for adolescent mothers: Two-year infant health and maternal outcomes. Nursing Research, 52(2), 127–136.

Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up Timing	Sample	Sample Size	Program Group	Comparison Group	Group Difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Outcome Type	Notes
NCATS child’s score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	Two years postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	90 mothers	Not available	Not available	Not reported	Not available	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.
NCATS mother’s score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	Two years postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	90 mothers	Not available	Not available	Not reported	Not available	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05 Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.
NCATS total score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	Two years postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	90 mothers	Mean = 51.67	Mean = 52.61	Mean difference = -0.94	HomeVEE calculated = -0.22	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values. , footnote106 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Information on outcomes was received through communication with the authors.
HOME	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	Two years postpartum	San Bernardino sample, HOME sample	99 mothers	Mean = 38.07	Mean = 38.80	Mean difference = -0.73	HomeVEE calculated = -0.16	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values. , footnote106 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Information on outcomes was received through communication with the authors.

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Outcome Measure	Outcome Measure Description	Collection method	Properties	Outcome Type	Operations links
NCATS child’s score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.71	Primary
NCATS mother’s score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.77	Primary
NCATS total score	The Nursing Child AssessmentTeaching Scale(NCATS)is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.80	Primary
Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)	The HOME scale is a 45–item measure that assesses parenting practices and the child’s home environment, including physical structure, play materials, and amount of stimulation.	Parent/caregiver report and observational assessment	Cronbach’s α = 0.71	Primary

Koniak-Griffin, D., Anderson, N. L., Verzemnieks, I., & Brecht, M. L. (2000). A public health nursing early intervention program for adolescent mothers: Outcomes from pregnancy through 6 weeks postpartum. Nursing Research, 49(3), 130–138.

Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up Timing	Sample	Sample Size	Program Group	Comparison Group	Group Difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Outcome Type	Notes
NCATS mother’s score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	6 weeks postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	97 mothers	Not available	Not available	Not reported	Not available	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values.
NCATS total score	FavorableUnfavorableNo Effect	6 weeks postpartum	San Bernardino sample, NCATS sample	97 mothers	Mean = 39.31	Mean = 41.40	Mean difference = -2.09	HomeVEE calculated = -0.28	Not statistically significant, p > 0.05	Primary	footnote102 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Authors report whether the groups are significantly different or not, but do not report actual p-values. , footnote106 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Information on outcomes was received through communication with the authors.

Show Study Outcome Measure Summary

Outcome Measure	Outcome Measure Description	Collection method	Properties	Outcome Type	Operations links
NursingChild Assessment Teaching Scale (NCATS) mother’s score	The NCATS is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.77	Primary
NursingChild Assessment Teaching Scale (NCATS) total score	The NCATS is a 73–item binary scale that measures maternal and child contributions to dyadic interactive quality.	Coding of videotaped parent-child interaction during structured play episodes	Cronbach’s α = 0.80	Primary

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