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Nurse home visits did not differ from standard care for prevention of recurrent child abuse
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https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.1.13

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    MacMillan HL, Thomas BH, Jamieson E, et al. Effectiveness of home visitation by public-health nurses in prevention of the recurrence of child physical abuse and neglect: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2005;365:1786–93.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In families referred to child protection agencies (CPAs), does a programme of home visiting by public health nurses (PHNs) plus standard care prevent recurrence of child physical abuse or neglect more than standard care alone?

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    concealed.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (data collectors and outcome assessors).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    2 years of intervention followed up by 1 year of observation.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    2 CPAs in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

    Embedded ImageParticipants:

    163 English speaking families (mean age of respondent 29 y, 95% women; mean age of index child 5 y) who had been referred to the CPA for an episode of child physical abuse or neglect that occurred in the past 3 months, and the index child was <13 years of age and still living with …

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