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Results of the FIRST STEPS study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) programme compared to routine care in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and their children and preventing abuse

Barnes, Jacqueline; Stuart, Jane; Allen, Elizabeth; Petrou, Stavros; Sturgess, Joanna; Barlow, Jane; Macdonald, Geraldine; Spiby, Helen; Aistrop, Dipti; Melhuish, Edward; Kim, Sung Wook; Pink, Joshua; Datta, Jessica; Elbourne, Diane

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Authors

Jacqueline Barnes

Jane Stuart

Elizabeth Allen

Stavros Petrou

Joanna Sturgess

Jane Barlow

Geraldine Macdonald

Dipti Aistrop

Edward Melhuish

Sung Wook Kim

Joshua Pink

Jessica Datta

Diane Elbourne



Abstract

Background: Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a home-based nurse home-visiting programme to support vulnerable parents. Group FNP (gFNP) has similar aims and materials and was demonstrated to be feasible in implementation evaluations.
Objectives: To determine whether gFNP, compared to usual care, could reduce risk factors for maltreatment in a vulnerable group and be cost effective.
Design: A multi-site randomised controlled parallel-group trial and prospective economic evaluation, with eligible women allocated (minimised by site and maternal age group) to gFNP or usual care.
Setting: Community locations in the UK.
Participants: Expectant mothers aged

Citation

Barnes, J., Stuart, J., Allen, E., Petrou, S., Sturgess, J., Barlow, J., …Elbourne, D. (2017). Results of the FIRST STEPS study: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) programme compared to routine care in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and their children and preventing abuse. Public Health Research, 5(9), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr05090

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 13, 2017
Publication Date Nov 15, 2017
Deposit Date Nov 29, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Public Health Research
Print ISSN 2050-4381
Electronic ISSN 2050-439X
Publisher NIHR Journals Library
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 9
DOI https://doi.org/10.3310/phr05090
Keywords group support; parenting attitudes; maternal sensitivity; mental health
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/895380
Publisher URL https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/phr/phr05090/#/abstract

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