Sustained health home visiting can improve families’ social support and community connectedness
Abstract
Background Home visiting (HV) is a strategy used internationally to address the multiple needs of infants and families at risk of suboptimal health and developmental outcomes. Objectives Describe nursing interventions and program achievements of a pilot HV program for families living in a highly disadvantaged outer suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Methods A family partnership model was adopted. Follow-up is reported for 65 of the 75 clients remaining in the program for at least 6 months. Results Nurses most commonly provided clients with emotional support, information about health and well-being and information on infant development. Clients experienced noteworthy improvements consistent with key objectives - greater access to support services, and increased self-efficacy and social networks. Conclusions Consistent with the growing body of international literature on the achievements of HV, HV programs can empower vulnerable families to better cope with daily life demands and their family.
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Professional support helps parents feel more confident in their parenting skills and cultivates general well-being.
“Moreover, professional support helps parents feel more confident in their parenting skills and cultivates general well-being (Stubbs and Achat, 2016).”
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Extended home visits can strengthen relationships between parents and children, children and CHC nurses and parents and CHC nurses.
“Another study described how extended home visits can strengthen relationships between parents and children, children and CHC nurses and parents and CHC nurses (Stubbs and Achat, 2016).”
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- Authors
- Stubbs, J. M., & Achat, H. M.
- Affiliations
- Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Stubbs, Joanne M.
- Venue
- Contemporary Nurse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-05-06
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 286-299
- ISSN
- 1037-6178 (ISSN-L)
- 1839-3535
- OpenAlex
- W2517693615
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 1.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Contemporary Nurse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Administration for Children and Families
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- home visiting, social support, community ties, nursing interventions, disadvantaged families, infant development, self-efficacy, social networks, emotional support, vulnerable families
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Family, Female, Home Nursing, Humans, Infant, Infant Care, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, New South Wales, Pilot Projects, Prenatal Care, Social Support, Self Efficacy, Nurses, Community Health
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