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Hirve R, Adams C, Kelly CB, McAullay D, Hurt L, Edmond KM, Strobel N. Effect of early childhood development interventions delivered by healthcare providers to improve cognitive outcomes in children at 0-36 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child 2023; 108:247-257. [PMID: 36732037 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of early childhood development interventions delivered by healthcare providers (HCP-ECD) on child cognition and maternal mental health. DESIGN Systematic review, meta-analysis. SETTING Healthcare setting or home. PARTICIPANTS Infants under 1 month of age. INTERVENTIONS HCP-ECD interventions that supported responsive caregiving, early learning and motor stimulation. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Health Technology Assessment Database, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched until 15 November 2021. Studies reporting prespecified outcomes were pooled using standard meta-analytical methods. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cognitive development in children at 0-36 months. RESULTS Forty-two randomised controlled trials with 15 557 infants were included in the narrative synthesis. Twenty-seven trials were included in the meta-analyses. Pooled data from 13 trials suggest that HCP-ECD interventions may improve cognitive outcomes in children between 0 and 36 months (Bayley Scales of Infant Development version IIII (BSID-III) mean difference (MD) 2.65; 95% CI 0.61 to 4.70; 2482 participants; low certainty of evidence). Pooled data from nine trials suggest improvements in motor development (BSID-III MD 4.01; 95% CI 1.54 to 6.48; 1437 participants; low certainty of evidence). There was no evidence of improvement in maternal mental health (standardised MD -0.13; 95% CI -0.28 to 0.03; 2806 participants; 11 trials; low certainty of evidence). CONCLUSIONS We report promising evidence, particularly for cognitive and motor outcomes, of the effect of HCP-ECD interventions. However, effect sizes were small, and the certainty of evidence ranged from very low to moderate. Additional high-quality research is required. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019122021.
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- Raeena Hirve
- Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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- Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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- Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Kaminski JW, Robinson LR, Hutchins HJ, Newsome KB, Barry CM. Evidence base review of couple- and family-based psychosocial interventions to promote infant and early childhood mental health, 2010-2019. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2022; 48:23-55. [PMID: 34783041 PMCID: PMC10995740 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) has been defined as the capacity of infants and young children to regulate their emotions, form secure relationships, and explore their environments. For this special issue, we conducted a review of IECMH outcomes from evaluations of couple- and family-based psychosocial interventions not explicitly designed for trauma exposure published from 2010 through 2019, following Evidence Base Update criteria and the current convention of classifying general categories of intervention approaches rather than the former practice of evaluating specific brand-name packaged programs. Full-text review of 695 articles resulted in 39 articles eligible for categorization into intervention approaches, taking into consideration the theoretical orientation of the treatment, the population served, the intervention participants, the target outcomes, the treatment theory of change, and the degree to which the intervention was standardized across participants. Four intervention approaches were identified in this review as Probably Efficacious: Behavioral Interventions to Support Parents of Toddlers, Interventions to Support Adolescent Mothers, Tiered Interventions to Provide Support Based on Assessed Risk, and Home Visiting Interventions to Provide Individualized Support to Parents. Other intervention approaches were classified as Possibly Efficacious, Experimental, or did not have sufficient evidence in this time period to classify under these criteria. Further research could explore how to ensure that all families who need support can receive it, such as by increasing the reach of effective programs and by decreasing the number of families needing additional support.
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- Jennifer W. Kaminski
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Research Participation Programs, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Parker A. Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness. Infant Ment Health J 2021; 42:502-516. [PMID: 33470438 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Black mothers are perpetuated. Therefore, this article uses the Afrocentric perspective to better understand the state of Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. Culturally centered recommendations are presented to move the field of infant mental health toward racial justice-oriented practice, policy, and research.
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- Amittia Parker
- School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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Rayce SB, Pontoppidan M, Nielsen T. Concordance within parent couples' perception of parental stress symptoms among parents to 1-18-year-olds with physical or mental health problems. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244212. [PMID: 33338059 PMCID: PMC7748276 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Parents of children with physical or mental health problems are at higher risk for experiencing parental stress. However, mothers and fathers may experience parental stress differently. The aim was to examine whether mothers and fathers of children with physical and/or mental health problems are equally inclined within the couples to experience different aspects of parental stress when considering child and parent couple characteristics. Single aspects of Parental stress were assessed with nine items from the Parental Stress Scale in 197 parent couples of children aged 1–18 years with physical and/or mental health problems. Agreement within parent couples for each item was tested using two tests of marginal homogeneity for dependent data: a nominal G2-test and an ordinal γ-test. Analyses were conditioned on child gender, child age, couple educational level, and overall parental stress. For seven aspects of parental stress, differences in agreement within the couples were found with at least one of the conditioning variables. For five aspects (item 3, 4, 9, 10, 13) addressing specific personal experience of daily stressors related to having children and feeling inadequate as a parent, the differences were systematic. Mothers were more inclined to experience these aspect of parental stress than fathers, specially mothers of boys, a younger child, in couples with an education above high school or with a higher stress level. Agreement was found for two aspects (item 14 and 16) of parental stress. This study suggests that mothers’ and fathers’ experience of most aspects of parental stress vary within the couples. Knowledge on systematic difference between parents’ experience of parental stress may inform future interventions. For aspects where mothers generally experience the highest degree of stress, fathers may be involved as support. Future studies may explore the role of diagnoses, coping strategies and examine concordance in parental stress symptoms in other subgroups.
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- Signe Boe Rayce
- Department of Health, VIVE, The Danish Centre for Social Science Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health, VIVE, The Danish Centre for Social Science Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hsieh YH, Liao HF, Jeng SF, Tseng MH, Schiariti V, Tsai MY, Sun SC. Collaborative Home-Visit Program for Young Children With Motor Delays in Rural Taiwan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther 2020; 100:979-994. [PMID: 32206812 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Caregiver engagement and collaborative team early childhood intervention (ECI) services are international trends; however, relevant evidence of collaborative home-visiting ECI in rural areas is as yet undetermined. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a collaborative ECI program in a rural area of Taiwan. DESIGN The study was a pilot randomized control led trial. METHODS Children aged 6 to 33 months experiencing motor delays and their caregivers were enrolled in Taitung, Taiwan. Using stratified randomization, 24 participants were allocated to either experimental or control groups, and both received 5 home visits within 3 months. The experimental group received ECI services based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework and family-centered approaches. The control group received regular home visits by local social workers. Child outcomes included Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Chinese Version and Peabody Developmental Motor Scale, 2nd edition. Family outcomes included the Disability-Adapted Infant-Toddler version of Home Observation for Measurement, and Chinese versions of the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory and Parental Stress Index-Short Form. A tester blinded to the study conducted assessments at baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up. Two-way mixed analysis of variance was used with α = .05 (2-tailed). RESULTS The experimental group improved scores on the Disability-Adapted Infant-Toddler version of Home Observation for Measurement significantly more than the control group with an effect size of 0.64 at follow-up. In other outcomes, both groups showed no significant differences. The follow-up rate was 69%, and adherence to the ECI program was acceptable. LIMITATIONS A limitation of the study was the heterogeneity of the sample. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study revealed possible effectiveness in implementing collaborative ECI programs based on family-centered approaches and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in rural areas. Larger field studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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- Yu-Hsin Hsieh
- Department of Special Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Academic Committee, Taiwan Society of ICF, 5th Floor, No. 166, Dayei Road, Baitou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan; and School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
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- School and Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
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- Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Taiwan Social Welfare Action Alliance, Taitung, Taiwan
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Teachers College, National Taitung University, Taitung County, Taiwan
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Munns A, Watts R, Hegney D, Walker R. Effectiveness and experiences of families and support workers participating in peer-led parenting support programs delivered as home visiting programs: a comprehensive systematic review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 14:167-208. [PMID: 27846124 DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-003166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Designing child and family health services to meet the diverse needs of contemporary families is intended to minimize impacts of early disadvantage and subsequent lifelong health and social issues. Innovative programs to engage families with child and family support services have led to interest in the potential value of peer-led home visiting from parents in local communities. There is a range of benefits and challenges identified in a limited number of studies associated with home visiting peer support. OBJECTIVES The objective of the review is to identify: INCLUSION CRITERIA PARTICIPANTS: Families/parents with one or more children aged zero to four years, peer support workers and their supervisors. INTERVENTION AND PHENOMENON OF INTEREST Peer-led home visiting parenting support programs that use volunteer or paraprofessional home visitors from the local community compared to standard community maternal-child care. The phenomenon of interest will be the relationships between participants in the program. TYPES OF STUDIES Quantitative studies: randomized control trials (RCTs). Qualitative studies: grounded theory and qualitative descriptive studies. OUTCOMES Parental attitudes and beliefs, coping skills and confidence in parenting, parental stress, compliance with child health checks/links with primary healthcare services, satisfaction with peer support and services and the nature of the relationship between parents and home visitors. SEARCH STRATEGY The search strategy will include both published and unpublished studies. Seven journal databases and five other sources will be searched. Only studies published in the English language from 2000 to 2015 will be considered. METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY Studies were assessed by two independent reviewers using standardized critical appraisal tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI) and the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-QARI) as appropriate. DATA EXTRACTION Both quantitative and qualitative data were independently extracted by two reviewers using standardized data extraction tools from the JBI-MAStARI and the JBI-QARI, respectively, including qualitative and quantitative details about setting of interventions, phenomena of interest, participants, study methods and outcomes or findings. DATA SYNTHESIS For quantitative findings, statistical pooling was not possible due to differences in interventions and outcome measures. Findings were presented in narrative form. Qualitative findings were aggregated into categories based on similarity of meaning from which synthesized findings were generated. RESULTS Quantitative results from two RCTs demonstrated positive impacts of peer-led home visiting parent support programs including more positive parenting attitudes and beliefs, and more child preventative health care visits.Fifteen qualitative findings from two studies were aggregated into five categories from which two synthesized findings emerged. Parents and home visitors identified similar components as contributing to their program's success, these being quality of relationships between parents and home visitors with elements being mutual respect, trust and being valued within the partnership. In addition, home visitors identified importance of enabling strategies to develop relationships. They also needed supportive working environments with clinical staff and management. CONCLUSION The current review indicates a positive impact of peer-led home visiting parent support programs, incorporating a framework of partnership between parents and home visitors, on mother-infant dyads. Positive changes in parenting attitudes and beliefs, and increased number of child preventative healthcare visits are supported by the quality of the relationship between parent and home visitor, and home visitors' working environments. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The essential characteristics of an effective parent support program are strategies for relationship building between parents and home visitors; ongoing staff and home visitor education to enhance communication, collaboration and working in partnership; supervision by team leaders; and continuous quality improvement. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH The focus of further research should be on confirmatory studies using an action research methodology and the cost-effectiveness of these models.
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- Ailsa Munns
- 1The Western Australian Group for Evidence Informed Healthcare Practice: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, School of Nursing Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Australia 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 3School of Nursing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 4Professorial Research Fellow, Central Queensland University, Brisbane Campus, Australia 5Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, Telethon Kids Institute, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia 6University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Rayce SB, Rasmussen IS, Klest SK, Patras J, Pontoppidan M. Effects of parenting interventions for at-risk parents with infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e015707. [PMID: 29284713 PMCID: PMC5770968 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Infancy is a critical stage of life, and a secure relationship with caring and responsive caregivers is crucial for healthy infant development. Early parenting interventions aim to support families in which infants are at risk of developmental harm. Our objective is to systematically review the effects of parenting interventions on child development and on parent-child relationship for at-risk families with infants aged 0-12 months. DESIGN This is a systematic review and meta-analyses. We extracted publications from 10 databases in June 2013, January 2015 and June 2016, and supplemented with grey literature and hand search. We assessed risk of bias, calculated effect sizes and conducted meta-analyses. INCLUSION CRITERIA (1) Randomised controlled trials of structured psychosocial interventions offered to at-risk families with infants aged 0-12 months in Western Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, (2) interventions with a minimum of three sessions and at least half of these delivered postnatally and (3) outcomes reported for child development or parent-child relationship. RESULTS Sixteen studies were included. Meta-analyses were conducted on seven outcomes represented in 13 studies. Parenting interventions significantly improved child behaviour (d=0.14; 95% CI 0.03 to 0.26), parent-child relationship (d=0.44; 95% CI 0.09 to 0.80) and maternal sensitivity (d=0.46; 95% CI 0.26 to 0.65) postintervention. There were no significant effects on cognitive development (d=0.13; 95% CI -0.08 to 0.41), internalising behaviour (d=0.16; 95% CI -0.03 to 0.33) or externalising behaviour (d=0.16; 95% CI -0.01 to 0.30) post-intervention. At long-term follow-up we found no significant effect on child behaviour (d=0.15; 95% CI -0.03 to 0.31). CONCLUSIONS Interventions offered to at-risk families in the first year of the child's life appear to improve child behaviour, parent-child relationship and maternal sensitivity post-intervention, but not child cognitive development and internalising or externalising behaviour. Future studies should incorporate follow-up assessments to examine long-term effects of early interventions.
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- Signe B Rayce
- Department for Child and Family, VIVE – The Danish Centre of Applied Social Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department for Child and Family, VIVE – The Danish Centre of Applied Social Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department for Child and Family, VIVE – The Danish Centre of Applied Social Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sidebottom AC, Hellerstedt WL, Harrison PA, Jones-Webb RJ. Prenatal care: associations with prenatal depressive symptoms and social support in low-income urban women. Arch Womens Ment Health 2017; 20:633-644. [PMID: 28578453 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-017-0730-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We examined associations of depressive symptoms and social support with late and inadequate prenatal care in a low-income urban population. The sample was prenatal care patients at five community health centers. Measures of depressive symptoms, social support, and covariates were collected at prenatal care entry. Prenatal care entry and adequacy came from birth certificates. We examined outcomes of late prenatal care and less than adequate care in multivariable models. Among 2341 study participants, 16% had elevated depressive symptoms, 70% had moderate/poor social support, 21% had no/low partner support, 37% had late prenatal care, and 29% had less than adequate prenatal care. Women with both no/low partner support and elevated depressive symptoms were at highest risk of late care (AOR 1.85, CI 1.31, 2.60, p < 0.001) compared to women with both good partner support and low depressive symptoms. Those with good partner support and elevated depressive symptoms were less likely to have late care (AOR 0.74, CI 0.54, 1.10, p = 0.051). Women with moderate/high depressive symptoms were less likely to experience less than adequate care compared to women with low symptoms (AOR 0.73, CI 0.56, 0.96, p = 0.022). Social support and partner support were negatively associated with indices of prenatal care use. Partner support was identified as protective for women with depressive symptoms with regard to late care. Study findings support public health initiatives focused on promoting models of care that address preconception and reproductive life planning. Practice-based implications include possible screening for social support and depression in preconception contexts.
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- Abbey C Sidebottom
- Care Delivery Research, Allina Health, MR 15521, 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407-3799, USA.
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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- Minneapolis Health Department, 250 4th Street South, Minneapolis, MN, 55415-1384, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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Hager ER, Calamaro CJ, Bentley LM, Hurley KM, Wang Y, Black MM. Nighttime Sleep Duration and Sleep Behaviors among Toddlers from Low-Income Families: Associations with Obesogenic Behaviors and Obesity and the Role of Parenting. Child Obes 2016; 12:392-400. [PMID: 27447782 PMCID: PMC5041548 DOI: 10.1089/chi.2015.0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Shortened sleep duration is associated with poor health and obesity among young children. Little is known about relationships among nighttime sleep duration, sleep behaviors, and obesogenic behaviors/obesity among toddlers. This study characterizes sleep behaviors/duration and examines relationships with obesogenic behaviors/obesity among toddlers from low-income families. METHODS Mothers of toddlers (age 12-32 months) were recruited from urban/suburban sites serving low-income families. Mothers provided demographic information and completed the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ); a 6-item Toddler Sleep Behavior Scale was derived (TSBS-BISQ, higher score reflects more recommended behaviors). Toddler weight/length were measured; obesity defined as ≥95th percentile weight-for-length. Measures of obesogenic behaviors: physical activity [accelerometry, minutes/day in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)] and diet quality [24-hour recall, Healthy Eating Index 2005 (HEI-2005)]. Bivariate and adjusted multivariable models examined associations between nighttime sleep behaviors/duration and obesogenic behaviors/obesity. RESULTS Sample included 240 toddlers (mean age = 20.2 months), 55% male, 69% black, 59% urban. Toddlers spent 55.4 minutes/day in MVPA, mean HEI-2005 score was 55.4, 13% were obese. Mean sleep duration was 9.1 hours, with 35% endorsing 5-6 recommended sleep behaviors (TSBS-BISQ). In multivariable models, MVPA was positively related to sleep duration; obese toddlers had a shorter nighttime sleep duration than healthy weight toddlers [odds ratio = 0.69, p = 0.014]. Nighttime sleep duration was associated with high TSBS-BISQ scores, F = 6.1, p = 0.003. CONCLUSIONS Toddlers with a shorter nighttime sleep duration are at higher risk for obesity and inactivity. Interventions to promote healthy sleep behaviors among toddlers from low-income families may improve nighttime sleep duration and reduce obesogenic behaviors/obesity.
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- Erin R. Hager
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Beach Copeland D, Harbaugh BL. Early Maternal-Efficacy and Competence in First-Time, Low-Income Mothers. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2016.1200695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- College of Nursing, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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Abbott LS, Elliott LT. Eliminating Health Disparities through Action on the Social Determinants of Health: A Systematic Review of Home Visiting in the United States, 2005-2015. Public Health Nurs 2016; 34:2-30. [PMID: 27145717 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic literature review was to synthesize the results of transdisciplinary interventions designed with a home visit component in experimental and quasi-experimental studies having representative samples of racial and ethnic minorities. DESIGN AND SAMPLE The design of this systematic review was adapted to include both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative studies. MEASURES The predetermined inclusion criteria were studies (a) having an experimental or quasi-experimental quantitative design, (b) having a home visit as a research component, (c) including a prevention research intervention strategy targeting health and/or safety issues, (d) conducted in the United States, (e) having representation (at least 30% in the total sample size) of one or more racial/ethnic minority, (f) available in full text, and (g) published in a peer-reviewed journal between January, 2005 and December, 2015. RESULTS Thirty-nine articles were included in the review. There were 20 primary prevention, 5 secondary prevention, and 14 tertiary prevention intervention studies. CONCLUSIONS Community and home visitation interventions by nurses can provide an effective means for mitigating social determinants of health by empowering people at risk for health disparities to avoid injury, maintain health, and prevent and manage existing disease.
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- Laurie S Abbott
- Florida State University College of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida
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Tripathi A, Kabra SK, Sachdev HPS, Lodha R. Home visits by community health workers to improve identification of serious illness and care seeking in newborns and young infants from low- and middle-income countries. J Perinatol 2016; 36 Suppl 1:S74-82. [PMID: 27109094 PMCID: PMC4848742 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The objectives of this review were to evaluate the effect of home visits by trained community health workers (CHWs) to successfully identify newborns and young infants (up to 59 days of age) with serious illness and improve care seeking from a health facility. The authors searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE and EMBASE. Abstracts of all articles were read by two authors independently and relevant articles selected. Data were extracted in a pretested questionnaire by two authors independently. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager software. A meta-analysis of included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was carried out. Pooled estimates (risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)) of the evaluated outcome measures were calculated by the generic inverse variance method. Seven articles were identified for inclusion in the review. None of them compared the diagnosis of serious illness in young infants by health workers to a 'gold standard' diagnosis. Three studies were available for evaluating the ability of CHWs to identify seriously ill young infants/signs of serious illness. These studies suggest that sensitivity to identify serious illness ranged from 33.3 to 90.5% and specificity from 75.61 to 98.4%. For the outcome of improved care seeking from a health facility, after pooling the data from six RCTs with 4760 subjects in the intervention and 4398 subjects in the control arm, there was a significant improvement in care seeking in the home visit arm (RR=1.35; 95% CI=1.15 to 1.58). Moderate quality evidence indicated that home visits by trained CHWs were associated with improved care-seeking for sick young infants from health facilities by appropriate health care providers in resource-limited settings. However, there is a lack of data regarding successful identification of serious illness. Evidence from validation studies supports the implementation of home visits by trained CHWs for improving outcomes in sick newborns and young infants in resource-limited areas. Further well-designed studies evaluating the effect of home visits by CHWs on successful identification of seriously ill newborns and young infants should include verification by a 'gold standard'.
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- A Tripathi
- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Gogia S, Sachdev HPS. Home-based neonatal care by community health workers for preventing mortality in neonates in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. J Perinatol 2016; 36 Suppl 1:S55-73. [PMID: 27109093 PMCID: PMC4848745 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The objective of this review is to assess the effect of home-based neonatal care provided by community health workers (CHWs) for preventing neonatal, infant and perinatal mortality in resource-limited settings with poor access to health facility-based care. The authors conducted a systematic review, including meta-analysis and meta-regression of controlled trials. The data sources included electronic databases, with a hand search of reviews, abstracts and proceedings of conferences to search for randomized, or cluster randomized, controlled trials evaluating the effect of home-based neonatal care provided by CHWs for preventing neonatal, infant and perinatal mortality. Among the included trials, all from South Asian countries, information on neonatal, infant and perinatal mortality was available in five, one and three trials, respectively. The intervention package comprised three components, namely, home visits during pregnancy (four trials), home-based preventive and/or curative neonatal care (all trials) and community mobilization efforts (four trials). Intervention was associated with a reduced risk of mortality during the neonatal (random effects model relative risk (RR) 0.75; 95% confidence intervals (CIs) 0.61 to 0.92, P=0.005; I(2)=82.2%, P<0.001 for heterogeneity; high-quality evidence) and perinatal periods (random effects model RR 0.78; 95% CI 0.64 to 0.94, P=0.009; I(2)=79.6%, P=0.007 for heterogeneity; high-quality evidence). In one trial, a significant decline in infant mortality (RR 0.85; 95% CI 0.77 to 0.94) was documented. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses suggested a greater effect with a higher baseline neonatal mortality rate. The authors concluded that home-based neonatal care is associated with a reduction in neonatal and perinatal mortality in South Asian settings with high neonatal-mortality rates and poor access to health facility-based care. Adoption of a policy of home-based neonatal care provided by CHWs is justified in such settings.
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- S Gogia
- Department of Pediatrics, Max Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi, India
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Roggman LA, Cook GA, Innocenti MS, Jump Norman V, Boyce LK, Christiansen K, Peterson CA. HOME VISIT QUALITY VARIATIONS IN TWO EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS IN RELATION TO PARENTING AND CHILD VOCABULARY OUTCOMES. Infant Ment Health J 2016; 37:193-207. [DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Drazen CH, Abel R, Gabir M, Farmer G, King AA. Prevalence of Developmental Delay and Contributing Factors Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2016; 63:504-10. [PMID: 26575319 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at higher risk for deficits in cognition compared to the general population, even at young ages. Disease severity has been co-assessed in earlier studies, but the home environment has not. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the development of young children with SCD and secondarily, the impact of environmental and family factors. METHODS The current study is a baseline cross-sectional evaluation of a prospective, single-center cohort. Children with SCD between the ages of 1 and 42 months and their primary caregiver were included. Participants lived within 30 miles of the site and spoke English. Children underwent developmental evaluation using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (BSID-III). Home visits were completed and screened using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME). RESULTS Over 3 years, 43 caregiver-child dyads consented and participated. Over 50% of children scored significantly below average on cognition and expressive language subscales. SCD severity was not associated with BSID-III scores. Socioeconomic status (SES) determined by the Diez-Roux method positively correlated (r = 0.401, P < 0.01) with the home environment. The HOME correlated (r = 0.360, P < 0.05) with the cognitive subscale on the BSID-III. CONCLUSIONS Given the high prevalence of developmental delay in this population, identifying modifiable factors to maximize developmental progress is essential. The home environment would be a targeted method for intervention. Future research is needed to identify the benefits of home-based intervention for this population.
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- Catherine Hoyt Drazen
- Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.,Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.,Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Okafor M, Sarpong DF, Ferguson A, Satcher D. Improving health outcomes of children through effective parenting: model and methods. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2013; 11:296-311. [PMID: 24366048 PMCID: PMC3924445 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This article reports on the design, development, testing and presentation of preliminary evidence of a translational, culturally relevant parenting education model, titled Smart and Secured Children (SSC). SSC, a quality parenting curriculum, prepares disparate African American parents as leaders for transforming their parenting behaviors and leading their peers and community in changing existing parenting culture. The article recommends expanded utility of identified promising processes, approaches and practices to engage African American parents to lead in addressing health inequity conditions in their families and communities. It adds to the growing scientific literature on the association between parent–child relationship quality and a wide variety of children physical, emotional and social outcomes. SSC applied principles of developmental theories; community based participatory research (CBPR), and iterative Delphi method between the community stakeholders, parents and researchers. The delivery approach of SSC was revamped from professional-led to parent-led content presentation and delivery methods using a conversational learning approach, referred to as ‘conversepedia’. Parents’ leadership development training and delivery of this curriculum in social supportive groups improved their mental wellbeing, parenting capacity and leadership skills. Parents do matter and can choose positive influence in their lives and are capable of reversing negative peer influence.
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- Martha Okafor
- Morehouse School of Medicine, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, 720 Westview Drive, Southwest Atlanta, GA 30310, USA; E-Mails: (A.F.); (D.S.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-404-780-4397; Fax: +1-404-752-1040
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- RTRN-Data Coordinating Center, Jackson State University, 1230 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS 39204, USA; E-Mail:
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, 720 Westview Drive, Southwest Atlanta, GA 30310, USA; E-Mails: (A.F.); (D.S.)
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, 720 Westview Drive, Southwest Atlanta, GA 30310, USA; E-Mails: (A.F.); (D.S.)
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Acevedo-Polakovich ID, Niec LN, Barnet ML, Bell KM. Incorporating Natural Helpers to Address Service Disparities for Young Children with Conduct Problems. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2013; 35:1463-1467. [PMID: 24729649 PMCID: PMC3979433 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In response to the high levels of unmet need among historically underserved young children with conduct problems, this paper outlines some of the key issues involved in incorporating natural helpers into the delivery of parenting interventions for the treatment of conduct problems among historically underserved children. Strategies for the selection and training of natural helpers are discussed along with challenges that might be encountered in these processes. Directions for future research are also highlighted. With appropriate selection and training procedures in place, natural helpers may increase the accessibility of services for children and families and foster the reduction of service disparities.
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- Central Michigan University Center for Children, Families and Communities
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- Central Michigan University Center for Children, Families and Communities
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- Central Michigan University Center for Children, Families and Communities
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Kim YY. The Early Childhood Caring Experience of North Korean Refugee Mothers. CHILD HEALTH NURSING RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2013.19.2.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Yae-Young Kim
- Department of Nursing, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, Korea
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Healthy upbringing of children through the empowerment of women in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: evaluation of a peer group project. J Public Health (Oxf) 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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NIH-DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality in Minority Populations in Washington, DC: History and Lessons Learned. Matern Child Health J 2011; 15 Suppl 1:S4-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0843-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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