Home Visiting Programs: What the Primary Care Clinician Should Know

Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness: Reducing Excess Hospitalizations

“…21,22 The authors of a recent review of home visits offer strategies to address cost, reimbursement, and sustainability (for instance, by partnering with child welfare organizations or foundations or by tracking dollars saved because of reductions in emergency department visits). 23 Across regions, stakeholders reported that inadequate pediatric home nursing care increases hospital days because of missed medications and/or treatments, delayed detection of problems, and family exhaustion. Parents and professionals told us that lack of home nursing can also delay hospital discharge for weeks to months, especially in rural areas.…”

Treatment of Maternal Depression With In-Home Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Augmented by a Parenting Enhancement: A Case Report

“…Most mothers who participate in home visiting programs are low income, have had experiences with violence, and struggle to meet the demands of parenting (Adirim & Supplee, 2013). Originally designed to prevent child maltreatment, home visiting programs have broadened to encompass multiple approaches that optimize maternal and child health in vulnerable contexts (Finello, Terteryan, & Riewerts, 2016). They typically share six common elements: (a) enrollment early in the child’s life (or prenatally) in order to intervene before negative outcomes are manifested, (b) engagement of mothers early in their roles as parents before maladaptive parenting practices become established, (c) strengthening individual and family protective factors and mitigating risk factors to set maternal and child health trajectories in the direction of normative development, (d) use of multiple strategies and resources to address varied maternal and child needs, (e) frequent contact between home visitors and families to allow sufficient opportunity to deliver specific content and interventions, and (f) extended program duration to ensure that home visitors are present during developmental transitions in which new needs of mothers and children emerge.…”

Vivências de interação entre mãe adolescente e enfermeira visitadora: um estudo fenomenológico

“…HV represent a moment of approximation to the reality of the family, strengthening of bonds and understanding of the socio-cultural context. The visit allows for a relationship based on dialogue and openness between the home visitor and the individual (7) , as well as a broad and collaborative interaction in relation to the individual needs (8) .…”

“…The meeting between nurses and mothers at home is considered an interaction that generates mutual influence between those involved through communication, dialogue and relationship. The quality of this interaction provides a closer approximation and better comprehension of the mothers' needs (8) .…”