Enhancement of high risk children's utilization of dental services.

Olson, D. G.; Levy, Rona L.; Evans, Caswell A.; Olson, Steve

doi:10.2105/ajph.71.6.631

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“…Additionally, research on increasing attendance at mass immunization programs (Hingston, 1974) indicates that facilitating treatment access and convenience may be an important variable in health behavior promotion. Although no controlled study using a client-specific prompt to promote immunization has been conducted, a second specific prompt mailing has demonstrated a pronounced effect over a single, more general prompt in dental health promotion (Olson et al, 1981).…”

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Increasing the Immunization of Preschool Children; An Evaluation of Applied Community Interventions

Yokley¹,

Glenwick²

1984

J of App Behav Analysis

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We evaluated the relative impact of four procedures designed to encourage parents to obtain immunizations for their children. In a public health setting, the families of 1,133 immunizationdeficient preschool children were randomly assigned to six conditions: (a) a general prompt; (b) a more client-specific prompt; (c) a specific prompt and increased public health clinic access; (d) a specific prompt and monetary incentives; (e) contact control; and (f) no contact control. All interventions, except the general prompt, produced some evidence of improvement when compared with the control groups. The monetary incentive group revealed the largest effect, followed by the increased access group, specific prompt group, and general prompt group, respectively. The data suggest that relatively powerful and immediate effects on preschoolers' clinic attendance for immunization may be produced by monetary incentives in conjunction with dient-specific prompts. However, client-specific prompts alone appear to be the most cost-effective of the interventions.

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Increasing the Immunization of Preschool Children; An Evaluation of Applied Community Interventions

Yokley¹,

Glenwick²

1984

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…The combination of a single prompt plus reinforcement (note and redeemable coupon worth $5) was as effective and less costly than more intensive prompting. Olson, Levy, Evans, and Olson (1981) assessed a more cost-effective multiple notification procedure (including three prompts, two written notes followed by a phone call or home visit). More than 53% of the children assigned to the multiple notification procedure obtained dental treatment as compared to 12% of the children assigned to a single written notice condition.…”

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Visiting the Dentist: A Behavioral Community Analysis of Participation in a Dental Health Screening and Referral Program

Reiss

Bailey

1982

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One-hundred and twenty-five families in the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program were assigned to one of five treatments to encourage parents to obtain health care service following the dental screening of their children: (a) a control procedure, in which parents were given a dentist's name; (b) a multiple contact procedure, in which parents received a postcard and two telephone call reminders; (c) a problem-solve procedure, in which a social worker aide conducted a brief session with the parent; (d) an incentive procedure, in which parents selected among four gifts that were contingent on seeking care; (e) an incentive + problem-solve procedure, in which the latter two treatments were combined. The multiple contact, incentive, and incentive + problem-solve techniques were significantly more effective in initiating dental visits than the control procedures. Families assigned to the intensive strategies were most likely to complete treatment. A cost-efficiency analysis showed the multiple contact technique to be a low-cost and highly effective procedure.

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“…Outreach services have been shown to be helpful in pediatric health care utilization, compliance with pediatric immunization schedules, childhood dental care, and prevention of child abuse (Moore, 1981;Olson, 1961;Lines, 1987;. In a recent study, intensified outreach services in the form of a 2-year home visitation program for low-income, unmarried mothers was found to have positive effects on maternal and child health through the child's fourth year of life.…”

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Svikis

Breon

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Social Work in Mental Health

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Specialized programs for pregnant, drug dependent women have assisted many in achieving abstinence during pregnancy. Following delivery, however, such women often resume drug use and drop out of treatment, placing their children at even greater risk for subsequent medical and developmental problems. Standard outreach services, while generally effective as a public health measure for high-risk populations of women and children, are often insufficient for chronic and severely drug dependent women. The present study was a randomized clinical trial comparing maternal and infant outcomes for drug dependent women assigned to either routine or intensified case management services for the first 4 months following delivery. Women randomly assigned to intensified case management showed better treatment retention, accessed a greater variety of services, were more likely to L. M. Jansson, MD, is affiliated with Johns

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Enhancement of high risk children's utilization of dental services.

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

Increasing the Immunization of Preschool Children; An Evaluation of Applied Community Interventions

Increasing the Immunization of Preschool Children; An Evaluation of Applied Community Interventions

Visiting the Dentist: A Behavioral Community Analysis of Participation in a Dental Health Screening and Referral Program

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