The advantages of home visits compared to providing care in a clinic setting

Leirbakk, MJ; Dolvik, S; Magnus, Jeanette H.

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.073

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“…In the development of the NF programme, the home visit was chosen as the main form of support delivery, with the intention of creating a more equal power structure between the PHN and the family (Leirbakk et al, 2018). The PHNs experienced that building trust was the foundation for all collaboration with the family and found the home visit during pregnancy to positively affect follow-up and continued care (Leirbakk et al, 2023).…”

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“…In the long term, the programme aims to bolster children’s readiness for school (City of Oslo, 2018). The programme was developed in a district with a high percentage of immigrants and the highest poverty rate in Norway (Leirbakk et al, 2018, 2019, 2023) before being integrated as a universal offering for first-time parents, parents expecting their first child together and parents having their first child in Norway. NF has a salutogenic perspective, focusing on resource mobilisation, SE and communication methods to facilitate a positive, dynamic dialogue.…”

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“…The number of visits is not standardised because the offering is intended to be tailored to the family’s needs. The same PHN provides both programmes in the form of a primary nurse model (City of Oslo, 2018; Leirbakk et al, 2018, 2019, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

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First-Time Parents’ Support Needs and Perceived Support From a Child Health Service With the Integrated New Families Home Visiting Programme

Sæther,

Holmberg Fagerlund,

Glavin

et al. 2023

Qual Health Res

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The transition to parenthood is complex and influenced by interacting factors related to society, the parents and the child. Professional support is considered to be one of the societal factors affecting this transition by facilitating parents’ sense of confidence and their competence as parents. In this study, we aimed to explore first-time parents’ support needs and experiences of support from a child health service with the integrated New Families home visiting programme, in the context of their transition to parenthood in the first year postnatally. Interpretive description guided this qualitative study. Six couples and one mother, all well-educated and employed, were interviewed individually ( N = 13). The parents were recruited from the research project ‘New Families – Innovation and Development of the Child Health Service in Oslo’. We found that being a first-time parent is perceived as overwhelming and that defining support needs may be challenging, particularly in the first period postnatally. In addition, the support needs are constantly changing due to the complexity of interacting factors and the ongoing development of confidence in the parental role. Retrospectively, the parents were satisfied overall with the support from the child health service. The home visit during pregnancy facilitated management and relational and informational continuity. However, we identified a need for even more proactive information provision and communication to optimise the service’s availability and efficiency postnatally. In addition, the importance of peers and of approaching both mothers and fathers must be acknowledged in facilitating parental confidence.

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First-Time Parents’ Support Needs and Perceived Support From a Child Health Service With the Integrated New Families Home Visiting Programme

Sæther,

Holmberg Fagerlund,

Glavin

et al. 2023

Qual Health Res

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“…A multi‐family psychoeducational group to address mood and anxiety disorders (Sapru et al, 2016), couples therapy to address gambling (Nilsson et al, 2018) and for deployed couples (Farero et al, 2015), and parent‐child therapies aimed at improving relationships (Hicks & Baggerly, 2017), behavioral and/or emotional issues (Gurwitch et al, 2020), Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Fogler et al, 2020), and pediatric OCD (Comer et al, 2017) concluded that the online delivery of services was effective. Additionally, virtual therapy can offer “unique advantages over face‐to‐face counseling” (Cook & Doyle, 2002, p. 102), including opportunities for further insight in meeting from a family’s home, often the setting for the dynamics being discussed (Leirbakk et al, 2017; Meyer & Mann, 2006).…”

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Case Examples and Process‐Oriented Questions in Teletherapy with Couples and Families

Drieves

2021

Family Process

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This paper shares learned experiences in teletherapy (also called tele‐mental‐health, remote video therapy, and virtual therapy) with couples and families. It aims to enhance teletherapy practice with couples and families by providing tools for screening and coaching. The paper describes common pitfalls in teletherapy with couples and families and how to avoid or address them, describes the opportunities for added insight when engaging couples and families in teletherapy from their homes, provides concrete interventions in the form of process‐focused questions which therapists can draw from, and provides case examples. The case examples and process‐oriented questions focus on four areas: screening, logistical coaching of technology, using the family’s meeting place to learn about the family, and avoiding pitfalls.

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“…Similarly, the PHN's presence in the home was well‐received and experienced as beneficial by the mother, the family, and the PHNs. The mothers disclose great confidence with the MCHS and a sense of increased inclusion (Leirbakk, Dolvik, & Magnus, ).…”

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Look to Norway: Serving new families and infants in a multiethnic population

Leirbakk

Magnus

Torper³

et al. 2019

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Despite recognition that immigrant women face significant health challenges, addressing the healthcare needs of immigrants is a source of debate in the United States. Lack of adequate healthcare for immigrants is recognized as a social justice issue, and other countries have incorporated immigrants into their healthcare services. Oslo, the fastest growing capital in Europe, is rapidly shifting to a heterogeneous society prompting organizational action and change. The New Families Program serves first‐time mothers and their infants in an Oslo district serving 53% minorities from 142 countries. Anchored in salutogenic theory, the program aims to support the parent–child relationship, children's development and social adaptation, and to prevent stress‐related outcomes. Formative research has informed the successful program development and implementation within the existing maternal and child healthcare service. Implications for addressing maternal and child health needs of an immigrant population are presented.

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The advantages of home visits compared to providing care in a clinic setting

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First-Time Parents’ Support Needs and Perceived Support From a Child Health Service With the Integrated New Families Home Visiting Programme

First-Time Parents’ Support Needs and Perceived Support From a Child Health Service With the Integrated New Families Home Visiting Programme

Case Examples and Process‐Oriented Questions in Teletherapy with Couples and Families

Look to Norway: Serving new families and infants in a multiethnic population

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