Follow-up study on the long-term effectiveness of the home-visiting program “ProKind”: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The original RCT enrolled 755 pregnant women with psychosocial risk factors, randomly assigned to an intervention (<i>n</i> = 394) or control group (<i>n</i> = 361). The intervention comprised structured home visits from midwives or tandem teams (midwife + social worker) from pregnancy until the child's second birthday. The 15-year follow-up combines self-report data (via online interviews and questionnaires) and administrative records on employment, social benefits, and criminal justice involvement. Discussion: This study represents the first long-term follow-up of an NFP adaptation in Europe. While U.S. trials of NFP provide evidence of the program's effectiveness, these results cannot be generalized to European welfare contexts. This underscores the need for long-term evaluations of NFP adaptations in Europe to generate evidence that can inform policy and ensure evidence-based decision making.

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Frontiers in Pediatrics
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2025-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1606749
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Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
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Follow-up study on the long-term effectiveness of the home-visiting program “ProKind”: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Follow-up study on the long-term effectiveness of the home-visiting program “ProKind”: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Gabriella Conti, Sören Kliem, Dirk Baier, Malte Sandner, Tilman Brand, Anna Lohmann, Marie Lisanne Schepan, Sebastian Fischer
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Abstract

The original RCT enrolled 755 pregnant women with psychosocial risk factors, randomly assigned to an intervention (<i>n</i> = 394) or control group (<i>n</i> = 361). The intervention comprised structured home visits from midwives or tandem teams (midwife + social worker) from pregnancy until the child's second birthday. The 15-year follow-up combines self-report data (via online interviews and questionnaires) and administrative records on employment, social benefits, and criminal justice involvement. Discussion: This study represents the first long-term follow-up of an NFP adaptation in Europe. While U.S. trials of NFP provide evidence of the program's effectiveness, these results cannot be generalized to European welfare contexts. This underscores the need for long-term evaluations of NFP adaptations in Europe to generate evidence that can inform policy and ensure evidence-based decision making.

Frontiers in PediatricsVol. 13
University of Bremen (DE), ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH), University of Zurich (CH), Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung (DE), Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg (DE), Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena (DE), Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS (DE), University College London (GB)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
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