In:
Child Development, Wiley, Vol. 92, No. 6 ( 2021-11)
Kurzfassung:
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a 12‐week community‐based group parenting intervention (“CASITA”) in Lima, Peru. CASITA improved neurodevelopment in a pilot study of 60 Peruvian children and subsequently scaled to 3,000 households throughout the district. The objective of this study was to assess intervention effectiveness when implemented at scale. A total of 347 children ages 6–20 months (52.7% male, 100% identified as “mestizo”) at risk for developmental difficulties were randomized to immediate or delayed CASITA. At 3 months after enrollment, the immediate arm showed significantly higher overall development, based on the Extended Ages and Stages Questionnaire and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment scores (Cohen’s d s = .36 and .31, respectively). Programs demonstrably effective at scale could help address children’s development risks worldwide.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0009-3920
,
1467-8624
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
215602-7
ZDB Id:
2047406-4
SSG:
5,2