Maryland's PRIDE: Evaluation of an Early Intervention Program Embedded Within a NICU and NICU Follow-Up Program.
| Autor: | Xue, Xiaofang, Zong, Xiaoli, Valentine, Gloria, Hussey-Gardner, Brenda |
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T-test (Statistics)
RESEARCH funding EVALUATION of human services programs NEONATAL intensive care units SEX distribution NEONATAL intensive care FAMILIES ANALYSIS of covariance CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics EARLY intervention (Education) LONGITUDINAL method ONE-way analysis of variance GESTATIONAL age LENGTH of stay in hospitals DATA analysis software PATIENT aftercare POVERTY MEDICAL referrals |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Early Intervention; Dec2024, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p471-486, 16p |
| Abstrakt: | The Maryland's Premature Infant Developmental Enrichment (PRIDE) program is a unique collaborative endeavor between the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Part C program for Baltimore City residents (Baltimore Infants and Toddlers Program; BITP). To evaluate the impact of PRIDE, the current study compared premature infants from low-income families who participated in BITP with (BWP) and without PRIDE (BWOP). A total of 956 premature infants (nBWP = 271; nBWOP = 685) were included in the study. Results showed that infants in BWP were referred at a younger age and stayed in BITP longer. A smaller percentage of parents in BWP withdrew from BITP and a larger percentage of BWP infants were eligible for special education preschool services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) at age 3. These findings provide support for the relative benefits of PRIDE to the traditional system of early intervention referral, evaluation, and service coordination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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