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. 2013 Mar;131(Suppl 1):S5–S25. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1427c

TABLE 2.

Non–Face-to-Face Formats

First author, year Study design Major findings
Paradis, 201127 RCT
Enrolled: N = 137 families (70 intervention; 67 control) No differences in scores on scales for parent competence, self-efficacy, or knowledge of infant development.
Intervention: 15-min educational DVD for anticipatory guidance at newborn visit Parents in control group had 2.6 times greater odds of having 1 additional office visits between the newborn and 2-mo visits (adjusted odds ratio 2.6, 95% CI: 1.3–5.5)
Child age: ≤1–2 mo
Parent survey and chart review
Outcomes included:
 • Parent knowledge of infant development
 • Self-efficacy with infant care skills
 • Problem-solving competence
Jadad score: 3
Bergman, 200925 Observational study Outcomes E-visit E-visit + in-person visit Tailored visit
Families: N = 78  Parent satisfaction with WCC visit 80% 84% 80%
 • E-visit only (n = 10)  Parent perception that the model of care:
 • E-visit with brief provider visit (n = 25)
 • Extended CSHCN visit (n = 15)
 Tailored visit (n = 28)a  Helped them to prepare for visit N/A 92% 94%
Providers: N = 7
Intervention: model for WCC that includes 3 visit types  Helped to them identify important topics 70% 84% 80%
Parent and provider phone surveys  Improved efficiency of WCC visit 90% 88% 80%
Outcomes included
 • Feasibility of intervention
 • Acceptance of intervention
Downs & Black score (modified): 6
Christakis, 200628 RCT Discussion of prevention topics
Enrolled: N = 887 families  • All intervention groups vs control: IRR (CI) 1.07 (1.01–1.14)
Web content + provider notification (n = 210)  • Content + notification group vs control: IRR 1.09 (1.00–1.20)
Web content only (n = 238) Implementation of prevention topics
Provider notification only (n = 211)  • All intervention groups vs control: IRR 1.04 (1.01–1.06)
Control group (n = 228)  • Content + notification group vs control: IRR 1.07 (1.03–1.11)
Intervention: tailored, evidence-based web site for prevention topics
Child age: 0–11 y
Parent interview and home visit validation of practices
Outcomes included
 • Number of prevention topics discussed
 • Number of prevention practices adopted
Jadad score: 3
Sanghavi, 200526 Controlled trial Parent knowledge of AG topics Intervention (N = 49) Control (N = 52) P value
N = 101 families (49 intervention; 52 control)  Perfect score or only 1 question wrong 35% 2% <.001
Intervention: interactive, self-guided educational kiosk for anticipatory guidance  Average % of questions correct 81% 61% .01
Child age: 6 wk and 4 mo
Parent questionnaire
Outcome: parent knowledge of AG topics
Downs & Black score (modified): 12
Kempe, 199936 Observational study Audiotaped survey of users
N = 561 audiotaped survey users  PAL made a call to physician unnecessary: 69%
 PAL made a visit to physician unnecessary: 70%
N = 137 telephone survey users/nonusers (44 users; 93 nonusers)  PAL answered their question: 87%
 Would use PAL again: 98%
Intervention: Parent Advice Line (PAL), collection of 278 health-related messages accessible by phone Telephone survey of random sample of users (n = 44)
 Satisfaction with PAL: 86%
Child age: <12 y
Audiotaped survey and telephone survey
Outcomes included
• Utilization of PAL
• User satisfaction
• Effect on health-seeking behavior
Downs & Black score (modified): 8
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All participants completed the web-based preassessment tool; participants in the tailored visit group had a regular visit tailored to their responses. AG, anticipatory guidance.