Table 3.
Main effect and moderation analyses examining Family Connects impact on child emergency medical care utilization through age 24 months (n = 531)
| Variable | Birth to 24-month total ED care | 12-month to 24-month total ED care | Birth to 24-month total ER visits | Birth to 24-month total hospital overnights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 95% CI | b | 95% CI | b | 95% CI | b | 95% CI | |
| Infant cumulative birth risk | 0.45*** | [0.27, 0.63] | 0.12 | [−0.08, 0.31] | 0.09 | [−0.08, 0.25] | 1.21*** | [0.38, 2.03] |
| Medicaid/no insurance at birtha | 0.99*** | [0.64, 1.35] | 0.94*** | [0.52, 1.36] | 1.17*** | [0.84, 1.51] | 0.90 | [−1.06, 2.86] |
| Mother minority statusb | −0.10 | [−0.47, 0.27] | 0.20 | [−0.23, 0.63] | 0.17 | [−0.18, 0.51] | −1.07 | [−3.07, 0.92] |
| Mother single-parent statusc | 0.49*** | [0.22, 0.76] | 0.62*** | [0.33, 0.92] | 0.50*** | [0.27, 0.74] | 0.57 | [−0.67, 1.82] |
| Infant genderd | −0.42*** | [−0.67, −0.17] | −0.45*** | [−0.73, −0.17] | −0.31** | [−0.54, −0.08] | −0.68 | [−1.87, 0.51] |
| Treatmente | −0.35*** | [−0.60, −0.10] | −0.05 | [−0.34, 0.23] | −0.08 | [−0.31, 0.15] | −1.66** | [−2.70, −0.63] |
| Treatment × Infant Birth Risk | −0.16 | [−0.55, 0.24] | −0.44† | [−0.92, 0.04] | −0.16 | [−0.54, 0.22] | 0.62 | [−1.03, 2.26] |
| Treatment × Medicaid/No Insurance | 0.74* | [1.07, 1.61] | 0.55 | [−0.18, 1.28] | 0.43 | [−0.15, 1.01] | 1.71 | [−1.01, 4.43] |
| Treatment × Minority Status | 1.00** | [0.40, 1.61] | 0.40 | [−0.35, 1.15] | 0.51† | [−0.09, 1.11] | 2.58† | [−0.11, 5.28] |
| Treatment × Single-Parent Status | 0.05 | [−0.44, 0.55] | −0.59* | [−1.15, −0.02] | −0.10 | [−0.56, 0.35] | 0.45 | [−1.76, 2.66] |
| Treatment × Infant Gender | −0.04 | [−0.53, 0.46] | −0.24 | [−0.80, 0.33] | −0.26 | [−0.72, 0.19] | 0.03 | [−2.11, 2.18] |
Note: AH interaction terms were examined individually; a Holm-Bonferroni sequential correction was applied to account for multiple tests of moderation. Bold font denotes moderation term remained statistically significant after applying a Holm–Bonferroni sequential correction.
Medicaid/no insurance at birth: 0= no, 1 = yes.
Mother minority status: 0 = nonminority, 1 = minority.
Mother single parent status: 0= no, 1 = yes.
Infant gender: 0 = boy, 1 = girl.
Treatment: 0 = control, 1 = Family Connects-eligible.
p < .10.
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