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Table 1 Intervention studies included in the meta-analysis

From: A gloomy picture: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials reveals disappointing effectiveness of programs aiming at preventing child maltreatment

Author(s)

Intervention

Age child (years)a

Focus

Duration (months)

Sessions

Setting

Delivery

Type of sample

N

Barth (1991 [63])

CPEP

−0.3

S

6

11

H

I

At risk

191

Brayden (1993 [29])

Maternal and child health

−0.4

S

29

14

C

G & I

At risk

263

Bugental (2002 [56])

Healthy Start

−0.2

S

12

20

H

I

At risk

48

Bugental (2002 [56])

Healthy Start +

−0.2

TS

12

20

H

I

At risk

49

Bugental (2009 [64])

Healthy Start +

0.2

TS

12

17

H

I

At risk

110

Bybee (1986 [65])

Family Diversion

NR

TS

4

57

H

I

Maltreating

31/272

Chaffin (2004 [20])

PCIT

8.0

T

6

23

C

G & I

Maltreating

60

Chaffin (2004 [20])

EPCIT

8.0

TS

6

30

C

G & I

Maltreating

51

Chambliss (1998 [66])

Healthy Families

0.0

S

12

52

H & C

G & I

At risk

249

Dakof (2010 [54])

EMP

NR

O

14

26

NR

I

At risk

62

DePanfilis (2005 [43])

Family Connections

8.3

O

6

24

H

I

At risk

154

Duggan (2004 [67])

Healthy Start

0.0

S

36

NR

H

I

At risk

561

Duggan (2007 [57])

Healthy Families

0.0

S

24

42

H

I

At risk

268

DuMont (2008 [46])

Healthy Families

0.0

S

24

36

H

I

At risk

992

Fergusson (2005 [68])

Early Start

0.0

S

36

NR

H

I

At risk

391

Jouriles (2010 [28])

Project Support

5.4

TS

8

22

H

I

Maltreating

35

Lam (2009 [44])

BCT

9.0

O

3

24

C

I

At risk

15

Lam (2009 [44])

PSBCT

8.9

T

3

24

C

I

At risk

15

LeCroy (2011 [69])

Healthy Families

0.0

S

12

NR

H

I

At risk

171

MacMillan (2005 [70])

Nurse Home visiting

5.1

S

24

46

H

I

Maltreating

160

McIntosh (2009 [71])

Family Partnership

−0.5

T

18

78

H

I

At risk

122

Olds (1986 [15])

Nurse Home visiting

−0.3

S

3

9

H

I

At risk

167

Olds (1986 [15])

Nurse Home visiting

−0.3

S

27

45

H

I

At risk

176

Oveisi (2010 [14])

SOS

4.4

T

1

2

C

I

Population

224

Silovsky (2011 [72])

SafeCare +

0.0

S

NR

NR

H

I

At risk

105

Stevens-Simon (2001 [73])

CAMP with Home visiting

−0.4

O

24

30

H & C

G & I

At risk

127

Swenson (2010 [30])

MST-CAN

13.8

TS

8

NR

H & C

I

Maltreating

86

  1. Note. CPEP Child Parent Enrichment Project, Healthy Start + Enhanced Health Start Program, PCIT Parent Child Interaction Therapy, EPCIT Enhanced Parent Child Interaction Therapy, EMP Engaged Moms Program, BCT Behavioral Couples Therapy, PSBCT Parent Skills Behavioral Couples Therapy, CAMP Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program, MST-CAN Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect, NR Not reported, S Support, T Parent training, TS Parent training and support, O Other, H Home, C Center, I Individual, G Group
  2. aA negative age indicates that the intervention started during pregnancy