Artikel: Effect of a Financial Education and Coaching Program for Low-Income, Single Mother Households on Child Health Outcomes.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
2024 Band 12, Heft 2
Abstract: The financial difficulties of parents have a negative impact on the health of their children. This problem is more pronounced in single mother families. There is limited research on low-income, single mothers and how interventions to help them address ... ...
Abstract | The financial difficulties of parents have a negative impact on the health of their children. This problem is more pronounced in single mother families. There is limited research on low-income, single mothers and how interventions to help them address financial difficulties may also benefit their children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a year-long financial education and coaching program on school absenteeism and health care utilization of children in employed, low-income, single mother households. This was a post hoc analysis of the Finances First study, a randomized controlled trial conducted in 2017-2020 examining the impact of a financial coaching and education program on economic stability and health outcomes in 345 low-income, single mothers. Either generalized estimating equations (GEEs) or generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) were used to account for relationships between participants. For the continuous outcomes of child absenteeism, physician visits, emergency room visits, and hospitalization days, a linear mixed-effects model was used. The Finances First study demonstrated improvements in various financial strain measures. Compared to the control group, children of intervention group participants experienced 1 fewer day of school absence ( |
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Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2024-01-05 |
Erscheinungsland | Switzerland |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2721009-1 |
ISSN | 2227-9032 |
ISSN | 2227-9032 |
DOI | 10.3390/healthcare12020127 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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