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Research type:

Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review) 

Title (lead author) etc:

The effectiveness of domiciliary health visiting: a systematic review of international studies and a selective review of the British literature  (Elkan) 339 pages, Volume 4, number 13

DOI

10.3310/hta4130
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Outputs in journals arising from this project

Project ref:

94/36/04 

Original project title:

The effectiveness of health visitor domiciliary visiting: a systematic review of the literature 

Chief Investigator:

Professor Jane Robinson, Former Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Nottingham

Project Email

ruth.elkan@nottingham.ac.uk 

Start Date:

October 1996  

Date of publication in HTA journal series

September 2000

Cost:

£45,083 

MeSH* index primary terms:

COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NURSING Q-economics; HOME-CARE-SERVICES Q-economics (* = Medical Subject Headings)

MeSH* index secondary terms:

REVIEW-LITERATURE; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; DECISION-SUPPORT-TECHNIQUES; HUMAN  (* = Medical Subject Headings)

NRR* number, if applicable:

N0484008692 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive.

Project Protocol:

Project protocol not available

Printed copies of this title despatched:

1410 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month)

Downloads/Views of electronic version from website:

80108 (Figures are cumulative.) Last updated 27th July 2010.

URL of this page:

http://www.hta.ac.uk/979

Outputs from this project

  • Robinson, J. The social construction through research of health visitor domiciliary visiting. Social Sciences in Health Vol: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 90-103.
  • Elkan, R; Robinson, J. The use of targets to improve the performance of health care providers: a discussion of government policy. British Journal of General Practice Vol: 48 Page no: 1515-1518.
  • Robinson, J. Domiciliary health visiting: a systematic review. Community Practitioner Vol: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 15-18.
  • Elkan, R; Robinson, JJA; Blair, M; Williams, D; Brummell, K. The effectiveness of health services: the case of health visiting. Health and Social Care in the Community 8: 1 : 74-78.
  • Kendrick, D; Elkan, R; Hewitt, M; Dewey, M; Blair, M; Robinson, J; Williams, D; Brummell, K. Review: home visiting programmes that include > 1 postnatal home visit are associated with improved quality of home environment and parenting. Evidence Based Mental Health Vol: 4 p13.
  • Kendrick, D; Hewitt, M; Dewey, M; Elkan, R; Blair, M; Robinson, J; Williams, D; Brummell, K. The effect of home visiting programmes on uptake of childhood immunisation: a systematic review and meta analysis. Journal of Public Health Medicine Vol: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-98.
  • Kendrick, D; Elkan, R; Hewitt, M; Dewey, M; Blair, M; Robinson, J; Williams, D; Brumell, K. Does home visiting improve parenting and the quality of the home environment? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Disease in Childhood Vol: 82, Page no: 443-451.
  • Elkan, R; Blair, M; Robinson, J. Evidence-based practice and health visiting : the need for theoretical underpinnings for evaluation. Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol: 31, Issue: 6, Page no: 1316-1323.
  • Robinson, J. Effective health care and policy action: the example of health visiting. Journal of Advanced Nursing (Editorial) Vol: 32, Issue: 6, Pages: 1315-1318.
  • Elkan, R; Kendrick, D; Dewey, M; Hewitt, M; Robinson, J; Williams, D; Brummell, K; Blair, M. The effectiveness of home-based support to older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Vol 323, pages 1-9.
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