Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a collaborative community-based program that aims to a) increase the health, safety and talent development of youth, and b) contribute to the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities. Methods: A difference-in difference design with two separate cro...
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| author | Mirte Boelens Hein Raat Harrie Jonkman Clemens M.H. Hosman Denis Wiering Wilma Jansen |
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| description | Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a collaborative community-based program that aims to a) increase the health, safety and talent development of youth, and b) contribute to the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities. Methods: A difference-in difference design with two separate cross-sectional samples in 2018 (n = 984) and 2021 (n = 413) among 0- to 12-year-olds with an intervention and comparator condition was used. The program, called Promising Neighbourhoods, consists of collaboration with community stakeholders, data-based priority setting, knowledge-and theory-based policies, and evidence-based interventions. The program was implemented in three neighbourhoods which were compared with three similar comparator neighbourhoods in which the program was not implemented. Logistic difference-in-difference regression was used to test effectiveness of the intervention on informal parenting support, outdoor-play, sport club membership, general health and risk of emotional and behavioural difficulties and to examine differences in intervention effects between children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status. Results: A significant intervention effect of the Promising Neighbourhoods program after two-years was found for outdoor-play (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.37, 0.99). No other significant intervention effects were found for other outcomes. No different interventions effects were found for children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status on outcomes. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate a positive intervention effect for one of the outcomes in 0- to 12-year-olds. Further mixed-methods evaluation research and using longer follow-up periods are needed to examine the value of these type of programs. Further development of Promising Neighbourhoods seems warranted. Trial registration: This study was prospectively registered in the Netherlands National Trial Register (Number: NL7279) on 26 September 2018. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa43d1e0fb8d4e8d90b72fb9cc44fec12022-12-22T03:33:18ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732022-09-0119101166Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysisMirte Boelens0Hein Raat1Harrie Jonkman2Clemens M.H. Hosman3Denis Wiering4Wilma Jansen5Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsVerwey-Jonker Institute, Utrecht, the NetherlandsDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Hosman Prevention and Innovation Consultancy, Berg en Dal, the NetherlandsDepartment of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding author. Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000, CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a collaborative community-based program that aims to a) increase the health, safety and talent development of youth, and b) contribute to the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities. Methods: A difference-in difference design with two separate cross-sectional samples in 2018 (n = 984) and 2021 (n = 413) among 0- to 12-year-olds with an intervention and comparator condition was used. The program, called Promising Neighbourhoods, consists of collaboration with community stakeholders, data-based priority setting, knowledge-and theory-based policies, and evidence-based interventions. The program was implemented in three neighbourhoods which were compared with three similar comparator neighbourhoods in which the program was not implemented. Logistic difference-in-difference regression was used to test effectiveness of the intervention on informal parenting support, outdoor-play, sport club membership, general health and risk of emotional and behavioural difficulties and to examine differences in intervention effects between children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status. Results: A significant intervention effect of the Promising Neighbourhoods program after two-years was found for outdoor-play (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.37, 0.99). No other significant intervention effects were found for other outcomes. No different interventions effects were found for children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status on outcomes. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate a positive intervention effect for one of the outcomes in 0- to 12-year-olds. Further mixed-methods evaluation research and using longer follow-up periods are needed to examine the value of these type of programs. Further development of Promising Neighbourhoods seems warranted. Trial registration: This study was prospectively registered in the Netherlands National Trial Register (Number: NL7279) on 26 September 2018.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322001458 |
| spellingShingle | Mirte Boelens Hein Raat Harrie Jonkman Clemens M.H. Hosman Denis Wiering Wilma Jansen Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis SSM: Population Health |
| title | Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis |
| title_full | Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis |
| title_short | Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds: A difference-in-difference analysis |
| title_sort | effectiveness of the promising neighbourhoods community program in 0 to 12 year olds a difference in difference analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322001458 |
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