title: Family home visiting outcomes for Latina mothers with and without mental health problems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate outcomes of a public health nursing family home visiting (FHV) intervention for Latina mothers with and without mental health problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective cohort analysis of de-identified FHV data. Latina clients served by public health nurses (PHNS) in an urban Midwest public health agency (2007-2010). Of the 680 clients there were 158 with mental health problems (n = 30, 14-17 year olds; n = 128, 18-52 year olds) and 522 without mental health problems (n = 100, 14-17 year olds; n = 422, 18-52 year olds).
  
  
  METHODS
  Client age, number of problems, number of visits, length of service, presence of mental health problem, and Omaha System knowledge, behavior, and status scores for all client problems. Analysis included general linear mixed models adjusted for co-variables (i.e., age, comorbidities).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All groups improved knowledge, behavior, and status. Knowledge improvement was not significantly different across groups. Behavior improved more among adults with mental health problems (p = .013). Status improved more among adolescents with mental health problems (p = .012).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Latina mothers, particularly those with mental health problems, improve after PHN FHV services. Further study should examine intervention patterns associated with these outcomes, and seek explanations for differences in outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. Garcia@umn.edu
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McNaughton
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Radosevich
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Latina; intervention; mental health; mothers; public health nursing