Getting reliable information about the home environment in at-risk families: A systematic literature review
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Getting reliable information about the home environment in at-risk families : A systematic literature review. / Gantriis, Ditte Lou; Thorup, Anne Amalie Elgaard; Bliksted, Vibeke.
In: Social Work in Mental Health, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2019, p. 381-401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Getting reliable information about the home environment in at-risk families
T2 - A systematic literature review
AU - Gantriis, Ditte Lou
AU - Thorup, Anne Amalie Elgaard
AU - Bliksted, Vibeke
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This systematic literature review aimed to gain an overview of studies using the Middle Childhood-Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (MC-HOME Inventory), and to compare mean scores between the studies. PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE and SCOPUS were searched to find eligible studies. The literature search yielded a total of 532 articles. Seventeen studies investigating 5083 families were included. Studies were divided into population based samples and high-risk samples. Results showed that the MC-HOME Inventory is a widely used interview for the assessment of the home environment, and as documented by the studies of this review the HOME Inventories will help identify families in need of support and stimulation. Studies have shown internal validity and consistency of the Inventory. The finding of overlapping total mean scores between studies of general populations and high-risk populations could be due to the broad definition of high-risk populations as well as methodological differences between the studies. To strengthen the methodology and enable comparison it is recommended that studies follow the guidelines provided in the HOME Administration Manual and systematically report on methods and findings.
AB - This systematic literature review aimed to gain an overview of studies using the Middle Childhood-Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (MC-HOME Inventory), and to compare mean scores between the studies. PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE and SCOPUS were searched to find eligible studies. The literature search yielded a total of 532 articles. Seventeen studies investigating 5083 families were included. Studies were divided into population based samples and high-risk samples. Results showed that the MC-HOME Inventory is a widely used interview for the assessment of the home environment, and as documented by the studies of this review the HOME Inventories will help identify families in need of support and stimulation. Studies have shown internal validity and consistency of the Inventory. The finding of overlapping total mean scores between studies of general populations and high-risk populations could be due to the broad definition of high-risk populations as well as methodological differences between the studies. To strengthen the methodology and enable comparison it is recommended that studies follow the guidelines provided in the HOME Administration Manual and systematically report on methods and findings.
KW - Family assessment
KW - home environment
KW - Middle Childhood-HOME Inventory
U2 - 10.1080/15332985.2018.1555106
DO - 10.1080/15332985.2018.1555106
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85058836083
VL - 17
SP - 381
EP - 401
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
SN - 1533-2985
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 224712657