Scaling Nurturing Care Interventions in the Health Sector
A Theory of Change Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22080165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muneera A Rasheed (0000-0002-9064-0102, Aga Khan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 903342-903342 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.903342 |
| PMID | 35769789 |
| OpenAlex | W4282547024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Nurturing care interventions postulated on strengthening caregiver-child relationships have proven to be effective for improving early childhood development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Hence, a scale-up of the interventions has been recommended with an emphasis on the health sector given the contact with families in the critical first 3 years of life. However, an effective scale-up of an integrated intervention through healthcare requires a theory of change approach elucidating pathways of sustainable change. From this viewpoint, I reflect on my experience of scaling the intervention in a private pediatric care setting. I realized that buy-in from the health sector required realization of benefits to include health outcomes framed as the potential to improve the quality of life and the process of recovery; sustainable behavior change required a culture that promoted nurturing care highlighting the role of leadership; subsequently improving the experience of frontline staff and at an individual level, this could be achieved through the provision of supportive supervision-rooted in a framework of compassion. The lessons learned are shared to be considered for future integration efforts
Behavior change · Culture change · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Theory of change · Child and Adolescent Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |