Small Moments Big Impact (SMBI)
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/27/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 2019 |
| End Date: | March 2021 |
| Contact: | Barry Zuckerman, MD |
| Email: | barry.zuckerman@bmc.org |
| Phone: | (617) 414-7424 |
Small Moments, Big Impact; Supporting Maternal Empathy by Adding Media to Child Health Services
Empathy is defined as sensitivity to the needs of others.Maternal empathy, or a mother's
sensitivity to the needs of her child, is critical for healthy child development ,Small
Moments, Big Impact: Supporting Maternal Empathy by Adding Media to Child Health Services
(SMBI) will develop and pilot a media-based pediatric primary care intervention that aims to
answer two Big Questions: 1) Can media sent by pediatricians to mothers from low-income
backgrounds promote empathy? 2) Is there a feasible and scalable approach? If successful,
SMBI will result in: 1) increased maternal empathy; 2) new evidence and knowledge about an
effective approach for supporting empathy in mothers from low-income backgrounds; 3)
acceptability, feasibility of administering, and therefore potential for scalability through
standard pediatric care; 4) increased support of maternal empathy as a core component of
pediatric care; and 5) increased support by other stakeholders (including medical
professionals, child health care facilities, and funders) to further explore, expand, and
ultimately rollout the intervention
sensitivity to the needs of her child, is critical for healthy child development ,Small
Moments, Big Impact: Supporting Maternal Empathy by Adding Media to Child Health Services
(SMBI) will develop and pilot a media-based pediatric primary care intervention that aims to
answer two Big Questions: 1) Can media sent by pediatricians to mothers from low-income
backgrounds promote empathy? 2) Is there a feasible and scalable approach? If successful,
SMBI will result in: 1) increased maternal empathy; 2) new evidence and knowledge about an
effective approach for supporting empathy in mothers from low-income backgrounds; 3)
acceptability, feasibility of administering, and therefore potential for scalability through
standard pediatric care; 4) increased support of maternal empathy as a core component of
pediatric care; and 5) increased support by other stakeholders (including medical
professionals, child health care facilities, and funders) to further explore, expand, and
ultimately rollout the intervention
This mixed methods research design will assess whether a digital media-based pediatric
primary care intervention can increase empathy in mothers of newborns from low-income
backgrounds compared to the current standard of care. During their newborns' stay in the
nursery following recruitment, eligible mothers will be assigned to the intervention or
comparison group. Mothers in the intervention group will download the SMBI smartphone app
onto their phone and be trained by a research assistant (RA) on the functionality of the app.
Mothers will be shown a video from the app, and shown how to share videos with others, to
respond to prompts, and to rate the video. These activities represent what mothers are asked
to do at home throughout the intervention. After departing the hospital, mothers in the
intervention group will receive a media package (video, associated prompt/s, and activity)
via the SMBI app every week for six months. Mothers will be asked to watch the videos,
respond to the prompts, do the activities, and rate the value of videos via the SMBI app.
Mothers will be encouraged to share questions and comments with the child's pediatrician and
to share the videos with their support network. Mothers in the comparison group will receive
the standard of care.
Mothers in both groups will be asked to complete a questionnaire at the end of recruitment
and at 6 month visit and at the 6 month visit the investigators will also video tape and code
a five minute play interaction. In addition, a focus group will be conducted with some
mothers in the intervention group.
primary care intervention can increase empathy in mothers of newborns from low-income
backgrounds compared to the current standard of care. During their newborns' stay in the
nursery following recruitment, eligible mothers will be assigned to the intervention or
comparison group. Mothers in the intervention group will download the SMBI smartphone app
onto their phone and be trained by a research assistant (RA) on the functionality of the app.
Mothers will be shown a video from the app, and shown how to share videos with others, to
respond to prompts, and to rate the video. These activities represent what mothers are asked
to do at home throughout the intervention. After departing the hospital, mothers in the
intervention group will receive a media package (video, associated prompt/s, and activity)
via the SMBI app every week for six months. Mothers will be asked to watch the videos,
respond to the prompts, do the activities, and rate the value of videos via the SMBI app.
Mothers will be encouraged to share questions and comments with the child's pediatrician and
to share the videos with their support network. Mothers in the comparison group will receive
the standard of care.
Mothers in both groups will be asked to complete a questionnaire at the end of recruitment
and at 6 month visit and at the 6 month visit the investigators will also video tape and code
a five minute play interaction. In addition, a focus group will be conducted with some
mothers in the intervention group.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult mothers with a singleton baby born at term without any significant medical
problems
- Mothers who plan to obtain pediatric care at BMC
- Mothers who are English speaking and reading
- Mothers who have a smartphone (data plan will be supplied if needed)
Exclusion Criteria:
-Mothers with substance abuse problems
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