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The problem
Intervention: Caregiver responsiveness and encouragement during diaper-changing interactions
Who it was tested with: 74 infants and toddlers (age not specified) in 30 infant and toddler classrooms, cared for by 31 caregivers in a U.S. Midwest city.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"This correlational study involved observations of 144 separate diapering cycles by 31 caregivers with 74 infants and toddlers in 30 infant and toddler classrooms." The study measured caregiver behaviors and child outcomes in the same setting without random assignment or comparison group, making it a correlational observational design that can document associations but not prove causal relationships.
Correlational design cannot establish causation. Single geographic location limits generalizability. No information on effect sizes or which specific caregiver behaviors or child age groups showed strongest associations.
Across countries and designs
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