Peer-reviewed article
Global Strategies for Maternal and Child Health The Impact of Health Visitors, Nurses, and Community Support on Improving Child Well Being Using the VIKOR Method
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Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper compares child health nursing services across different regions using the VIKOR multi-criteria decision method. The study evaluates how health visitors and child health nurses support preschool children and families through prevention, early intervention, and building strong nurse-parent relationships. Services examined include programs in Sweden, England, Scandinavia, North America, and Victoria. The analysis ranks these services based on criteria including nurse-to-child ratios, parental support, service accessibility, and operational costs, with North American services ranking highest overall.
Key points
- Child health nurses with special training play a key role in supporting parents and promoting child development
- Frequent visits by child health nurses help ensure child well-being and provide ongoing emotional support to parents in Sweden
- Services prioritize prevention, early intervention, and building strong nurse-parent relationships
- Evaluation used four parameters: nurse-to-child ratio, parental support, service accessibility, and operational cost
- North American child health services (NAMCH) ranked highest using the VIKOR method, while Victoria services (VMCH) ranked lowest
Limitations
This document applies a comparative ranking method but does not present empirical outcome data showing how these services actually affect child health or development. The VIKOR method ranks services based on selected criteria rather than measuring direct impacts on children's well-being.
Abstract
Child health services aim to support preschool children and their families by promoting prevention and healthy development. Nurses with special training in child health play a key role in supporting parents and promoting child development. In Sweden, frequent visits by child health nurses help to ensure the well-being of children and provide ongoing emotional support to parents. These services, which prioritize establishing strong relationships with families, are essential for fostering child development and serve as a foundation for early intervention to address health problems. Research significance: Research in community child health services plays a key role in improving the capacity of health systems to support families, particularly in maternal and child health (MCH). Extensive studies of the role of English health visitors, Scandinavian child health nurses and North American MCH services have provided valuable insights into the different strategies used to engage families and improve child development. These services priorities prevention, early intervention and building strong nurse-parent relationships. EHV (England), SCHS (Scandinavia), NAMCH (North America), SWCH (Sweden), MP (Domestic Violence), And VMCH (Victoria). Evaluation Parameters: Nurse-to-Child Ratio (NonBenefit), Parental Support (Benefit), Service Accessibility (Benefit), Operational Cost (Non-Benefit). Result: The results show that NAMCH (North America) received the highest ranking, whereas VMCH (Victoria) received the lowest ranking. Conclusion: According to the VIKOR method, NAMCH (North America) ranks highest in terms of its value for Child Health Nursing.