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Combining target trial emulation and qualitative research to understand the effect of health visiting on child hospital admissions in England

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Receiving enhanced health visiting support increased the odds of avoidable hospital admissions for children.
The odds ratio of 1.28 indicates a significant association between health visiting and hospitalisation risk.
This research employed a target trial emulation approach using administrative health data to analyze outcomes.
Findings highlight the potential for biases and confounding, emphasizing the need for deeper qualitative insights.

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Target trial emulation reveals health visiting increases odds of avoidable hospital admissions, suggesting complexities in care-seeking behavior.

Bunting et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Target trial emulation reveals health visiting increases odds of avoidable hospital admissions, suggesting complexities in care-seeking behavior.