Healthy Moms Healthy Babies Pilot Project Evaluation

A variable was created to represent the total number of MIHP visits a parent had with their provider using the Medicaid claims procedural codes.

A variable was created to represent the total number of prenatal visits the parent had after their MIHP screening based on distinct claims to Medicaid.

A variable was created to represent the total number of unique ER visits a parent had during the study period after their MIHP screening date using revenue codes. The variable was set to 0 if no claims were found.

A dichotomous variable was created to represent whether the parent ever had a postpartum visit claim after their MIHP screening, equal to 1 if there was a claim and service date after the infant's data of birth. The variable was set to 0 if no claims were found.

A variable was created to represent the total number of unique ER visits an infant of a participant had during the study period using revenue codes. The variable was set to 0 if no claims were found.

A variable was created to represent the total number of unique well child visits a child had during the study period using diagnosis codes and procedure codes. The variable was set to 0 if no claims were found. Any infant who did not appear in the Medicaid eligibility file or who had a date of death within a year of birth had all values related to well child visits set to missing.

A dichotomous variable, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes, employed full-time" and 0 otherwise. If no item was selected, the variable is set to missing.

A dichotomous variable, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes, employed full-time" and 0 otherwise. If no item was selected, the variable is set to missing.

For those who indicated on surveys that they were not employed but looking for work, a dichotomous variable, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes, contacted someone about a job" and 0 if respondent indicated "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

For those who indicated they were not employed but looking for work, a dichotomous variable, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes, Applied to a Job Posting" and 0 if respondent indicated "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes" and 0 otherwise. If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

Parents answered questions from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2), which is a pre-screener for having a generalized anxiety disorder. A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if the parent scored a total of three or more points, which is the recommended cutoff for further diagnostic evaluation, and 0 if the parent scored less than three points. If no items were selected, the variable was set to missing.

Participants answered questions from the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), which is a pre-screener for having a depressive disorder. A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if the participant scored a total of three or more points, which is the recommended cutoff for further diagnostic evaluation, and 0 if the participant scored less than three points. If no items were selected, the variable was set to missing.

Respondents were asked about various types of domestic abuse. A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if respondent selected any response that did not include "none of the above" and 0 if respondent selected "none of the above". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if respondent answered "Yes, I currently have concerns or worries about my housing situation" and 0 if "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if respondent answered "Yes" I am currently enrolled in school and 0 if "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable was created to represent the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness using participants responses to questions about their living arrangements. Any response except "In a home that you/your family rents (apartment, house, trailer, etc.)" or "In a home that you/your family owns", was calculated as 1 = experiencing homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento definition. A selection of either "In a home that you/your family rents (apartment, house, trailer, etc.)" or "In a home that you/your family owns", was calculated as 0 = not experiencing homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento definition. If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes" in response to the question "Are you homeless" and 0 if respondent indicated "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

A dichotomous variable was created, equal to 1 if respondent indicated "Yes" in response to the question "Do you currently have any concerns or worries about your housing situation" and 0 if respondent indicated "No". If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

On surveys participants were asked the following: "In the past 30 days, have you gone without… (check all that apply) water; gas, oil or electricity; phone or internet; none of the above." A dichotomous variable was created to represent utility insecurity where a response of "none of the above" was assigned a value of 0=not experiencing utility insecurity, and any other response was assigned as 1=experiencing utility insecurity. If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.

On surveys participants responded to the following, "In the past 30 days, did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?" (1=yes; 0=no). If no item was selected, the variable was set to missing.