Enhancing Pediatric Literacy Promotion for Latino Families: Efficacy of Text Messaging and Resource Referrals in a 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Highlights

• Integration of text message reminders into primary care literacy promotion significantly improves child language development among Latino families.
• Combining text messages with community resource referrals enhances social-emotional development and parental verbal responsiveness.
• The trial confirms the feasibility and potential scalability of hybrid implementation strategies in underserved populations.
• Interventions are particularly impactful in families with low educational attainment and limited English proficiency.

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