Validation of the Sexual Knowledge Picture Instrument as a diagnostic instrument for child sexual abuse: Study protocol
Autor: | Rian Teeuw, Kirsten van Ham, Sonja N. Brilleslijper-Kater, Hanneke van der Lee, Rick R. van Rijn, Hans van Goudoever |
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Přispěvatelé: | Graduate School, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), Other Research, General Paediatrics, APH - Methodology, APH - Quality of Care, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Neonatology, APH - Societal Participation & Health |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Child abuse
medicine.medical_specialty child abuse Affect (psychology) Pediatrics RJ1-570 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Epidemiology Protocol medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Reliability (statistics) Protocol (science) business.industry 05 social sciences Family medicine Child sexual abuse Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Observational study epidemiology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology |
Zdroj: | BMJ Paediatrics Open, 4(1):e000799. BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2020) BMJ Paediatrics Open |
ISSN: | 2399-9772 |
Popis: | BackgroundThe consequences of child sexual abuse (CSA) can be significant and can affect short-term and long-term mental, sexual and physical health. In order to offer timely and appropriate care for the child, early recognition of CSA is necessary. The lack of specific physical and psychological signs and barriers to abuse disclosure that these young victims face makes it difficult for medical and psychological professionals to recognise and confirm CSA signs. We aimed to validate the Sexual Knowledge Picture Instrument (SKPI) as a diagnostic instrument for CSA.Methods and analysisAn observational study to quantify the intraobserver and interobserver reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the SKPI will be performed. A total of 250 subjects from three groups will be included in the study: (1) a group of suspected CSA victims, recruited from three academic paediatric hospitals; (2) a case group of (proven) victims of CSA, recruited in cooperation with the Dutch Police Vice Squad; and (3) a control group of children, recruited from preschools and primary schools. All children will be interviewed using the SKPI, and to investigate reliability, video recordings will be assessed and reassessed by the same and a different blinded rater, respectively. Within 1 year, the results of the SKPI will be compared with the conclusions from the independent child protective services or police reports. If necessary, the SKPI will be modified to improve its reliability and accuracy.Ethics and disseminationThis validation study of the SKPI is necessary for obtaining a reliable diagnostic tool, which will enable medical and psychological professionals to detect CSA in young victims at an early age and start intervention/treatment.Trial registration numberNL 50903.018.15. |
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