How do public child healthcare professionals and primary school teachers identify and handle child abuse cases? A qualitative study

Autor: Corine de Ruiter, Manuela W A Schols, Ferko Öry
Přispěvatelé: Clinical Psychological Science, RS: FPN CPS IV
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
Child abuse
Child Health Services
Poison control
Risk detection
RANDOMIZED TRIAL
STRUCTURED INTERVIEW
CH - Child Health
SEXUAL-ABUSE
Child Abuse
Practice Patterns
Physicians'
Child
DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS
Health Education
Qualitative Research
media_common
Netherlands
education.field_of_study
Schools
Focus Groups
Middle Aged
Faculty
Health
Child
Preschool
Health education
RISK-ASSESSMENT
Public Health
Healthy Living
BEHAVIOR
Needs Assessment
Human
Research Article
Adult
YOUNG-CHILDREN
medicine.medical_specialty
Attitude of Health Personnel
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
education
NURSE HOME VISITATION
Nurses
Public Health
Public child health professionals
Neglect
(Risk) detection
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
LIFE-COURSE
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Teachers
Mandatory Reporting
Behavioral determinants
Focus group
BSS - Behavioural and Societal Sciences
NEGLECT
Sexual abuse
Reporting
Family medicine
Healthy for Life
business
Qualitative research
Zdroj: BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, 13:807. BioMed Central Ltd
BMC Public Health, 13
ISSN: 1471-2458
Popis: Background: Public child healthcare doctors and nurses, and primary school teachers play a pivotal role in the detection and reporting of child abuse, because they encounter almost all children in the population during their daily work. However, they report relatively few cases of suspected child abuse to child protective agencies. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate Dutch frontline workers' child abuse detection and reporting behaviors. Methods: Focus group interviews were held among 16 primary school teachers and 17 public health nurses and physicians. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed according to factors of the Integrated Change model, such as knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, skills, social influences and barriers influencing detection and reporting of child abuse. Results: Findings showed that although both groups of professionals are aware of child abuse signs and risks, they are also lacking specific knowledge. The most salient differences between the two professional groups are related to attitude and (communication) skills. Conclusion: The results suggest that frontline workers are in need of supportive tools in the child abuse detection and reporting process. On the basis of our findings, directions for improvement of child abuse detection and reporting are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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