Staff Responses When Parents Hit Children in a Hospital Setting
| Autor: | Elizabeth T. Gershoff, Denyse Olson-Dorff, Ann Budzak Garza, Catherine A. Taylor, Amy Terreros, Sarah A. Font, Lisa Spector, Monica Nielsen-Parker, Rebecca H. Foster |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Medical staff Attitude of Health Personnel Hospital setting MEDLINE Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Punishment Nursing 030225 pediatrics Intervention (counseling) Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Parent-Child Relations Child Descriptive statistics business.industry 05 social sciences Witness Personnel Hospital Psychiatry and Mental health Increased risk Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business Care staff 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 37:730-736 |
| ISSN: | 0196-206X |
| DOI: | 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000343 |
| Popis: | Objective Physical punishment of children is a prevalent practice that is condemned by most medical professionals given its link with increased risk of child physical abuse and other adverse child outcomes. This study examined the prevalence of parent-to-child hitting in medical settings and the intervention behaviors of staff who witness it. Method Staff at a children's medical center and a general medical center completed a voluntary, anonymous survey. We used descriptive statistics to examine differences in the experiences of physicians, nurses, and other medical staff. We used logistic regression to predict intervention behaviors among staff who witnessed parent-to-child hitting. Results Of the hospital staff who completed the survey (N = 2863), we found that 50% of physicians, 24% of nurses, 27% of other direct care staff, and 17% of nondirect care staff witnessed parent-to-child hitting at their medical center in the past year. A majority of physicians, nurses, and other direct care staff reported intervening sometimes or always. Nondirect care staff rarely intervened. Believing staff have the responsibility to intervene, and having comfortable strategies with which to intervene were strongly predictive of intervention behavior. Staff who did not intervene commonly reported that they did not know how to respond. Conclusion Many medical center staff witness parent-to-child hitting. Although some of the staff reported that they intervened when they witnessed this behavior, the findings indicate that staff may need training to identify when and how they should respond. |
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