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Screening Adult Patients in Emergency Departments (EDs) for Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment. A Swedish Pilot Study

Dovik, Christoffer ; Cattell, Josefine ; Jönsson, Lisbeth LU ; Rantala, Andreas LU orcid ; Lundqvist, Pia LU and Laurell, Louise LU (2026) In Acta Pædiatrica
Abstract (Swedish)
Aim
Swedish healthcare staff are obliged to immediately report suspected child maltreatment (CM) to child protection services (CPS), but often fail this duty. The use of screening instruments in EDs increases detection of adults with risk factors for CM. Such instruments have previously not been available in Sweden. The aim of the present study was to pilot test a Swedish version of the Dutch ‘child-check’ instrument, and evaluate a retrospective case series.

Methods
Our study was performed in an ED at Skåne University Hospital. The original Dutch instrument was translated with adaptation to national medico-legal context; face validity was obtained by a multidisciplinary expert panel, and it was piloted by a... (More)
Aim
Swedish healthcare staff are obliged to immediately report suspected child maltreatment (CM) to child protection services (CPS), but often fail this duty. The use of screening instruments in EDs increases detection of adults with risk factors for CM. Such instruments have previously not been available in Sweden. The aim of the present study was to pilot test a Swedish version of the Dutch ‘child-check’ instrument, and evaluate a retrospective case series.

Methods
Our study was performed in an ED at Skåne University Hospital. The original Dutch instrument was translated with adaptation to national medico-legal context; face validity was obtained by a multidisciplinary expert panel, and it was piloted by a multiprofessional ED team. Following implementation, retrospective data was collected 2021–2022 from registries at the hospital ED and one municipal CPS. (Less)
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10.1111/apa.70703
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  title        = {{Screening Adult Patients in Emergency Departments (EDs) for Risk Factors of Child Maltreatment. A Swedish Pilot Study}},
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  doi          = {{10.1111/apa.70703}},
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