This study aims to examine how senior year medical residents from different specialties in the Netherlands understand and apply the legal framework for reporting possible child maltreatment. Moreover, we aim to understand the threshold to report a…
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<p>As primary endpoints associations of the DDS and EPS (rating a case as reasonable suspicion) with possible predictors (gender, age, training on child maltreatment, caseload, familiarity with the reporting code, specialty) will be analyzed.</p>
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<p>Possible barriers and facilitators for reporting will be assessed, mainly by thematic analysis due to the use of open questions. </p>
Background summary
Child maltreatment remains unrecognized, even by healthcare professionals. To improve the recognition of child maltreatment and ensure healthcare professionals take the appropriate actions in case of possible child maltreatment there is a step-by-step guideline called the ‘Reporting code domestic violence and abuse’. In the Netherlands professionals are obligated to use this reporting code, but it is not legally mandatory to report suspected cases of child maltreatment. Previous studies have confirmed many barriers for reporting of possible child maltreatment. A recent study showed medical professionals struggle to interpret the threshold for reporting consistently and that not the legal framework but other factors are key in decision-making when child maltreatment is suspected. Therefore, it is important to get insight into the knowledge and thresholds for reporting child maltreatment by healthcare professionals.
Study objective
This study aims to examine how senior year medical residents from different specialties in the Netherlands understand and apply the legal framework for reporting possible child maltreatment. Moreover, we aim to understand the threshold to report a possible case of child maltreatment to the Safe at Home center and any barriers or facilitators that are important in this process.
Study design
Prospective survey study.
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Study burden and risks
Completion of the survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Except for time effort there will be no extra burden or risks for the study participants. The survey will be anonymous, only when participants prefer to participate in the raffle they can leave their email address (which will only be used for this purpose and not saved in the dataset).
P.J. Puiman
Dr. Molewaterplein 40
Rotterdam 3015 GD
Netherlands
010-7040704
f.hoedeman@erasmusmc.nl
P.J. Puiman
Dr. Molewaterplein 40
Rotterdam 3015 GD
Netherlands
010-7040704
f.hoedeman@erasmusmc.nl
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Subjects are senior medical residents from different specialties (pediatrics, surgery, neurology, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and dermatology).
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Junior medical residents will be excluded from participation and analysis. Empty responses on the survey will be excluded from analysis.
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| Research portal | NL-009854 |