Who benefit from school doctors' health checks: a prospective study of a screening method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School health services provide an excellent opportunity for the detection and treatment of children at risk of later health problems. However, the optimal use of school doctors' skills and expertise remains unknown. Furthermore, no validated method for screening children for school doctors' assessments exists. The aims of the study are 1) to evaluate the benefits or harm of school doctors' routine health checks in primary school grades 1 and 5 (at ages 7 and 11) and 2) to explore whether some of the school doctors' routine health checks can be omitted using study questionnaires.

Methods

This is a prospective, multicenter observational study conducted in four urban municipalities in Southern Finland by comparing the need for a school doctor's assessment to the bene

SUBMITTER: Nikander K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6020452 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature