Children's and caregivers' perspectives about mandatory reporting of child maltreatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically synthesise qualitative research that explores children's and caregivers' perceptions of mandatory reporting.

Design

We conducted a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Data sources

Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Education Resources Information Center, Sociological Abstracts and Cochrane Libraries.

Eligibility criteria

English-language, primary, qualitative studies that investigated children's or caregivers' perceptions of reporting child maltreatment were included. All healthcare and social service settings implicated by mandatory reporting laws were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Critical appraisal of includ

SUBMITTER: McTavish JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500368 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature