Diagnostic Tools in the Detection of Physical Child Abuse: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Child abuse is a critical social issue. The orthopedic surgeon's role is essential in noticing signs and symptoms of physical abuse. For this reason, several authors have proposed scoring systems to identify abuse early on and reduce undiagnosed cases. The aim of this systematic review is to overview the screening tools in the literature. In 2021, three independent authors performed a systematic review of two electronic medical databases using the following inclusion criteria: physical child abuse, questionnaire, survey, score, screening tool and predictive tool. Patients who had experienced sexual abuse or emotional abuse were excluded. The risk of bias evaluation of the articles was performed according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale Cohort Studies. Any evidence-level st

SUBMITTER: Pavone V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature