Utility of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in children and young people attending clinical and healthcare settings: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine and synthesise the literature on adverse childhood experience (ACE) screening in clinical and healthcare settings servicing children (0-11) and young people (12-25).

Design

A systematic review of literature was undertaken.

Data source

PsycInfo, Web of Science, Embase, PubMed and CINAHL were searched through June 2021. Additional searches were also undertaken.

Eligibility criteria

English language studies were included if they reported results of an ACE tool being used in a clinical or healthcare setting, participants were aged between 0 and 25 years and the ACE tool was completed by children/young people or by parents/caregivers/clinicians on behalf of the child/young person. Studies assessing clinicians' views on ACE screening in children/

SUBMITTER: Cibralic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422820 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature