A validated Screening instrument for Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) at the emergency department.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to develop and validate a screening instrument for the recognition of child maltreatment in the emergency department (ED). Existing data on screening questions and outcomes (diagnosis of child maltreatment) from three large observational screening studies at eight different EDs in the Netherlands were harmonized. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to develop the Screening instrument for Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN). The SCAN was validated by performing a cross-validation and calculating the discriminative ability. A total of 24,963 patients were included. Out of the potential screening questions the following questions were included in the final instrument: is the injury compatible with the history, and does it correspond to the child's develo

SUBMITTER: Hoedeman F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature