State care in childhood and adult mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Removal from family of origin to state care can be a highly challenging childhood experience and is itself linked to an array of unfavourable outcomes in adult life. We aim to synthetise evidence on the risk of adult mortality in people with a history of state care in early life, and assess the association according to different contexts.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we focused on four health outcomes hypothesised to be associated with exposure to early state care: total mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and suicide. We searched the electronic databases PubMed and Embase from inception to Jan 21, 2022, for studies fulfilling the following criteria: it was a prospective study in which the assessment of care was made up to 18 years o

SUBMITTER: Batty GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9595443 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature