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Amsterdam follow-up of troubling ER-visitors children: Assessment and referral to external help.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON21771
Enrollment
200
Registered
2013-03-20
Start date
2012-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

child maltreatment domestic / intimate partner violence substance abuse suicide attempt

Interventions

Only usual care. Questionnaires will be administred at baseline and 1 year follow-up, to children >7 years, parents and health care providers.

Sponsors

Academic Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We intend to include all children aged 0-17 years old, who are referred to the outpatient pediatric department of any of the 6 hospitals in Amsterdam, the UMCG or the Maasstad ziekenhuis because of a presentation at the emergency department of their parent(s) because of one or more of the following indications: domestic violence, substance abuse and/or a suicide attempt between August 1st 2012 and April 30th 2014.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Only for cohort study: 1. No informed consent; 2. Insufficient knowledge of Dutch language. There are no exclusion criteria for the registry study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcomes of the registry study is: The proportion of the children identified as being maltreated. The primary outcome of the cohort study are the psychosocial outcomes of children.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Registry study: The compliance of identified families with different types of involved care, and the proportion of identified families reported to CPS. Cohort study: Social problems of parents and parents' and health care professionals' opinion and acceptance of the Amsterdam policy.

Contacts

Public ContactEva Hoytema van Konijnenburg

Meibergdreef 9

Eva.HoytemavanKonijnenburg@amc.nl+31 (0)20 5665675

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)