[Development and evaluation of a measure scale of risk of mother-newborn infant relations].
The purpose of this work was to construct and assess a scale aimed to detect risky relationships between mothers and newborns that could predict future child abuse and neglect. The instrument was applied in two opportunities, by a trained midwife and by an expert in mental health, to a sample of 106 mother-newborn dyads. When both assessments were compared, the concordance to assess relationship risk was 99.3%. The reliability of the scale, measured with the Crombach, an internal consistence index, was 0.88. Those items with a low discriminative capacity were eliminated. The massive use of the resultant scale, that is easy to apply and highly reliable, could help to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Kimelman
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Departamento de Salud Mental y Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina (Campus Sur), Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
Núñez
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Hernández
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Castillo
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Páez
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J
Bustos
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Montino
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O
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012307:Risk Factors
Construcción y evaluación de pauta de medición de riesgo relacional madre-recién nacido.