Increasing abused children's access to evidence-based treatment: diffusion via parents as consumers.
This investigation evaluated an experimental protocol employed by nurses with parents to increase access to evidence-based mental health treatment for children who are suspected victims of abuse. The protocol was compared with typical services during forensic medical examinations, first in a quasi-experimental design, then as a randomized controlled trial. In both studies, the protocol produced a significant increase in parental reports of having discussed evidence-based treatment during a mental health appointment within 1 month after the forensic medical examination. Likewise, both studies showed that the protocol produced a significant increase in parent-reported satisfaction with the forensic medical examination. Similarly, nurses viewed the protocol favorably. These findings suggest that this approach may be sustainable as a standard component of forensic medical examinations for children who are suspected victims of abuse.
Gully
Kevin J
KJ
Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Price
Brittany L
BL
Johnson
Marilyn K
MK
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires