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González-Izquierdo, Arturo, Woodman, Jenny, Copley, Lynn, van der Meulen, Jan, Brandon, Marian 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819, Hodes, Deborah, Lecky, Fiona and Gilbert, Ruth
(2010)
Variation in recording of child maltreatment in administrative records of hospital admissions for injury in England, 1997-2009.
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95 (11).
pp. 918-925.
ISSN 0003-9888
Abstract
Background: Information on variation in the recording of child maltreatment in administrative healthcare data can help to improve recognition and ensure that services are able to respond appropriately. Objective: To examine variation in the recording of child maltreatment and related diagnoses. Design: Cross-sectional analyses of administrative healthcare records (Hospital Episode Statistics). Setting and participants: Acute injury admissions to the National Health Service in England of children under 5 years of age (1997-2009). Outcome measure: Annual incidence of admission for injury recorded by International Classifications of Diseases 10 codes for maltreatment syndrome (child abuse or neglect) or maltreatment-related features (assault, undetermined cause or adverse social circumstances). Proportion of all admissions for injury coded for maltreatment syndrome or maltreatmentrelated features. Results: From 1997 to 2009, the annual incidence of injury admissions coded for maltreatment syndrome declined in infants and in 1-3-year-old children while admissions coded for maltreatment-related features increased in all age groups. The combined incidence of these categories remained stable. Overall, 2.6% of injury admissions in infants, and 0.4-0.6% in older age groups, had maltreatment syndrome recorded. This prevalence more than doubled when maltreatment-related codes were added (6.4% in infants, 1.5-2.1% in older age groups). Conclusion: Despite a shift from maltreatment syndrome to codes for maltreatment-related features, the overall burden has remained stable. In combination, the cluster of codes related to maltreatment identify children likely to meet thresholds for suspecting or considering maltreatment and taking further action, as recommended in recent National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence guidance, and indicate a considerable burden to which hospitals should respond.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | article,child,child abuse,child health care,child neglect,childhood injury,groups by age,hospital admission,hospital management,human,incidence,medical record,preschool child,prevalence,priority journal,united kindom,preschool,cross-sectional studies,england,epidemiologic methods,hospitalization,humans,infant,infant, newborn,medical records,patient admission,state medicine,wounds and injuries,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Child Protection & Family Support Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Research on Children and Families |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2013 14:26 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2023 00:01 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43526 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/adc.2009.180216 |
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