Developing an assessment tool for nurses to identify the potential risk of child abuse and neglect

本研究旨在开发一种工具，供护士评估虐待儿童的潜在风险。我们对12名在儿童和急诊科、儿科门诊部、急诊门诊部和保健中心工作的护士和公共卫生护士进行了调查，提取了与儿童及其家庭的言语和行为相关的因素，这些因素被认为是虐待儿童的迹象。随后，我们对护士进行了问卷调查，了解其重要性。在日本床位500张及以上的医院和儿科医院中，我们向72家同意配合调查的医院的729名护士发送问卷，并通过邮寄的方式收集问卷。我们收到了326位受访者的回复，回复率为44.7%。根据受访者对观察到的儿童和家庭行为的重视程度，我们创建了一个评估具有虐待儿童潜在风险的家庭的工具提案草案。

This study aimed to develop a tool for nurses to assess the potential risk of child abuse. We conducted a survey by interviewing 12 people comprised of nurses and public health nurses working on children's and emergency wards, and in pediatric outpatient departments, emergency outpatient departments, and health centers, and extracted the factors related to children's and their families' speech and behavior recognized as signs of child abuse. Following that, we conducted a questionnaire survey involving nurses, on the degree of importance. Among the hospitals with or more 500 beds and pediatric hospitals in Japan, we sent the questionnaire to 729 nurses working at 72 hospitals that consented to cooperating with the survey, and collected thequestionnaire by mail. We received answers from 326 respondents (response rate of44.7%). In accordance with the factors to which the respondents attached importanceconcerning observed behaviors of children and the families, we created a draftproposal for a tool to assess families with the potential risk of abusing their children.