Conference
Are Medical Students Prepared to Recognize Child Abuse and Neglect? The Evaluation of an Italian Sample
| العنوان: | Are Medical Students Prepared to Recognize Child Abuse and Neglect? The Evaluation of an Italian Sample |
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| المؤلفون: | Lupariello, Francesco, Capello, Francesca, Bonci, Camilla, Di Vella, Giancarlo |
| المساهمون: | The American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Lupariello, Francesco, Capello, Francesca, Bonci, Camilla, Di Vella, Giancarlo |
| بيانات النشر: | AAFS USA Colorado Springs, CO |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | Università degli studi di Torino: AperTo (Archivio Istituzionale ad Accesso Aperto) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Child Abuse, Neglect, Medical Students |
| الوصف: | Learning Overview: After attending this presentation, attendees will have learned about Italian medical students’ knowledge and training on child abuse and neglect. Impact Statement: This presentation will impact the forensic science community by analyzing the degree of medical students’ preparation on child abuse and by evaluating the medical school contributions on this topic. Child abuse and neglect are widespread social and medical issues that often go unreported, despite being associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 They represent heterogeneous phenomena that widely vary in type, severity, and chronicity and, as a result, are challenging to identify: misdiagnosis may result in the development of psychiatric and other medical disorders.2,3 In the scientific literature, a limited number of studies have been conducted about health workers’ abilities to recognize suspected child abuse, although some researchers also reported physicians’ lack of knowledge on this topic.4 It is not clear if the reasons for this problem rely on insufficient preparation of students during medical school and/or a deficiency in continuing medical education during/after fellowships. For these reasons, a questionnaire was administered last year to medical students in order to evaluate the degree of knowledge on this theme. The study population included 179 Italian students, divided into two groups: Group A (79.8%)—students who attended pediatric traineeship and/or pediatric exam, and Group B (20.2%)—students who did not attend pediatric traineeship and/or pediatric exam. There were 12 questions focused on child sexual abuse, physical maltreatment, and neglect. Students’ knowledge was considered as sufficient if the final score was ≥6/12. Quantitative and statistical analysis were carried out by Excel® formulas. Results pointed out an overall negative outcome for the most part of the 179 students (77.7% scored <6/12). In this population, medical students’ awareness of child anogenital anatomy/pathophysiology appeared ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | conference object |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | ispartofbook:Proceedings; A responsive Academy - meeting and surpassing the challenges of a modern forensic science world; volume:XXVIII; firstpage:646; lastpage:646; numberofpages:1; http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1849715 |
| الاتاحة: | http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1849715 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.8043C4FE |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |