Defining child maltreatment for research and surveillance: an international, multi-sectoral, Delphi consensus study in 34 countries in Europe and surrounding regions.

• Tác giả: Ravit Alfandari, Luciana Caenazzo, Cindy W Christian, Laura Elizabeth Cowley, Geoff Debelle, Katarzyna Drabarek, Lisa Hurt, Andreas Jud, Alison Kemp, Taina Laajasalo, Diogo Lamela, Aideen Naughton, Athanasios Ntinapogias, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Gabriel Otterman, Leonor Bettencourt Rodrigues, Virginia Soldino, Vaska Stancheva-Popkostadinova, Rachael Vaughan
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 246.558 Crosses and crucifixes
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : The Lancet regional health. Europe , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 239622

Tóm tắt

Child maltreatment is a complex public health issue that has consequences across the life-course. Studies to quantify child maltreatment and identify interventions and services are constrained by a lack of uniform definitions. We conducted a European Delphi study to reach consensus on types and characteristics of child maltreatment for use in surveillance and research. Statements were developed following a scoping review and identification of key concepts by an international expert team (n = 19). A multidisciplinary expert panel (n = 70) from 34 countries completed three rounds of an online survey. We defined consensus as ≥70% agreement or disagreement with each statement after the final round. Consensus was reached on 26/31 statements (participant retention rate 94%). From the statements, we propose a unified definition of child maltreatment to improve measurement and surveillance in Europe. Concerted efforts are now required to test and refine the definition further prior to real-world operationalisation.