A Systematic Review on Evaluating Responsiveness of Parent- or Caregiver-Reported Child Maltreatment Measures for Interventions
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2022
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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
Abstract
Child maltreatment (CM) is a global public health and social problem, resulting in serious long-term health and
socioeconomic consequences. As parents are the most common perpetrators of CM, parenting interventions are appropriate strategies to prevent CM. However, research on parenting interventions on CM has been hampered by lack of
consensus on what measures are most responsive to detect a reduction in parental maltreating behaviours after parenting
intervention. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the responsiveness of all current parent- or caregiver-reported CM
measures. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in CINAHL, Embase, ERIC, PsycINFO, PubMed and Sociological
Abstracts. The quality of studies and responsiveness of the measures were evaluated using the COnsensus-based Standards
for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guidelines for systematic reviews of patient-reported
outcome measures. Only measures developed and published in English were included. Studies reporting data on responsiveness of the included measures were selected. Results: Sixty-nine articles reported on responsiveness of 15 identified
measures. The study quality was overall adequate. The responsiveness of the measures was overall insufficient or not
reported; high-quality evidence on responsiveness was limited. Conclusions: Only the Physical Abuse subscale of the
ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool for use in Trials (ICAST-Trial) can be recommended as most responsive for use in
parenting interventions, with high-quality evidence supporting sufficient responsiveness. All other overall scales or subscales
of the 15 included measures were identified as promising based on current data on responsiveness. Additional psychometric
evidence is required before they can be recommended.
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International Resources, child abuse, assessment, measure, parent report, measurement properties, responsiveness
Citation
Yoon, S., Speyer, R., Cordier, R., Aunio, P., & Hakkarainen, A. (2022). A Systematic Review on Evaluating Responsiveness of Parent-or Caregiver-Reported Child Maltreatment Measures for Interventions. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380221093690.