The apperenace of neglect and abuse behaviour among child and adolescents treated in Departmenz for child and adolescent psychiatry

Abstract

Cilj istraživanja:istraživanjem se želi saznati pojavnost zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja djece školske dobi (6 – 18 godina) na Odjelu dječje i adolescentne psihijatrije s dnevnom bolnicom. Podciljevi su:koji su najčešći oblici zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja s obzirom na dob i spol,kako struktura, socioekonomska situacija obitelji te psihička bolest ispitanika utječe na pojavu zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja. Nacrt studije:istraživanje je provedeno kao presječno istraživanje tijekom svibnja i lipnja 2016. godine na Odjelu dječje i adolescentne psihijatrije s dnevnom bolnicom Kliničkog bolničkog centra Osijek. Ispitanici i metode:ispitanici su bili djeca školske dobi (6 – 18 godina) koja se liječe na Odjelu dječje i adolescentne psihijatrije s dnevnom bolnicom. Korišten je anonimni upitnik koji se sastoji od 10 pitanja o demografskim podacima, 20 pitanja koja upućuju na određeni oblik zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja te 10 pitanja koja se odnose na proživljena traumatska iskustva. Rezultati:uočena je statistički značajna razlika u pojavnosti zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja. Najzastupljenije je psihičko zlostavljanje. Po dobivenim rezultatima uočena je i statistički značajna razlika kod pojave zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja s obzirom na dob, spol, bolest ispitanika te strukturu obitelji i socioekonomsku situaciju obitelji ispitanika. Zaključak:uočena je statistički značajna pojavnost zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja djece školske dobi (6 – 18 godina) na Odjelu dječje i adolescentne psihijatrije s dnevnom bolnicom. Zaključak cijelog ovog istraživanja je da je potrebno povećati pažnju pojavnosti zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja djece i adolescenata što se postiže dobrom edukacijom zdravstvenih djelatnika kako bi na vrijeme uočili slučaj zlostavljanja i zanemarivanja.Objective:The objective of the study was to identify the presence of child abuse and neglect of school children, aged 6 to 18, hospitalized on the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with outpatient care. Sub-objectives: to identify the most common form of abuse and neglect according to age and gender; to realize how participant’s family structure and socioeconomic status, as well as participant’s mental illness affect the presence of abuse and neglect. Study design:Cross-sectional study during May and June 2016 at the Clinical Hospital Osijek, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with outpatient care. Participants and methods:The study included school children aged 6 to 18 hospitalized on the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with outpatient care. The method of research was an anonymous questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 10 questions on demographic data, 20 questions indicating certain form of abuse and neglect, and 10 questions on experienced trauma. Results:A significant difference between the presence of abuse and the presence of neglect was noticed. The most present is emotional abuse. The results show statistically significant difference between age, gender and participant’s illness, as well as between participant’s family structure and socioeconomic status. Conclusion:Statistically significant presence of abuse and neglect of children aged 6 to 18 hospitalized on the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with outpatient care was noticed. General conclusion of this study is a greater need to recognize the presence of abuse and neglect, which can be achieved through better education of health care workers in order to recognize a case of child abuse and neglect on time

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