@article{ref1,
title="Information sharing between the dental healthcare and child welfare services regarding child maltreatment-a repeated cross-sectional study in Norway",
journal="International journal of paediatric dentistry",
year="2024",
author="Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug and Berge, Karin Goplerud and Birungi, Nancy and Brattabø, Ingfrid Vaksdal",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Little is known about dental healthcare workers reported suspected child maltreatment to and received inquiry from the child welfare services (CWS). <br><br>AIM: Assess time lag differences in public dental healthcare workers' information sharing with CWS and identify sociodemographic and attitudinal covariates of information sharing with CWS in 2014 and 2019. <br><br>DESIGN: In 2014 and 2019, a national census of 1542 and 1791 Norwegian dental health care workers, respectively, were invited to participate in an electronic survey. Of them, 1200 (77.8%) and 1270 (70.9%) replied to the questionnaires. Time trends of reported child maltreatment and received inquiries were estimated and adjusted for sociodemographics, attitudes, trust, and collaborative routines in logistic regression analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: The likelihood of reported child maltreatment to and received inquiry from CWS was higher in 2019 than in 2014 (OR 1.4 [95% CI 1.2-1.7] and OR 1.1 [95% CI 0.9-1.4]). Significant associations occurred with sociodemographic characteristics, attitudes, and collaborative routines. The likelihood of receiving inquiry about whether being employed long versus short term was higher in 2019 than in 2014. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Information sharing between dental healthcare workers and CWS improved across time and might promote beneficial outcomes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0960-7439",
doi="10.1111/ipd.13150",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ipd.13150"
}