Table 2 Degree of suspicion for child maltreatment and proposed handling based on the case vignettes
From: Reasonable suspicion in reporting child maltreatment: a survey among German healthcare professionals
Pediatricians/pediatric surgeons | Child and adolescent psychiatrists | Psychological psychotherapists | Chi2/p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Degree of suspicion for child maltreatment according to participants | ||||
No evidence of child maltreatment or low probability | 56 (3.4%) | 10 (4.9 %) | 40 (6.2 %) | |
Medium probability | 315 (19.3 %) | 57 (28.1 %) | 189 (29.5 %) | |
High probability | 1151 (70.5 %) | 111 (54.7 %) | 299 (46.7 %) | |
Confirmed child maltreatment | 110 (6.7 %) | 25 (12.3 %) | 112 (17.5 %) | 131.85/<0.001 |
Correct handling of the case according to participants | ||||
Reporting to CPS | 1189 (73.2 %) | 187 (92.1 %) | 510 (80.1 %) | |
Reporting to police | 69 (4.2 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | |
Observation by a pediatrician in private practice | 203 (12.5 %) | 11 (5.4 %) | 80 (12.6 %) | |
None of the aforementioned | 163 (10 %) | 4 (2.0 %) | 46 (7.2 %) | 64.24/<0.001 |