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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2024

Assessing adverse childhood experiences in young refugees: a systematic review of available questionnaires.

Shaymaa Abdelhamid, Eline Kraaijenvanger, Joachim Fischer, Maria Steinisch

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Young children's development after forced displacement: a systematic review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shaymaa AbdelhamidMedical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Division of General Medicine, Heidelberg University, Alte Brauerei, Röngtenstraße 7, 68167, Mannheim, Germany. Shaymaa.Abdelhamid@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
Eline KraaijenvangerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, J5, 68159, Mannheim, Germany.
Joachim FischerMedical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Division of General Medicine, Heidelberg University, Alte Brauerei, Röngtenstraße 7, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Maria SteinischMedical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Division of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Heidelberg University, Alte Brauerei, Röngtenstraße 7, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Today, various questionnaires are available to assess Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in children; however, it is uncertain if these questionnaires are comprehensive in addressing adversities of vulnerable subgroups, specifically refugee children. This review's objectives are to (1) identify current ACE questionnaires and determine if they are suitable in assessing refugee children's adversities, and (2) identify those previously used within a refugee population. A systematic literature search was conducted across five databases for articles published since 2010, including studies using an ACE-questionnaire that recognized multiple adversities in healthy children and were published in English. A total of 103 ACE questionnaires were identified in 506 studies. Only 14 of the 103 questionnaires addressed a refugee-specific adversity. Their ability to capture refugee children's experiences was limited: available questionnaires used a maximum of three items to assess refugee-specific adversities, covering only a fraction of forms of adversities relevant to refugee children. Psychometric characteristics were rarely reported. In addition, only two ACE questionnaires were used within a refugee population. With the tools currently available, it is not possible to comprehensively assess the exposure to and severity of the adversities faced by refugee children. The perpetuation of ongoing crises necessitates assessing refugee children's adversities to understand how their wellbeing is affected and to identify children at risk.

Indexed as

Adverse Childhood ExperiencesRefugeesAdolescentChildHumansPsychometricsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs)QuestionnairesRefugee childrenSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID38451312
PMCPMC11618322
OpenAlexW4392559549

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