Bradford, D. R. R. , Allik, M. , McMahon, A. D. and Brown, D. (2022) Physical health of care-experienced young children in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), e063648. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063648) (PMID:36691175) (PMCID:PMC9454045)
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Abstract
Introduction: Care-experienced children have poorer health, developmental, and quality of life outcomes across the lifespan compared to children who are not in care. These inequities begin to manifest in the early years. The purpose of the proposed scoping review is to collate and synthesise studies of the physical health of young care-experienced children. The results of the review will help map the distribution of health outcomes, identify potential targets for intervention, and assess gaps in the literature relating to this group. Methods and analysis: We will carry out a scoping review of the literature to identify studies of physical health outcomes in care-experienced children. Systematic literature searches will be carried out on the MEDLINE, CINAHL and Web of Science Core Collection databases for items indexed on or before 31 August 2022. Studies will be included where the participants are aged 3 months or greater and less than 6 years. Data elements extracted from included studies will include study objectives, health outcomes, participant demographics, care setting characteristics and bibliographic information. The results of the review will be synthesised and reported using a critical narrative approach. Comparisons between care and non-care populations will be reported if sufficient studies are identified. Ethics and dissemination: Data will be extracted from publicly available sources, so no additional ethical approval is required. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal article. Furthermore, they will be shared in summary reports and presented to local authorities, care organisations and other relevant stakeholders that can influence healthcare policy and procedure relating to young children in care.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | Funding: This work was funded as by the Medical Research Council and the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office as part of an MRC PhD studentship awarded to DRRB (MC_ST_00022). MA/DB were supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (grant number ES/T000120/1), the Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00022/2) and the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (SPHSU17). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Brown, Dr Denise and Allik, Dr Mirjam and McMahon, Dr Alex and Bradford, Mr Daniel |
| Authors: | Bradford, D. R. R., Allik, M., McMahon, A. D., and Brown, D. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Dental School College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Journal Name: | BMJ Open |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2044-6055 |
| Published Online: | 07 September 2022 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2022 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in BMJ Open 12(9): e063648 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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