TY - JOUR
T1 - Child Maltreatment, Trauma, and Physical Health Outcomes
T2 - The Role of Abuse Type and Placement Moves on Health Conditions and Service Use for Youth in Foster Care
AU - Jackson, Yo
AU - Cushing, Christopher C.
AU - Gabrielli, Joy
AU - Fleming, Kandace
AU - O'Connor, Bridget M.
AU - Huffhines, Lindsay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Author.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate the relations between abuse types, non-maltreatment-related trauma, and health service utilization in a sample of youth in foster care with and without chronic medical conditions. Method A total of 213 youth, aged 8-21 years, provided self-report of general trauma and abuse exposure. Medicaid claims for each child were collected from official state databases. Results Exposure to sexual abuse, neglect, or general trauma but not exposure to physical abuse or psychological abuse increased the rates of medical visits, while only general trauma increased medical hospitalizations. Conclusions Trauma types are not equally predictive of health care utilization for youth with chronic health conditions.
AB - Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate the relations between abuse types, non-maltreatment-related trauma, and health service utilization in a sample of youth in foster care with and without chronic medical conditions. Method A total of 213 youth, aged 8-21 years, provided self-report of general trauma and abuse exposure. Medicaid claims for each child were collected from official state databases. Results Exposure to sexual abuse, neglect, or general trauma but not exposure to physical abuse or psychological abuse increased the rates of medical visits, while only general trauma increased medical hospitalizations. Conclusions Trauma types are not equally predictive of health care utilization for youth with chronic health conditions.
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv066
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv066
M3 - Article
C2 - 26188052
AN - SCOPUS:84987973383
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 41
SP - 28
EP - 36
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 1
ER -