1. Organisational models of health services for children and adolescents in out-of-home care : health technology assessment
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Sofia Tranæus, Bo Vinnerljung, Gunilla Klingberg, Pernilla Östlund, Kickan Håkanson, Ann Kristine Jonsson, Tita Mensah, Pia Johansson, Titti Mattsson, and Anders Hjern
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Medicin och hälsovetenskap ,Technology Assessment, Biomedical ,Adolescent ,dental ,education ,Behavioural sciences ,Review Article ,CINAHL ,PsycINFO ,Medical and Health Sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,foster care ,0302 clinical medicine ,systematic review ,030225 pediatrics ,Health care ,Humans ,Medicine ,utilisation of health care ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Review Articles ,business.industry ,Dental Care for Children ,Health technology ,General Medicine ,Health Services ,Home Care Services ,health care interventions ,Foster care ,Systematic review ,Models, Organizational ,Family medicine ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,business - Abstract
AIM: Decades of research confirm that children and adolescents in out-of-home care (foster family, residential care) have much greater healthcare needs than their peers. A systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate organizational healthcare models for this vulnerable group. METHODS: A systematic literature search was undertaken of the following databases: Academic Search Elite, CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cinahl, DARE, ERIC, HTA, PsycInfo, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, PubMed, SocIndex. Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials were to be included. Two pairs of reviewers independently assessed abstracts of the identified published papers. Abstracts meeting the inclusion criteria were ordered in full text. Each article was reviewed independently, by pairs of reviewers. A joint assessment was made based on the inclusion criteria and relevance. Cases of disagreement were resolved by consensus discussion. RESULTS: No study with low or medium risk of bias was identified. CONCLUSION: In the absence of studies of acceptable quality, it is not possible to assess the impact of organizational models intended to ensure adequate health and dental care for children and adolescents in out-of-home care. Therefore, well-designed follow-up studies should be conducted following the implementation of such models. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- 2020