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      Mental health screening and assessment tools for forcibly displaced children: a systematic review Translated title: Herramientas de detección y evaluación de salud mental para niños desplazados por la fuerza: una revisión sistemática Translated title: 被迫流离失所儿童的心理健康筛查和评估工具:一项系统综述

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          Background: An unprecedentedly large number of people worldwide are forcibly displaced, of which more than 40 percent are under 18 years of age. Forcibly displaced children and youth have often been exposed to stressful life events and are therefore at increased risk of developing mental health issues. Hence, early screening and assessment for mental health problems is of great importance, as is research addressing this topic. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the reliability and validity of mental health assessment tools for this population.

          Objective: The aim of the present study was to synthesise the existing evidence on psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures [PROMs] for assessing the mental health of asylum-seeking, refugee and internally displaced children and youth.

          Method: Systematic searches of the literature were conducted in four electronic databases: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase and Web of Science. The methodological quality of the studies was examined using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist. Furthermore, the COSMIN criteria for good measurement properties were used to evaluate the quality of the outcome measures.

          Results: The search yielded 4842 articles, of which 27 met eligibility criteria. The reliability, internal consistency, structural validity, hypotheses testing and criterion validity of 28 PROMs were evaluated.

          Conclusion: Based on the results with regard to validity and reliability, as well as feasibility, we recommend the use of several instruments to measure emotional and behavioural problems, PTSD symptoms, anxiety and depression in forcibly displaced children and youth. However, despite a call for more research on the psychometric properties of mental health assessment tools for forcibly displaced children and youth, there is still a lack of studies conducted on this topic. More research is needed in order to establish cross-cultural validity of mental health assessment tools and to provide optimal cut-off scores for this population.

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          • Research on the psychometric properties of mental health screening and assessment tools for forcibly displaced children and youth is slowly increasing.

          • However, based on the current evidence on the validity and reliability of screening and assessment tools for forcibly displaced children, we are not able to recommend a core set of instruments. Instead, we provide suggestions for best practice.

          • More research of sufficient quality is important in order to establish crsoss-cultural validity and to provide optimal cut-off scores in mental health screening and assessment tools for different populations of forcibly displaced children and youth.

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          Antecedentes: Un número sin precedentes de personas en todo el mundo son desplazadas por la fuerza, de las cuales más del 40 por ciento son menores de 18 años. Los niños y jóvenes desplazados por la fuerza a menudo han estado expuestos a eventos vitales estresantes y, por lo tanto, corren un mayor riesgo de desarrollar problemas de salud mental. Por lo tanto, la detección temprana y la evaluación de los problemas de salud mental son de gran importancia, al igual que la investigación que aborda este tema. Sin embargo, hay una falta de evidencia con respecto a la confiabilidad y validez de las herramientas de evaluación de la salud mental para esta población.

          Objetivo: El objetivo del presente estudio fue sintetizar la evidencia existente sobre las propiedades psicométricas de los instrumentos de medición de resultado reportadas por el paciente [PROM, por sus siglas en inglés] para evaluar la salud mental de los niños y jóvenes solicitantes de asilo, refugiados y desplazados internos.

          Método: Se realizaron búsquedas sistemáticas de la literatura en cuatro bases de datos electrónicas: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase y Web of Science. La calidad metodológica de los estudios se examinó mediante la lista de verificación de riesgo de sesgo de COSMIN. Además, se utilizaron los criterios COSMIN de buenas propiedades de medición para evaluar la calidad de los instrumentos de medición de resultados.

          Resultados: La búsqueda arrojó 4842 artículos, de los cuales 27 cumplieron con los criterios de elegibilidad. Se evaluaron la confiabilidad, consistencia interna, validez estructural, prueba de hipótesis y validez de criterio de 28 PROM.

          Conclusión: En base a los resultados con respecto a la validez y confiabilidad, así como la factibilidad, recomendamos el uso de varios instrumentos para medir problemas emocionales y de conducta, síntomas de TEPT, ansiedad y depresión en niños y jóvenes desplazados por la fuerza. Sin embargo, a pesar de la petición de más investigación sobre las propiedades psicométricas de las herramientas de evaluación de la salud mental para niños y jóvenes desplazados por la fuerza, todavía faltan estudios sobre este tema. Se necesita más investigación para establecer la validez transcultural de las herramientas de evaluación de la salud mental y proporcionar puntajes de corte óptimos para esta población.

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          背景:全世界有史无前例的大量人口被迫流离失所,其中超过 40% 的人未满 18 岁。被迫流离失所儿童和青年经常面临应激生活事件且因此患心理健康问题的风险增加。因此,对心理健康问题进行早期筛查和评估非常重要,针对这一主题的研究也非常重要。然而,缺乏该人群心理健康评估工具可靠性和有效性的证据。

          目的:本研究旨在综合评估寻求庇护、难民和国内流离失所儿童和青少年心理健康的患者报告结果测量 [PROM] 心理测量特性的现有证据。

          方法:在四个电子数据库中对文献进行了系统搜索:MEDLINE、PsycINFO、Embase 和 Web of Science。使用 COSMIN 偏倚风险检查表检查研究的方法学质量。此外,使用良好测量特性的 COSMIN 标准评估结果测量的质量。

          结果:搜索到了 4842 篇文章,其中 27 篇符合资格标准。评估了 28 个 PROM 的信度、内部一致性、结构效度、假设检验和标准效度。

          结论:根据有效性和可靠性以及可行性的结果,我们建议使用多种工具来测量被迫流离失所儿童和青少年的情绪和行为问题、PTSD 症状、焦虑和抑郁。然而,尽管呼吁对被迫流离失所儿童和青少年心理健康评估工具的心理测量特性进行更多研究,此主题的研究仍然缺乏。需要更多的研究来确定心理健康评估工具的跨文化有效性,并为该人群提供最佳的划界分。

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              Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a protocol exists. Detailed, well-described protocols can facilitate the understanding and appraisal of the review methods, as well as the detection of modifications to methods and selective reporting in completed reviews. We describe the development of a reporting guideline, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols 2015 (PRISMA-P 2015). PRISMA-P consists of a 17-item checklist intended to facilitate the preparation and reporting of a robust protocol for the systematic review. Funders and those commissioning reviews might consider mandating the use of the checklist to facilitate the submission of relevant protocol information in funding applications. Similarly, peer reviewers and editors can use the guidance to gauge the completeness and transparency of a systematic review protocol submitted for publication in a journal or other medium.
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                Eur J Psychotraumatol
                Eur J Psychotraumatol
                European Journal of Psychotraumatology
                Taylor & Francis
                2000-8066
                29 September 2022
                2022
                29 September 2022
                : 13
                : 2
                : 2126468
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
                [b ]Department of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam, Netherlands
                [c ]Medical Library, Amsterdam University Medical Center , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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                [CONTACT ] Ilse L. Verhagen i.l.verhagen@ 123456amsterdamumc.nl Meibergdreef 5, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
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                2126468
                10.1080/20008066.2022.2126468
                9542271
                36212114
                11b112b4-93d9-46b9-a4ef-3ea0b2db91fe
                © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

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