Evaluation of a Child Health Care Program for Early Identification of Family Violence

NCT07158983 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FRIDa
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 90,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this mixed methods study is to gain knowledge about how a program for identification of family violence works within child health services. The main research questions are:

• To what extent are questions about family violence asked to mothers and fathers visiting the child health services in the Region of Stockholm?
• How can area level socioeconomic factors affect whether parents are asked questions about family violence in the child health services?
• How do child health nurses experience asking parents about family violence?What challenges and opportunities do they meet when they identify family violence?

Conditions

Identification of Family Violence

Keywords

Family violence; Parental support; Identification; Screening; Primary health care; Evaluation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Parents being asked about family violence according to patient records

  Mothers and fathers who have been asked about family violence at the child health services according to the child's patient record (yes/no)

  1 year

• Nurses experiences of opportunities and challenges in the work around family violence identified through qualitative assessments

  Nurses are asked about opportunities and challenges to pose questions about family violence. They are invited to share their experiences about identifying family violence and offering support.

  Time since the program was implemented, between three and five years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Identification of family violence documented in patient records

  1 year

• Reports to the social services documented in patient records

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Parents

Parents of children enrolled in child health services

Other: Registry review

Nurses

Nurses working within child health services

Other: Interviews

Interventions

Registry review OTHER

The study is set within a project to evaluate a program for identification of family violence. The study uses mixed methods including registry review of parents to evaluate the effect of the program.

Parents

Interviews OTHER

The study is set within a project to evaluate a program for identification of family violence. The study uses mixed methods including interviews with nurses to evaluate the effect of the program.

Nurses

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The population are parents to children enrolled in CHS in the Stockholm region and nurses working in CHS in the Stockholm region

You may qualify if:

• Parents to children enrolled in the CHS
• Child health nurse working at one of the included CHS centers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karolinska Institutet: lead
• Forte: Swedish research council for health, working life and welfare: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Region Stockholm

Stockholm, Stockholm County, S-10431, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Lene Lindberg, Professor

  Karolinska Institutet: Department of Global Public Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Anna Frojlinger, PhD student

CONTACT

+46725993554; anna.frojlinger@ki.se

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2025
• First Posted: September 8, 2025
• Study Start: October 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028
• Last Updated: September 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)