Caregiver report of adverse childhood events: comparison of self-administered and telephone questionnaires

Jamie Lemons, Madhumitha Saravanan, Dmitry Tumin and Chidiogo Anyigbo

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 163, issue C

Abstract: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic experiences that increase people’s susceptibility to adverse physical health, mental health, and social consequences in adulthood. Screening for ACEs in primary care settings is complicated by a lack of consensus on appropriate methods for identifying exposure to ACEs. It is unclear whether self-report methods could increase disclosure of ACEs as compared to interview-based methods. This study compares data on the prevalence of ACEs from two publicly available surveys conducted on the same population of children’s caregivers: the 2019 Ohio subsample of the web/mail-based National Survey of Children’s Health and the telephone-based 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey. We find higher disclosure of caregiver-reported child exposure to ACEs in the telephone interview survey, highlighting the importance of the role of verbal communication in developing a safe and trusting relationship in the disclosure of trauma.

Keywords: Adverse childhood experiences; Screening; Survey modality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107758

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