Assessment of self-injurious behavior and oral injuries among adolescents in shelter care: a cross-sectional study

IF 0.7 Q4 FAMILY STUDIES

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-18 DOI:10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385

José Rodolfo Tavares de Melo, Gabriela Brito Vasconcelos, Alice Kelly Barreira, V. Colares

{"title":"Assessment of self-injurious behavior and oral injuries among adolescents in shelter care: a cross-sectional study","authors":"José Rodolfo Tavares de Melo, Gabriela Brito Vasconcelos, Alice Kelly Barreira, V. Colares","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Self-injurious behavior has been defined as an act directed at oneself that results in tissue damage. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of self-injurious behavior and the presence of oral lesions among adolescents in foster care. This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out in the shelters of the city of Recife (Brazil), with adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age, of both genders, by census survey. Data were collected through document analysis, application of the questionnaire (FASM), and physical examination, in the second half of 2021. The data were systematized by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. A total of 81 adolescents participated of the research. The average age of the patients evaluated was 13.65 years and the majority were male. As for clinical characteristics, 75.3% had one or more self-injurious behavior. Of these, the most frequent were: poking wounds 53.1%, biting oneself 40.7%, and cutting the skin 34.6%. The most observed oral lesion was linea alba 14.8%. In the association between self-injurious behavior and oral lesions, trauma and dental wear, age group, gender, shelter care situation and violence no association was recorded (p > 0.05). Self-injurious behavior may have a high occurrence percentage among adolescents in shelter/foster care. However, the adolescents had a low prevalence of changes in the oral cavity that could suggest self-injurious behavior. No association was recorded between the variables studied.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"431 - 444"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"FAMILY STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

ABSTRACT Self-injurious behavior has been defined as an act directed at oneself that results in tissue damage. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of self-injurious behavior and the presence of oral lesions among adolescents in foster care. This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out in the shelters of the city of Recife (Brazil), with adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age, of both genders, by census survey. Data were collected through document analysis, application of the questionnaire (FASM), and physical examination, in the second half of 2021. The data were systematized by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. A total of 81 adolescents participated of the research. The average age of the patients evaluated was 13.65 years and the majority were male. As for clinical characteristics, 75.3% had one or more self-injurious behavior. Of these, the most frequent were: poking wounds 53.1%, biting oneself 40.7%, and cutting the skin 34.6%. The most observed oral lesion was linea alba 14.8%. In the association between self-injurious behavior and oral lesions, trauma and dental wear, age group, gender, shelter care situation and violence no association was recorded (p > 0.05). Self-injurious behavior may have a high occurrence percentage among adolescents in shelter/foster care. However, the adolescents had a low prevalence of changes in the oral cavity that could suggest self-injurious behavior. No association was recorded between the variables studied.

查看原文本刊更多论文

自我伤害行为和口腔损伤的评估在青少年收容所护理:一项横断面研究

自残行为被定义为导致组织损伤的针对自己的行为。本研究的目的是验证自残行为的流行和口腔病变的存在在青少年寄养。这是一项横断面研究，在累西腓市(巴西)的避难所进行，通过人口普查对10至17岁的男女青少年进行调查。在2021年下半年，通过文献分析、应用问卷调查(FASM)和体格检查收集数据。采用SPSS软件对数据进行系统化分析，采用描述性统计和推理统计。共有81名青少年参与了这项研究。患者平均年龄13.65岁，男性居多。在临床特征方面，75.3%的人有一种或多种自残行为。其中最常见的是:戳伤53.1%，咬自己40.7%，割伤皮肤34.6%。口腔病变最多的是白线，占14.8%。在自伤行为与口腔病变、创伤与牙磨损、年龄、性别、庇护所护理情况、暴力行为的关系中，无统计学意义(p < 0.05)。自残行为在收容所/寄养的青少年中可能有很高的发生率。然而，青少年口腔变化的发生率较低，这可能表明他们有自残行为。所研究的变量之间没有关联记录。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies FAMILY STUDIES-

CiteScore

1.90

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies is an essential peer-reviewed journal analyzing psychological, sociological, health, gender, cultural, economic, and educational aspects of children and adolescents in developed and developing countries. This international publication forum provides a much-needed interdisciplinary focus on vulnerable children and youth at risk, specifically in relation to health and welfare issues, such as mental health, illness (including HIV/AIDS), disability, abuse, neglect, institutionalization, poverty, orphanhood, exploitation, war, famine, and disaster.