Feasibility of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in assessing children's mental health in primary care: Finnish parents’, teachers’ and public health nurses’ experiences with the SDQ

Borg, Anne-Mari; Salmelin, Raili; Kaukonen, Pälvi; Joukamaa, Matti; Tamminen, Tuula

doi:10.2989/17280583.2014.923432

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“…The SDQ is short and easy to use and contains both positive and negative behavioural traits. However, one study reported that participants found the SDQ rather burdensome , which was not the case in our study. It seems that in our study the psychosocial profile that the public health nurses received helped them in their daily practice.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…In this study, the psychosocial identification tool was the SDQ. Previous studies about using the SDQ in primary care produced similar positive findings . Borg et al concluded that the SDQ was a feasible method for screening children's mental health in Finnish primary health care.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Previous studies about using the SDQ in primary care produced similar positive findings . Borg et al concluded that the SDQ was a feasible method for screening children's mental health in Finnish primary health care. A Swedish qualitative study found that the SDQ could be used to share information with parents, primary caregivers and preschool teachers .…”

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Public health nurses' experiences of assessing disruptive behaviour in children and supporting the use of an Internet‐based parent training programme

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Mishina

Lehtola

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Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Scand J Caring Sci; 2020; 34: 420-427 Public health nurses' experiences of assessing disruptive behaviour in children and supporting the use of an Internet-based parent training programme Background: In Finland, although families generally receive support from child health clinics, some need more help in dealing with their child's emotions, behaviour and psychosocial development. Public health nurses play a central role in providing vital psychosocial support for families, but they often lack the confidence and competence to tackle mental health problems. Aim: To describe how public health nurses used and experienced a working model that combined a psychosocial tool (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ) to identify disruptive behaviour in four-year-old children and an Internet-based parent training programme with telephone coaching. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional survey study. The sample consists of public health nurses (n = 138) who were working in child health clinics in Finland that had used the working model. Statistical data were analysed using SPSS Statistics for Windows. The responses to an open-ended question were analysed using inductive content analysis. Results: The experiences about the working model were mainly positive. The public health nurses felt that the psychosocial tool, the SDQ, was easy and suitable to use in child health clinics. The availability of an Internet-based parent training programme provided greater support for parents by overcoming practical barriers. Overall, the working model helped nurses to develop their mental health competencies. Conclusion: Within primary care, the need to tackle psychosocial problems is increasing, and for this, public health nurses need extra support and tools. It seems that the working model, including the SDQ and the online and telephone coaching programme, worked well in child health clinics. This working model can be used to provide parental support and improve nurses' mental health competencies.

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Public health nurses' experiences of assessing disruptive behaviour in children and supporting the use of an Internet‐based parent training programme

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Mishina

Lehtola

et al. 2019

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Psychosocial health was measured by the self-report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which assesses psychosocial health [ 21 ]. Apart from its clinical application, the SDQ has evolved into a screening method in research settings [ 22 , 23 ] determining strengths and difficulties of children [ 24 ]. Due to its brevity and simplicity, the SDQ has become one of the most widely used screening instruments regarding children’s psychosocial health [ 25 , 26 ].…”

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Sports participation and psychosocial health: a longitudinal observational study in children

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BackgroundIt is well known that sports participation is positively associated with psychosocial health in children, but details about this association over time are lacking. This study aimed to explore longitudinal associations between several characteristics of sports participation and three aspects of psychosocial health (internalizing problems, externalizing problems and prosocial behaviour) in Dutch children aged 10–12 years.MethodsData from 695 fourth-grade primary school children were included at baseline; 10–13 months later, 487 children (response rate 70.1%) were retained. At both time points, children reported on their sports participation (Move and Sports Monitor Questionnaire – Youth Aged 8–12 Years) and psychosocial health (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire). Longitudinal associations between several characteristics of sports participation and the three aspects of psychosocial health were analysed using linear mixed models, both clustering the repeated measures within children and clustering the children within schools. In addition to crude analyses, analyses were performed adjusting for sex, age, BMI, household composition, SES and frequency of sports participation.ResultsMembership in a sports club, moderate or high frequency of sports participation, performing team sports, performing outdoor sports, performing contact sports and involvement in competition were longitudinally associated with fewer internalizing problems. The longitudinal association of higher frequency of sports participation with fewer internalizing problems was stronger as a child’s BMI increased. The association of performing team sports with fewer internalizing problems was only observed for boys. Membership in a sports club and moderate or high frequency of sports participation were also longitudinally associated with better prosocial behaviour. These associations with prosocial behaviour were stronger for girls. None of the characteristics of sports participation examined were longitudinally associated with externalizing problems.ConclusionsThis study shows that from a longitudinal perspective, fewer internalizing problems and better prosocial behaviour were seen in children who were active in sports. Fewer internalizing problems were also associated with the kind of sports participation; for example, with performing outdoor sports. No associations were found for externalizing problems. Future research should preferably take the form of an intervention to investigate whether the observed statistical associations are of a causal nature.

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“…Ha sido utilizado con éxito en AP al ser bien aceptado por sus ventajas, como su brevedad: las preguntas se extienden en una carilla, lo que lo hace rápido y sencillo de contestar. Además de preguntar por aspectos negativos (dificultades), también lo hace sobre aspectos positivos (capacidades), evitando el rechazo que puede generar un cuestionario que sólo pregunte sobre síntomas negativos (9).…”

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El Cuestionario de Capacidades y Dificultades (SDQ) como herramienta de cribado para el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad

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Cortázar²,

Reglero

et al. 2018

Rev Psiquiatr Infanto-Juv

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Introducción: El Trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) es uno de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo más prevalentes en la infancia y motivo de consulta frecuente en Atención Primaria. Objetivo: Valorar si el Cuestionario de capacidades y dificultades (SDQ) es una herramienta útil para discriminar a niños con TDAH de niños sin esta patología, con el propósito de optimizar las derivaciones a Atención Especializada. Métodos: Estudio observacional descriptivo prospectivo, autorizado por el Comité de Ética de Investigación de Galicia. Se incluyeron 305 sujetos entre 4 y 16 años, siendo reclutados 226 pacientes en salud mental y 79 en pediatría. Resultados: La versión del SDQ para padres alcanzó globalmente una sensibilidad y especificidad mayores que la versión para profesores o la autoevaluada. En la versión para padres obtuvimos una sensibilidad del 81,00% (IC95% 72,81-89,19), con una especificidad del 53,66% (IC95% 46,59-60,73) y un área bajo la curva de 0,71 (IC95% 0,65-0,77). La sensibilidad alcanzada fue superior (en las diferentes versiones del SDQ, según el sexo y la edad) cuando analizamos los datos con un punto de corte de 6 puntos. Conclusiones: El SDQ es una herramienta útil para discriminar a niños con TDAH en una población española. Este cuestionario podría facilitar la valoración de los niños con sintomatología compatible con TDAH en Atención Primaria, previa a su derivación a Atención Especializada. La detección precoz de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo repercutirá positivamente en la calidad de vida de nuestros pacientes y sus familias.

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Feasibility of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in assessing children's mental health in primary care: Finnish parents’, teachers’ and public health nurses’ experiences with the SDQ

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

Public health nurses' experiences of assessing disruptive behaviour in children and supporting the use of an Internet‐based parent training programme

Public health nurses' experiences of assessing disruptive behaviour in children and supporting the use of an Internet‐based parent training programme

Sports participation and psychosocial health: a longitudinal observational study in children

El Cuestionario de Capacidades y Dificultades (SDQ) como herramienta de cribado para el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad

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