Cristin-resultat-ID: 1890735
Sist endret: 12. januar 2022, 14:53
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2021
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021

Mental health and use of health care services in opioid‑exposed school‑aged children compared to foster children

Bidragsytere:
  • Annamaria Monika Sarfi
  • Marie Eikemo
  • Gabrielle Welle-Strand
  • Ashley Elizabeth Muller og
  • Stine Lehmann

Tidsskrift

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
ISSN 1018-8827
e-ISSN 1435-165X
NVI-nivå 2

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2021
Publisert online: 2021
Trykket: 2021
Sider: 1 - 15
Open Access

Importkilder

Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85101487905

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Tittel

Mental health and use of health care services in opioid‑exposed school‑aged children compared to foster children

Sammendrag

Given the concerns raised regarding the effects of prenatal exposure to methadone and buprenorphine on the developmental outcomes of the children, this study assessed mental health and use of services in a national sample of school-aged children (N = 78) born to women enrolled in opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy, compared with a group of foster children (N = 140). The majority of the opioid-exposed children lived with their birth parent(s) at the time of assessment (N = 62), while 16 lived in foster homes. Caregivers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Reactive Attachment Disorder scale. Teachers completed the SDQ. Three kinds of services were included in measuring service use: school-based education services, child mental health services, and hospital-based habilitation services. The main finding of the study is that children prenatally exposed to methadone or buprenorphine living with their family of origin had significantly better mental health status than their foster-placed counterparts and that of the comparison group of foster children. In addition, the exposed children living at home had less child welfare involvement, and only half of them were using any of the three services measured. The odds for using services increased significantly in accordance with increasing mental health problems, independent of group affiliation, indicating a need-based access to services. In line with other studies, we found that the odds for using one or more services was 2.3 times greater for boys than for girls. Our results contribute to a more-nuanced understanding of the developmental outcomes of prenatal exposure to methadone and buprenorphine, and factors associated with increased service use in groups of at-risk children.

Bidragsytere

Annamaria Monika Sarfi

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Klinikk for psykisk helse og rus ved Vestre Viken HF
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Senter for rus- og avhengighetsforskning ved Universitetet i Oslo

Marie Eikemo

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Psykologisk institutt ved Universitetet i Oslo

Gabrielle Katrine Welle-Strand

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Gabrielle Welle-Strand
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Senter for rus- og avhengighetsforskning ved Universitetet i Oslo

Ashley Muller

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Ashley Elizabeth Muller
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Avdeling for vurdering av tiltak ved Folkehelseinstituttet

Stine Lehmann

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved NORCE Helse og samfunn - RKBU ved NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for helse, miljø og likeverd (HEMIL) ved Universitetet i Bergen
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