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1. Access to child developmental assessment services in culturally and linguistically diverse metropolitan Sydney: a retrospective cohort analysis

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Sibella E. Bentley, Pankaj Garg, Ori Gudes, Romy Hurwitz, Sinthu Vivekanandarajah, and Lydia Y.L. So

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Developmental assessment, Cultural and linguistic diversity, Wait times, Access, Vulnerability, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Abstract Background Despite the increasing prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), data regarding access to child development services have remained limited globally. Long wait times are a major barrier to developmental assessments, impacting on care and outcomes. The aim is to retrospectively analyse the demographic profile and prioritisation of patients seen at a child developmental assessment service (CDAS) in a vulnerable region of Sydney, and explore factors affecting wait times. Methods Data was collated and analysed for 2354 patients from 2018 to 2022. Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) were collated from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Descriptive statistics were used for demographic data and various statistical methods were used to analyse the relationships and impact of factors likely to affect wait lists. Results The median age was 51 months (IQR41-61) and males comprised 73.7% of the cohort. 64% of children were from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) and 47% lived in the most disadvantaged suburbs. The median wait time was 302.5 days (IQR175-379) and 70% of children were seen within 12 months. CALD patients and children over 5-years had shorter wait times. Most children with Global Developmental Delay (GDD) were from the lowest four SEIFA deciles and waited longer for an appointment. 42.6% were seen within the priority allocated time or sooner. Children with ASD and/or severe GDD were prioritised to be seen earlier. Overall, the study could not demonstrate any difference in the wait times according to the prioritisation groups. Conclusion This study provides insights into the profile, prioritisation processes and wait lists of children seen by CDAS in South Western Sydney with high rates of social vulnerability and presents an argument to discuss benchmarking targets with service providers. It identifies the need to prioritise children living in suburbs with socioeconomic disadvantage and refine prioritisation and data collection processes to improve wait times.

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2024
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2. Burden of adverse childhood experiences in children attending paediatric clinics in South Western Sydney, Australia: a retrospective audit

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Pankaj Garg, Yuanee Mary Wickramasinghe, Romy Hurwitz, and Shanti Raman

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Child abuse, medicine.medical_specialty, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Population, Ethnic group, Poison control, comm child health, Child development, Checklist, Occupational safety and health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 030225 pediatrics, Family medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Injury prevention, medicine, Child Abuse, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, business
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ObjectivesAdverse childhood experiences (ACE) are associated with poor short, medium and long-term health outcomes. South Western Sydney (SWS) has a large culturally diverse population, including many disadvantaged population groups. Our aims were to determine the burden of ACE in children attending community paediatric (CP) clinics using a purposefully developed ACE checklist, and explore any association with developmental health of children.MethodsWe trialled the ACE checklist in all CP clinics including child development (CD) and vulnerable child (VC) clinics between February 2017 and August 2017. Data were collated from completed ACE checklists and relevant clinical information from CP clinics. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS and MedCalc software.ResultsOf 279 children seen in CP clinics with checklists completed for the period, 167 (60%) attended CD clinics and 112 (40%) attended VC clinics. Seventy-eight (28%) had ACE ≥4 and 178 (64%) had ACE ≥1. Of those attending CD clinics, 8 (5%) had ACE ≥4 compared with 70 (63%) attending VC clinics (pConclusionAmong children attending CP clinics in SWS, more than a quarter had a significant burden of ACE; those attending specialised clinics for vulnerable children, those from particular ethnic groups and from older age groups, had the highest burden of ACE. Our findings support the need for specialised pathways for paediatric assessment for vulnerable, at-risk children.

Published
2019

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