A Case Study: The Value of SPUTOVAMO-R2 Checklist for Child Abuse

This case study examines the utility of the SPUTOVAMO-R2 checklist as a screening instrument for child abuse in children aged 0-18 years presenting at Out-of-hours Primary Care locations. The study analyzes a sample of over 50,000 children, comparing the checklist results with information from child protection services. The research findings indicate a low positive rate of 0.2% and suggest that while the SPUTOVAMO-R2 checklist should not be used as a diagnostic tool, it can raise awareness of potential child abuse cases. The researcher's hypothesis is rejected due to the low exposure frequency of child abuse. The study emphasizes the importance of graphical and statistical data analysis in presenting research results effectively. Access more case studies and learning resources on Desklib.

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Running head: THE VALUE OF SPUTOVAMO-R2 CHECKLIST FOR CHILD ABUSE
The Value of SPUTOVAMO-R2 Checklist for Child Abuse
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Question One
For the case of this study, the researcher aimed to answer the following question,
Should SPUTOVAMO-R2 screening instrument be adapted to detect child abuse?
Question Tow
For this study, the subjects were all children aged 0-18 at Out-of-hours Primary Care
locations (Schouten et al 2017). The results were compared with information from child
protection service.
Question Three
The sample size is supposed to be a representative of the whole population. For this study
the sample size impacted the generalization of the study positively as it was above 30% of the
entire population.
Question Four
A total of fifty thousand six hundred and seventy-one children age 0-18 years were
subjected to the checklist test. The size was good enough for generalization because it was above
30% of the children population.
Question Five
Yes, the procedure section has enough details for any researcher to replicate the study
without difficulties because the procedure section has clearly illustrated a step by step data
collection procedure, equipment, and materials used in the study.

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Question Six
As research, if the research does not have enough details for me to replicate the study, I
will develop my procedure and use the past completed research to generalize the findings.
Question Seven
For this research, the research findings indicated that 0.2% checklist was positive among
the 50,671 children (Sittig et al., 2016).
Question Eight
Yes, the authors stated that the researcher hypothesis is rejected because it has a low
exposure frequency of child abuse but the checklist SPUTOVAMO-R2 should be used to create
cognizance of child abuse.
Question Nine
Yes, the researchers said that the checklist SPUTOVAMO-R2 should not be used as a
diagnostic gadget for child abuse.
Question Ten
In the case of this study, the manner in which the researcher presented their results
indicated that the researchers were excellent in graphical and statistical data analysis.

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References
Schouten, M. C., van Stel, H. F., Verheij, T. J., Houben, M. L., Russel, I. M., Nieuwenhuis, E.
E., & van de Putte, E. M. (2017). The value of a checklist for child abuse in out-of-hours
primary care: to screen or not to screen. PLoS one, 12(1), e0165641.
Sittig, J. S., Uiterwaal, C. S., Moons, K. G., Russel, I. M., Nievelstein, R. A., Nieuwenhuis, E.
E., & Van De Putte, E. M. (2016). Value of systematic detection of physical child abuse
at emergency rooms: a cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ open, 6(3),
e010788.