Publications by authors named "Melanie Loiseau"
Introduction: While the factors commonly associated with an increased risk of child maltreatment (CM) were found to be increased during COVID-19, reports of actual maltreatment showed varying trends. Similarly, evidence regarding the impact of COVID-19 on CM within the European Cooperation on Science and Technology and Network Collaborative (COST) Action countries remains inconsistent. This scoping review aims to explore the extent and nature of evidence pertaining to CM within the countries affiliated with the Child Abuse and Neglect in Europe Action Network (Euro-CAN), funded by the COST.
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- Physical abuse often begins early in life, making early diagnosis vital for protecting vulnerable infants, leading to this study assessing factors linked to the first hospitalization for such abuse in France.
- Researchers analyzed data from over 3.4 million newborns from 2009 to 2013, finding that 903 were hospitalized for physical abuse in their first year, with factors like male sex, prematurity, and multiple hospitalizations being significant risk indicators.
- The study reveals that having complementary universal health insurance is the strongest association with hospitalization for abuse, highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies for at-risk groups, especially premature infants and those with frequent hospital visits.
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- * There was a 30% increase in calls that prompted alerts to child protection services, and an analysis revealed a 50% rise in hospitalizations for physical abuse among children aged 0-5 during the lockdown.
- * The research team aims to use an algorithm they developed as a tool for monitoring child abuse trends and assisting healthcare professionals in diagnosing physical abuse in young children moving forward.
Denial of pregnancy is a rare psychic process associated with an increased risk of infant death. Forensic examinations to determine viability at birth can heavily influence the legal proceedings in cases of clandestine deliveries that result in the death of the infant. A 32-year-old woman who experienced a denial of pregnancy up to 30 weeks of amenorrhea reported giving birth at home at an estimated term of 35 weeks of amenorrhea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intensive care unit (ICU) staff have faced unprecedented levels of stress, in the context of profound upheaval of their working environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored the perceptions of frontline ICU staff about the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this experience impacted their personal and professional lives.
Methods: In a qualitative study as part of the PsyCOVID-ICU project, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a random sample of nurses and nurses' aides from 5 centres participating in the main PsyCOVID study.
French authorities created mental health support services to accompany HCWs during the pandemic. We aimed to obtain feedback from staff providing these mental health support services within French hospitals to identify positive and negative features and avenues for improvement. A mixed-methods study was performed between 1 April and 30 June 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: During the COVID pandemic, many hospitals had to mobilize reinforcement healthcare workers, especially in intensive care (ICUs). We investigated the perceptions and experiences of reinforcement workers deployed to ICUs, and the impact of deployment on their personal and professional lives.
Methods: For this qualitative study, a random sample of 30 reinforcement workers was drawn from 4 centres participating in the larger PsyCOVID-ICU study.
Risk and protective factors for the possible development of post-traumatic stress disorder among intensive care professionals in France during the first peak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Eur J Psychotraumatol
February 2022
Background: Intensive care units (ICU) are among the healthcare services most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Stressors related to insecurity, unpredictability, patient death and family distress are significant, and put healthcare workers (HCWs) at high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aims of this study were to measure the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in HCWs and to identify risk factors and protective factors during the epidemic in France.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In France, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a general lockdown from mid-March to mid-May 2020, forcing families to remain confined. We hypothesized that children may have been victims of more physical abuse during the lockdown, involving an increase in the relative frequency of hospitalization.
Methods: Using the national administrative database on all admissions to public and private hospitals (PMSI), we selected all children aged 0-5 years hospitalized and identified physically abused children based on ICD-10 codes.
Background: We investigated the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health of professionals working in the intensive care unit (ICU) according to the intensity of the epidemic in France.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 77 French hospitals from April 22 to May 13 2020. All ICU frontline healthcare workers were eligible.