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Towards a definition of multiple and complex needs in children and youth: Delphi study in Flanders and international survey Cover

Towards a definition of multiple and complex needs in children and youth: Delphi study in Flanders and international survey

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TABLE 1.

Expert panel of the Delphi study

No. of participantsNo. of responders round 1No. of responders round 2No. of responders round 3
Youth mental health
Policy3233
CAP (hospital) psychiatrists8377
CAP (hospital) psychologists3333
Mental health center child and adolescent2222
psychiatrist
Mental health center psychotherapist1100
Youth care
Policy5455
(General) youth care9789
Youth care for (presumed) Child abuse3333
Welfare
Welfare centers for families1111
General Welfare5213
Juvenile justice
Juvenile judges2212
Social workers in juvenile justice2222
Professionals from juvenile justice2221
Institutions
Services for persons with disabilities2122
Education counseling1111
Total47364142

1 This table illustrates the composition of the expert panel in the Delphi study. For each sector of care, the number of participants and the number of respondents per round are detailed

TABLE 2.

Analysis of the answers to the first round open question

ThemesSubthemesExamples of codesDefinition aspects where different opinions existed
IssuesSeverity, interrelation of problems, domains affected‘Interrelation of problems,’ ‘family problems,’ ‘psychiatric problems’Family problems as a separate issue receiving separate emphasis vs family problems not mentioned as a separate entity
Care delivery problemsFragmented care, incapacity of actual care delivery to cope‘Negative impact of uncoordinated care,’ ‘services overwhelmed’Inadequate/failing care delivery plays an important possibly causal role vs inadequate care delivery not mentioned as contributing to complexity
Care delivery needsDifferent integrated services, assertive approach‘Assertive care,’ ‘integrated care provision by different sectors’

1 This table illustrates the construction of four definition options, based on the answers to the open question in the first round of the Delphi Study

Language: English
Page range: 60 - 67
Published online: Nov 8, 2019
Published in print: Jan 1, 2019
Published by: Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Helena Van den Steene, Dirk van West, Inge Glazemakers, published by Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry
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