SLIDE 1 DGKJP (3/2009)
SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM
– what patients from Viersen (D) - Nijmegen (NL) – Essen (D) may tell us …
Volker Reissner, Bas deVeen, Martin Knollmann, Alexandra Wühl, Ingo Spitczok von Brisinski, Freia Hahn, Wouter Staal, Johannes Hebebrand Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LVR-Clinic Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen
EuRegio Symposium 2019
Kleve, 11.12.2019
SLIDE 2 Agenda
1.
School absenteeism
2.
Comparison: Viersen – Nijmegen – Essen
3.
Preliminary Results
4.
Discussion
Zur Verfügung gestellt von Hr. Plassmann
SLIDE 3 School absenteeism
Paul, 302 years later …
By Thomas Plassmann
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School absenteeism
Differentiation of School absenteeism
School absenteeism Disengagement (Schulmüdigkeit) School avoidance (Vermeidung) School truancy (Schulschwänzen) School refusal (Schulverweigerung) School- withdrawal (Fernhalten)
SLIDE 5 Smoky Mountains Study, USA: N=4,500 children (9 – 13 years)
3-month- prevalence % with mental disorder Associated symptoms / mental disorders School refusal 1.5% 25% Depression Separation anxiety disorder etc. School truancy 5.8% 25% Conduct disorder Oppositional-defiant disorder etc. Mixed group 0.5% 88% Separation anxiety disorder & Conduct disorder etc.
School absenteeism
Prevalence of school absenteeism
Egger et al., 2003
SLIDE 6 60% „Staying away from school …“ for some lessons or some days during their time at primary and secondary school 8.9 % Percentage of German students reported that they skipped a day of school at least once in the two weeks prior to the PISA test 5.3 % Percentage of Dutch students reported that they skipped a day of school at least once in the two weeks prior to the PISA test
6 z.B. Oberwittler et al. 2001; Wagner et al. 2004; Weiss, 2007; OECD, 2016 (PISA 2015)
School absenteeism
Prevalence of school absenteeism
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Agenda
1.
School absenteeism
2.
Comparison: Viersen – Nijmegen – Essen
3.
Preliminary Results
4.
Discussion
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Comparison
Study aims: Differences & Predictors?
Three clinical samples of children/adolescents with mental disorders from LVR, Viersen – Karakter, Nijmegen – LVR, Essen: Are there differences in … Age & Gender Diagnoses School absenteeism Severity of psychopathology Which of these factors predict school absenteeism?
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Comparison
Questionnaires / Assessment
Age & Gender Diagnoses ICD-10 / DSM-5 School absenteeism School Non-Attendence ChecKlist (SNACK) Severity of psychopathology Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Cross-sectional design: One measurement
SLIDE 10 Comparison
Patient-Recruitment
2019 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. LVR In-p. Viersen Out-p. Karakter, „In-p.“ Nijmegen
Out-p.
LVR In-p. Essen Out-p.
Viersen
- Total 4 month: N=102 patients
Nijmegen
Essen
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Agenda
1.
School absenteeism
2.
Comparison: Viersen – Nijmegen – Essen
3.
Preliminary Results
4.
Discussion
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Results
Age & Gender
Females * N % out of sample Viersen 41 40.2 % Nijmegen 63 39.6 % Essen 58 57.4 % Age *** N Mean Standard Deviation (SD) Viersen 102 13.2 3.5 Nijmegen 153 12.0 3.5 Essen 101 13.8 3.3
SLIDE 13 Results
(multiple) Diagnoses (ICD-10)
Viersen Nijmegen Essen
Organic Substance Schizo- Mood Neurotic Eating Person- Mental Develop- Childhood use phrenia disorder ality retard. mental adolescence Organic Substance Schizo- Mood Neurotic Eating Person- Mental Develop- Childhood use phrenia disorder ality retard. mental adolescence Organic Substance Schizo- Mood Neurotic Eating Person- Mental Develop- Childhood use phrenia disorder ality retard. mental adolescence
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Results
Number of Diagnoses
Number of diagnoses * N Mean SD Viersen 102 2.6 1.6 Nijmegen 159 2.1 1.1 Essen 101 1.8 0.8
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Results
School Absenteeism
Absent from school *** N % out of sample Viersen 74 72.5 % Nijmegen 71 44.7 % Essen 95 94.1 %
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Results
School Absenteeism: Total number of days
Number of days absent*** N Mean SD Viersen 102 7.5 8.0 Nijmegen 159 3.4 6.1 Essen 101 9.8 7.5
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Results
School Absenteeism: Refusal & Truancy
School refusal *** N % Viersen 28 27.5 % Nijmegen 20 12.6 % Essen 30 29.7 % School truancy *** N % Viersen 16 15.7 % Nijmegen Essen 10 9.9 %
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Results
School Absenteeism: Family & School
Family „withdrawal“ N % Viersen 4 3.9 % Nijmegen 14 8.8 % Essen 5 5.0 % School „exclusion“ *** N % Viersen 13 12.7 % Nijmegen 18 11.3 % Essen 45 44.6 %
SLIDE 19 Results
Psychopathology
Strengths & Difficulties Question.
Total difficulties * N Mean SD Viersen 97 34.0 5.8 Nijmegen 154 31.4 5.1 Essen 100 33.2 5.4
Differences between Nijmegen & Viersen** and between Nijmegen & Essen* SDQ Total difficulties score >15 clinically relevant.
SLIDE 20 Results
What predicts the number of days absent?
B P Lower CI Upper CI Age .298 .016 .056 .539 Gender
.040
Living in Essen (compared to Nijmegen) 4.018 .000 2.151 5.886 Severity of psychopathology (SDQ) .139 .031 .013 .265 Schizophrenia, schizotypal … disorders (F2) 5.911 .049 .024 11.798 Neurotic, stress-related, somatoform disorders (F4) 2.146 .031 .194 4.098 Behavioral & emotional disorders in childhood/adolescence (F9)
.006
Corrected R2 = 0.31
B – Regression Coefficent; p – probability; CI – Confidence Interval
SLIDE 21 Agenda
1.
School absenteeism
2.
Comparison: Viersen – Nijmegen – Essen
3.
Preliminary Results
4.
Discussion
Curtesy of INSA
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Summary & Discussion
Comparison of patients from 3 child-&adolescent clinics with different concepts: Differences with regard to diagnoses (Viersen: F1, Nijmengen: F8, Essen: F3) Severity of school absenteeism: Essen > Viersen > Nijmegen Severity of psychopathology: Viersen/Essen > Nijmegen Keep an eye on severely affected males with schizophrenia and anxiety? Are children / adolescents in D more severely affected than in NL? Are we comparing tulip bulbs and potatoes – or which additional information do we need?
SLIDE 23 Paul again …
Curtesy of T. Plassmann
SLIDE 24 That´s what we strive for …
Thank´s to the Viersen team, the Nijmegen team, the Essen team, and thank you very much for your attention.
Curtesy of T. Plassmann
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With ≥ 3 diagnoses N % Viersen 48 47.1 % Nijmegen 45 28.4 % Essen 19 18.9 %
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Results
School Absenteeism: Refusal & Truancy
School refusal *** N Mean SD Viersen 102 3.5 6.8 Nijmegen 159 1.2 4.1 Essen 101 3.0 6.1 School truancy *** N Mean SD Viersen 102 1.5 4.6 Nijmegen 159 Essen 101 0.8 3.7
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Results
School Absenteeism: Family & School
Family „withdrawal“ N Mean SD Viersen 102 0.1 0.9 Nijmegen 159 0.4 1.9 Essen 101 0.1 0.4 School „exclusion“ *** N Mean SD Viersen 102 0.9 3.5 Nijmegen 159 0.4 1.8 Essen 101 1.7 3.4