Domestic violence during COVID-19: the GP role

Gibson, Jeremy

doi:10.3399/bjgp20x710477

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“…Almost half (43%) of the service providers highlighted and emphasised the growth in perpetrators use of control and coercion. This finding supports the range of national and international literature about the extent to which COVID‐19 has increased the range and intensity of abusive behaviour toward women and children (Gibson, 2020 ; Mazza et al, 2020 ; Pfitzner et al, 2020 ). Moreover, service providers indicated that some client groups were particularly vulnerable to increases in control and coercion.…”

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“…According to World Health Organization sources, the European Union has seen a rise of 60% in emergency calls from women experiencing domestic violence (Mahase, 2020 ). Based on data provided by DV organisation Refuge, in England, Gibson ( 2020 ) reported a weekly average increase in contact through their National Domestic Abuse Helpline and its Website of roughly 66% and tenfold increase in contact since the beginning of COVID‐19. Campbell ( 2020 ) argues the increasing prevalence of DFV was not reflected in official police reports due to the limited opportunities for victims to report during the pandemic when locked down with their abuser.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other literature about the extent to which COVID-19 has increased the range and intensity of abusive behaviour toward women and children (Gibson, 2020;Mazza et al, 2020;Pfitzner et al, 2020). Moreover, service providers indicated that some client groups were particularly vulnerable to increases in control and coercion.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on Australian domestic and family violence services and their clients

Carrington

Morley

Warren

et al. 2021

Aust J Social Issues

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During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports emerged that lockdowns were increasing the prevalence of domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australia and across the world. The lockdowns and restrictions were necessary to contain the pandemic. However, leaders in the domestic family violence sector expressed concerns early during 2020 that these lockdowns would lead to the escalation of domestic and family violence. Calling it a shadow pandemic, the United Nations Secretary-General urged all governments to prioritise the prevention of violence against women in their national response plan for COVID-19. To gain some insight into the Australian context, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Centre for Justice research team conducted a nationwide survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on DFV services and their clients. Findings based on survey data from 362 participants from the DFV sector, including 1,507 qualitative responses, confirm the concerns raised early in the COVID-19 pandemic.This article provides an overview of the survey results,

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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on Australian domestic and family violence services and their clients

Carrington

Morley

Warren

et al. 2021

Aust J Social Issues

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“…Have other high risk patients, eg, patients with coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure [ 39 ] or diabetes mellitus [ 40 ], missed consultations with their GP, eg, in fear of getting infected with COVID-19? And have patients with social problems related to the lockdown, eg, family or partnership problems [ 41 ] and unemployment or workplace problems [ 42 , 43 ], consulted their GP more often than before the lockdown?…”

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The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on consultation numbers, consultation reasons and performed services in primary care: results of a longitudinal observational study

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Objectives The aims of our study were to describe the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on primary care in Germany regarding the number of consultations, the prevalence of specific reasons for consultation presented by the patients, and the frequency of specific services performed by the GP. Methods We conducted a longitudinal observational study based on standardised GP interviews in a quota sampling design comparing the time before the COVID-19 pandemic (12 June 2015 to 27 April 2017) with the time during lockdown (21 April to 14 July 2020). The sample included GPs in urban and rural areas 120 km around Hamburg, Germany, and was stratified by region type and administrative districts. Differences in the consultation numbers were analysed by multivariate linear regressions in mixed models adjusted for random effects on the levels of the administrative districts and GP practices. Results One hundred ten GPs participated in the follow-up, corresponding to 52.1% of the baseline. Primary care practices in 32 of the 37 selected administrative districts (86.5%) could be represented in both assessments. At baseline, GPs reported 199.6 ± 96.9 consultations per week, which was significantly reduced during COVID-19 lockdown by 49.0% to 101.8 ± 67.6 consultations per week (p < 0.001). During lockdown, the frequency of five reasons for consultation (-43.0% to -31.5%) and eleven services (-56.6% to -33.5%) had significantly decreased. The multilevel, multivariable analyses showed an average reduction of 94.6 consultations per week (p < 0.001). Conclusions We observed a dramatic reduction of the number of consultations in primary care. This effect was independent of age, sex and specialty of the GP and independent of the practice location in urban or rural areas. Consultations for complaints like low back pain, gastrointestinal complaints, vertigo or fatigue and services like house calls/calls at nursing homes, wound treatments, pain therapy or screening examinations for the early detection of chronic diseases were particularly affected.

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“…Identifying incidents directly related to home confinement questions its strict application among the most vulnerable [ 19 , 20 ].…”

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Patient-safety incidents during COVID-19 health crisis in France: An exploratory sequential multi-method study in primary care

Fournier

Amélineau

Hild

et al. 2021

European Journal of General Practice

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Domestic violence during COVID-19: the GP role

Cited by 19 publications

References 5 publications

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on Australian domestic and family violence services and their clients

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on Australian domestic and family violence services and their clients

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on consultation numbers, consultation reasons and performed services in primary care: results of a longitudinal observational study

Patient-safety incidents during COVID-19 health crisis in France: An exploratory sequential multi-method study in primary care

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