Factors influencing identification of and response to intimate partner violence: a survey of physicians and nurses

Abstract

Background: Intimate partner violence against women (IPV) has been identified as a serious public health problem. Although the health care system is an important site for identification and intervention, there have been challenges in determining how health care professionals can best address this issue in practice. We surveyed nurses and physicians in 2004 regarding their attitudes and behaviours with respect to IPV, including whether they routinely inquire about IPV, as well as potentially relevant barriers, facilitators, experiential, and practice-related factors.

Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Knowledge and Misconceptions in the Identification of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

“…First, the low response rate (22%) may indicate a nonresponder bias. Although our response rate is similar to other surveys of IPV among healthcare providers (range, 14%-83%) [8,13,16,19,23,26,28], the data should be interpreted with caution. Second, our results may not be generalizable to practices across the world, as the survey was administered to North American orthopaedic traumatologists only.…”

Violência contra a mulher na rede de atenção básica: o que os enfermeiros sabem sobre o problema?

“…Além disso, geralmente mantêm um vínculo de longa duração com as usuárias, de maneira que a sua capacitação para manejar casos parece ser crucial no atendimento da violência. Estudos recentes [13][14][15] O questionário final continha 31 questões relativas ao conhecimento acerca da VCM, as quais foram divididas em cinco grupos temáticos: questões sobre conhecimento da definição de violência de gênero, sobre epidemiologia da VCM, conhecimento sobre a revelação e manejo dos casos já conhecidos de violência, e daqueles em que há apenas indício da mesma. O instrumento foi aplicado face a face por entrevistadoras treinadas pela pesquisadora e que possuíam experiência em pesquisas anteriores.…”

Domestic violence: knowledge, attitudes, and clinical practice of selected UK primary healthcare clinicians

“…17,18 Many clinicians agree that domestic violence is a healthcare issue, but often they are reluctant to ask about abuse or do not respond appropriately if domestic violence is disclosed. [19][20][21] Such ambivalence is attributed to a number of factors but most frequently cited are a lack of domestic violence knowledge and training, and a perceived lack of time and support resources. 22,23 In recognition of the importance of education, over the last 10-15 years domestic violence training has been incorporated into the curricula of most medical schools and postgraduate…”