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Intimate partner violence from the emergency medicine perspective
1University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA. Aernst56@aol.com
Women & Health
|August 31, 2002
Summary
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common reason for emergency department visits. Improved identification requires provider education and system-wide support to overcome barriers to screening.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 2-7.2% of emergency department (ED) patients.
- IPV can be a direct or hidden cause for seeking medical care.
- ED identification of IPV has improved over the past two decades.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) from the emergency department (ED) provider perspective.
- To discuss screening and detection of IPV in the ED.
- To identify barriers to improving IPV detection rates.
Main Methods:
- Medline literature search (1981-2001).
- Review of intimate partner violence (IPV) literature.
- Discussion of screening, detection, and barriers.
Main Results:
- IPV is a frequent cause of illness/injury in ED patients.
- Screening programs increase IPV identification.
- Sustaining screening programs and overcoming patient, provider, and system barriers remain challenges.
Conclusions:
- Educational programs and screening tools can improve IPV detection by healthcare providers.
- Sustaining IPV screening requires a comprehensive, health care system-wide approach.
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