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Rising to the challenge: The motivation to champion routine intimate partner violence screening in rural emergency
Elham Saberi1, Marie Hutchinson2,3, John Hurley2
1Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Objective:
To understand the motivations of champions who worked to bring about system and practice change that supported routine screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in two rural emergency departments (EDs).
Introduction:
Practice changes are required to achieve routine and effective identification and response to IPV. Nurses play a significant role in affecting such practice change. This paper identifies the motivations of champions in the ED setting who successfully brought about such change.
Setting:
The EDs of two Level 5 tertiary hospitals within a rural Local Health District (LHD) of New South Wales, Australia.
Participants:
Twenty-three individuals who identified as champions and worked to introduce routine IPV screening in two rural hospital EDs.
Design:
Qualitative longitudinal semi-structured interviews employing a process of constant comparison and an interpretive framework to analyse data thematically. Interviews were carried out between June and August 2017 and again between July and August 2019.
Results:
Over the period of the study, routine screening was established, and screening rates steadily increased from a low baseline to a significantly higher rate. Three aspects of champion motivation emerged from the analysis: formation of an identity as a champion, making a difference to a significant social justice issue and providing quality and community-relevant care.
Conclusions:
This study is the first study to report on champions and their motivation as they supported IPV practice change in the ED. The findings highlight the capacity for innovation in rural health services, with important implications for other settings looking to translate similar programs. Understanding motivating factors may assist in improved utilisation and support for champions. This is vital if champions are to bring about required practice change within their service and ensure the needs of individuals experiencing IPV are effectively met.
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