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Changing Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention: Focus Group Perspectives
Colleen Galambos1, Teresa Jerofke-Owen, Heidi Paquette
1Author Affiliations: Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Professor Galambos); College of Nursing, Marquette University (Professor Paquette, Professor Jerofke-Owen, and Professor Piacentine); Department of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin (Ms Vang); College of Health Sciences, Marquette University (Professor Lodh); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin (Dr Gecsi); Director of Outcomes and Evaluation, Sojourner Family Peace Center (Dr Schubert); and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Dr Arrington).
Background:
Many survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) remain unconnected to professional help. Screenings in health settings may improve connections to support services.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to gather data to help inform an IPV screening intervention in an obstetrics/gynecology health clinic.
Methods:
A qualitative analysis was employed using a summative content analysis approach of the transcripts of 2 focus groups consisting of health care providers, advocates, and survivors of IPV.
Results:
Four thematic categories and additional subcategories emerged from the analysis, including (1) current process (what is done); (2) need (what is not done); (3) concerns (roadblocks); and (4) suggestions (next steps).
Conclusions:
Information obtained from this analysis was used to inform our intervention. Specifically, all clinic providers and staff received training on IPV, screening for IPV was done on all patients using an IPV screening tool, and patients were privately screened.
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