Web resource:	http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/ejournal/archive/1-3/Rhodes.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The promise and problems with using information technology to achieve routine screening for intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Family violence prevention and health practice [electronic resource] : an [cut]
Authors:	Rhodes, Karin Verlaine
Keywords:	Screening
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Family Violence Prevention Fund
Citation:	1 (3), December 2005
Notes:	This article presents an overview of feasibility studies, validation results and ongoing research on the use of technology in the US to facilitate screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) and provider-patient discussions in the Emergency Department. It summarises the promising aspects as well as the problems found with computer-aided screening for IPV in a busy Emergency Department setting. There is a possibility that computer-aided IPV screening may have greater impact in a primary care setting where providers view the psychosocial aspects of health to be within the scope of their practice. Computer-aided screening requires further evaluation of both patient safety and intervention effectiveness. It recommends that any computer IPV screening programs be accompanied by system-wide support strategies such as referrals to social services or on-site advocacy group. The evidence for IPV screening is limited by the fact that no study in the US has been able to achieve routine screening in health care settings. Tables are attached, for example: Table 1 is a comparison of demographic variables and reasons for visit for patients with and without IPV disclosures (total sample of 248); Table 2 is a comparison of characteristics of patients with positive and negative IPV disclosures by gender; Table 3 is a comparison of characteristics of patients with positive and negative IPV perpetration risk by gender.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12906
ISSN:	15564827
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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