Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Detecting and documenting intimate partner violence: an intake form question is not enough
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Surprenant, Zita Joy Schmelzle, Kristin H Richter, Kimber Paschall
Keywords:	Screening
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	9 (4), April 2003
Notes:	It is considered that domestic violence is common among women assisted in emergency departments. Since November 1998, the University of Kansas Medical Centre included an intimate partner violence screening question in its reception form. This US research, conducted 18 months after the question was added, evaluates screening rates and documenting performance. The findings reveal that domestic violence was monitored in 29 per cent of the 527 charts reviewed, and 15 per cent of the screened patients reported partner abuse. Most charts that recorded the abuse also noted the relationship with the perpetrator and details of the attack. However, few patients were referred and their safety was not assessed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14160
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

Items in ANROWS library are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.