Web resource:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10896-013-9550-9?error=cookies_not_supported&error=cookies_not_supported&code=bf9f54a2-e70c-47ec-a98c-ecf8dc9c69ce
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Healthcare can change from within: sustained improvement in the healthcare response to intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Hamberger, L Kevin Guse, Clare E Ambuel, Bruce
Keywords:	Training;Health;Service provision;Screening
Year:	2013
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	28 (8), November 2013
Notes:	There is a great need to demonstrate sustained improvement in healthcare-based inquiry, intervention, and prevention provided to patients exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). We evaluated implementation of the Healthcare Can Change from Within model (HCCW) in three primary care clinics and an emergency department within a large healthcare system, using two other primary care clinics for a usual-care comparison on selected variables. Outcome measures included individual-level variables (staff knowledge and attitudes) and system characteristics (clinic policies, procedures, patient education materials, and IPV documentation in patient records). Doctors and nurses reported increased self-efficacy, understanding of referral resources, and understanding of legal issues; IPV knowledge was unchanged. Intervention clinics implemented new policies and procedures, increased patient education, and increased documentation of IPV screening, an improvement which was sustained at 2-year follow-up. Results suggest HCCW is a promising practice for improving the healthcare response to IPV. [2013 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit href="http://www.springer.com/medicine/journal/10896" target="_blank">SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15026
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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