Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Intimate partner violence research in the health care setting: what are appropriate and feasible methodological standards?
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Putnam, Frank Zink, Therese
Keywords:	Screening;Health;Theories of violence;Early intervention;Mental health
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	20 (4), April 2005
Notes:	This article summarises the issues and challenges for intimate partner violence research projects with regard to what is effective in the identification and management of victims in the US health care setting. It looks at the mounting evidence that intimate partner violence is associated with poorer health and greater health care costs but also the evidence which points to studies not showing the benefit of screening and intervening for intimate partner violence in the health care setting. It lists methodological problems with existing studies such as spotty randomisation, lack of controls, no blinding, short-term follow-up, and poor outcome measures. It mentions that randomised controlled trials may be an impossible standard, and suggests that the standard definitions of intimate partner violence recently defined by the US Center for Disease Control and validated instruments for identifying intimate partner violence be used. When designing studies, it suggests that researchers should document the nature of the intervention, the theory underlying the intervention and the outcomes and process measures used to assess its effectiveness. It concludes that lack of evidence for screening should not prevent practitioners from asking about intimate partner violence as part of the diagnostic evaluation.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15447
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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