Implementation of an intimate partner violence screening program in a university health care clinic
J Am Coll Health
Objectives: To examine whether an intimate partner violence (IPV) screening program is related to a positive change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening.
Participants: Eleven health care providers at a university health care clinic participated in the IPV screening program.
Methods: A one-group pretest-posttest design was used to examine whether an IPV screening program was related to a change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening.
Results: Findings indicated that there was a significant difference (p 000) between the posttest scores and the pretest scores on the Domestic Violence Healthcare Provider Survey Scale. Domain analysis of the scale revealed a significant difference in perceived self-efficacy (p = .001), system support (p = .002), victim provider safety (p = .015), and beliefs of blaming victims (p = .004). No statistical difference was found in professional role resistance/fear of offending (p = .158).
Conclusions: A university health care clinic IPV screening program was related to a positive change in health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of IPV screening.
McCarthy J, Bianchi A. Implementation of an intimate partner violence screening program in a university health care clinic. J Am Coll Health. 2019:1-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 30908149. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1577864.