Addressing family violence among dental patients: assessment and intervention.
Health care professionals increasingly encounter family violence victims, but often do not recognize the signs of abuse. A mailed survey and personal interviews with dental health care workers reveal an uncertainty about intervening when abuse is suspected. The authors examine DHCWs exposure to family violence among their patients, educational history and thoughts about intervention.
Chiodo
G T
GT
Center for Ethics in Health Care, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
Tilden
V P
VP
Limandri
B J
BJ
Schmidt
T A
TA
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000523:psychology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires