title: Intimate partner violence resource materials: assessment of information distribution.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the educational impact of placing partner violence resource information in a medical setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study with a structured interview.
  
  
  METHODS
  Emergency department (ED) in an urban academic medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  adult patients and visitors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Educational materials and community resource information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  51 patients and 71 visitors (N = 122) met the inclusion criteria and consented to enrollment during a 2-week study period. Of the participants, 71% were female and 29% were male. Sixty-five (53%) of the participants noticed the literature or cards. Ten (8%) read the materials. Seven (6%) retained a copy of the literature. Nineteen (16%) of the participants acknowledged knowing someone who could benefit from the information. Nine (7%) revealed that some of the information was new to them.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Placing intimate partner violence resource pamphlets and cards in a medical setting is one means of educating the community and promoting violence prevention.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA. Elizabeth_Edwardsen@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Edwardsen
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010174:Pamphlets; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States