title: Detection of intimate partner violence in a general medicine practice.
abstract: In this study, an assessment phase is undertaken to determine intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence. An anonymous survey is followed by a chart review documenting identification of IPV. Two methods are attempted to increase assessment/documentation of IPV: a physician educational intervention and a nursing routine inquiry intervention in one quadrant of the practice. The IPV physician educational intervention includes didactic sessions, an IPV counselor, and resource information. The routine inquiry intervention involves nurses screening female patients for IPV at check-in. IPV is found to be prevalent in a general medicine clinic. An enhanced educational intervention does not increase IPV documentation. A routine inquiry intervention significantly increases documentation of lifetime IPV but does not impact current IPV identification.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Lenore F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Soglin
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauchat
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Soglin
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology