[Partner violence: women trust health professionals].
In 2008, the department of gynaecology and obstetrics of a university hospital centre implemented a program addressing interpersonal partner violence (screening, prevention and care of the patient victims). A qualitative survey was conducted to identify the needs and feelings of patients. The results show that patients are in favour of being actively and directly questioned about violence during the consultation and that they trust medical doctors and nurses to help and support them.
Burquier
Raphaelle
R
Département de gynécologie, d'obstétrique et de génétique médicale, CHUV, Lausanne. raphaelle.burquier@hospvd.ch
Hofner
Marie-Claude
MC
Cepedes
Mia
M
Adjaho
Maria-Théresa
MT
Hohlfeld
Patrick
P
Renteria
Saira-Christine
SC
D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009774:Obstetrics; D018579:Patient Selection; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012947:Social Work; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland; D035502:Trust