American journal of preventive medicine
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Despite rapid proliferation of descriptive studies of health care providers (HCPs) and protocols for identification and management of domestic violence (DV), few reliable instruments exist for assessing HCPs' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding this practice. This study describes the development and psychometric properties of a measure of attitudes, beliefs, and self-reported behaviors related to the identification and management of DV. ⋯ The measure provides a reliable method for assessing provider characteristics and training needs. It may also serve to evaluate training and policy interventions in DV.
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To examine the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and patient satisfaction with medical encounters among an African-American population. ⋯ It is unclear why victims of partner violence experience medical encounters as less satisfactory. Researchers need to expand studies of medical encounters as experienced by abused women to determine whether IPV status adversely affects general medical care.