TY - JOUR
T1 - Health care professionals' skills, beliefs, and expectations about screening for domestic violence in a border community
AU - Goff, Heather Woodworth
AU - Byrd, Theresa L.
AU - Shelton, Andrea J.
AU - Parcel, Guy S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2001/4
Y1 - 2001/4
N2 - This article describes domestic violence education of health professionals and determines association between screening behavior and preparedness, outcome expectations, and beliefs about how and when to screen. A survey was mailed to all primary care physicians, dentists, and nurse practitioners in El Paso, Texas (n = 561). Return rate was 34.4%. Using linear regression, differences (p < 0.05) were found between dentists and others in percentage of patients screened, education, preparedness, and beliefs. Education had a positive association (p < 0.001) with preparedness, beliefs about when to screen, and outcome expectations, and a negative association with beliefs about how to screen. Preparedness, beliefs, and realistic outcome expectations had a positive association (p < 0.02) with percentage of female patients screened. Education about domestic violence is important in increasing preparedness and influencing beliefs about when to screen and what outcomes can be expected. Educational programs should include not only information, but also skills training to increase perceptions of preparedness.
AB - This article describes domestic violence education of health professionals and determines association between screening behavior and preparedness, outcome expectations, and beliefs about how and when to screen. A survey was mailed to all primary care physicians, dentists, and nurse practitioners in El Paso, Texas (n = 561). Return rate was 34.4%. Using linear regression, differences (p < 0.05) were found between dentists and others in percentage of patients screened, education, preparedness, and beliefs. Education had a positive association (p < 0.001) with preparedness, beliefs about when to screen, and outcome expectations, and a negative association with beliefs about how to screen. Preparedness, beliefs, and realistic outcome expectations had a positive association (p < 0.02) with percentage of female patients screened. Education about domestic violence is important in increasing preparedness and influencing beliefs about when to screen and what outcomes can be expected. Educational programs should include not only information, but also skills training to increase perceptions of preparedness.
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Professional education
KW - U.S.-Mexico border
KW - Women's health
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U2 - 10.1097/00003727-200104000-00007
DO - 10.1097/00003727-200104000-00007
M3 - Article
C2 - 11275570
AN - SCOPUS:0038897173
SN - 0160-6379
VL - 24
SP - 39
EP - 54
JO - Family and Community Health
JF - Family and Community Health
IS - 1
ER -