ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2008
Physical and social predictors of partner abuse in women attending general practice: a cross-sectional study.
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- Intimate partner violence against adult women and its association with major depressive disorder, depressive symptoms and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2012Pooled it
- Enhanced maternal and child health nurse care for women experiencing intimate partner/family violence: protocol for MOVE, a cluster randomised trial of screening and referral in primary health care.BMC public health · 2012Trial
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- More GP Consultations by Violence Victims: Results from the Representative German DEGS1 Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Risk factors affecting intimate partner violence occurrence in South Korea: Findings from the 2016 Domestic Violence Survey.PloS one · 2021Article
- Prevalence of intimate partner violence in Spain: A national cross-sectional survey in primary care.Atencion primaria · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntimate partner abuse causes significant morbidity and mortality in women attending general practice. Currently there is insufficient evidence for screening all women but case finding of women at risk of intimate partner abuse is recommended.
aimTo develop physical symptoms and sociodemographic indicators for partner abuse for women attending general practice. DESIGN OF STUDY: Descriptive, cross-sectional survey.
settingThirty general practices in Victoria, Australia.
methodA total of 1257 consecutive women attending general practice (response rate 77%) were screened for a history of partner abuse using a self-report questionnaire. The presence of partner abuse in the last 12 months was measured by the Composite Abuse Scale.
resultsWomen who reported more than two physical symptoms in the last month were more likely to report experiencing partner abuse in the last 12 months (3-5 symptoms, odds ratio [OR]=2.32, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.55 to 3.48; 6-15 symptoms OR=3.47, 95% CI=2.21 to 5.47). Many individual physical symptoms were associated with partner abuse in the bivariable analysis. Multivariable analysis showed clinical indicators of partner abuse (excluding the strong association with depression) which included sociodemographic features (age, separated/divorced, low education, low income, no private insurance) and physical symptoms (diarrhoea, tiredness, chest pain).
conclusionClinicians should be alert for current and past partner abuse in women who are separated/divorced, on low incomes, have poor education, or have multiple physical symptoms in the past month. Future research questions include what interventions would work for women who have been or are being abused once identified.
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