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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Hidden Pandemic: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trauma Cases Due to Domestic Violence Admitted to the Biggest Level-One Trauma Center in Austria.

Rita Babeluk, Bernhard Maier, Timothée Bach, Stefan Hajdu, Manuela Jaindl, Anna Antoni

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rita BabelukDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3096-2636
Bernhard MaierDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Timothée BachDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Stefan HajduDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Manuela JaindlDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Anna AntoniDivision of Trauma Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Abstract

backgroundAn alarming increase in domestic violence was reported during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The aim of this study is to investigate changes in the frequency and the nature of domestic violence at the largest level-one trauma center in Austria.

methodsAll patients admitted to our institution with domestic violence injuries 15 months before and after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were included. For our analysis, we investigated the frequency of trauma patients after domestic violence in relation to all other trauma patients. Furthermore, age, sex, citizenship, injury pattern, injured body regions, injury mechanism, offender-victim relationship, and hospitalization rate were also analyzed.

resultsAmong all trauma patients admitted, the ratio of patients who reported domestic violence injuries increased from 0.465% to 0.548% since the start of the pandemic. In addition, out of the total count of domestic violence victims, the percentage of Austrian citizens increased significantly from 51.2% to 60.6% (

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a relative increase in patients with domestic violence injuries at the largest trauma unit in Austria, along with a significant increase among Austrian citizens. The remaining study parameters did not differ significantly, indicating that the frequency changed during the pandemic but not the underlying pattern of domestic violence.

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COVID-19domestic violenceinterpersonal violencetrauma

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PMCPMC10779589
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