OBJECTIVE: This paper identifies comorbid factors among female emergency department (ED) patients who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). METHODS: 321 adult female patients completed self-administered questionnaires while in an urban North Carolina emergency department. IPV was assessed by questioning whether the patient had ever been afraid of a partner, physically hurt or threatened by a partner, or forced to have sex by a partner. RESULTS: One third of all female patients reported at least one form of IPV in their lifetimes. IPV was associated with a low self-rating of physical and mental health, frequent visits to the ED, and problems with alcohol, drugs, and mental health. In multivariate analysis, only a history ofalcohol and mental health problems and a low self-rating of mental health remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: The findings illustrate the need for IPVscreening protocols that address mental health and substance abuse and also emphasize the importance ofscreening all women for IPV
OBJECTIVE: This paper identifies comorbid factors among female emergency department (ED) patients who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). METHODS: 321 adult female patients completed self-administered questionnaires while in an urban North Carolina emergency department. IPV was assessed by questioning whether the patient had ever been afraid of a partner, physically hurt or threatened by a partner, or forced to have sex by a partner. RESULTS: One third of all female patients reported at least one form of IPV in their lifetimes. IPV was associated with a low self-rating of physical and mental health, frequent visits to the ED, and problems with alcohol, drugs, and mental health. In multivariate analysis, only a history ofalcohol and mental health problems and a low self-rating of mental health remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: The findings illustrate the need for IPVscreening protocols that address mental health and substance abuse and also emphasize the importance ofscreening all women for IPV
Authors: Stephen T Chermack; Regan Murray; Shane Kraus; Maureen A Walton; Rebecca M Cunningham; Kristen L Barry; Brenda M Booth; Frederic C Blow Journal: Addict Behav Date: 2013-10-08 Impact factor: 3.913
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