Infusing Technology Into Perinatal Home Visitation in the United States for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring the Interpretive Flexibility of an mHealth Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common during pregnancy and the postpartum. Perinatal home visitation provides favorable conditions in which to identify and support women affected by IPV. However, the use of mHealth for delivering IPV interventions in perinatal home visiting has not been explored.

Objective

Our objective was to conduct a nested qualitative interpretive study to explore perinatal home visitors' and women's perceptions and experiences of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program (DOVE) using mHealth technology (ie, a computer tablet) or a home visitor-administered, paper-based method.

Methods

We used purposive sampling, using maximum variation, to select women enrolled in a US-based randomized controlled trial of the DOVE inte

SUBMITTER: Bacchus LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5133433 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature