Novel educational program improves readiness to manage intimate partner violence within the fracture clinic: a pretest-posttest study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent among female patients at fracture clinics; however, previous research suggests health care providers (HCPs) are unprepared to identify victims and provide appropriate support. To address this gap in care, we developed an IPV educational program and conducted a study to measure the impact of this program on HCPs' IPV-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and self-reported behaviours.

Methods

We enrolled 140 participants (orthopedic surgeons, surgical trainees, nonphysician HCPs and research and administrative staff) from 7 fracture clinics in North America who completed the 2-hour educational program. We used a pretest-posttest study design to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and self-reported behaviours. We administ

SUBMITTER: EDUCATE Investigators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6298867 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature