Assessing the Veterans Health Administration's response to intimate partner violence among women: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in the United States (US) remains a complex public health crisis. Women who experience IPV are among the most vulnerable patients seen in primary care. Screening increases the detection of IPV and, when paired with appropriate response interventions, can mitigate the health effects of IPV. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has encouraged evidence-based IPV screening programs since 2014, yet adoption is modest and questions remain regarding the optimal ways to implement these practices, which are not yet available within the majority of VA primary care clinics.

Methods/design

This paper describes the planned evaluation of VA's nationwide implementation of IPV screening programs in primary care clinics through a ra

SUBMITTER: Iverson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7206678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature