The experience of health and welfare workers in identifying and responding to domestic abuse among military personnel in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awareness of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) as a problem among military personnel (serving and veterans) has grown in recent years, and there is a need for research to inform improvements in the identification of and response to DVA in this population. This study aimed to explore the experience of health and welfare professionals in identifying and responding to DVA among the UK military population (serving personnel and veterans).

Methods

Thirty-five semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with health and welfare staff who work with serving UK military personnel and veterans. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Three superordinate themes were identified: i) patterns of DVA observed by health and welfare workers (perceiv

SUBMITTER: Sparrow K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature