Health practitioners' perceptions of structural barriers to the identification of intimate partner abuse: a qualitative meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care practitioners (HCPs) play a critical role in identifying and responding to intimate partner abuse (IPA). Despite this, studies consistently demonstrate a range of barriers that prevent HCPs from effectively identifying and responding to IPA. These barriers can occur at the individual level or at a broader systems or organisational level. In this article, we report the findings of a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies focused on HCPs' perceptions of the structural or organisational barriers to IPA identification.

Methods

Seven databases were searched to identify English-language studies published between 2012 and 2020 that used qualitative methods to explore the perspectives of HCPs in relation to structural or organisational barriers to identifying I

SUBMITTER: Hudspeth N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature