Prevalence of Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence Surgical Evaluatio

Conditions: elk type traumatisch letsel b.v. contusies, distorsies, fracturen, (brand)wonden
Abuse
Intimate Partner Violence
10005942

Registration Number: NL-OMON34990

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

1) The female patient presents to the trauma clinic for her own appointment.
2) The female patient is 18 years of age or older.
3) The female patient is able to read, understand, and write in Dutch or English.
4) The female patient is being seen at the trauma clinic for the treatment of a traumatic injury.
5) The female patient is able to separate herself from anyone who accompanied her to the trauma clinic in order to complete the questionnaire in privacy.

Exclusion Criteria

1) The patient is considered too ill or injured to participate in the study.
2) The patient is cognitively impaired and unable to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Our primary questionnaire is a compilation of two validated questionnaires that<br /><br>were designed for rapid assessment of IPV status in emergency departments,<br /><br>family practice, and women*s health clinics that we believe are similar to our<br /><br>intended setting of an orthopaedic clinic. These two questionnaires, the<br /><br>Partner Violence Screen (PVS) and Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST), were<br /><br>identified in for their psychometric properties, reliability, and specificity<br /><br>in identifying partner abuse. Our primary parameter is the proportion of women<br /><br>attending the trauma clinic who have experienced intimate partner violence in<br /><br>the last 12 months, expressed as a percentage of the total amount of women<br /><br>completing the self-reported questionnaire. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary research questions that will be addressed in the study is what are<br /><br>patients* previous experiences and perceptions about discussing IPV with health<br /><br>care professionals. To that end, the questionnaire will also query the<br /><br>participant about her age, income, education, race/ethnicity, marital status,<br /><br>sexual orientation, and length of relationship. Additionally, participants will<br /><br>be queried about perceptions and previous experiences with reporting IPV. We<br /><br>will also record characteristics of the patients* injuries, including: 1) type<br /><br>of injury, 2) how injury occurred, 3) location(s) of injury, and 4) date of<br /><br>injury.</p><br>