@article{ref1,
title="Battered and brain injured: traumatic brain injury among women survivors of intimate partner violence-a scoping review",
journal="Trauma, violence, and abuse",
year="2019",
author="Haag, Halina Lin and Jones, Dayna and Joseph, Tracey and Colantonio, Angela",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1524838019850623-1524838019850623",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent, range, and nature of literature targeting health-care professionals on the prevalence and outcome of intimate partner violence (IPV)-related traumatic brain injury (TBI). The purpose is to gain an understanding of prevalence, investigate screening tool use, generate IPV/TBI-specific support recommendations, and identify suggestions for future research. <br><br>METHOD: The review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's five stages for conducting a scoping review. A comprehensive search of nine databases revealed 1,739 articles. In total, 42 published research papers that focused specifically on TBI secondary to IPV were included in the study. SYNTHESIS: The literature reports inconsistencies in prevalence rates from IPV-related TBI. There are no current standardized screening practices in use, though the literature calls for a specialized tool. Frontline professionals would benefit from education on signs and symptoms of IPV-related TBI. Empirical studies are needed to generate reliable data on prevalence, experience, and needs of brain-injured survivors of TBI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study demonstrate the need for the development of an IPV-sensitive screening tool, more accurate data on prevalence, an interprofessional approach to care, and raised awareness and education on the diffuse symptoms of IPV-related TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8380",
doi="10.1177/1524838019850623",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838019850623"
}