@article{ref1,
title="What barriers prevent health professionals screening women for domestic abuse? A literature review",
journal="British journal of nursing",
year="2020",
author="Kirk, Leah and Bezzant, Kim",
volume="29",
number="13",
pages="754-760",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Domestic abuse is known to affect one in four women (although it is difficult to quantify) and has significant short- and long-term health implications. As people who often have regular contact with women in a variety of circumstances, including routine appointments, health professionals, particularly nurses and midwives, are in an ideal position to screen women for domestic abuse. However, it is recognised that there is a reluctance by some health professionals to undertake this important role.   AIM: To identify the potential barriers preventing health professionals from screening women for domestic abuse and to consider how these barriers could be overcome.   METHOD: A literature review of electronic databases using predetermined search terms and inclusion/exclusion criteria was undertaken. Seven studies were identified for review, consisting of five qualitative and two quantitative pieces of research.   CONCLUSION: Several barriers to screening by health professionals were identified, including lack of training, education, time, privacy, guidelines, policies and support from the employer, with the most prevalent of these being a lack of training and education. Further research is required, specifically within the UK, to provide more details about how these barriers might be addressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0966-0461",
doi="10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.754",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.754"
}