@article{ref1,
title="Improving domestic violence screening and follow-up in a community health clinic",
journal="Journal of primary care and community health",
year="2023",
author="Collins, Katherine and Kochuparambil Sebastian, Silviya and Franck, Gwyneth",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e21501319231189074-e21501319231189074",
abstract="PURPOSE: To implement an improved DV screening and follow-up protocol at a suburban community health clinic that is consistently used by staff with appropriate female patients as well as to assess provider/staff barriers to this. <br><br>METHODS: The project was completed at a community health clinic and included 2 presentations: the first to outline current practices as well as the intervention plan at the pre-intervention time point and then to review results of the intervention and elicit feedback post intervention. Provider/staff barrier surveys were completed at both time points. The intervention consisted of completion of the HITS DV screening tool on all appropriate female patients and a system-level algorithm-based follow-up care plan for positive cases. <br><br>RESULTS: Eligible patient screening increased by 3.1% and patients screening positive increased from 0 to 1 from baseline to intervention. Average scores on the barrier surveys improved for all questions and improved significantly for 3 of the questions. The algorithm implemented was utilized for the positive screening. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Use of a DV screening tool, that has shown good concurrent and construct validity in the literature, a system-level algorithm for follow-up care and addressing provider/staff barriers to screening and follow-up are essential components of a successful DV screening and follow-up program.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2150-1319",
doi="10.1177/21501319231189074",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501319231189074"
}