TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - What barriers prevent health professionals screening women for domestic abuse? A literature review
JO  - British journal of nursing
A1  - Kirk, Leah
A1  - Bezzant, Kim
SP  - 754
EP  - 760
VL  - 29
IS  - 13
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0966-0461
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.754
ID  - ref1
ER  -