A cross-sectional study of factors underlying the risk of female nurses' suffering abuse by their partners

Rodríguez-Borrego, María-Aurora; Vaquero-Abellán, Manuel; Rosa, Liana Bertagnolli da

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“…The origin of the differences regarding prevalence of IPV in the different autonomous communities could be due to sociocultural differences or unequal development of gender equality and violence programs, among other causes (9,22) . The percentage of IPV found among the women was similar to a previously mentioned study conducted with health professionals (5) . Of the different types of violence, psychological violence was the most common, similar to other studies conducted with the general population (5,9,(23)(24) .…”

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“…The World Health Organization has recognized IPV to be a public health and human rights issue (2) . This phenomenon is present among all social groups and has been recently documented within the nursing category (3)(4)(5)(6) . Healthcare services are a natural point of entry for possible victims (7)(8) , and health professionals tend to represent their first point of contact with the system.…”

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“…In that study, 33% of the investigated Andalusian nurses had been victims of abuse (5) . The prevalence of IPV found among nurses in Andalusia was higher than in other studies conducted with the general Spanish population, which determined that 24.8% (9) of women who had resorted to primary health services (2006)(2007) had suffered IPV at least once in their lives, and 15.1% had suffered IPV in the previous year, with greater prevalence in Ceuta and Melilla, followed by the community of Madrid and the Balearic Islands, and the lowest prevalence in Cantabria, Aragón and La Rioja (9) .…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The sample size was calculated with Grammo software (version 7.11 March 2011) through population estimates using the baseline expected prevalence of 33%, the rate found in the sample of Andalusian female nurses (5) ; with 3% precision and 95% confidence level. This resulted in a minimum of 943 health professionals.…”

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“…Furthermore, cultural factors can be of interest as protective or predictive factors of IPV (9) . Only one study has been conducted in Spain focused exclusively on nursing staff, and it demonstrated the severity of the problem: 33% of the studied female nurses had experienced IPV (3,5) . The high prevalence found in that study corroborates the international literature, such as in the United States (4) and Jordan (6) , although there is a paucity of studies on the phenomenon among health professionals.…”

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Intimate partner violence among health professionals: distribution by autonomous communities in Spain

Carmona‐Torres

Recio-Andrade

Rodríguez‐Borrego

2017

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective:To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence among health care professionals who work in the Spanish National Health System, according to the autonomous communities of Spain. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study conducted with male and female health professionals (doctors, nurses, and nursing aides) in the different autonomous communities that are part of the Spanish National Health System. The following instruments were employed: among women, an intimate partner violence screening questionnaire; and among men, a questionnaire that screened for violence in the family environment. Results: A total of 1,039 health professionals participated in the study. Of these, 26% had suffered some type of abuse. Among the men, this prevalence was 2.7%, while among the women, it was 33.8%. There were differences in the prevalence of intimate partner violence among different autonomous communities, with the highest percentages in the Canary Islands. In terms of profession, 19.5% of the doctors had been exposed to intimate partner violence, while this percentage was 31% and 48.6% for nurses and nursing professionals, respectively. Conclusion:The results indicate the presence of intimate partner violence among healthcare personnel in most of the autonomous communities of Spain. The data demonstrate the need to implement action plans, both to support victims and to mitigate the problem.

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confidence: 99%

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Intimate partner violence among health professionals: distribution by autonomous communities in Spain

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2017

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Intimate partner aggression and work: An interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research

Deen

Gregg

et al. 2022

J Organ Behavior

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Intimate partner aggression (IPA) is a social issue that affects the workplace. While IPA has been relatively ignored by management scholars due to notions that it is a private domestic matter, recent research offers mounting evidence of its spillover effects at work, including consequences for victims, perpetrators, coworkers, and organizations. To date, scholarly research on IPA and work has been impeded because existing research is scattered across disciplines with differing conceptualizations and emphasis. This integrative review aims to clarify the constructs of IPA and work-related IPA (WIPA), summarize existing IPA and work research, integrate prior studies to offer a nomological network of antecedents and consequences of IPA victimization and perpetration, and propose specific recommendations that can further stimulate scholarly attention on this important research area.

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Health Professionals Who Suffer Intimate Partner Violence: A Descriptive, Multicenter, and Cross-Sectional Study

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Cobo-Cuenca

Recio-Andrade

et al. 2019

Journal of Forensic Nursing

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Objective The purpose of this study was to know who are the people who assist women, who work as a health professional in the Spanish Public Health System, when they suffer intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted. The participants were female health professionals (N = 794) working within the Spanish Public Health System. The instrument used was Delgado, Aguar, Castellano, and Luna del Castillo's (2006) scale to measure ill-treatment of women. Results Two hundred seventy women suffered IPV (34%). Of the female health professionals who suffered IPV, 25.9% had spoken with someone about the violence, most commonly talking to trusted people (24.3%), a psychologist (24.3%), health professionals (20%), and others (20%). Married female health professionals living with their current or last partner/husband, residing in an urban area, and with their own salary were least likely to speak about their problem. Conclusion Female health professionals who suffer IPV usually speak about this problem with trusted people instead of consulting a health professional, which may leave the problem in the private sphere. This can be because of victims not wanting to report the violence for fear of their intimate partner or wanting it to remain private. This may deprive the victims of the help they need. For this reason, the health services should establish screening for IPV not only for their patients but also for their workers.

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A cross-sectional study of factors underlying the risk of female nurses' suffering abuse by their partners

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Intimate partner violence among health professionals: distribution by autonomous communities in Spain

Intimate partner violence among health professionals: distribution by autonomous communities in Spain

Intimate partner aggression and work: An interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research

Health Professionals Who Suffer Intimate Partner Violence: A Descriptive, Multicenter, and Cross-Sectional Study

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