Comparison of Intimate Partner Violence Reporting between an Emergency Department and a Clinic Setting

McLaughlin, Steven A.; Crandall, Cameron; Fullerton, Lynne; Brokaw, Jennifer; Olson, Lenora M.; Sklar, David P.

doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00146.x

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“…We identified 120 relevant publications: 78 observational studies 216 – 293 ; 16 interventional studies 294 – 309 ; 11 review publications 310 – 320 ; and 15 commentary publications ( Figure 3C ). 321 – 335 The most prevalent objectives among original research studies were intimate partner violence (IPV) screening (N = 20, 26%) 218 , 226 , 229 , 230 , 237 , 240 , 242 , 245 , 246 , 258 , 259 , 261 , 264 , 270 , 273 , 278 , 281 , 293 , 300 , 306 ; characteristics and risk factors (N = 15, 19%) 220 , 221 , 223 , 227 , 228 , 231 , 233 , 242 , 247 , 249 , 262 , 263 , 279 , 284 , 292 ; substance use and mental health associations (N = 14, 18%) 216 , 217 , 224 , 225 , 228 , 238 , 239 , 241 ,…”

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A Scoping Review of Current Social Emergency Medicine Research

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Porta

Leung

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Social emergency medicine (EM) is an emerging field that examines the intersection of emergency care and social factors that influence health outcomes. We conducted a scoping review to explore the breadth and content of existing research pertaining to social EM to identify potential areas where future social EM research efforts should be directed. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive PubMed search using Medical Subject Heading terms and phrases pertaining to social EM topic areas (e.g., “homelessness,” “housing instability”) based on previously published expert consensus. For searches that yielded fewer than 100 total publications, we used the PubMed “similar publications” tool to expand the search and ensure no relevant publications were missed. Studies were independently abstracted by two investigators and classified as relevant if they were conducted in US or Canadian emergency departments (ED). We classified relevant publications by study design type (observational or interventional research, systematic review, or commentary), publication site, and year. Discrepancies in relevant publications or classification were reviewed by a third investigator. Results: Our search strategy yielded 1,571 publications, of which 590 (38%) were relevant to social EM; among relevant publications, 58 (10%) were interventional studies, 410 (69%) were observational studies, 26 (4%) were systematic reviews, and 96 (16%) were commentaries. The majority (68%) of studies were published between 2010–2020. Firearm research and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) health research in particular grew rapidly over the last five years. The human trafficking topic area had the highest percentage (21%) of interventional studies. A significant portion of publications -- as high as 42% in the firearm violence topic area – included observational data or interventions related to children or the pediatric ED. Areas with more search results often included many publications describing disparities known to predispose ED patients to adverse outcomes (e.g., socioeconomic or racial disparities), or the influence of social determinants on ED utilization. Conclusion: Social emergency medicine research has been growing over the past 10 years, although areas such as firearm violence and LGBTQ health have had more research activity than other topics. The field would benefit from a consensus-driven research agenda.

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A Scoping Review of Current Social Emergency Medicine Research

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Leung

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WestJEM

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“…29 McLaughlin et al compared IPV prevalence rates assessed at ED presentation and outpatient clinic admission. 30 They discovered a high false-negative rate in the EDof the women identified as controls in the ED, 39% reported a history of IPV during the subsequent clinic interviews. Findings were attributed to lack of privacy in the ED, perceived time pressure and distress from acute illness while in the ED.…”

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“…removal of children from their care) 29 . McLaughlin et al compared IPV prevalence rates assessed at ED presentation and outpatient clinic admission 30 . They discovered a high false‐negative rate in the ED – of the women identified as controls in the ED, 39% reported a history of IPV during the subsequent clinic interviews.…”

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Investigating the prevalence of intimate partner violence victimisation in women presenting to the emergency department in suicidal crisis

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Steel

Spangaro

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Emerg Medicine Australasia

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and frequency of victimisation questioning by hospital staff in women presenting to EDs for suiciderelated complaints and injuries. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used to assess IPV and ED experiences among women with a recent (<18 months) suicide-related presentation to EDs within six Local Health Districts across New South Wales. Women aged 16 years and over, residing in participating health districts were recruited in-person by hospital staff, or via Facebook advertisements. Variables assessed included demographic characteristics, psychosocial assessment coverage and exposure to IPV (Composite Abuse Scale [Revised]-Short-Form). Binary logistic regression was used to test for independent associations between variables on victimisation questioning by hospital staff. Results: A total of 563 women completed questionnaires following presentation to the ED for a suicide attempt (n = 329; 58%) or suicide crisis (n = 234; 42%). Of these, 200 women (36%) reported IPV exposure in the 18 months prior and 141 women (25%) reported earlier lifetime victimisation.Of the 341 women with a history of IPV, 155 women (45%) were asked about victimisation by hospital staff. Younger age and lower socio-economic status were significantly associated with questioning (P = 0.03). Conclusion: Findings suggest a large proportion of women seeking support for suicide in the ED are affected by IPV, although few are asked about abuse experiences. Victimisation is associated with complex health issues and heightened mortality risk, which carry important implications for patient-care. Findings support routine ED screening and can be applied to stratify risk within IPV responses.

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