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Hospital responsiveness to family violence : 48 month follow-up evaluation report Koziol-McLain, Jane; Garrett, Nick; Gear, Claire

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Auckland, New Zealand Interdisciplinary Trauma Research Unit, Auckland University of Technology 2009Description: 66 p. ; computer file : PDF format (2.3 Mb)ISSN:
  • 1177-4347
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................iv BACKGROUND...................................................................................................................1 METH
Summary: This report documents the results of four annual hospital audits (2004-2008), summarising the development of New Zealand District Health Board family violence system responses. Quantitative data from an audit tool was used to measure system indicators during 27 hospital site visits in 21 District Health Boards.The evaluation was focused on two questions: How are New Zealand District Health Boards performing in terms of institutional support for family violence prevention? Secondly, is institutional change sustained over time? The authors found considerable family violence prevention development since the baseline audit in 2004, with the Partner Abuse Intervention Programme score tripled, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention Programme score nearly doubled. Almost half of hospitals had reached the target score (that is, the minimum achievement threshold). Sustainable institutional changes (illustrated by increasing evaluation scores) were considered by the authors to result largely from programme maturation, Family Violence Intervention Co-ordinator stability, ongoing health provider training, and national programme co-ordination. The evaluation results were related by the authors to resources provided by the Ministry of Health and the District Health Boards. In discussing the limitations of the evaluation, the authors observe that it covers only one aspect of an effective healthcare family violence strategy. Community health care responsiveness and research evidence of the effectiveness of interventions are noted as important factors in achieving family violence prevention goals.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Report Report Vine library TRO 362.8292 KOZ Available A00670839B
Access online Access online Vine library Online Available ON12070185

Mode of access: World Wide Web. For the full series of evaluation reports go to: http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/health-sciences/research/interdisciplinary-trauma-research-unit/family-violence/family-violence-project-evaluation#report "This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Health." "We acknowledge Dr Janet Fanslow for her peer review of this report."

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................iv BACKGROUND...................................................................................................................1 METH

This report documents the results of four annual hospital audits (2004-2008), summarising the development of New Zealand District Health Board family violence system responses. Quantitative data from an audit tool was used to measure system indicators during 27 hospital site visits in 21 District Health Boards.The evaluation was focused on two questions: How are New Zealand District Health Boards performing in terms of institutional support for family violence prevention? Secondly, is institutional change sustained over time? The authors found considerable family violence prevention development since the baseline audit in 2004, with the Partner Abuse Intervention Programme score tripled, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention Programme score nearly doubled. Almost half of hospitals had reached the target score (that is, the minimum achievement threshold). Sustainable institutional changes (illustrated by increasing evaluation scores) were considered by the authors to result largely from programme maturation, Family Violence Intervention Co-ordinator stability, ongoing health provider training, and national programme co-ordination. The evaluation results were related by the authors to resources provided by the Ministry of Health and the District Health Boards. In discussing the limitations of the evaluation, the authors observe that it covers only one aspect of an effective healthcare family violence strategy. Community health care responsiveness and research evidence of the effectiveness of interventions are noted as important factors in achieving family violence prevention goals.

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