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_dAFV
100 _aFanslow, Janet L.
_91129
245 _aOutcome evaluation of an emergency department protocol of care on partner abuse
_cFanslow, Janet L.; Norton, Robyn N.; Robinson, Elizabeth; Spinola, Carla
260 _aCanberra, ACT :
_bPublic Health Association of Australia,
_c1998
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500 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22(5) August 1998 : 598-603
520 _aThis paper discusses the outcome evaluation of a pilot intervention regarding an emergency department five-step protocol of care for abused women. It is part of an overall study that aims to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to improve the response of emergency department health care professionals to women injured by their partners (see Spinola et al, 1998, for the formative and process evaluation of the pilot intervention). The intervention aimed to increase the identification of abuse by hospital emergency department staff and improve the acute management of abused women. Data was collected from two public hospital emergency departments in Auckland. One of the hospitals underwent a community intervention trial which involved the training of staff in two areas: identifying women who had experienced partner abuse; and the acute management of abused women. The two hospitals were compared at baseline and following the implementation of the intervention. It was found that the community intervention resulted in a moderate increase for both confirmed cases of abuse and acute management offered to women identified as abused. The findings lend support to a call for recommendations for protocols of care, and increased training of health care professionals working in this area. Record #3346
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_aABUSED WOMEN
_925
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_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
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_aHEALTH POLICY
_9289
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_aHOSPITALS
_9299
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_aPOLICY
_9447
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_aWOMEN
_9645
700 1 _aNorton, Robyn N.
_91817
700 1 _aRobinson, Elizabeth
_92019
700 1 _aSpinola, Carla
_92139
773 0 _tAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22(5) August 1998 : 598-603
830 _aAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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_cARTICLE
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