“From taboo to routine”: a qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

S Dheensa, G Halliwell, J Daw, SK Jones… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Health services are often the first point of professional contact for people who
have experienced domestic violence and abuse. We report on the evaluation of a multi-site …

Cry for health: a quantitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

G Halliwell, S Dheensa, E Fenu, SK Jones… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) damages the health of survivors and
increases use of healthcare services. We report findings from a multi-site evaluation of …

Healthcare professionals' response to domestic violence

K Trevillion, R Agnew-Davies, LM Howard - Primary Health Care, 2013 - journals.rcni.com
Victims of domestic violence have increased contact with healthcare services, but the abuse
may not always be identified as a causal factor in their physical and mental health problems …

Understanding management and support for domestic violence and abuse within emergency departments: A systematic literature review from 2000–2015

K Hinsliff‐Smith, J McGarry - Journal of clinical nursing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To identify, review and critically evaluate published empirical studies
concerned with the prevalence, management and support for survivors of domestic violence …

Responding effectively to women experiencing severe abuse: identifying key components of a British advocacy intervention

E Howarth, A Robinson - Violence against women, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents key findings from a multisite evaluation of Independent Domestic
Violence Advisor (IDVA) services—a form of intervention targeted specifically at women …

Primary care Identification and Referral to Improve Safety of women experiencing domestic violence (IRIS): protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled …

A Gregory, J Ramsay, R Agnew-Davies, K Baird… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Domestic violence, which may be psychological, physical, sexual, financial or
emotional, is a major public health problem due to the long-term health consequences for …

Healthcare experiences of perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

MA Calcia, S Bedi, LM Howard, H Lempp, S Oram - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is highly prevalent, with severe adverse
consequences to the health and well-being of survivors. There is a smaller evidence base …

Reaching everyone in general practice? Feasibility of an integrated domestic violence training and support intervention in primary care

E Szilassy, J Roy, E Williamson, K Pitt, MS Man… - BMC family …, 2021 - Springer
Background Primary care needs to respond effectively to patients experiencing or
perpetrating domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and their children, but there is uncertainty …

What is the role of health systems in responding to domestic violence? An evidence review

J Spangaro - Australian health review, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
Objective The aim of the present study was to review and analyse academic literature and
program evaluations to identify promising evidence for health system responses to domestic …

Women's experiences of referral to a domestic violence advocate in UK primary care settings: a service-user collaborative study

A Malpass, K Sales, M Johnson, A Howell… - British Journal of …, 2014 - bjgp.org
Background Women experiencing domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are more likely to be
in touch with health services than any other agency, yet doctors and nurses rarely ask about …