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Publication Date: 2006
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Intimate Partner Violence Resource Materials: Assessment of Information Distribution
Edwardsen, Elizabeth A.; Morse, Diane
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v21 n8 p971-981 2006
Objective: To determine the educational impact of placing partner violence resource information in a medical setting. Method: A cross-sectional study with a structured interview. Setting: Emergency department (ED) in an urban academic medical center. Participants: adult patients and visitors. Interventions: Educational materials and community resource information. Results: 51 patients and 71 visitors (N = 122) met the inclusion criteria and consented to enrollment during a 2-week study period. Of the participants, 71% were female and 29% were male. Sixty-five (53%) of the participants noticed the literature or cards. Ten (8%) read the materials. Seven (6%) retained a copy of the literature. Nineteen (16%) of the participants acknowledged knowing someone who could benefit from the information. Nine (7%) revealed that some of the information was new to them. Conclusions: Placing intimate partner violence resource pamphlets and cards in a medical setting is one means of educating the community and promoting violence prevention. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Resource Materials, Prevention, Patients, Family Violence, Intimacy, Adults, Pamphlets, Instructional Materials, Hospitals, Program Effectiveness, Information Dissemination
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