How obstetric care providers ask their pregnant patients about intimate partner violence

Chang, Judy

Friday, March 30, 2012: 3:40 PM-5:00 PM

Pacific I (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Judy Chang, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Authors:
Diane L. Dado, MSW, LSW, Magee Womens Research Institute
Lynn Hawker, PhD, Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh (retired)
Patricia A. Cluss, PhD, MA, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Richard M. Frankel, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Cynthia L. Holland, MPH, Magee Womens Research Institute
Meghan Schwab, MPH, Magee Womens Research Institute
Robert M. Arnold, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Illustrate the different methods a provider can use to ask patients about intimate partner violence
Recognize what communication elements are associated with patient disclosure of intimate partner violence

Description:
This report will describe how obstetric care providers ask their pregnant patients about intimate partner violence using audio-recoded first obstetric visits and explore what communication elements are associated with patient disclosure.