Women's evaluation of abuse and violence care in general practice (weave): Twelve month outcomes on women's safety, quality of life and health

Hegarty, Kelsey L.

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 2:10 PM-3:30 PM

Pacific A (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Kelsey L. Hegarty, MBBS, FRACGP, PhD, University of Melbourne

Authors:
Lorna O'Doherty, PhD, University of Melbourne
Jane M. Gunn, MBBS, PhD, University of Melbourne
Angela J. Taft, MPH, PhD, La Trobe University
Jill Astbury, PhD, University of Melbourne
Stephanie Brown, PhD, University of Melbourne
Gene S. Feder, MD, FRCGP, University of Bristol

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Identify the challenges of conducting a large trial in primary care
Describe the outcomes from a large intervention trial in general practice
Discuss methodological issues of pragmatic trials in primary care

Description:
Weave is a large general practice-based trial, testing the effect of screening and intervention for abused women on safety, quality of life and health. A cluster RCT involving 55 GPs. 20,100 women (16-50 years) in the last year were screened for fear of partner/ex-partner. GPs were randomly assigned to either basic education/usual care or to a 8-hour training program and women were offered counseling. 731/5742 respondents were afraid of partner/ex-partner; 272/388 women enrolled. The twelve month outcomes will be presented.