Bakgrund Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett globalt hälsoproblem, som spänner över såväl religiösa, geografiska som socioekonomiska gränser. En metod för att hitta dessa kvinnor är att administrera ett så kallat screeningverktyg eller frågeformulär. De tillgängliga verktygen är många och inget anses än vara vedertaget inom svensk hälso- och sjukvård. Syfte Att sammanställa en översikt av olika screeningverktyg som kan hjälpa sjuksköterskan att upptäcka mäns våld mot kvinnor. Metod Litteraturöversikt i form av en beskrivande sammanställning, baserad på tolv vetenskapliga artiklar av kvalitativ ansats. Resultat En sammanställning av sex screeninginstrument (ASI, HITS, PVS, STaT, WAST och WEB) presenteras. Frågeformulärens sensitivitet och specificitet redovisas, exempel på frågor samt styrkor och svagheter i formuläret beskrivs. Slutsats De sex beskrivna screeninginstrumenten har ett gemensamt syfte, att upptäcka våld. De skiljer sig åt i psykometriska egenskaper och är svåra att jämföra med varandra. En beskrivande översikt har utformats där läsaren själv kan bilda sig en uppfattning. Klinisk betydelse Översikten i denna uppsats skulle kunna hjälpa verksamheter i vården att lättare välja ut ett frågeformulär för våldsscreening som passar för just den verksamheten. / Background Intimate partner violence is a global health issue concerning women, spanning across religious, geographic and socioeconomic boundaries. One way of finding these women is by administrating a screening tool, or questionnaire. There are many tools available but none of them are established in the Swedish healthcare system. Aim To compile an overview of different screening tools that can help the nurse to detect intimate partner violence. Method A literature overview in form of a descriptive compilation, based on twelve scientific articles of quantitative research. Result A presentation of six screening tools (ASI, HITS, PVS, STaT, WAST and WEB). The sensitivity, specificity and pros and cons of each questionnaire are described. Conclusion The six described screening instruments were all made to detect violence. They differ in psychometric properties and are difficult to compare. A descriptive overview has been designed where the reader himself can make an opinion. Clinical significance Intimate partner violence is a big health issue and it is of the out most concern that it is made public and that the women affected gets help. The screening tools presented may be the first step towards that.

Limited data exists on intimate partner violence (IPV) among transgender women (TW), though global trends suggest IPV is associated with HIV risk in this population. We describe the prevalence of verbal, physical, and/or sexual violence as well as participant- and partner-level correlates of IPV among TW in Lima, Peru. Among 389 respondents, 15.2% reported IPV with one or more of their last three sexual partners: 9.2% verbal, 8.2% physical, and 2.3% sexual violence. Physical and verbal violence were more common with stable partners (aPR 3.46, 95% CI 1.17–10.25, aPR 2.46, 95% CI 1.14–5.28, respectively). Physical violence was associated with condomless receptive anal intercourse (cRAI) (aPR 2.22, 95% CI 1.19–4.13) and partner alcohol use (aPR 4.38, 95% CI 1.56–12.33) while verbal violence correlated with participant inebriation (aPR 4.86, 95% CI 1.63–14.46). Our results link IPV with stable partnerships, alcohol use, and cRAI, suggesting TW in Peru may benefit from multidimensional IPV prevention strategies to foster supportive relationships and reduce HIV transmission. / amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research / Revisión por pares

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health concern that affects victims, families, and the communities. Master's level counselors, who work in mental health settings, are in key positions to provide identification and intervention services to female victims of IPV with mental health issues. This study explored the lived experiences of master's level counselors who worked with female victims of IPV to gather a deeper meaning into the values, attitudes, and beliefs that master's level counselors hold in working with female victims of IPV. This study was conducted as a hermeneutic phenomenological study through a feminist poststructuralist lens to guide the research. The 5 participants in the study obtained a master's degree from a CACREP accredited counseling program and have worked with female victims of IPV. Semistructured interview questions were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using first and second cycle coding. NVivo 12 software was used to organize the data. Key findings indicated that participants valued their work with victims of IPV but believed that there were not enough resources available to properly assist clients. Participants also acknowledged that they did not receive training in their master's programs to equip them to successfully work with victims of IPV. The results of this research study may inform counselor education programs by increasing awareness of needed improvements in training and education of master's level counselors may improve overall treatment provided to this population. Improved treatment may decrease the number of health concerns, in turn decreasing the number of emergency room visits and improving the overall family dynamic.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a national and global health problem. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization suggest that 1 in 3 women will become a victim of violence by an intimate partner in her lifetime. Memory and learning have been shown to be affected in in-vivo animal studies under acute and chronic stress conditions. Using Bertalanffy's general systems theory, this study examined the impact of IPV on short-term memory in adult female survivors by comparing their performance to a control group (adult females with no IPV in the past 5 years) on measures of verbal and nonverbal memory, learning, and working memory. Participants also completed measures of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and were asked about their history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Participants included community members and treatment seeking adult females from a Nevada city. A total of 23 women participated in this study (M = 30 years), of which, 7 were included in the control group (no history of IPV in the past 5 years) and 16 were included in the IPV group (history of IPV within the past 5 years). Using multivariate analysis of variance with depression, PTSD, and mTBI as covariates, no statistically significant differences were found between these 2 groups on all measures. Future studies with high power may yield significant results on measures of learning and should be an area of focus. IPV participants with PTSD tended to perform worse on tests of learning compared to the control group (d = .33; p = .16). Future research in this area is recommended to help improve treatment outcomes for survivors, reduce the stigma associated with IPV, and improve domestic violence laws.

Intimate partner violence is a global epidemic and public health concern, including in the United States. The purpose of this descriptive, exploratory, nonexperimental, quantitative study was to determine to what extent intimate partner violence survivors avail themselves of offered resources and interventions in health care settings. The general systems foundation was used for the study's theoretical foundation. The research questions ascertained the proportion of intimate partner violence survivors who accepted mental health, law enforcement, and community outreach resources; the level of comprehensive intervention they received; and the associations, if any, between types of services. Retrospective data were collected from121 medical records from an emergency department in the Midwest United States. Descriptive statistics were performed on collected medical record data and chi-square analyses were performed in an exploratory manner to determine associations between types and numbers of other services accepted. The outcomes indicated that the majority of participants accepted comprehensive intervention, social work or mental health intervention was the most frequently accepted service, and the majority of patients who accepted social work accepted other services. Anticipated social implications may include survivors receiving multi-disciplinary interventions sooner, increased efforts by health care providers to work collaboratively with community agencies, continued development of hospital policy and protocols, and opportunities for further research. Society may ultimately benefit from a decreased economic cost to society and a positive impact in growth and development of witnessing children.

Researchers have indicated that survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have lost a sense of self while being with their abuser. But little or nothing has been published on the rediscovery of self after counseling among female survivors of IPV. The purpose of this phenomenological study which helped to guide the research question and the method of the study was to help bridge the gap in the professional counseling literature by exploring the rediscovery of self after counseling from the perspective of female survivors of IPV. The research question for this study examined the lived experiences of 7 women who discussed the process of rediscovery of self and how their relationship with their counselor impacted this journey of rediscovery. This process was explained through the theoretical lens of feminist theory because of feminism's focus on empowerment and advocacy. Data were taken from semistructured, face-to-face interviews and analyzed for emerging and clustered themes. The women believed because their counselor met them where they were, listened without judgement, and provided them with the tools to empower themselves, they were guided to the path of rediscovery of self. They also believed that spirituality was a contributing factor to reclaiming their sense of self. In continued efforts to work towards social change, the results of this study may help mental health professionals meet the needs of survivors of intimate partner violence. By building strong, self-assured individuals this can create strong self-assured families, that result in strong, self-assured communities.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue that transcends cultures and nationalities. Women and men have been impacted by sexual violence through rape and other types of IPV. Each year, women experience IPV before and during pregnancies and are impacted by physical and psychological outcomes as a result. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of IPV on the health outcomes of diabetes (Types 1, 2, and gestational), high blood pressure before pregnancy, and depression/anxiety among adult women before and during pregnancy. The social ecological model provided the framework for this quantitative cross-sectional study that included national data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System between 2012 and 2015. A series of binary logistic regressions was conducted. Findings indicated significant predictive relationships between IPV and diabetes before pregnancy (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.01-1.43), high blood pressure before pregnancy (OR = 1.65, 95% CI =1.47-1.85), and depression/anxiety before and during pregnancy, respectively (OR = 3.14, 95% CI 2.91-3.35 and OR = 9.03, 95% CI 7.37-11.05) after controlling for age, income, and race. A social change implication of this study is that results from this project may assist in increasing societal knowledge of what IPV is and its physical and psychological impacts on women before and during pregnancy.

Domestic violence has received increasing attention in recent years as an area of concern for the helping professional. Despite this interest, programs for counseling the batterer are relatively few and counseling interventions for use with this client population are in what could be termed an experimental phase. The purpose of Counseling the Batterer is to review the pertinent literature concerned with counseling the batterer, to explore several programs which have been involved in this effort, and also to design a model group counseling program for abusive males. The foundation for the model program is based on the pertinent literature and programs while the content and process reflect the writer's counseling experience in this field.

This study aims to examine the experiences of different professions of how women who report violence in close relationships experience the preliminary investigation process and which factors affect women's participation during the investigation. The study is conducted through eight semi-structured interviews with different professional groups who worked with women exposed to violence in close relationships. The various professions we have chosen to interview work with sheltered housing, at women's shelters, within the police and at the social administration. The material has been analyzed through thematic analysis with an abductive approach. We analyze the result using symbolic interactionism and the normalization process as a theoretical perspective. The results of the study show that the police response affects women's propensity to participate in investigations. The police response can both motivate and discourage women. The competence of the police is therefore important in order to be able to respond to women in the right way. Information, feedback and trust in the police are factors that can influence the extent to which the woman will participate during the preliminary investigation process. / <p>2022-01-31</p>

Bakgrund: Våld i nära relationer är ett globalt folkhälsoproblem och en diskriminering mot kvinnors mänskliga rättigheter. Av kvinnor mellan 15–49 år som varit i en relation har 27 procent blivit utsatta för våld i nära relation. Vanligtvis är det sjuksköterskor som träffar dessa kvinnor först när de söker sig till vården. I möte med dessa kvinnor behöver sjuksköterskor ha ett personcentrerat arbetssätt. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka sjuksköterskors erfarenhet av att möta kvinnor som blivit utsatta för våld i nära relation. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med kvalitativ metod och induktiv ansats. Artikelsökning gjordes i Cinahl, PubMed och Scopus. Resultatet framställdes av 12 vetenskapliga artiklar som analyserades med Fribergs 5-stegs modell. Resultat: I resultatet framkom 4 huvudteman med tillhörande 9 underteman. De fyra huvudteman var: avsaknad av träning, förutsättningar för ett bra möte, vikten av medvetenhet och samverkan och rollfördelning. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskor upplevde bristande kunskap och osäkerhet i hur de skulle agera kring hantering av våld i nära relation. De uppgav att en trygg miljö behövdes för att kvinnor skulle våga öppna upp sig. God samverkan mellan olika professioner var en viktig del av arbetet. / Background: Intimate partner violence is a global public health issue and a discrimination against women's human rights. Of women between the ages of 15 and 49 who have been in a relationship, 27 percent have been exposed to intimate partner violence. The nurse is usually the one who first sees these women when they seek care. When meeting these women nurses need to have a person-centered approach. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore nurses experience of meeting women who have been exposed to intimate partner violence. Method: A literature review with a qualitative method with an inductive approach. Articles included in this study were collected from Cinahl, PubMed and Scopus. The results are presented by 12 scientific articles that have been analyzed with Friberg's 5-step model. Results: The results showed 4 main themes with 9 sub-themes. The four main themes were: lack of training, prerequisites for a good encounter, the importance of awareness and collaboration and division of roles. Conclusion: Nurses experienced lack of knowledge and insecurity about dealing with intimate partner violence. They stated that a safe environment was needed for women to feel comfortable opening up. Good collaboration between different professions was an important part.