Healthcare providers- experiences screening for intimate partner violence among migrant and seasonal farmworking women: A phenomenological study

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Jonathan,Hodgson,Jennifer,Thompson,Alyssa,Hall,Tan Wilson (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: Background Migrant and seasonal farmworking (MSFW) womenpatients experience substantially more intimate partner violence (IPV)than the general population, but few health-care providers screenpatients for IPV. While researchers have examined screening practicesin health-care settings, none have exclusively focused on MSFWwomen.Objective The aim of this phenomenological study was to explorethe experiences of health-care providers who have screened for and/or addressed IPV with MSFW women patients.Design Researchers utilized descriptive phenomenology to capturethe lived experiences of these health-care providers. Data were analysed using Colaizzi"s seven-stage framework.Setting and participants Interviews were conducted with nine femaleparticipants -- all of whom: (i) were clinically active health-care providers within the MSFW community, (ii) were bilingual in English andSpanish or had access to a translator, (iii) had treated MSFW patientswho had experienced IPV and (iv) were at least 18 years of age.Results Participants" experiences were reflected in four emergentthemes: (i) provider-centered factors, (ii) patient-centered factors, (iii)clinic-centered factors and (iv) community-centered factors. Participantsdescribed barriers to establish routine IPV assessment, decrease patientambivalence and increase on-site support and community resources.Discussion and conclusions This study aimed to generate a greaterunderstanding of the experiences of health-care providers withscreening for and addressing IPV with MSFW patients. Implicationsand recommendations for research, clinical practice and policy areprovided.

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Language: English

Date: 2015

Keywords

: intimate partner violence, migrant farmworker, seasonal farmworker, screening, health care

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