Abstract
Background: It has recently become incumbent on researchers to develop tools for the assessment of healthcare practitioners’ readiness to screen for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). One such comprehensive tool is the Healthcare Provider Survey Scales (DVHPSS). Its usefulness in new settings however warrants a validity test. Aim: We assessed some aspects of the structural validity of a shortened version of the DVHPSS. Method: Health care workers at a health facility in Sweden (n = 193) responded to a shortened version of the DVHPSS. Exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach’s Alpha, correlation, T-test, and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. Criteria for inclusion were set a priori. Results: All items of the shortened DVHPSS were retained following analysis. A six factor model emerged, with slight modifications of the original scales. Concurrent validity of the emerging scales was confirmed. Conclusions: The DVHPSS is a valid tool to assess readiness to screen for IPV in Swedish healthcare.
Highlights
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women has long been recognised as a public health problem considering its social and health implications
These findings suggest that victims of IPV may be prone to social and institutional marginalisation or that formal institutions are inadequately equipped to assist IPV victims
The questionnaire was available to all staff members online and was left there until an optimal sample size to run a structural validity test was reached
Summary
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women has long been recognised as a public health problem considering its social and health implications. A recent WHO multi-country study of 10 countries including low, middle and high income countries, (WHO, 2005) found fear of retaliation from the abuser, stigmatizing attitudes from service providers and community at large to hinder abused women from seeking sanctuary from formal networks (e.g. healthcare). The healthcare system could play an important role to reverse this notion through the institutional detection and management of IPV enhanced by screening for the phenomena among women visiting healthcare settings It has recently become incumbent on researchers to develop tools for the assessment of healthcare practitioners’ readiness to screen for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). One such comprehensive tool is the Healthcare Provider Survey Scales (DVHPSS). Conclusions: The DVHPSS is a valid tool to assess readiness to screen for IPV in Swedish healthcare
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