Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that demands a comprehensive health care response. Provider education and training is needed for the entire health care team, including pharmacists, to competently care for IPV-impacted patients. Standardized assessments are needed to determine need for training and to evaluate the effectiveness of IPV training initiatives. The Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS) has previously been validated for physicians. This study adapted and evaluated the PREMIS instrument for use with pharmacists to assess knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and intentions related to IPV and IPV screening. A total of 144 surveys from community pharmacists were analyzed. Pharmacists had low levels of IPV knowledge. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a five-factor structure: workplace and self-efficacy, preparation, legal requirements, alcohol and drugs, and constraints. This instrument can be utilized to guide the development and implementation of IPV-related training initiatives for pharmacists.
Highlights
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem of epidemic proportion in the United States, impacting more than 11 million people each year [1]
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate an instrument for use with community pharmacists that assesses knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and intentions related to IPV and IPV screening
Similar to Connor et al, we found no significant correlation between Actual Knowledge of IPV and Perceived Knowledge, Perceived Preparation, and hours of previous IPV training (Table 4)
Summary
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem of epidemic proportion in the United States, impacting more than 11 million people each year [1]. Pharmacy, has not been included in the effort to address IPV. This is unfortunate because for many patients, pharmacists are the health care professional with whom they have the most accessible and frequent contact. Engaging community pharmacists in this public health effort could provide an additional opportunity to improve the care of IPV-impacted patients. The Perceived Preparation scale included 12 items that assessed how prepared pharmacists felt to work with IPV victims and responses ranged from 1 (not prepared) to 7. The Perceived Knowledge scale contained 16 items that assessed respondents’ perceived knowledge about IPV.
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