Table 3 Mean increase in screening by practice characteristic and intervention choice
Practice Characteristics | Number of practices | Mean change in screening after intervention (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Practice Type | ||
Internal Medicine | 4 | 13% (7%) |
Family Medicine | 8 | 8% (7%) |
Obstetric/Gynecology | 3 | 10% (11%) |
Academic | 5 | 13% (6%) |
Community | 10 | 8% (8%) |
Number of providers at practice | ||
1–3 | 3 | 7% (13%) |
4–10 | 6 | 6% (4%) |
11 or more | 6 | 15% (5%) |
Number of DVRPs attending initial training | ||
1 | 2 | 9% (15%) |
2 | 13 | 10% (7%) |
Number of DVRPs attending mid-project training | ||
0 | 2 | 0% (2%) |
1 | 6 | 11% (4%) |
2 | 7 | 11% (9%) |
Number of original DVRPs present in practice at end of study | ||
0 | 5 | 11% (8%) |
1 | 4 | 7% (5%) |
2 | 6 | 10% (9%) |
Screening questionnaire used | ||
SAFE Questions [20] | 7 | 9% (7%) |
Massachusetts Seminars Series on Domestic Violence [19] | 4 | 11% (9%) |
Partner Violence Screen [21] | 2 | 13% (9%) |
HITS [22] | 2 | 5% (9%) |
Person designated at practice to screen | ||
Nurse Staff | 4 | 1% (2%) |
Providers | 9 | 12% (6%) |
Both | 2 | 16% (8%) |
Patients to be routinely screened | ||
Women over age 18 | 4 | 10% (5%) |
All women | 4 | 12% (10%) |
Men and Women over age 18 | 5 | 9% (8%) |
All patients | 2 | 6% (10%) |
Frequency of screening | ||
Once a year | 12 | 10% (7%) |
At every visit | 3 | 10% (10%) |
Baseline screening rate | ||
<8% | 3 | 4% (3%) |
8–10% | 4 | 11% (7%) |
11–19% | 4 | 11% (10%) |
>20% | 4 | 11% (9%) |