Citation

Coker AL, Smith PH, Whitaker DJ, Le B, Crawford TN, Flerx VC. Violence Against Women 2012; 18(1): 118-131.

Affiliation

1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801212437908

PMID

22411302

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study investigated the efficacy of clinic-based advocacy for intimate partner violence (IPV) to increase help seeking, reduce violence, and improve women's well-being. Eligible and consenting women attending one of six selected clinics in the rural Southern United States were assessed for IPV. Consenting women disclosing IPV were offered either an in-clinic advocate intervention or usual care, depending on the clinic they attended and were followed for up to 24 months. Over follow-up time both IPV scores and depressive symptoms trended toward greater decline among women in the advocate intervention clinics relative to the usual care (business card referral only).

Language: en