Citation

Debnam KJ, Johnson SL, Colomé S, Bran JV, Upadhya KK. J. Pediatr. Health Care 2018; 32(2): e19-e26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.09.004

PMID

29254901

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study presents results from an educational training to increase adolescent dating violence (ADV) screening among primary care clinicians and provides adolescents' perceptions regarding discussing ADV with their clinicians.

METHODS: A national dating violence advocacy group provided a training in ADV to 16 clinicians serving an urban health clinic. Knowledge, self-efficacy, and expectations were examined before training, after training, and at a 6-month follow-up. Forty-five adolescent patients of the clinicians were also surveyed.

RESULTS: Analysis shows significant increases in clinician knowledge, self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and outcome expectations after training and at the 6-month follow-up. About half of adolescents reported that they would disclose if they were in an abusive relationship and believed that their providers could help them.

DISCUSSION: This training successfully improved clinician self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, knowledge, and behavioral capability regarding ADV. Additional research is needed to determine whether the training leads to improved ADV screening and intervention.

Copyright © 2017 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent dating violence; adolescent health care; relationship abuse; social cognitive theory; teen dating violence