@article{ref1,
title="A participatory evaluation project to measure SANE nursing practice and adult sexual assault patients' psychological well‐being",
journal="Journal of forensic nursing",
year="2008",
author="Campbell, Rebecca and Patterson, Debra and Diegel, Renae and Coats, Sue",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="19-28",
abstract="This paper describes a collaborative project between a team of researcher-evaluators and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program to develop an evaluation survey of SANE nursing practice and patient psychological well-being. Using a participatory evaluation model, we followed a six-step process to plan and conduct an evaluation of adult sexual assault patients treated in one Midwestern SANE program. Our collaborative team developed a logic model of “empowering care,” which we defined as providing healthcare, support, and resources; treating survivors with dignity and respect; believing their stories; helping them re-instate control and choice; and respecting patients' decisions. We created a corresponding survey that can be administered to patients following exam procedures and tested it with N= 52 sexual assault victims. Results indicated that nursing practice was consistent with this empowering care philosophy as the overwhelming majority of patients reported positive psychological well-being outcomes. Implications for evaluating forensic nursing practice are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="1556-3693",
doi="10.1111/j.1939-3938.2008.00003.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-3938.2008.00003.x"
}