@article{ref1,
title="Effect of an In-Clinic IPV Advocate Intervention to Increase Help Seeking, Reduce Violence, and Improve Well-Being",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2012",
author="Coker, Ann L. and Smith, Paige Hall and Whitaker, Daniel J. and Le, Brenda and Crawford, Timothy N. and Flerx, Vicki C.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="118-131",
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).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801212437908",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801212437908"
}