@article{ref1,
title="Prenatal screening for intimate partner violence: A qualitative meta-synthesis",
journal="Applied nursing research",
year="2014",
author="LoGiudice, Jenna A.",
volume="28",
number="1",
pages="2-9",
abstract="AIM: The aim of this meta-synthesis was to glean an understanding of healthcare providers' experience with prenatal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV). <br><br>BACKGROUND: Prenatal screening guidelines for IPV are in place; however, a gap exists between these recommendations and providers' practices. <br><br>METHODS: Noblit and Hare's (1988) approach to synthesizing qualitative research studies was utilized. Eight research reports were identified and produced a sample of 142 experienced women's healthcare providers from the United States, New Zealand, and Sweden. <br><br>RESULTS: The synthesis revealed five overarching themes: (1) therapeutic relationship, (2) understanding what she is not saying, (3) presence of partner, (4) variations of how and when to discuss, and (5) &quot;lost in the maze&quot; of disclosure. When analyzed as a whole, the five themes contribute to a lack of universal screening for IPV. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given that IPV is a social problem with long-term negative sequela, providers are poised to identify women during the perinatal timeframe to ensure adequate referrals and services to stop the cycle of violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0897-1897",
doi="10.1016/j.apnr.2014.04.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2014.04.004"
}