@article{ref1,
title="Effect of an administrative intervention on rates of screening for domestic violence in an urban emergency department",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2000",
author="Savage, R. and MacLeod, B. A. and Hyman, Kelly B. and Rolniak, S and Larkin, Gregory Luke",
volume="90",
number="9",
pages="1444-1448",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study measured the effects of an administrative intervention on health care provider compliance with universal domestic violence screening protocols. METHODS: We used a simple, interrupted-time-series design in a stratified random sample of female emergency department patients 18 years or older (n = 1,638 preintervention, n = 1,617 postintervention). The intervention was a 4-tiered hospital-approved disciplinary action, and the primary outcome was screening compliance. RESULTS: Preintervention and postintervention screening rates were 29.5% and 72.8%, respectively. Before the intervention, screening was worse on the night shift (odds ratio [OR] = 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.31, 0.68) and with psychiatric patients (OR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.14, 0.85); after the intervention, no previous screening barriers remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: An administrative intervention significantly enhanced compliance with universal domestic violence screening.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}