@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress disorders in women victims-survivors of intimate partner violence: a mixed-methods pilot study in a French coordinated structure",
journal="BMJ open",
year="2024",
author="Roland, Noemie and Delmas, Noëlla and El Khoury, Fabienne and Bardou, Alice and Yacini, Leila and Feldmann, Laure and Hatem, Ghada and Mahdjoub, Sarah and Bardou, Marc",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="e075552-e075552",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims-survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) consulting at the specialised and original facility 'Maison des Femmes' (MdF) or in two close municipal health centres (MHCs). <br><br>DESIGN: A mixed-methods study using a convergent parallel design from July 2020 to June 2021. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: A questionnaire was proposed to women aged 18 years and over having suffered from IPV, in the MdF and in two MHCs. We also conducted qualitative interviews with a subsample of the women, asking for victim-survivors' perceptions of the effect of the MdF's care. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The presence of a PTSD using the PTSD self-report checklist of symptoms, possibility of reaching women by phone 6 months after the inclusion visit, level of self-rated global health, number of emergency visits in the past 6 months, substances use, readiness to change and safety behaviours. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 67 women (mean age: 34 years (SD=9.7)) responded to our questionnaire. PTSD diagnosis was retained for 40 women (59.7%). Around 30% of participants self-rated their global health as bad. Less than 30% (n=18) of women were regular smokers, and only 7.5% of participants had a problematic alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption score ≥4), 19.4% women used psychotropic drugs. Six months after inclusion, half of participants had been reached by phone. Analysis of the qualitative interviews clarified victim-survivors' perceptions of the MdF's specific care: social networking, multidisciplinary approach, specialised listening, healthcare facilities, evasion and 'feeling at home'. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of PTSD at inclusion was nearly the same between the three centres. This mixed-methods comparison will serve as a pilot study for a larger comparative trial to assess the long-term impact of the MdF's specialised care on victims-survivors' mental health, compared with the care of uncoordinated structures. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04304469.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2044-6055",
doi="10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075552",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075552"
}