Personal trauma among healthcare providers: implications for screening practices.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
Screening rates for trauma are low in health care settings. We examined the association between health care providers' (HCPs) experience of physical or sexual trauma and their screening of female patients for trauma. HCPs at an urban academic medical institution were surveyed from September through November 2016. The Brief Trauma (BTQ) and Sexual and Physical Abuse History Questionnaires (SPAHQ) assessed their own experiences of trauma. The Screening Practices Questionnaire (SPQ) assessed HCPs trauma screening. Multiple regression analyses were performed. Among 212 respondents aged 22-67 years, most were female (78.3%) and white (76.1%). Nurses (41.0%) were the largest occupational group. Overall, 85.8% reported having experienced trauma. No significant difference was observed in median SPQ scores between HCPs who had experienced trauma (3.88 [Interquartile Range (IQR) 3.44-4.31]) and those who had not (4.00 [IQR 3.47-4.33],
Volume
60
Issue
5
First Page
570
Last Page
584
ISSN
1541-0331
Published In/Presented At
Cooper, C., Coleman, J., Irvin, N., Lee, A., & Antoine, D. (2020). Personal trauma among healthcare providers: implications for screening practices. Women & health, 60(5), 570–584. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2019.1683122
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
31665985
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article