Detección de la Violencia contra la Pareja por Profesionales de la Salud

Resumen

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a source of distress for women who suffer it and often it cause somatic, social and psychological problems. Professionals working in health care facilities frequently attend these women in their clinical practice, so they play a relevant role in detection and care of IPV. The main aim in this study was to explore how physicians, psychiatrists and psychologists detect IPV in their practice. We lead a survey in a sample composed by 346 professionals of Catalonia. We analyze their opinion about detection task, the methods they use, the actions they take and, difficulties they usually find. Our results suggest that most professionals see IPV’s cases in their practice. Although they consider screening as part of their duties, they do not make routine or structure screenings, neither they screen it in the first meeting, nor with direct questions. The screening depends significantly on the presence of IPV signs or indicators.