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Primary care professionals and abused women have differing awareness of domestic abuse: a new framework may help facilitate discussions
  1. Kathleen Baird
  1. Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith Health Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Kathleen Baird, Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith Health Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Meadowbrook, QLD 4131, Australia; k.baird{at}griffith.edu.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-102049

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    Commentary on: Bradbury-Jones C, Taylor J, Kroll T, et al. Domestic abuse awareness and recognition among primary health care professionals and abused women: a qualitative investigation. J Clin Nurs 2014;23:3057–68.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • There continues to be an ongoing aversion from some health professionals to ask women about domestic violence and abuse.

    • The AWARE framework (described in the study) could be developed as an effective tool for healthcare professionals to facilitate an open dialogue with women about history of domestic violence.

    • Further research is required to assess the long-term outcomes of routine enquiry for domestic violence and abuse.

    Context

    Domestic violence and abuse continues to be a major cause of death and incapacity on a worldwide scale, leading to a wide range of short-term and long-term …

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    • Competing interests None.