An investigation into osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients with experience of domestic violence
Item
- Title
- An investigation into osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients with experience of domestic violence
- Title
- An investigation into osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients with experience of domestic violence
- Author(s)
- Leake Diana
- Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients who have or who are experiencing domestic violence (DV). Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to 1000 osteopaths for completion. Results: The response rate was 13% (n=126). 25% of those who responded (n=32) were treating patients who they knew had experienced or were experiencing DV. The osteopaths seeing the most patients experiencing DV had 10 or more years of experience. It was found that more experienced osteopaths were less worried about levels of training in tackling DV, were less worried about offending patients if they broach the subject, felt confident in dealing with the issue and were less worried about their own safety. Less experienced osteopaths would find training in the subject of DV helpful. Conclusion: Undergraduate training or CPD courses in DV may be beneficial for new graduates. There may be a need for mentoring schemes for less experienced osteopaths to benefit from more experienced osteopaths’ knowledge in dealing with difficult subjects such as DV.
- Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients who have or who are experiencing domestic violence (DV). Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to 1000 osteopaths for completion. Results: The response rate was 13% (n=126). 25% of those who responded (n=32) were treating patients who they knew had experienced or were experiencing DV. The osteopaths seeing the most patients experiencing DV had 10 or more years of experience. It was found that more experienced osteopaths were less worried about levels of training in tackling DV, were less worried about offending patients if they broach the subject, felt confident in dealing with the issue and were less worried about their own safety. Less experienced osteopaths would find training in the subject of DV helpful. Conclusion: Undergraduate training or CPD courses in DV may be beneficial for new graduates. There may be a need for mentoring schemes for less experienced osteopaths to benefit from more experienced osteopaths’ knowledge in dealing with difficult subjects such as DV.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15073
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Domestic violence, osteopathy, screening, identification, management
- Recommended
- 0
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- Thesis
Leake Diana, “An investigation into osteopaths’ attitudes towards the identification and management of patients with experience of domestic violence”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1763