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Table 3 Screening practices - scale and item scores

From: Australian hospital staff perceptions of barriers and enablers of domestic and family violence screening and response

Scale Mean 47.86 SD 6.67, range = 23–62

Item

Never, Seldom, Sometimes

N (%)a

Almost always, always

N (%)

1. I routinely ask a woman about her home life

27 (24.5)

83 (75.5)

2. I do a head to toe check for signs of physical abuse

96 (87.3)

14 (12.7)

3. I tend not to ask about sexual abuse

94 (85.5)

16 (14.5)

4. I try to establish rapport with a woman, and then ask questions to determine if she is at risk in the home or elsewhere

20 (18.2)

90 (81.8)

5. I provide education to women about the short and long-term effects of trauma

55 (50.0)

55 (50.0)

6. I carry out a brief mental health assessment

23 (20.9)

87 (79.1)

7. I tend not to ask the partner and other accompanying adults to excuse themselves from the room

96 (87.3)

14 (12.7)

8. I make rapport with a woman by looking directly at her when asking them questions about DFV

58 (52.7)

52 (47.3)

9. I adapt my approach according to a woman’s experience of DFV and her history of trauma

15 (13.6)

95 (86.4)

10. If the woman presents with children, I try and separate the children from their mother when I ask her questions about DFV

36 (32.7)

74 (67.3)

11. I discuss cases of women at risk wit another member of staff

18 (16.4)

92 (83.6)

12. I call the domestic violence hotline for advice

83 (75.5)

27 (24.5)

13. I ask the social worker to assess the woman.

41 (37.3)

69 (62.7)

  1. a Percentages reflect those who responded, not percentage of total sample