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Recruitment of female patients
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Patterns of intimate partner violence: 29 “yes” responses to 1 or more items.
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- Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 202): Mean age was 45.3 years (standard deviation [SD] 15.4).
On a scale of 1–5,* respondents rated their ability to speak English at a mean of 4.5 (SD .87) and their perceived health status at a mean of 3.2 (SD 1.0). They estimated the number of visits they made to family physicians at a mean of 4.6 (SD 4.2), and their comfort level with the survey on another scale of 1–5† at a mean of 4.0 (SD 1.2).
VARIABLE N % Marital status 202 • Married or common-law 54.6 • Separated, divorced, or widowed 13.9 • Single, in current or recent relationship 20.3 • Single, not in relationship 11.4 Had children 113 56.2 Country of birth 202 • Canada 63.9 • Outside Canada 36.1 If an immigrant, years lived in Canada 71 • <10 23.9 • 10–20 16.9 • >20 59.2 If an immigrant, country of birth 72 • Europe 36.1 • East, southeast, or south Asia 29.1 • West Indies, Latin America, Caribbean 20.8 • Arabia, west Asia 6.9 • Africa 5.6 Education 201 • Less than high school 3 • High school, some or complete 19.9 • University, some or complete 55.7 • Postgraduate training, some or complete 21.4 Employment status 201 • Full-time 49.8 • Part-time 14.4 • Unemployed 13.9 • Retired or on disability 21.9 Household income ($) 181 • <20 000 15.5 • 20 000–40 000 19.9 • 40 001–60 000 20.5 • >60 000 44.2 Access to a computer at home or at work 200 87 - Table 2 Responses to questions on intimate-partner violence in current or recent relationships (N = 144)
Overall, 21 respondents (prevalence was 14.6%) reported being victims of violence (victims were counted once across the 3 types of violence).
QUESTIONS N % OF RESPONDENTS SAYING “YES” (95% CI) Emotional violence* • Is your partner very jealous? 11 7.6 (3.3–11.9) • Does your partner try to control your life? 15 10.4 (5.4 to 15.4) • Does your partner try to keep you away from family and friends? 9 6.3 (2.3–10.3) • Does your partner insult you or put you down? 18 12.5 (7.1–18.0) • Pooled responses of those saying “yes” to 2 or more Items in the emotional Domain 10.4 (5.4–15.4) Threats • Are you afraid to disagree with your partner? 9 6.3 (2.3–10.3) • Do you feel physically threatened by your partner? 7 4.9 (1.4–8.4) • Pooled responses of those saying “yes” to feelings of Threat 8.3 (3.8–12.8) Physical or sexual violence • Has your partner ever pushed, hit, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt you? 8 5.6 (1.8–9.4) • Has your partner ever forced you to have sex when you did not want to? 8 5.6 (1.8–9.4) • Pooled responses of those saying “yes” to any aspect Of physical or sexual Violence 7.6 (3.3–11.9) -
CI—confidence interval.
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↵* 17.4% of respondents reported at least 1 experience of emotional violence (95% CI 11.2–23.6).
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- Table 3 Patients’ attitudes toward computer-assisted screening
Based on the Computerized Lifestyle Assessment Scale (CLAS) where 1—strongly disagree, 2—disagree, 3—not sure, 4—agree, and 5—strongly agree.
CLAS ATTITUDE DOMAINS (CRONBACH’S α) OVERALL RATINGS N = 202 RATINGS OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE SECTION ON IPV N = 144 MEAN (SD) THOSE NOT EXPERIENCING IPV MEAN (SD) THOSE EXPERIENCING IPV MEAN (SD) Benefits* (.85) 3.6 (.68) 3.6 (.67) 3.9 (.64) Computers would help doctors with routine lifestyle questions, are a good way to ask lifestyle questions, would save doctors’ time, will help doctors make better assessments, would make patients feel comfortable answering questions, and can be trusted Privacy—Barriers† (.81) 3.1 (.82) 3.1 (.73) 3.1 (.77) I would worry about confidentiality; I don’t want certain information about me on the computer; too many mistakes will be made on computers Interaction—Barriers† (.80) 3.0 (.82) 2.9 (.74) 2.8 (.76) Doctors would spend less time with patients; doctors would lose the personal touch; I would find another Doctor Interest† (.75) 4.4 (.60) 4.3 (.53) 4.2 (.65) I would answer honestly; I would want to read the patient information sheet
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