Publications by authors named "Elham Saberi"
Objective: To understand the motivations of champions who worked to bring about system and practice change that supported routine screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in two rural emergency departments (EDs).
Introduction: Practice changes are required to achieve routine and effective identification and response to IPV. Nurses play a significant role in affecting such practice change.
Aim: To identify the barriers, challenges, and enablers that clinical champions experience whilst implementing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) screening within Emergency Departments (EDs).
Background: Champions support the introduction of IPV screening within EDs. This paper shares new knowledge about IPV practice change champions: barriers, challenges and enablers they experienced in their efforts.
Background: Intimate partner violence is a lead cause of ill health and premature death among Australian women. Abused women are likely to present to Emergency Departments. Routine screening provides opportunities to identify and respond to intimate partner violence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To describe and synthesize evidence for champions of domestic violence practice improvement in health care and highlight implications for leadership and nurse management.
Background: Globally, health care leaders have been tasked with improving service responses to domestic violence. Evidencing the role of champions, and how managers may harness champions in improving responses to domestic violence, is an important factor in successfully leading change in this field.
Objective: To test feasibility of a systematic approach to routine screening and response for intimate partner violence among women presenting to three New South Wales EDs.
Methods: This prospective feasibility study was conducted over 6 months in two rural and one major tertiary metropolitan ED in New South Wales. Women aged 16-45 years triaged category 3-5 (treat within 30 min/1 h/2 h), who could be approached privately, were screened for intimate partner violence using the validated HITS (Hurts, Insults, Threatens and Screams or Swears) tool.
Article Synopsis
- Domestic violence (DV) significantly impacts the health of victims and their families, but routine screening for DV in Australian emergency departments (EDs) is rare despite its benefits.
- A survey of 76 ED clinicians revealed that while most support screening for DV, many feel uncomfortable and lack training, with 88.7% indicating insufficient preparation for such inquiries.
- The findings highlight the need for better training and support for ED clinicians to help them effectively screen for DV before implementing routine practices.