Developing a Response to Family Violence in Primary Health Care: The New Zealand Experience

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aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.journalBMC Family Practiceen_NZ
aut.relation.volume17en_NZ
aut.researcherWilson, Denise
dc.contributor.authorGear, Cen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKoziol-McLain, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Den_NZ
dc.contributor.authorClark, Fen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-13T03:25:38Z
dc.date.available2017-10-13T03:25:38Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_NZ
dc.date.issued2016en_NZ
dc.description.abstractBackground: Despite primary health care being recognised as an ideal setting to effectively respond to those experiencing family violence, responses are not widely integrated as part of routine health care. A lack of evidence testing models and approaches for health sector integration, alongside challenges of transferability and sustainability, means the best approach in responding to family violence is still unknown. The Primary Health Care Family Violence Responsiveness Evaluation Tool was developed as a guide to implement a formal systems-led response to family violence within New Zealand primary health care settings. Given the difficulties integrating effective, sustainable responses to family violence, we share the experience of primary health care sites that embarked on developing a response to family violence, presenting the enablers, barriers and resources required to maintain, progress and sustain family violence response development. Methods: In this qualitative descriptive study data were collected from two sources. Firstly semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted during 24-month follow-up evaluation visits of primary health care sites to capture the enablers, barriers and resources required to maintain, progress and sustain a response to family violence. Secondly the outcomes of a group activity to identify response development barriers and implementation strategies were recorded during a network meeting of primary health care professionals interested in family violence prevention and intervention; findings were triangulated across the two data sources. Results: Four sites, representing three PHOs and four general practices participated in the focus group interviews; 35 delegates from across New Zealand attended the network meeting representing a wider perspective on family violence response development within primary health care. Enablers and barriers to developing a family violence response were identified across four themes: 'Getting started', 'Building effective relationships', 'Sourcing funding' and 'Shaping a national approach to family violence'. Conclusions: The strong commitment of key people dedicated to addressing family violence is essential for response sustainability and would be strengthened by prioritising family violence response as a national health target with dedicated resourcing. Further analysis of the health care system as a complex adaptive system may provide insight into effective approaches to response development and health system integration.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationBMC Family Practice, 17(1), 115.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12875-016-0508-xen_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1471-2296en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/10866
dc.languageengen_NZ
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-016-0508-x
dc.rights© 2016 The Author(s). Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectComplex adaptive system (non-MESH)en_NZ
dc.subjectDomestic violenceen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectPrimary health careen_NZ
dc.subjectProgram evaluationen_NZ
dc.subjectProgram sustainabilityen_NZ
dc.titleDeveloping a Response to Family Violence in Primary Health Care: The New Zealand Experienceen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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