Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): A cluster randomised trial

AJ Taft; L Hooker; C Humphreys; K Hegarty; R Walter; C Adams; P Agius; R Small

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Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): A cluster randomised trial

AJ Taft, L Hooker, C Humphreys, K Hegarty, R Walter, C Adams, P Agius, R Small

BMC Medicine | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0375-7

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Abstract

Background: Mothers are at risk of domestic violence (DV) and its harmful consequences postpartum. There is no evidence to date for sustainability of DV screening in primary care settings. We aimed to test whether a theory-informed, maternal and child health (MCH) nurse-designed model increased and sustained DV screening, disclosure, safety planning and referrals compared with usual care. Methods: Cluster randomised controlled trial of 12 month MCH DV screening and care intervention with 24 month follow-up.The study was set in community-based MCH nurse teams (91 centres, 163 nurses) in north-west Melbourne, Australia.Eight eligible teams were recruited. Team randomisation occurred at a publi..

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The authors thank the Australian Research Council, the Office for Women, Victorian government and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation for financial support of this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation or writing of the report.