Loretta P Higgins
Biographic Data
| ID | 6070025 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loretta P Higgins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loretta P |
| FAMILY NAME | Higgins |
| SIGNATURE | HIGGINS L P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Framingham State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Translation of Domestic Violence Instruments for Use in Research
The Abuse Assessment Screen, Severity of Violence Against Women Scales, and Appraisal of Violent Situations scales were translated into versions for women originating from Brazil, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The procedure of back translation was chosen as the most reliable method for translation of these three instruments. The translated instruments were used to screen women for abuse during pregnancy and to determine the prev…
Screening for Abuse
Domestic abuse is the leading cause of injuries and death among women of childbearing age in the United States. The broad purpose of this research is to discover how pregnant women's psychological and behavioral responses to abuse affect birth outcomes. To select a diverse sample of women, we identified 8 prenatal care sites and completed the human subjects approval process with each. Rates of screening for abuse range from all but 12 women over …
Family Health Worker Revisited
As a part of its prevention program, the BCI recently developed a "hot line" phone system.Residents of New York State who have experienced specific product related bums and other injuries contact The Bums Care Institute from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.That telephone system has supplemented our reports from statewide fire departments and hospitals and is an effective tool for gathering data about flammable clothing, electric blankets, and new product r…
Translation of Domestic Violence Instruments for Use in Research
The Abuse Assessment Screen, Severity of Violence Against Women Scales, and Appraisal of Violent Situations scales were translated into versions for women originating from Brazil, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The procedure of back translation was chosen as the most reliable method for translation of these three instruments. The translated instruments were used to screen women for abuse during pregnancy and to determine the prev…
Family Health Worker Revisited
As a part of its prevention program, the BCI recently developed a "hot line" phone system.Residents of New York State who have experienced specific product related bums and other injuries contact The Bums Care Institute from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.That telephone system has supplemented our reports from statewide fire departments and hospitals and is an effective tool for gathering data about flammable clothing, electric blankets, and new product r…
Screening for Abuse
Domestic abuse is the leading cause of injuries and death among women of childbearing age in the United States. The broad purpose of this research is to discover how pregnant women's psychological and behavioral responses to abuse affect birth outcomes. To select a diverse sample of women, we identified 8 prenatal care sites and completed the human subjects approval process with each. Rates of screening for abuse range from all but 12 women over …
Translation of Domestic Violence Instruments for Use in Research
The Abuse Assessment Screen, Severity of Violence Against Women Scales, and Appraisal of Violent Situations scales were translated into versions for women originating from Brazil, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The procedure of back translation was chosen as the most reliable method for translation of these three instruments. The translated instruments were used to screen women for abuse during pregnancy and to determine the prev…
Medicine (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Domestic violence (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Suicide prevention (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)