Understanding the Barriers of Violence Victims' Health Care Use

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2316754
AutoresKeith L Hullenaar (0000-0003-2481-8678, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, autor correspondente), Michelle L Frisco (0000-0002-5333-3701, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA)
Ano2020
Volume61
Fascículo4
Páginas470-485
Data de publicação2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022146520961481
PMID33047974
OpenAlexW3092053922
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas53

Violence is a leading cause of death among U.S. adults under age 45. There are also 3.3 million living violence victims, most of whom forgo formal health care when injured. We developed and tested a framework to understand why. We argue that violence victims must consider their need for care and three situational factors of victimization that may serve as barriers for care seeking: the victim's relationship to the offender, their victimization history, and the offense committed (sexual vs. nonsexual). In analyses of 9,912 violent victimizations from 8,635 participants in the National Crime Victimization Survey from 1993 to 2017, we found that injury severity and situational factors of victimization independently and interactively predict formal health care use. Even when serious injury occurs, victimizations involving known offenders, repeat victimizations, and sexual violence are less likely than their counterparts to result in formal health care use. We discuss the implications of these findings for victims and health care providers

Criminology · Domestic violence · Health care · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Sexual violence · Situational ethics · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology