More GP Consultations by Violence Victims
Results from the Representative German Degs1 Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Hunzelar (University Hospital Bonn), Yelda Krumpholtz (University Hospital Bonn), Robert Schlack (0000-0002-3340-0452, Robert Koch Institute), Birgitta Weltermann (University Hospital Bonn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 4646-4646 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20054646 |
| PMID | 36901654 |
| OpenAlex | W4323318076 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Violence is a growing public health problem influencing physical and mental health. Victims tend to contact medical care in the first place, yet a discrepancy between patients' violence experiences (VE) and general practitioners' (GP) awareness is reported. The number of GP visits by victims is of interest. Using data of the nationally representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1), associations between the prevalence of ≥1 recent VE (last 12 months) and the number of GP contacts were analyzed with respect to age, gender, socio-economic status, and health conditions. The DEGS1 dataset comprised persons aged 18 to 64 years (n = 5938). The prevalence of a recent VE was 20.7%. Compared to non-victims, VE victims visited their GP significantly more often in the preceding 12 months (3.47 vs. 2.87, p < 0.001), which increased markedly in those who were strongly impaired by a recent physical VE (3.55 GP visits) or psychological VE (4.24). The high frequency of GP contacts in VE victims constitutes opportunities to professionally support this vulnerable patient group and underlines the necessity for GPs to integrate VE as a bio-psycho-social problem in a holistic treatment approach
Geography · German · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Public health · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |