Partner violence against women and specialized care health professionals.

Violencia de pareja hacia la mujer y profesionales de la salud especializados. (Spanish)

Nowadays, partner violence against women is one of the main public health issues. Therefore, it has a severe impact in our health. Objectives: finding the degree of knowledge and thoughts of the specialised health care professionals, knowing the challenges they face when they have to take action as well as suggesting improvements. A transversal study was carried out at the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, using a voluntary and anonymous survey. The data was collected in an excel file linked to the platform used to take the survey, and the statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17 and STATA 12. The total response rate was 15%. Out of the 31.5% health care professionals that took the survey and knew about partner violence against women cases in their working environment, 24.7% said they detected them whilst working; on the other hand, 25.9% of them did not take any action as they considered they were not properly trained to act. Moreover, 82.5% of those who took the survey considered this to be a serious issue, whilst 50.9% said there was no consensus on action and 19% did not know about the action protocol. Health care professionals need training to conduct their skills in the field; they are increasingly becoming aware of this issue, they are less affected by the preconceptions that may condition their work and have more intervention tools; nevertheless, there is a need to spread action protocols. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La violencia de pareja hacia la mujer representa uno de los problemas de salud pública mas relevantes. Causa graves consecuencias en la salud. Este estudio plantea detectar el nivel de conocimientos y las opiniones de los profesionales de atención especializada, conocer sus dificultades en la intervención y plantear propuestas de mejora. Para ello se realizó un estudio transversal, llevado a cabo en el Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcen, a través de una encuesta voluntaria y anónima. La recogida de datos se realizo en un Excel asociado a la plataforma utilizada. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizaron el SPSS 17 y el STATA 12. La tasa de respuesta total fue del 15%. El 31.5% de los profesionales conocían casos en su entorno; el 24.7% los detectaron en su trabajo. El 25.9% no hicieron nada, consideraron que no teman la formación necesaria. El 82.5% pensaban que es un problema muy importante. El 50.9% creían que no hay consenso en la actuación; el 19% no sabían que existe un protocolo de actuación. Los profesionales encuestados necesitan formación para poder realizar sus competencias. Cada vez están más concienciados, tienen menos estereotipos y mas herramientas de intervención, pero es necesario difundir los protocolos de actuación. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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