2023
Integrating Intimate Partner Violence Screening Programs in Primary Care: Results from a Hybrid-II Implementation-Effectiveness RCT
Iverson K, Stolzmann K, Brady J, Adjognon O, Dichter M, Lew R, Gerber M, Portnoy G, Iqbal S, Haskell S, Bruce L, Miller C. Integrating Intimate Partner Violence Screening Programs in Primary Care: Results from a Hybrid-II Implementation-Effectiveness RCT. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 251-260. PMID: 37031032, PMCID: PMC10568536, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violence screening programsVeterans Health AdministrationImplementation facilitationPrimary careEligible womenSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeScreening programHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesClinic 3 monthsClinical effectiveness outcomesPsychosocial service useImplementation-effectiveness trialDisclosure ratesIPV detectionPatient populationEffectiveness outcomesService usePsychosocial servicesAdministration facilitiesWomenCareMonthsOutcomesCompensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies
Webermann A, Nester M, Gianoli M, Black A, Rosen M, Mattocks K, Portnoy G. Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies. Women's Health Issues 2023, 33: 428-434. PMID: 37003918, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVHA mental health careMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Benefits AdministrationClinical impactHealth careWomen veteransStress disorderSexual traumaPotential clinical impactCurrent psychosocial functioningThousands of veteransPsychotherapy referralsDiagnostic evaluationPsychosocial functioningDisability claimsPTSD symptomsVeteransCareTraumaExaminersExamDisordersExaminers’ responses
2020
A Multisite Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance the Adoption of Screening Practices for Intimate Partner Violence Into Routine Primary Care for Women Veterans
Portnoy GA, Iverson KM, Haskell SG, Czarnogorski M, Gerber MR. A Multisite Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance the Adoption of Screening Practices for Intimate Partner Violence Into Routine Primary Care for Women Veterans. Public Health Reports 2020, 136: 52-60. PMID: 33207128, PMCID: PMC7856383, DOI: 10.1177/0033354920966022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisite Quality Improvement InitiativeQuality improvement initiativesVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary careIntimate partner violenceHealth clinicsScreening practicesWomen veteransImprovement initiativesHealth AdministrationEvidence-based implementation strategiesHigh-quality primary careRoutine primary careWomen's health clinicImplementation supportImplementation support strategiesModifiable barriersPartner violenceBaseline surveyUnique facilitatorsCareWomenClinicRespondersAdministration