Wife Abuse: Are We Detecting It?

摘要: Our objective was to measure the prevalence of wife abuse in an urban teaching hospital family practice unit and compare this frequency documentation by physicians. A modified Conflicts Tactics Scale Questionnaire administered all female patients either married or common-law older than 16 years during study period. The respective patients' charts were reviewed for abuse. Three hundred eighty-three reviewed, 275 surveys completed (72% response rate). Physical mental reported 8% 23%, respectively, respondents. Four percent respondents had considered suicide. One assault documented (p = 0.0001). Wife is at least our patients. There appear be significant health risks these women, including homicide, suicide, rape. Family physician poor.