Fears of disclosure and misconceptions regarding domestic violence reporting amongst patients in two US emergency departments

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 12; p. e0260467
• Main Authors: Kimberg, Leigh, Vasquez, Juan A, Sun, Jennifer, Anderson, Erik, Ferguson, Clarissa, Arreguin, Mireya, Rodriguez, Robert M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.12.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aggression; Barriers; Citizens; COVID-19; Disclosure; Domestic Violence; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; Emergency response; Emergency service; Emergency Service, Hospital; Emergency services; Emigration and Immigration; Enforcement; Enrollments; Family violence; Fear; Fear & phobias; Health aspects; Health care; Health care industry; Health services; Help seeking behavior; Hispanic Americans; Hospitals; Humans; Illegal immigrants; Immigrants; Immigration; Immigration policy; Latin American cultural groups; Law enforcement; Legislation; Medical care; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Patients; People and Places; Physicians; Police; Polls & surveys; Quality management; Reporting requirements; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Self disclosure; Social Sciences; Trauma; Undocumented Immigrants; Victimization; Victims; Violence; United States; United States > US; San Francisco California; California

Patients often do not disclose domestic violence (DV) to healthcare providers in emergency departments and other healthcare settings. Barriers to disclosure may include fears and misconceptions about whether, and under what circumstances, healthcare providers report DV to law enforcement and immigra...