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A realist evaluation of a ‘whole health’ response to domestic violence and abuse in the UK

Bethan Pell Orcid Logo, G.J. Melendez-Torres Orcid Logo, Kelly Buckley Orcid Logo, Rhiannon Evans Orcid Logo, Amanda Robinson Orcid Logo

Violence Against Women

Swansea University Author: Kelly Buckley Orcid Logo

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Health Pathfinder is a multilevel system change intervention initiated to transform the health response to domestic violence and abuse in eight sites in England. The current study drew upon interviews with health professionals (n=27) and victim-survivors (n=20) to provide a realist account of how th...

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title A realist evaluation of a ‘whole health’ response to domestic violence and abuse in the UK
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title_short A realist evaluation of a ‘whole health’ response to domestic violence and abuse in the UK
title_full A realist evaluation of a ‘whole health’ response to domestic violence and abuse in the UK
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description Health Pathfinder is a multilevel system change intervention initiated to transform the health response to domestic violence and abuse in eight sites in England. The current study drew upon interviews with health professionals (n=27) and victim-survivors (n=20) to provide a realist account of how this intervention achieved its goals. Findings show that five change mechanisms explain why Health Pathfinder was effective as an ecological intervention: awareness, expertise, relationships, empowerment and evidence. Positive progress in respect of each mechanism had meaningful impacts on victim-survivor experiences of enquiry, disclosure and uptake of services, and had the potential to meaningfully impact health inequities.KeywordsDomestic abuse; victim-survivors; health professionals; UK healthcare; realist evaluation
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