1. Continuation of domestic violence and changes in the assessment of family functioning, health, and social support in Finland.
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Kivelä, Salla, Leppäkoski, Tuija, Helminen, Mika, and Paavilainen, Eija
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CHI-squared test , *DOMESTIC violence , *FISHER exact test , *HEALTH status indicators , *LONGITUDINAL method , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *SURVEYS , *VICTIMS , *FAMILY relations , *QUANTITATIVE research , *SOCIAL support , *DISEASE prevalence , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MANN Whitney U Test , *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test - Abstract
Our aim in this comparison study was to describe the continuation of domestic violence and to assess changes in the association among family functioning, health, and social support for participants who have or have not experienced violence for the years 2012 and 2015. We collected the data using a family functioning, health, and social support (FAFHES) questionnaire. We collected the baseline questionnaires (N = 188) from patients who visited a Finnish central hospital and mailed the follow-up survey (N = 71). The prevalence of violence remained constant. However, the violence varied and changed. Our findings should encourage health care professionals to better identify and intervene in violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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