Anyango Cartrine, Häggström Gunfridsson Erling, Namatovu Fredinah
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) Umeå University, Umeå Sweden.
Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec;18(1):2476822. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2476822. Epub 2025 Apr 7.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global issue, with women, especially those with disabilities, facing a higher lifetime risk than those without disabilities. Given the elevated risk factors and challenges related to having a disability, it is crucial to provide effective IPV support. The competence and expertise of service providers regarding IPV significantly influence their ability to provide adequate IPV support. Understanding service providers' self-perceived competence is essential for improving the quality of IPV support for women with disabilities.
This study assesses the self-perceived competence of service providers in supporting women with disabilities subjected to IPV in Sweden.
A cross-sectional survey was distributed to professionals in healthcare, social services, and the police, and 1,151 people participated. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were performed to assess the factors influencing service providers' self-perceived competence.
The findings indicate that healthcare, police, and social services professionals often encounter women with disabilities, but they rarely ask them directly about IPV. Many don't routinely inquire about IPV exposure. While institutional routines for addressing IPV exist, service providers don't consistently implement or use them. Key factors influencing self-perceived competence include receiving IPV and disability-specific training and sufficient employer support for addressing IPV among women with disabilities.
The findings underscore the need for a more consistent application of routines and enhanced training to strengthen the capacity of service providers to support women with disabilities subjected to IPV.
亲密伴侣暴力是一个全球性问题，女性，尤其是残疾女性，一生中面临的风险比非残疾女性更高。鉴于与残疾相关的风险因素增加和挑战，提供有效的亲密伴侣暴力支持至关重要。服务提供者在亲密伴侣暴力方面的能力和专业知识极大地影响了他们提供充分支持的能力。了解服务提供者的自我认知能力对于提高为残疾女性提供的亲密伴侣暴力支持的质量至关重要。
本研究评估瑞典服务提供者在支持遭受亲密伴侣暴力的残疾女性方面的自我认知能力。
向医疗保健、社会服务和警察部门的专业人员发放了一份横断面调查问卷，1151人参与。进行描述性统计和线性回归分析以评估影响服务提供者自我认知能力的因素。
研究结果表明，医疗保健、警察和社会服务专业人员经常接触到残疾女性，但他们很少直接询问她们关于亲密伴侣暴力的情况。许多人没有定期询问是否遭受亲密伴侣暴力。虽然存在处理亲密伴侣暴力的机构常规做法，但服务提供者并未始终如一地实施或使用这些做法。影响自我认知能力的关键因素包括接受亲密伴侣暴力和针对残疾的培训，以及雇主对处理残疾女性亲密伴侣暴力问题的充分支持。
研究结果强调需要更一致地应用常规做法并加强培训，以增强服务提供者支持遭受亲密伴侣暴力的残疾女性的能力。
