Using Behavior Change Theory to Understand How to Support Screening for Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence
Blake Nicol, Paul van Donkelaar, Karen Mason, Heather L. Gainforth
Abstract
This thesis was the first theory-based study to develop intervention recommendations for promoting screening of TBIs at women's shelters. The recommendations have the potential to increase TBI screening at women's shelters ultimately improving the quality of life of women who have experienced a TBI from IPV.
Topics & Concepts
Context (archaeology)Intervention (counseling)Psychological interventionTraumatic brain injuryPsychologyPoison controlClinical psychologyDomestic violenceMedicineInjury preventionPsychiatryFamily medicineMedical emergencyPaleontologyBiologyInjury Epidemiology and PreventionIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceCommunity Health and Development