Prospective Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence Surgical Evaluation (PRAISE-2)

Number of Participants:

250

Primary Research Objectives:

Feasibility

Secondary Research Objective:

The secondary objectives are to determine:

1. How a history of IPV affects injury-related complications;
2. How a history of IPV affects return to pre-injury function;
3. Incident cases of IPV after a musculoskeletal injury, if the injury was not the result of IPV;
4. How a history of IPV affects health care and support service use after a musculoskeletal injury;
5. How a history of IPV affects health-related quality of life after a musculoskeletal injury;
6. How patterns of IPV change over time after a musculoskeletal injury;
7. How abused women's stage of change changes over time after a musculoskeletal injury

Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria:

The inclusion criteria are:

1. adult females (at least 16 or 18 years of age depending on local ethics requirements);
2. patients presenting to participating fracture clinics within 6 weeks of their musculoskeletal injury;
3. patients presenting with a fracture or dislocation which is being managed with either surgical or non-surgical treatment.

The exclusion criteria are:

1. unwilling to or unable to provide consent;
2. unable to complete the study questionnaires in a private location, due to safety and confidentiality;
3. unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol or their attending surgeon has concerns about their ability or willingness to follow study protocols;
4. does not speak and write in English or the dominant language of the local clinic

Study Outcomes:

The primary outcome is feasibility. Secondary outcomes are injury-related complications, return to function, incidence of IPV, quality of life, abuse type and severity, and stage of change.

Duration of Patient Follow-Up:

Study participants will be followed for 12 months