General practice trainees’ understanding of post-sexual assault care: the impact of a specialist educational intervention

Background Sexual assault (SA) is a highly prevalent issue, with significant adverse health sequelae. Given that general practitioners (GPs) may serve as the first point of contact for many SA victims, their awareness of post-SA care and appropriate understanding of referral pathways to a sexual ass...

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Vydáno v:Irish journal of medical science Ročník 193; číslo 3; s. 1331 - 1336
Hlavní autoři: Kane, Daniel, Kennedy, Kieran M., Flood, Karen, Eogan, Maeve
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Témata:
Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data
Family Medicine
Female
General Practice
General Practice - education
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Referral and Consultation
Sex Offenses - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Rape
Forensic examination
HIV
Education
General practice
PEP
Sexual assault
ISSN:0021-1265, 1863-4362, 1863-4362
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Shrnutí:Background Sexual assault (SA) is a highly prevalent issue, with significant adverse health sequelae. Given that general practitioners (GPs) may serve as the first point of contact for many SA victims, their awareness of post-SA care and appropriate understanding of referral pathways to a sexual assault treatment unit (SATU) are critically important. This study evaluated GP trainees’ knowledge of and comfort with post-SA care. Methods Educational intervention study using a didactic teaching session was delivered by a specialist forensic examiner on post-SA care. A pre and post-study questionnaire was implemented to assess participants’ knowledge and comfort levels with subject material. Significance was set at p -value below 0.05. Results Seventy-five GP-trainees attended the teaching session. Fifty-three completed the pre-teaching questionnaire and 50 completed the post-teaching questionnaire. Only a minority of trainees had received prior teaching in post-SA care as a medical student (13.2% n  = 7) or as a postgraduate (28.3% n  = 15). After the teaching session, there was a significant improvement trainees’ comfort levels in explaining a forensic examination ( p  < 0.0001), referral pathways to a SATU ( p  < 0.0001) and offering advice in relation to emergency contraception ( p  < 0.0001). There was also a significant improvement in understanding HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) ( p  < 0.001) and forensic examination (FE) time-lines ( p  < 0.001). Conclusion This study reveals that GP-trainees have had limited exposure to teaching on post-SA care. Additionally, significant improvements were observed following a 1-h didactic teaching session on post-SA care. Trainees demonstrated increased understanding of SATU referral pathways, understanding of immediate medical care after SA, including PEP and FE timelines.
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ISSN:0021-1265
1863-4362
1863-4362
DOI:10.1007/s11845-023-03576-3