| Employee assistance programs: a workplace resource to address intimate partner violence. | |
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PMID: 20210539 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem with significant impact on the workplace. Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are a confidential benefit to assist employees and their families with a variety of problems that may negatively affect their job performance. The purpose of this systematic review is to study the extant literature to identify articles that have explored the role of EAPs in addressing IPV. METHODS: We searched Medline, PsychINFO, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for English-language papers that have explored how EAPs can address IPV. Articles published through 2008 were included. RESULTS: Our review yielded nine articles, mostly from EAP-centered journals. Nearly all of the studies were published before the year 2000 and primarily describe the need for EAPs to be more engaged in preventing violence against women. Most of the studies were commentaries, often using case reports to support recommendations on how EAPs could address IPV. Results from the two intervention studies revealed close connections between EAP clients being treated for alcoholism and IPV perpetration and the effectiveness of a standardized tool to identify EAP clients experiencing IPV. CONCLUSIONS: Research in this area is in its infancy, and more studies are needed to inform the formulation of evidence-based policies and programs that guide the role of EAPs in addressing IPV. The lack of research on how EAPs address IPV is alarming, as many employers state that they often refer employees affected by IPV to the EAP for assistance. |
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Keshia M Pollack; Whitney Austin; Jeane Ann Grisso |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
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Title: Journal of women's health (2002) Volume: 19 ISSN: 1931-843X ISO Abbreviation: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-04-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101159262 Medline TA: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 729-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1996, USA. kpollack@jhsph.edu |
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