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. 2025 Aug;31(10):2730-2754.
doi: 10.1177/10778012241257245. Epub 2024 Jun 2.

Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study

Lauren Wheatley  1 , Simon Rosenbaum  1 , Chiara Mastrogiovanni  1 , Michelle Pebole  2 , Ruth Wells  1 , Susan Rees  1 , Scott Teasdale  1   3 , Grace McKeon  1   4
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Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study

Lauren Wheatley et al. Violence Against Women. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

Experiencing gender-based violence (GBV) is associated with health conditions that are common indications for referral to exercise physiologists, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals (AHPs). The readiness of AHPs to identify and respond to GBV is currently unknown. This study aimed to determine the readiness of AHPs to respond to a person who had experienced GBV. Participants completed the modified Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS) and/or an interview. The AHPs felt underprepared, had low perceived knowledge and lacked confidence to respond to and support people who have experienced GBV, despite recognition of the importance and agreement of the relevance to AHPs' practice.

Keywords: health outcomes; health professionals; mental health; physical health; training.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Summary of interview themes and definitions.
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AHP readiness to identify and respond to GBV results from quantitative and qualitative data.
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