Table 2.
Types of health care providers seen during the first six weeks after sexual assault, according to provider type, and sexual assault disclosure rate and proportion who felt supported if disclosed
| Received Services During First Six Weeks After Assault N (%)a | Received Services but Did Not Disclose Assault N (%) | Disclosed and Felt Supported N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider Type | All (n=630) | Mental health sequelaeb (n=475) | New/worse painc (n=409) | All | Mental health sequelaeb | New/worse painc | All |
| Mental health provider | 239 (38%) | 191 (40%) | 163 (40%) | 6 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 212 (93%) |
| Psychiatrist/Psychologist | 145 (23%) | 114 (24%) | 101 (25%) | 3 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 130 (93%) |
| Social worker | 40 (6%) | 30 (6%) | 31 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 35 (90%) |
| Crisis counselor | 100 (16%) | 79 (17%) | 65 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 93 (95%) |
| Primary care provider | 230 (37%) | 182 (38%) | 166 (41%) | 56 (24%) | 44 (24%) | 38 (23%) | 159 (93%) |
| OB/Gyn | 88 (14%) | 72 (15%) | 63 (15%) | 9 (10%) | 7 (10%) | 4 (6%) | 73 (94%) |
| Alternative medicine provider | 24 (4%) | 18 (4%) | 17 (4%) | 8 (33%) | 6 (33%) | 6 (35%) | 15 (100%) |
| Physical therapist or chiropractor | 34 (5%) | 27 (6%) | 31 (8%) | 21 (62%) | 16 (59%) | 18 (58%) | 12 (100%) |
| Infectious disease or health department | 56 (9%) | 42 (9%) | 37 (9%) | 7 (13%) | 7 (17%) | 5 (14%) |
47 (96%) |
Abbreviations: OB/Gyn=Obstetrician/Gynecologist.
a
A single sexual assault survivor could see multiple types of providers (see text).
b
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 score > 33, PROMIS anxiety 8a score t-score ≥61, or PROMIS depression 8b t-score ≥61 (Cella et al., 2010; National Center for PTSD, 2019).
c
Increase of ≥2 in 0–10 numeric rating scale pain score between week prior to assault (assessed at one week follow-up) and 6 weeks (Bijur et al., 2003).