Table 3.
Types of health care providers seen during the first six weeks after sexual assault (SA), non-disclosure rate according to provider type, and proportion who felt supported if did disclose by specific mental health symptoms
| 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) | Significant PTSb (n=390) | Significant depressionc (n=345) | Significant anxietyc (n=407) | All | Significant PTSb | Significant depressionc | Significant anxietyc | All |
| Mental health provider | 239 (38%) | 162 (42%) | 138 (40%) | 167 (41%) | 6 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) | 212 (93%) |
| Psychiatrist or Psychologist | 145 (23%) | 99 (25%) | 88 (26%) | 101 (25%) | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 130 (93%) |
| Social worker | 40 (6%) | 22 (6%) | 22 (6%) | 29 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 35 (90%) |
| Crisis counselor | 100 (16%) | 66 (17%) | 56 (16%) | 72 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 93 (95%) |
| Primary care provider | 230 (37%) | 153 (39%) | 135 (39%) | 158 (39%) | 56 (24%) | 35 (23%) | 34 (25%) | 39 (25%) | 159 (93%) |
| OB/Gyn | 88 (14%) | 61 (16%) | 55 (16%) | 59 (15%) | 9 (10%) | 6 (10%) | 5 (9%) | 5 (9%) | 73 (94%) |
| Alternative medicine provider | 24 (4%) | 14 (4%) | 16 (5%) | 17 (4%) | 8 (33%) | 4 (29%) | 5 (31%) | 6 (35%) | 15 (100%) |
| Physical therapist or chiropractor | 34 (5%) | 25 (6%) | 22 (6%) | 24 (6%) | 21 (62%) | 16 (64%) | 12 (55%) | 14 (58%) | 12 (100%) |
| Infectious disease or health department | 56 (9%) | 38 (10%) | 33 (10%) | 38 (9%) | 7 (13%) | 7 (18%) | 7 (21%) | 7 (18%) | 47 (96%) |
Abbreviations: PTS=posttraumatic stress; OB/Gyn=Obstetrician/Gynecologist.
a
A single sexual assault survivor could see multiple types of providers (see text).
b
“Significant” PTS is defined >33 on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist.
c
“Significant” depression or anxiety is defined as moderate or severe (≥61 on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System [PROMIS]).