论文标题
亲密伴侣对老年妇女暴力的不利健康相关：采矿电子健康记录
Adverse Health Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence against Older Women: Mining Electronic Health Records
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论文摘要
经常将亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）作为主要影响年轻女性的问题进行研究。但是，研究表明，即使很难发现虐待的身体影响，老年妇女也经常是虐待的受害者。在这项研究中，我们挖掘了通过IBM说明提供的电子健康记录（EHR），以识别与老年妇女相关的IPV的健康相关性。我们的分析表明，在老年妇女中与IPV共处的诊断术语以药物滥用和相关的毒性为主。当我们考虑差异合并症，即与年轻女性相比，老年女性与IPV明显相关的术语时，我们确定了跨越心理健康问题，肌肉骨骼问题，肿瘤和各种器官系统疾病的术语，包括皮肤，耳朵，耳朵，鼻子和喉咙。我们的发现为进一步调查提供了指导，以了解老年妇女中IPV的健康影响以及可用于筛查IPV的潜在标记。
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is often studied as a problem that predominantly affects younger women. However, studies show that older women are also frequently victims of abuse even though the physical effects of abuse are harder to detect. In this study, we mined the electronic health records (EHR) available through IBM Explorys to identify health correlates of IPV that are specific to older women. Our analyses suggested that diagnostic terms that are co-morbid with IPV in older women are dominated by substance abuse and associated toxicities. When we considered differential co-morbidity, i.e., terms that are significantly more associated with IPV in older women compared to younger women, we identified terms spanning mental health issues, musculoskeletal issues, neoplasms, and disorders of various organ systems including skin, ears, nose and throat. Our findings provide pointers for further investigation in understanding the health effects of IPV among older women, as well as potential markers that can be used for screening IPV.
