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Partner Violence Screen

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Partner Violence Screen

  • See also
  1. Intimate Partner Violence
  • Indications
  1. Intimate Partner Violence Screening
  • Background
  1. Developed and validated for use in the emergency department
  • Questions
  1. Have you ever been hit, kicked, punched or otherwise hurt by someone within the past year? If so, by whom?
  2. Do you feel safe in your current relationship?
  3. Is there a partner from a previous relationship that is making you feel unsafe now?
  • Efficacy
  1. Test Sensitivity: 35-71%
  2. Test Specificity: 80-94%
  • References
  1. Feldhaus (1997) JAMA 277(17): 1357-61 [PubMed]