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Partner Violence Screen

Aka: 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

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 12/5/2011 and last published on 5/17/2012.

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