Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Figure. KQ 1: Does screening for family and intimate partner violence reduce harm and premature death and disability? KQ 2: How well does screening identify current harm or risk for harm from family and intimate partner violence? KQ 3: What are the adverse effects of screening? KQ 4: How well do interventions reduce harm from family and intimate partner violence? KQ 5: What are the adverse effects of intervention? *Including physical trauma (such as fractures, dislocations, brain injury); unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; mental trauma; and social isolation and its repercussions, such as depression, anxiety, and nightmares.
Figure. KQ 1: Does screening for family and intimate partner violence reduce harm and premature death and disability? KQ 2: How well does screening identify current harm or risk for harm from family and intimate partner violence? KQ 3: What are the adverse effects of screening? KQ 4: How well do interventions reduce harm from family and intimate partner violence? KQ 5: What are the adverse effects of intervention? *Including physical trauma (such as fractures, dislocations, brain injury); unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; mental trauma; and social isolation and its repercussions, such as depression, anxiety, and nightmares. Analytic framework and key questions (KQs).

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  1. Ann Intern Med March 2, 2004 vol. 140 no. 5 387-396