Computer-Assisted Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Control

  1. Farah Ahmad, MBBS, MPH, PhD;
  2. Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD;
  3. Donna E. Stewart, MD;
  4. Harvey A. Skinner, PhD, CPsych;
  5. Richard H. Glazier, MD, MPH; and
  6. Wendy Levinson, MD
  1. From the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Institute for Work & Health; Women's Health Program, University Health Network; York University; and Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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        Appendix Figure. Example of a physician report printed by Promote Health.
      • Figure 1.
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          Figure 1. Coding scheme for the audiotaped physician–patient interactions.

          Shaded areas represent measured primary outcomes; after training, intercoder reliability was good for all measures (κ = 0.82 to 1.0).

          * “Discussion opportunity” refers to whether the patient or physician raised the possibility of the patient being at risk for intimate partner violence or control.

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            Figure 2. Study flow diagram.

            IQR = interquartile range.

            * Informed consent could not be completed because patients were called into visit (n = 40) or the research room was busy (n = 29).

            † 1 patient left before the visit because the physician was behind schedule; 2 physicians canceled the visits because of personal emergency; and 1 physician assigned the visit to a resident.

            ‡ The physician withdrew because the participant had mental health issues.

            § The physician and patient conversed in a language not understood by the coders.

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