@article{ref1,
title="Screening for intimate partner violence in a primary care setting: the validity of "feeling safe at home" and prevalence results",
journal="Journal of the American Board of Family Practice",
year="2003",
author="Peralta, Robert L. and Fleming, Michael F.",
volume="16",
number="6",
pages="525-532",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We conducted a study to assess the validity of a screening question commonly used to detect intimate partner violence (IPV) in primary care settings. We also analyzed prevalence and risk factors of IPV. METHODS: We used an embedded domestic violence detection instrument in a general health questionnaire at one family medicine clinic. Questionnaire scales included a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), depression and alcohol use scales, and a personal safety question (&quot;Do you feel safe at home?&quot;). We assessed the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the personal safety question in our sample using responses to the modified CTS and the personal safety question. Three hundred ninety-nine female patients over the age of 18 completed the survey. RESULTS: CTS results revealed 44.3% of women experienced any violence, 43.5% of women experienced psychological violence in the presence or absence of physical violence, and 10.3% experienced physical violence in the presence or absence of psychological violence in the previous 90 days. The sensitivity of a single question used to detect any violence (&quot;Do you feel safe at home?&quot;) was 8.8%; the specificity was 91.2%. Racial identity, marital status, and depression influenced the likelihood of IPV. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results call into question the utility of the safety question &quot;Do you feel safe at home&quot; for detecting cases of intimate partner violence in a primary care sample.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-8652",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}