A victimization assessment tool: instrument development and clinical implications.
Although most health care providers now recognize the importance of crisis intervention, support, and/or treatment for survivors of violence and abuse, such care is compromised unless early detection becomes a routine part of intake and assessment protocols in nursing and other facets of health care. This paper describes the development of a tool to assist nurses and other primary care providers with routine assessment for victimization in diverse health and mental health settings. It includes outcomes of preliminary validity and reliability studies, and concludes with suggestions for use in clinical work with victims/survivors of abuse in an era of increasing international concern regarding the health implications of violence.
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University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Ontario, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017741:Survivors