title: Screening for intimate partner violence within a health care setting:a systematic review of the literature.
abstract: The purpose of this review is to present literature regarding intervention research on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) screening. Articles were obtained by searching six databases and review of reference pages. Of the articles selected for this review, all measured disclosure rates of IPV screening and five addressed safety practices, one study included both screening and safety practices. Two studies evaluated advocacy's impact on safety and the level of violence. Five studies reported referral initiation to advocacy services. The results suggest that screening is effective in identifying IPV; however, a causal link between screening practices, increased safety practices, and decreased violence cannot be established. Practice and research implications for social work are discussed.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, 685 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-1050, USA. ntrabold@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trabold
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D008487:Medical History Taking; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology