@article{ref1,
title="Using Indirect Questions to Detect Intimate Partner Violence: The SAFE-T Questionnaire",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2007",
author="Fulfer, Jamie L. and Tyler, Jillian J. and Choi, Natalie J. S. and Young, Janet A. and Verhulst, Steven J. and Kovach, R. and Dorsey, J. K.",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="238-249",
abstract="A screening instrument for detecting intimate partner violence (IPV) was developed using indirect questions. The authors identified 5 of 18 items studied that clearly distinguished victims of IPV from a random group of health conference attendees with a sensitivity of 85% and a specificity of 87%. This 5-item instrument (SAFE-T) was then tested on 435 women presenting to three emergency departments and the results compared to a direct question regarding current abuse. The SAFE-T questions detected only 54% of the women who admitted being abused and correctly classified 81% of the women who said they were not victims. The 1-year prevalence of IPV in this sample of women presenting to an emergency department was 11.6%. The authors conclude that indirect questioning of women appears to be more effective at ruling out IPV in an emergency department population and may be less useful for women &quot;early&quot; in an abusive relationship.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260506295814",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260506295814"
}