Assessing for abuse during pregnancy: Severity and frequency of injuries and associated entry into prenatal care

Domestic violence against infertile women in a Turkish setting

“…We used a structured questionnaire modified from the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) questionnaire [5], a standardized and validated screening tool [6], to determine frequency and type of violence toward women with infertility. The questionnaire was pretested on a sample of 10 women.…”

A Randomized Trial of Screening for Relationship Violence in Young Women

“…The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) [18] is the most commonly reported screening measure among adult women and consists of five questions [19]. Using data from our prior study and similarly worded questions compared to the AAS, it was evident that using the AAS would not identify those women who had experienced childhood sexual abuse or stranger sexual violence, which we found unacceptable for a clinical screen given the known lasting impact of such sexual violence on health [20][21][22].…”

Domestic Violence: Caring for a Colleague

“…Other studies make it clear that routine and multiple screenings by skilled health care providers, when conducted face-toface, markedly increase the identification of domestic violence. [6][7][8] The purpose of this article is to suggest that patients are not the only ones who can benefit from domestic violence screening and intervention. Specifically, if nurses know how to support an abused patient, they can do the same for an abused colleague.…”