Release Date: March 2004
Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents
Rating: I Recommendation.
Rationale: The USPSTF found no direct evidence that screening for family and intimate partner violence leads to decreased disability or premature death. The USPSTF found no existing studies that determine the accuracy of screening tools for identifying family and intimate partner violence among children, women, or older adults in the general population. The USPSTF found fair to good evidence that interventions reduce harm to children when child abuse or neglect has been assessed (see Clinical Considerations). The USPSTF found limited evidence as to whether interventions reduce harm to women, and no studies that examined the effectiveness of interventions in older adults. No studies have directly addressed the harms of screening and interventions for family and intimate partner violence. As a result, the USPSTF could not determine the balance between the benefits and harms of screening for family and intimate partner violence among children, women, or older adults.
Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence, March 2004
Recommendation Statement
(PDF File, 170 KB)
Review of the Evidence: Screening Children (PDF File, 385 KB)
Review of the Evidence: Screening Women and Elderly Adults (PDF File, 160 KB)
Systematic Evidence Review (File Download, 160 KBPDF Files Download, 960 KB)
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