Abstract
Researchers reported that 25%-33% of female trauma victims had injuries caused by battering. More than one million women per year seek medical care for injuries caused by battering. Of those who seek medical care, only one in ten is officially identified as a battered woman. Women are routinely screened for a variety of problems, conditions, or medical disorders, but violence is not included. An important issue related to identifying battered women is the lack of an appropriate comprehensive screening tool. The purpose of this study was threefold: (a) determine whether using a comprehensive abuse screening tool results in an increased identification rate of battered women greater than what has been reported in other studies; (b) identify if verbal/emotional abuse are precursors of physical violence; and (c) test specific psychometric properties.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Psi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Female Abuse Victims, Tool and Instrument Development, Women's Health
Advisor
Margaret Faut-Callahan
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Rush University
Degree Year
1994
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Wendy K., "Development of the woman abuse screening tool" (2019). Dissertations. 726.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/726
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-09-10
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9427394; ProQuest document ID: 304135162. The author still retains copyright.