Computer-Assisted Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Control: A Randomized Trial

Intimate partner violence and control (IPVC) often goes unnoticed by health care systems, and screening is often difficult to implement. Ahmad and colleagues randomly assigned adult women at a single Canadian family practice clinic to a computer survey of questions about IPVC or to usual care. When a computer-generated report detailing patients' responses to the survey was attached to medical charts, family practitioners were more likely to ask about and detect IPVC. Computer-assisted screening for IPVC led to improved detection in a busy ambulatory care setting