Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: Review of the Evidence. Appendix 1. Search Strategies

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Appendix 1. Search Strategies

Intimate Partner Violence Screening Instruments

Databases: MEDLINE® (1966-2002), PsycINFO (1984-2002), Health & Psychosocial Instruments (1985-2002)

1 spouse abuse/or domestic violence.mp. or battered woman.mp. [mp = title, abstract, heading word, table of contents, key phrase identifiers]
2 (screening or identity or early detection).mp.
3 questionnaires.mp.
4 physicians, family/ or "family physicians".mp.
5 primary health care/ or "primary care".mp.
6 family practice/or "family practice".mp.
7 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
8 1 or 7
9 limit 8 to (human and English)

Intimate Partner Violence Interventions

Databases: MEDLINE® (1966-2002), CINAHL(1982-2002)

1 spouse abuse/ or domestic violence.mp. or battered women.mp.
2 ((intimate partner or life partner or partner or wife or husband) and (violence or abuse)).mp.
3 1 or 2
4 internal medicine.mp.
5 Physicians, Family/ or family physicians.mp.
6 exp Primary Health Care/ or primary care.mp.
7 Family Practice/ or family practice.mp.
8 EMERGENCIES/ or emergency.mp.
9 exp emergency service, hospital/ or emergency department$.mp.
10 OBSTETRICS/ or "OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL"/ or obstetrics.mp.
11 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10
12 3 and 11
13 pc.fs. or prevent$.mp. or intervention.mp. or assessment.mp.
14 exp counseling/ or counsel$.mp
15 (patient education or questionnaire$).mp.
16 questionnaires/
17 interviews/ or interview$.mp.
18 exp clinical trials/ or clinical trial$.mp.
19 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18
20 12 and 19
21 limit 20 to (human and English language)
22 from 21 keep 1-151

Database: PsycINFO (1984-2002)

1 exp Partner Abuse/ or spouse abuse.mp.
2 exp Battered Females/
3 exp Family Violence/ or exp Victimization/ or exp Emotional Abuse/ or battered women.mp.
4 3 and (women or females).mp.
5 ((intimate partner$ or life partner$ or partner or wife or husband) and (violence or abuse)).mp.
6 1 or 2 or 4 or 5
7 internal medicine.mp.
8 exp Family Physicians/ or family physicians.mp.
9 exp Primary Health Care/ or primary care.mp.
10 exp Family Physicians/ or family practice.mp.
11 exp emergency services/ or emergenc$.mp.
12 exp OBSTETRICS/ or obstetrics.mp.
13 exp GYNECOLOGY/ or gynecology.mp.
14 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13
15 6 and 14
16 (prevent$ or intervention or assessment).mp.
17 exp counseling/ or counsel$.mp.
18 exp Client Education/ or patient education.mp.
19 questionnaires/ or questionnaire$.mp.
20 exp interviews/ or interview$.mp.
21 clinical trial$.mp.
22 exp at risk populations/ or cohort study$.mp.

Elder Abuse Screening Instruments

Databases: MEDLINE® (1966-2002), PsycINFO (1984-2002), Health & Psychosocial Instruments (1985-2002)

1 elder abuse.mp.
2 (domestic violence or family violence).mp.
3 (elder$ or aged or old or ageing).mp.
4 (vulnerable or disabled or handicapped).mp.
5 (2 or 4) and 3
6 1 or 5
7 mass screening/ or screening.mp.
8 questionnaires/ or questionnaire$.tw.
9 interview/ or interview$.tw.
10 7 or 8 or 9
11 6 and 10
12 limit 11 to (human and English language)
13 from 12 keep 1-1009

Database: AARP Ageline (1978-2002)

1 elder abuse.mp.
2 ((family or domestic) and (abuse or violence)).mp.
3 (elder$ or old or ageing or aging or aged or geriatric).mp.
4 2 and 3
5 1 or 4
6 (internal medicine or geriatrics or family physicians or family practice).mp.
7 (primary care or emergency or emergency services).mp.

Elder Abuse Interventions

Databases: MEDLINE (1966-2002), CINAHL (1982-2002)

1 elder abuse.mp.
2 (domestic violence or family violence).mp.
3 (elder$ or aged or old or ageing).mp.
4 2 and 3
5 (vulnerable or disabled or handicapped).mp.
6 1 or 4 or 5
7 GERIATRICS/ or geriatrics.mp.
8 Internal Medicine/ or internal medicine.mp.
9 Physicians, Family/ or family physicians.mp.
10 exp Primary Health Care/ or primary care.mp.
11 Family Practice/ or family practice.mp.
12 EMERGENCIES/ or emergency.mp.
13 exp Emergency Service, Hospital/ or emergency department.mp.
14 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13
15 6 and 14
16 limit 15 to (human and English language)
17 pc.fs. or prevent$.mp. or intervention.mp. or assessment.mp.
18 exp COUNSELING/ or counseling.mp.
19 patient education.mp.
20 questionnaires.mp.
21 QUESTIONNAIRES/
22 INTERVIEWS/ or interviews.mp.
23 exp clinical trials/ or clinical trial$.mp.
24 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23
25 16 and 24
26 from 25 keep 1-129

Database: PsycINFO (1984-2002)

1 elder abuse.mp.
2 (domestic violence or family violence).mp.
3 (elder$ or aged or aging or ageing or old or geriatric).mp.
4 (vulnerable or disabled or handicapped).mp.
5 3 or 4
6 2 and 5
7 1 or 6
8 exp GERIATRICS/ or geriatrics.mp.
9 internal medicine.mp. or exp Physicians/
10 exp Family Physicians/ or family physicians.mp.
11 exp Primary Health Care/ or primary care.mp.
12 exp Family Physicians/ or exp General Practitioners/ or family practice.mp.
13 exp emergency services/ or emergency$.mp.
14 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13
15 7 and 14
16 limit 15 to (human and English language)
17 prevention/ or prevent$.mp. or intervention.mp. or assessment.mp.
18 exp counseling/ or counsel$.mp. or assess$.mp.
19 exp Client Education/ or patient education.mp.
20 questionnaires/ or questionnaire$.mp.
21 exp interviews/ or interview$.mp.
22 clinical trial$.mp.
23 exp at risk populations/ or exp cohort analysis/ or cohort stud$.mp.
24 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23
25 16 and 24
26 from 25 keep 1-36

Database: AARP Ageline (1978-2002)

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