International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Bassima Schbley

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• Research Article
  Investigating the Reliability and Validity of a Newly Developed Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tool for use in Physical Therapy Practice
  Author(s): Lori Maria Walton, Bassima Schbley, Faith Muvuti, Sarah Milliner and Najah Zaaeed Lori Maria Walton, Bassima Schbley, Faith Muvuti, Sarah Milliner and Najah Zaaeed
  
  We conducted a study to investigate the reliability and validity of a newly developed Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Screening Tool. The literature shows that victims of intimate partner violence identify health-care practitioners as potential sources of support. Meanwhile health care professionals are often unprepared to identify and help victims appropriately. Our survey addressed psychosocial, socio-economic and physical constructs influencing prevalence and screening accuracy for IPV. Four experts in the fields of social sciences, education, and physical therapy gave feedback on the survey content validity. A rubric was designed to determine construct validity and inter-rater reliability. The new IPV screening tool was shown to have strong inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.71, p<0.001), internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=0.80-1.0 for all constructs, p<0.001), constru.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000422

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