Journal article
Development of a brief measure of intimate partner violence experiences: The Composite Abuse Scale (Revised)-Short Form (CASR-SF)
M Ford-Gilboe, CN Wathen, C Varcoe, HL MacMillan, K Scott-Storey, T Mantler, K Hegarty, N Perrin
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives: Approaches to measuring intimate partner violence (IPV) in populations often privilege physical violence, with poor assessment of other experiences. This has led to underestimating the scope and impact of IPV. The aim of this study was to develop a brief, reliable and valid self-report measure of IPV that adequately captures its complexity. Design: Mixed-methods instrument development and psychometric testing to evolve a brief version of the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) using secondary data analysis and expert feedback. Setting: Data from 5 Canadian IPV studies; feedback from international IPV experts. Participants: 31 international IPV experts including academic researchers, serv..
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Awarded by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) under contract number (4500338445). MF-G was supported by the Women's Health Research Chair in Rural Health. HLM was supported by the Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry. The five primary studies that provided data for this study were funded from varied sources. The Violence Against Women (VAW) Screening Trial was funded by a grant from the former Ontario Women's Health Council, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (HLM, NPI). The remaining studies were funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under awards to test: the Intervention for Health Enhancement After Leaving (iHEAL) in two studies (MF-G, NPI; J Wuest, NPI); an adaptation of IHEAL for Indigenous women (CV, NPI); and the effectiveness of an online safety and health intervention for women experiencing IPV (iCAN Plan 4 Safety; MF-G, NPI).