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Table 2 Intimate partner violence questions administered during follow-up via automated telephone survey

From: Feasibility of an automated telephone survey to enable prospective monitoring of subjects whose confidentiality is paramount: a four-week cohort study of partner violence recurrence after Emergency Department discharge

• Afraid of intimate partner

In the week since you [were seen in the hospital/made your last call to this survey], have you been afraid of your partner?

• Verbal IPV

People can use words in ways that hurt. In the week since you [were seen in the hospital/made your last call to this survey], has your partner used WORDS to harm you, to threaten you, or to coerce you to do something you didn't want to do?

• Physical IPV

In the week since you [were seen in the hospital/made your last call to this survey], has your partner pushed you or hit you with their hands, fists or feet?

• Weapon-related IPV

People can use many types of objects as weapons, including knives and guns and also many household objects. In the week since you were seen in the hospital/made your last phone call to this survey, has your partner used something as a weapon to harm you, to threaten you, or to coerce you to do something you didn't want to do?

• Medical care seeking

In the week since you [were seen in the hospital/made your last call to this survey], did you seek medical care for injuries or for illnesses or stress caused by threats or your relationship?

  1. IPV denotes intimate partner violence.
  2. Participants responded by pressing 1 for YES and 2 for NO.