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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2007 Nov 6;147(9):620–627. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-147-9-200711060-00006

Table 3.

Context of Domestic Violence Discussion

Context Discussions (n = 293), n (%)
When discussion occurred
 History of present illness 28 (10)
 Social history 239 (82)
 End of visit 4 (1)
 Other/unknown 22 (8)
Asked a question from a risk factor checklist 241 (82)
 Perfunctory (matter-of-fact brief) 133 (45)
 Any follow-up probe (beyond initial question) 80 (27)
 In-depth probe 28 (10)
Third party present 21 (7)
Use of computer survey to initiate discussion 45 (15)