Validation and Adaptation of the Danger Assessment-5 A Brief Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment

• NCJ Number: 253334
• Journal: Journal of Advanced Nursing Volume: 73 Issue: 12 Dated: 2017 Pages: 3220-3230
• Author(s): Jill T. Messing; Jacquelyn C. Campbell; Carolyn Snider
• Date Published: 2017
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): WG-BX-2008-002
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Test/Measurement; Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description

Annotation

This study assessed the predictive validity of the DA-5 with the addition of a strangulation item in evaluating the risk of an intimate partner violence (IPV) victim being nearly killed by an intimate partner.

Abstract

Researchers interviewed a heterogeneous sample of 1,081 women recruited by police between 2009-2013 at the scene of a domestic violence call; 619 (57.3 percent) were contacted and re-interviewed after an average of 7 months. The predictive validity of the DA-5 was assessed for the outcome of severe or near lethal IPV re-assault, using sensitivity, specificity, and ROC curve analysis techniques. The original DA-5 was found to be accurate (AUC = .68), equally accurate with the strangulation item from the original DA substituted (AUC = .68), and slightly more accurate (but not a statistically significant difference) if multiple strangulation is assessed. The researchers recommend that the DA-5 with the strangulation item be used for a quick assessment of homicide or near homicide risk among IPV survivors. A protocol for immediate referral and examination for further injury from strangulation should be adopted for IPV survivors at high risk. (publisher abstract modified)