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  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects a significant portion of women globally, frequently leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • A substantial number of women continue to experience PTSD symptoms long after seeking initial support for IPV.
  • Validated tools for predicting future PTSD risk in IPV survivors are currently lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the 7-year predictive validity of the first assessment screening tool for post-traumatic stress disorder (FAST-PTSD) in women seeking IPV support.
  • To determine if baseline FAST-PTSD scores can identify women at risk for clinically significant PTSD symptoms seven years later.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 300 women seeking IPV support services in 2011-2012 completed a PTSD symptom screen and the FAST-PTSD.
  • Seven years later (2018), 271 (90%) participants completed the PTSD symptom screen again.
  • A binary logistic regression analysis examined the FAST-PTSD's 7-year validity for predicting clinically significant PTSD symptoms, controlling for baseline PTSD.

Main Results:

  • Over 25% of women reported clinically significant PTSD symptoms at the 7-year follow-up.
  • Moderate baseline FAST-PTSD risk scores were associated with 2.4 times the odds of clinically significant PTSD.
  • High baseline FAST-PTSD risk scores were associated with 7.8 times the odds of clinically significant PTSD at 7 years.

Conclusions:

  • The FAST-PTSD is a valid tool for identifying women at risk of sustained clinically significant PTSD symptoms up to seven years after initial contact with IPV support services.
  • Utilizing the FAST-PTSD for early triage can direct at-risk women to preventive interventions, potentially improving long-term outcomes for survivors and their children.