TY - BOOK AU - Guonjian, Elizabeth H TI - Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women SN - 1472-6874 PY - 2020/// KW - *Domestic Violence/px [Psychology] KW - *Intimate Partner Violence/px [Psychology] KW - *Sexual Partners/px [Psychology] KW - *Spouse Abuse/px [Psychology] KW - Adult KW - African Americans KW - Cohort Studies KW - Domestic Violence/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Interviews as Topic KW - Intimate Partner Violence/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Spouse Abuse/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] KW - Visual Analog Scale KW - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center KW - Journal Article N2 - BACKGROUND: There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors' experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused women's ratings of varied abuse events compared to ratings from never abused women; CONCLUSIONS: Abused women perceive verbal abuse events differently compared to never abused women; METHODS: Women in a single, urban, public hospital emergency department (ED) were screened for intimate partner violence using the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Two groups were identified - women abused within 1 year by an intimate partner or family member and those who screened negative for abuse. Using a two-group longitudinal survey and interview format, women completed visual analog scale ratings (0-100) for each of 20 abuse events/types. For analysis, each abuse type was placed on the 0-100 scale according to its designated rating; RESULTS: Average age of participants in the abuse group (n = 30) was 33. Never abused women averaged age 50 (n = 32). The majority of participants were African-American: abused 67% and never abused 94%. Abused women rated name-calling (p < 0.02) and put-downs (p < 0.01) as more severe than never abused women. Other non-physical and physical forms of abuse such as threats, control, burns or forced sex were perceived more similarly between groups UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-01043-0 ER -