Table 4.

Summary of Screening Barriers and Facilitators

BarriersFacilitators
Both IPV and Anxiety:

  • Screening fatigue

  • No required health maintenance metric

Both IPV and Anxiety:

  • Leveraging existing screening practices

  • Built-in EHR screening tools

  • Universal screening of all adult populations

Primarily IPV:

  • Documentation and reporting

  • Highly sensitive topic

  • Low prevalence in daily practice

  • Inadequate follow-up and resources

Primarily IPV

  • Special training for sensitive topics

  • Clear protocols for follow-up

Primarily Anxiety:

  • Increasing prevalence means increased awareness of need to screen

  • Age- appropriate tool for adolescents

  • Abbreviations: EHR, electronic health record; IPV, intimate partner violence.