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No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Intimate partner violence is a severe problem that has taken the lives of thousands of women worldwide, and it is bound to continue in the future. Numerous risk assessment instruments have been developed to identify and intervene in high-risk cases.
However, a synthesis of specific instruments for severe violence against women by male partners has not been identified. This type of violence has specific characteristics compared to other forms of intimate partner violence, requiring individualized attention.
A systematic review of the literature has been conducted to summarize the intimate partner homicide risk assessment instruments applied to this population.
The search strategy yielded a total of 1, studies, and only 33 studies met eligibility criteria and were included in the review. The data of these studies were extracted, analyzed, and presented on study characteristics country and year, sample, data sources, purpose of the studies and main findings a brief description of the instruments, risk factor items, psychometric properties. There are differences in the number and content of risk assessment items, but most of them include the evidence's critical factors associated with homicide.
