sentences:  Some of the most studied IPV screening tools were the Hurt, Insult, Threaten, and Scream (HITS), the Woman Abuse Screening Tool/Woman Abuse Screening Tool-Short Form (WAST/WAST-SF), the Partner Violence Screen (PVS), and the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS).The HITS is a four-item scale rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (never) to 5 (frequently).This tool was Initially developed and tested among family physicians and family practice offices, and since then has been evaluated in diverse outpatient settings.