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Purpose <p>This Brief Report describes the knowledge translation of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) developed in the early 1990s to identify women at risk of or being abused for use in the family practice context.</p> Methods <p>We assessed the knowledge translation of the WAST by examining the number of requests received between 2003 and 2024, and conducted a Google Scholar search to determine the number of peer-reviewed publications citing the WAST.</p> Results <p>There have been 83 requests for permission to use the WAST with a notable increase during and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Requests have come from 25 different countries and primarily from five disciplines including psychology, nursing, family medicine, public health, and social work. A Google Scholar search identified 182 references citing the WAST, with 63 from 2020 to 2024. The WAST has been translated into the dominant language of the population, and also into Indigenous or local dialects. Some studies report adaptations of the WAST.</p> Conclusions <p>The results contained in this Brief Report illustrate successful knowledge translation. While the WAST was originally developed for use in the family practice context, these findings demonstrate how the WAST crosses disciplinary boundaries, has been used in 25 countries reflecting global spread and continues to be a relevant research tool.</p>

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Knowledge Translation of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月3日

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  • Judith Belle Brown,
  • Barbara Lent

摘要

Purpose

This Brief Report describes the knowledge translation of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) developed in the early 1990s to identify women at risk of or being abused for use in the family practice context.

Methods

We assessed the knowledge translation of the WAST by examining the number of requests received between 2003 and 2024, and conducted a Google Scholar search to determine the number of peer-reviewed publications citing the WAST.

Results

There have been 83 requests for permission to use the WAST with a notable increase during and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Requests have come from 25 different countries and primarily from five disciplines including psychology, nursing, family medicine, public health, and social work. A Google Scholar search identified 182 references citing the WAST, with 63 from 2020 to 2024. The WAST has been translated into the dominant language of the population, and also into Indigenous or local dialects. Some studies report adaptations of the WAST.

Conclusions

The results contained in this Brief Report illustrate successful knowledge translation. While the WAST was originally developed for use in the family practice context, these findings demonstrate how the WAST crosses disciplinary boundaries, has been used in 25 countries reflecting global spread and continues to be a relevant research tool.