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HARK questionnaire
HARK
Sum the four Sohal 2007 HARK items and return whether one or more answers are affirmative.
Markdown: /docs/hark.md · Canonical: https://magentlab.com/docs/hark
Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.
What it computes
Sum the four Sohal 2007 HARK items and return whether one or more answers are affirmative.
When to use
When an agent needs the published HARK point total and Sohal 2007 ≥1 screen and must not invent a diagnosis of intimate partner violence or interview the patient.
When not to use
- Not a medical device and not a diagnosis of intimate partner violence.
- magent does not interview the patient.
- The caller assigns each flag. magent does not interpret individual items.
- This is Sohal 2007 HARK only (four yes/no flags; screen-positive at score ≥1). Not HITS 1-5 scoring. magent does not apply the AAS pregnancy item (HARK removed it).
Formula
HARK = humiliation + afraid + rape + kick; each 1 if true; max 4
Citation
- Authors
- Sohal H, Eldridge S, Feder G
- Source
- BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:49
Worked example
All items false
Given:
afraid=falsehumiliation=falsekick=falserape=false
- score = 0
- screen_positive false (threshold is ≥1)
Humiliation only
Given:
afraid=falsehumiliation=truekick=falserape=false
- score = 1
- screen_positive true
Also searched as
- HARK
- HARK questionnaire
- Sohal HARK
- humiliation afraid rape kick
- HARK score
- intimate partner violence screen
- Sohal 2007 HARK
- IPV four questions
Try
Opens the live endpoint. Unpaid browser requests show the paywall; agents should send Accept: application/json.
/api/calc/hark?humiliation=false&afraid=false&rape=false&kick=false
Full URL: https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/hark?humiliation=false&afraid=false&rape=false&kick=false
Call
Expect HTTP 402 until you retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Incomplete query params
return HTTP 400 before any quote or charge.
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" "https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/hark?humiliation=false&afraid=false&rape=false&kick=false"
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
humiliation |
boolean | required | Within the last year, humiliated or emotionally abused in other ways by partner or ex-partner (HARK H; Sohal 2007). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient. |
afraid |
boolean | required | Within the last year, afraid of partner or ex-partner (HARK A; Sohal 2007). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient. |
rape |
boolean | required | Within the last year, raped or forced to have any kind of sexual activity by partner or ex-partner (HARK R; Sohal 2007). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient. |
kick |
boolean | required | Within the last year, kicked, hit, slapped or otherwise physically hurt by partner or ex-partner (HARK K; Sohal 2007). true or false as assigned by the caller. magent does not interview the patient. |
Bulk (POST)
POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.
- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.
Example request (fixture)
{
"items": [
{
"afraid": "false",
"humiliation": "false",
"kick": "false",
"rape": "false"
},
{
"afraid": "false",
"humiliation": "false",
"kick": "false",
"rape": "false"
}
]
}
Opens a two-item fixture on the API host. Unpaid browsers get the same MetaMask paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with those items.
Example 200 (fixture)
{
"count": 2,
"path": "/api/calc/hark",
"items": [
{
"components": [
{
"factor": "humiliation",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "afraid",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "rape",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "kick",
"points": 0,
"present": false
}
],
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Sohal H, Eldridge S, Feder G",
"doi": "10.1186/1471-2296-8-49",
"id": "sohal-2007",
"pmid": "17727730",
"source": "BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:49",
"title": "The sensitivity and specificity of four questions (HARK) to identify intimate partner violence: a diagnostic accuracy study in general practice"
},
"formula": "hark",
"formula_expression": "HARK = humiliation + afraid + rape + kick; each 1 if true; max 4",
"max_score": 4,
"score": 0,
"screen_positive": false
},
{
"components": [
{
"factor": "humiliation",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "afraid",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "rape",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "kick",
"points": 0,
"present": false
}
],
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Sohal H, Eldridge S, Feder G",
"doi": "10.1186/1471-2296-8-49",
"id": "sohal-2007",
"pmid": "17727730",
"source": "BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:49",
"title": "The sensitivity and specificity of four questions (HARK) to identify intimate partner violence: a diagnostic accuracy study in general practice"
},
"formula": "hark",
"formula_expression": "HARK = humiliation + afraid + rape + kick; each 1 if true; max 4",
"max_score": 4,
"score": 0,
"screen_positive": false
}
]
}
Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
formula |
string | hark |
formula_expression |
string | Exact expression used |
score |
integer | HARK points 0-4 |
max_score |
integer | 4 |
screen_positive |
boolean | true iff score ≥ 1 (Sohal 2007 ROC-optimal cut-off). Not a diagnosis of intimate partner violence. |
components |
array | Per-item points |
citation |
object | Sohal BMC Fam Pract 2007 citation |
disclaimer |
string | Not-a-device notice |
Example JSON
Machine form of the same example. Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.
{
"components": [
{
"factor": "humiliation",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "afraid",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "rape",
"points": 0,
"present": false
},
{
"factor": "kick",
"points": 0,
"present": false
}
],
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Sohal H, Eldridge S, Feder G",
"doi": "10.1186/1471-2296-8-49",
"id": "sohal-2007",
"pmid": "17727730",
"source": "BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:49",
"title": "The sensitivity and specificity of four questions (HARK) to identify intimate partner violence: a diagnostic accuracy study in general practice"
},
"formula": "hark",
"formula_expression": "HARK = humiliation + afraid + rape + kick; each 1 if true; max 4",
"max_score": 4,
"score": 0,
"screen_positive": false
}
Client errors (HTTP 400)
Invalid params return 400 without charge. Shared HTTP 402 and 503 meanings: Payments.
| HTTP | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_flag |
boolean clinical flags must be true or false Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_items |
POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item_count |
items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item |
each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
Related tools
- HITS — Sum four caller-assigned Sherin 1998 HITS integers (hurt, insult, threaten, scream; each 1-5) and return the published total (4-20) and ≥10 screen.
- PHQ-9 — Sum nine caller-assigned Kroenke 2001 PHQ-9 integers (0-3) and return the published total (max 27), severity cutpoints, and ≥10 screen.
- GAD-7 — Sum seven caller-assigned Spitzer 2006 GAD-7 integers (0-3) and return the published 0-21 total, 5/10/15 severity cuts, and ≥10 case-finding flag.
Payment
Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s. Unpaid valid requests return HTTP 402 with a base64
PAYMENT-REQUIRED
header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Full handshake
and shared payment errors: Payments.
Stdio MCP: /docs/mcp.
Guarantees
- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged. HTTP 402 never includes the tool JSON.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.