Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at risk for serious health consequences, and providing effective psychosocial interventions to support these individuals is a major global health challenge. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses in this field do not allow for clear conclusions...

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Main Authors: Hannah M. Micklitz, Carla M. Glass, Jürgen Bengel, Lasse B. Sander
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472422006251/type/journal_article
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Carla M. Glass
Jürgen Bengel
Lasse B. Sander
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description Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at risk for serious health consequences, and providing effective psychosocial interventions to support these individuals is a major global health challenge. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses in this field do not allow for clear conclusions about the efficacy of these interventions, owing to a narrow focus on specific subpopulations or intervention formats. This protocol presents a systematic review and meta-analysis, which will provide a comprehensive overview of the empirical evidence of various psychosocial interventions for survivors of IPV and investigate their efficacy in improving safety-related, mental health and psychosocial outcomes both overall and within homogeneous subgroups (trial registration: https://osf.io/4gp95). We will systematically search the literature databases PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Embase and CENTRAL. Randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in increasing the safety or mental health of IPV survivors compared with a control group will be eligible. We will extract relevant data from eligible studies and assess study quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool. We will qualitatively summarise the results and we will calculate weighted effect sizes under random effect model assumption for the primary outcomes IPV, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. We will perform subgroup analyses to investigate the moderating effects of theoretical basis, delivery mode, intensity and setting of psychosocial interventions. The resultant overview of the current body of evidence for psychosocial interventions for IPV survivors is intended to inform future research and practice.
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spelling doaj.art-db11bc31c0ec4227a255bfbd57bf28412023-03-09T12:29:27ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242023-01-01910.1192/bjo.2022.625Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisHannah M. Micklitz0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4377-7704Carla M. Glass1Jürgen Bengel2Lasse B. Sander3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4222-9837Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanySurvivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at risk for serious health consequences, and providing effective psychosocial interventions to support these individuals is a major global health challenge. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses in this field do not allow for clear conclusions about the efficacy of these interventions, owing to a narrow focus on specific subpopulations or intervention formats. This protocol presents a systematic review and meta-analysis, which will provide a comprehensive overview of the empirical evidence of various psychosocial interventions for survivors of IPV and investigate their efficacy in improving safety-related, mental health and psychosocial outcomes both overall and within homogeneous subgroups (trial registration: https://osf.io/4gp95). We will systematically search the literature databases PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Embase and CENTRAL. Randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in increasing the safety or mental health of IPV survivors compared with a control group will be eligible. We will extract relevant data from eligible studies and assess study quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool. We will qualitatively summarise the results and we will calculate weighted effect sizes under random effect model assumption for the primary outcomes IPV, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. We will perform subgroup analyses to investigate the moderating effects of theoretical basis, delivery mode, intensity and setting of psychosocial interventions. The resultant overview of the current body of evidence for psychosocial interventions for IPV survivors is intended to inform future research and practice.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472422006251/type/journal_articleIntimate partner violencedomestic violencepsychosocial interventionsmeta-analysisreview
spellingShingle Hannah M. Micklitz
Carla M. Glass
Jürgen Bengel
Lasse B. Sander
Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BJPsych Open
Intimate partner violence
domestic violence
psychosocial interventions
meta-analysis
review
title Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort efficacy of psychosocial interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence protocol for a systematic review and meta analysis
topic Intimate partner violence
domestic violence
psychosocial interventions
meta-analysis
review
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472422006251/type/journal_article
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