ReviewTrauma, violence & abuse2023
The Impacts of Working With Victims of Sexual Violence: A Rapid Evidence Assessment.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Professional Quality of Life of Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates: A Systematic Review of Possible Risk and Protective Factors.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- 'Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026Article
- Motivations, barriers and enablers for medical and forensic examiners in New South Wales sexual assault services: a qualitative interview study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- Perceptions of Multiple Perpetrator Rape in the Courtroom.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between mental health and professional quality of life among advocates for victims of sexual assault: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sexual and domestic violence enquiry: A national exploratory survey of asking and telling in sexual health services in the UK.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2025Article
- ChMinMaxPat: Investigations on Violence and Stress Detection Using EEG Signals.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- [Impact of care for victims of gender violence on the health professionals].Atencion primaria · 2024Article
- 'At Times it's Too Difficult, it is Too Traumatic, it's Too Much': The Emotion Work of Domestic Abuse Helpline Staff During Covid-19.Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association · 2024Article
- The mental health of staff at violence against women organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed-methods study of service providers in Canada's largest city.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
- "… I carry their stories home …": experiences of nurses and midwives caring for perinatal adolescent mothers in primary health care settings in Rwanda.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Vicarious trauma among legal practitioners and judicial officers.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimSupporting clients who have experienced trauma can lead to trauma symptoms in those working with them; workers in the sexual violence field are at heightened risks of these. This article collated and critically appraised papers, published from 2017 onward, in the area of people assisting victims of sexual violence. It explores the impacts and effects the work has on them, their coping and self-care mechanisms, and organizational support offered to them.
designA question-based rapid evidence assessment with a triangulated weight of evidence approach was used. Academic and nonacademic databases were searched. Twenty-five papers were included for analysis based on the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
resultsMost studies were of medium to high methodological quality. Negative impacts included trauma symptoms, disrupted social relationships, behavioral changes, and emotional and psychological distress. Ability to manage negative impacts was influenced by overall organizational support, availability of training, supervision and guidance, workloads and caseload characteristics, individual characteristics, and their coping and self-care mechanisms. Positive impacts included empowering feelings, improved relationships, compassion satisfaction, and posttraumatic growth.
conclusionsImpacts are significant. Support at work and in personal life increases staff's ability to cope and find meaning in their role. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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