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ArticlePloS one2023

How effective are UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and abuse at improving their safety and wellbeing? A systematic review protocol.

Sophie Carlisle, Annie Bunce, Matthew Prina, Sally McManus, Estela Barbosa, Gene Feder, Natalia V Lewis

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Sophie CarlisleDepartment of Health Service and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9784-9910
Annie BunceViolence and Society Centre, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Matthew PrinaPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Sally McManusViolence and Society Centre, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Estela BarbosaCentre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Gene FederCentre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Natalia V LewisCentre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4839-6548

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T045302/1Medical Research Council MR/V049879/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDomestic and sexual violence and abuse (DSVA) is prevalent in the UK, with wide-ranging impacts both on individuals and society. However, to date, there has been no systematic synthesis of the evidence for the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services for victim-survivors of DSVA. This review will aim to systematically collate, synthesise and quality assess the evidence regarding the effectiveness of UK support interventions and services targeted at those who have experienced DSVA. The review will use findings of a preliminary scoping review, as well as input from stakeholders representing domestic and sexual violence third sector organisations to identify and prioritise the most relevant outcomes to focus on.

methodsWe will undertake a systematic search for peer-reviewed literature in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Social Policy and Practice, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Sociological abstracts and SSCI. Grey literature will be identified by searching grey literature databases, circulating a call for evidence to local and national DSVA charities and organisations, and targeted website searching. Two reviewers will independently perform study selection and quality appraisal, with data extraction undertaken by one reviewer and checked for accuracy by a second reviewer. Narrative synthesis will be conducted, with meta-analysis if possible. DISCUSSION: Existing individual studies and evaluations have reported positive impacts of support interventions and services for those who have experienced DSVA. Thus, it is expected that this review and synthesis will provide robust and conclusive evidence of these effects. It will also allow comparisons to be made between different types of support interventions and services, to inform policy makers and funders regarding the most effective ways of reducing domestic and sexual violence and abuse and its impacts.

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Sex OffensesAdultHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicReview Literature as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicUnited Kingdom

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PMID38060529
PMCPMC10703258

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