Cochrane · systematic review · CD012423
Training healthcare providers to respond to intimate partner violence against women
Kalra, N, Hooker, L, Reisenhofer, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 1 · 16.7%Very low 3 · 50%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Training to respond to intimate partner violence compared to no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals for and response to IPV
Population: physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and psychology students
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare providers’ attitudes/beliefs towards IPV Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 641 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Healthcare providers’ readiness to respond to/manage survivors of IPV Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 487 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Healthcare providers knowledge or awareness about IPV Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 239 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Referrals made to support agencies, social workers or other specialised services Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 49 participants | Ungraded |
Provider response to IPV: safety planning, counselling and validation of survivors’ feelings Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | RR 3.07 [0.96, 9.77] | 1 study · 29 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse outcomes Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |