Cochrane · systematic review · CD013017

Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence

Hameed, M, O'Doherty, L, Gilchrist, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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

Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence

Population: women aged 16 years and older who self‐report previous or current experience of intimate partner violence
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Depression score Scales: Beck Depression Inventory, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire Direction: lower better
no estimate extracted4 studies · 600 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Self‐efficacy score Scale: Generalized Self‐Efficacy Scale Direction: higher better
no estimate extracted1 study · 346 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Dropouts from treatment
OR 1.04 [0.75, 1.44]5 studies · 840 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Anxiety score Scales: Beck Anxiety Inventory, State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale Direction: lower better
no estimate extracted4 studies · 158 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Post‐traumatic stress disorder Score Scale: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms— Interview, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Direction: lower better
no estimate extracted4 studies · 484 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Re‐exposure to IPV score Scales: Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, Composite Abuse Scale Direction: lower better
no estimate extracted2 studies · 547 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Safety planning and/or safety behaviour score Service use and activities questionnaire Direction: higher better
no estimate extracted1 study · 337 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision