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Selecting outcomes for intimate partner violence intervention trials: overview and recommendations

journal contribution
posted on 2014-11-01, 00:00 authored by Lorna Jane O'Doherty, Harriet MacMillan, Gene Feder, Angela Taft, Ann TaketAnn Taket, Kelsey Hegarty
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is endemic in societies around the world and detrimental to women's wellbeing. Abused women are frequent users of health services. Despite the recent World Health Organization guidelines on IPV and sexual violence, we need more evidence on effective responses to women in health care settings. Developing robust evidence with potential to inform policy and clinical practice requires greater clarity and consistency across studies in the selection and use of outcomes to evaluate interventions. Drawing on systematic reviews and individual trials aimed at reducing abuse and improving women's health, we discuss critical issues in respect of outcomes. We discuss primary, secondary, intermediate and proxy outcomes and measures used to evaluate interventions for women who experience IPV. We offer recommendations about which outcomes to assess and approaches to doing so within the context of trials in health care settings. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

History

Journal

Aggression and violent behavior

Volume

19

Issue

6

Pagination

663 - 672

Publisher

Elsevier Science

Location

Oxford , England

ISSN

1359-1789

Language

English

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Elsevier