Strategies to promote uptake and use of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment knowledge: An integrative review

Autor: Prabhpreet K Hundal, Nadine Wathen, Jennifer C. D. MacGregor, Anthony Naimi, Anita Kothari
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Male
Child abuse
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice
Applied psychology
Psychological intervention
Poison control
CINAHL
PsycINFO
Violence
Knowledge translation
Translational Research
Biomedical
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Knowledge Translation
Humans
Medicine
Child Abuse
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Social Behavior
Psychiatry
Child maltreatment
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Integrative review
Health services research
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Other Public Health
3. Good health
Intimate partner violence
Sexual Partners
Spouse Abuse
Female
Health Services Research
0305 other medical science
business
Delivery of Health Care
Public Health Education and Promotion
Research Article
Evidence-based
Zdroj: Anita Kothari
BMC Public Health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Popis: Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment (CM) are major social and public health problems. Knowledge translation (KT) of best available research evidence has been suggested as a strategy to improve the care of those exposed to violence, however research on how best to promote the uptake and use of IPV and CM evidence for policy and practice is limited. Our research asked: 1) What is the extent of IPV/CM-specific KT research? 2) What KT strategies effectively translate IPV/CM knowledge? and 3) What are the barriers and facilitators relevant to translating IPV/CM-specific knowledge? Methods We conducted an integrative review to summarize and synthesize the available evidence regarding IPV/CM-specific KT research. We employed multiple search methods, including database searches of Embase, CINAHL, ERIC, PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, and Medline (through April, 2013). Eligibility and quality assessments for each article were conducted by at least two team members. Included articles were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics and qualitatively using descriptive content analysis. Results Of 1230 identified articles, 62 were included in the review, including 5 review articles. KT strategies were generally successful at improving various knowledge/attitude and behavioural/behavioural intention outcomes, but the heterogeneity among KT strategies, recipients, study designs and measured outcomes made it difficult to draw specific conclusions. Four key themes were identified: existing measurement tools and promising/effective KT strategies are underused, KT efforts are rarely linked to health-related outcomes for those exposed to violence, there is a lack of evidence regarding the long-term effectiveness of KT interventions, and authors’ inferences about barriers, facilitators, and effective/ineffective KT strategies are often not supported by data. The emotional and sometimes contested nature of the knowledge appears to be an important barrier unique to IPV/CM KT. Conclusions To direct future KT in this area, we present a guiding framework that highlights the need for implementers to use/adapt promising KT strategies that carefully consider contextual factors, including the fact that content in IPV/CM may be more difficult to engage with than other health topics. The framework also provides guidance regarding use of measurement tools and designs to more effectively evaluate and report on KT efforts. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-862) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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