Women's experiences and expectations of intimate partner abuse identification in healthcare settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Abstract

Objectives To explore women's experiences and expectations of intimate partner abuse (IPA) disclosure and identification in healthcare settings, focusing on the process of disclosure/identification rather than the healthcare responses that come afterwards. Design Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies Data sources Relevant studies were sourced by using keywords to search the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, SocINDEX and ASSIA in September 2021. Eligibility criteria Studies needed to focus on women's views about IPA disclosure and identification in healthcare settings, use qualitative methods and have been published in the last 5 years. Data extraction and sy..