Digital Education of Health Professionals on the Management of Domestic Violence: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.13868
• Publication Date: 2019-03-04T12:36:11Z
• Authors: Ushashree Divakar; Nuraini Nazeha; Pawel Posadzki; Krister Jarbrink; Ram Bajpai; Andy Hau Yan Ho; James Campbell; Gene Feder; Josip Car
• Keywords: Certainty; Guideline; Digital Health

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The World Health Organization states that 35% of women experience domestic violence at least once during their lifetimes. However, approximately 80% health professionals have never received any training on management this major public concern. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> objective study was to evaluate the effectiveness professions digital education compared traditional ways or no intervention. <title>METHODS</title> Seven electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials from January 1990 August 2017. Cochrane Handbook guideline followed, and studies reporting use interventions educate included. <title>RESULTS</title> Six with 631 participants met our inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis 5 showed as control conditions, may improve knowledge (510 studies; standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.67, 95% CI 0.38-0.95; I2=59%; low certainty evidence), attitudes (339 3 SMD 0.25-1.09; I2=68%; self-efficacy (174 0.47, 0.16-0.77; I2=0%; moderate evidence). <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> Evidence professionals’ understanding is promising. evidence predominantly merits further research. Given opportunity scaled transformative education, both research implementation within an evaluative context should be prioritized.