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   Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial.

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   Hegarty K · O'Doherty L · Taft A · Chondros P · Brown S · Valpied J · Astbury J · Taket A · Gold L · Feder G · Gunn J

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   Woman-centered family-doctor counselling using active listening, motivational interviewing and problem solving, supporting the woman’s readiness and decisions.

   dose

   Offered 1–6 free sessions over 6 months. 67/137 (49%)attended any; most attended one. Doctor training 6 hours distance learning plus 1 hour practice visit.

   provider

   Intervention family doctors, trained for the study.

   comparator

   Usual primary care; both groups’ doctors received basic IPV information and women received resource lists.

   outcomes

   1. name

      Quality of life, safety planning, SF-12 mental health

      follow Up

      12 months

      result

      No between-group difference detected.

      effect Estimate

      Not recorded

      uncertainty

      Original full 2013 report inaccessible; shared methods verified in later same-cohort primary report. No extra 12-month effect estimates inferred.

      primary Status

      primary at 12 months (original abstract)

   2. name

      Depression caseness

      follow Up

      12 months

      result

      Secondary outcome favored counselling.

      effect Estimate

      OR .3; 95% CI .1–.7; p=.005

      uncertainty

      Secondary depression advantage, not primary-outcome success. Later same-cohort 24-month report finds no sustained depression advantage.

      primary Status

      secondary at 12 months (original abstract)

   finding

   Original abstract reports null 12-month primary outcomes and a secondary depression advantage (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1–0.7). Same-cohort 24-month follow-up did not preserve that advantage; no new replication is implied.

   limitation

   Original 2013 fulltext inaccessible; selected shared methods come from later primary report and harms qualification from a same-family abstract. Low uptake, unmasked self-report and loss to follow-up limit inference; secondary benefit was not durable at 24 months.

   design

   type

   Cluster randomized controlled trial

   randomization Evidence

   Same WEAVE cohort: 52 doctor/practice clusters (25 intervention/27 control), 272 women (137/135). Independent statistician generated Stata 12 sequence with location-stratified blocks 2/4 after baseline; nonrecruiting coordinator kept allocation key. Source for these shared methods is the full 24-month primary report.

   masking

   participants

   Explicitly unmasked.

   providers

   Explicitly unmasked.

   assessors

   Other researchers, recruiters and analysts masked until interpretation/preliminary write-up; participant-reported outcomes remain unmasked.

   analysts

   Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

   crosses

   1

   cross Rationale

   Verified doctor-cluster randomization; doctors/women unmasked. Researcher/analyst masking does not establish double-blinded treatment. One cross retained.

   quality

   risk Of Bias

   Unmasked self-report, low counselling uptake, substantial long-term attrition and selected English-speaking screening responders limit inference. Masked researchers/analysts and cluster-adjusted analyses support methods; no formal numerical risk rating.

   attrition

   Original abstract: 196/272 completed 12 months, 70% intervention/74% control. Same cohortlater retained 166/272 at 24 months.

   confounding

   Mixed-effects models use available repeated observations, adjusted for practice clustering and urban/rural stratification. Nonattender exclusions are selected analyses. Both arms received information/resources and repeated IPV questionnaires.

   adverse Findings

   Original abstract reports no adverse events recorded. This does not mean no negative experiences: same-trial 2014 harms abstract identifies distress and retraumatization themes. Neither abstract establishes counts of treatment-caused harm; 24-month follow-up reports no significant detected harms.

   transfer Limits

   English-speaking women who returned a mailed screen and reported partner fear; young women and those with lower education/employment were under-represented. No basis for a child/adolescent-specific conclusion.

   jadad

   not established

   access

   level

   abstract

   source URLs

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   retrieved At

   2026-10-30T07:15:55.705516+00:00

   sources

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      type

      Europe PMC core record sourced from PubMed/MEDLINE

      retrieved At

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      identity Verified

      true

      notes

      Primary-publication abstract and bibliographic metadata accessed; canonical PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23598181/

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      type

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      identity Verified

      true

      notes

      DOI identity cross-check; metadata title: Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Correction/update relations checked.

   3. url

      https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC7733186/fullTextXML

      type

      same-study-family-primary-full-text

      retrieved At

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      identity Verified

      true

      notes

      Same-cohort 24-month primary report supplies shared trial methods; original 2013 article remains abstract-only. This does not establish unreported 2013-specific methods.

   4. url

      https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/sometimes-cathartic-sometimes-quite-raw-benefit-and-harm-in-an-in-2/

      type

      same-study-family-primary-abstract

      retrieved At

      2026-10-30

      identity Verified

      true

      notes

      Valpied et al. 2014, DOI 10.1016/j.avb. 2014.09.005. University author publication record exposes abstract and explicitly says full text unavailable. Used only to qualify safety claims; not a new candidate.

   publication Status

   status

   ppublish

   correction Retraction Check

   europe PMCpub Types

   Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't · Multicenter Study · Randomized Controlled Trial · Journal Article

   crossref Update Relations

   None recorded

   crossref Relations

   crossref Checked

   true

   uncertainty

   No comprehensive publisher/Crossmark or registry audit claimed; correction/retraction absence is limited to accessed metadata.

   recommendation Rationale

   Retain as pending candidate evidence; interpret the study design, null outcomes and access limits together.

   review

   status

   pending

   reviewer

   Not recorded

   assessment Status

   assessed

   assessment Notes

   Same-cohort 24-month primary report supplies shared trial methods; original 2013 article remains abstract-only. This does not establish unreported 2013-specific methods. · This proposal is not human approval. It revises an existing publication without increasing screened, publication or study-family totals. · Both records are ACTRN 12608000032358: one 272 woman/52 doctor randomized family. PMID 31715628 and the 2014 harms report are further same-family reports, not independent replication. · Same-family harms source is abstract only; quantitative comparative harm incidence and intervention attribution cannot be established from it. · Original 12-month quantitative results retained from staged abstract extraction; no full-text access claimed. Original ScienceDirect and Lancet PDF/fulltext returned 403; no repeated unchanged route.

   review Ready

   true

   review Readiness

   ai-editorial-audit-complete-release-pending

   research Lane

   adult-therapy

   related Family Evidence

   1. pmid

      33303427

      source URL

      https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC7733186/fullTextXML

      source Access

      full-text

      retrieved At

      2026-10-30T08:21:43.644990+00:00

      relationship

      Same WEAVE randomized cohort; later 24-month report

      supported Fields

      Shared randomization/masking methods · Intervention training and uptake · 24-month durability and attrition · Family-level safety qualifications

      limitation

      These are attributed companion-report findings, not direct access to the 2013 article methods.

   2. doi

      10.1016/j.avb.2014.09.005

      source URL

      https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/sometimes-cathartic-sometimes-quite-raw-benefit-and-harm-in-an-in-2/

      source Access

      abstract

      retrieved At

      2026-10-30

      relationship

      Same-family dedicated participation-harms report

      limitation

      Abstract only; event counts and treatment attribution not established.

   later Review Evidence

   id

   dv-adult-therapy-23598181

   title

   Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial.

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   r1-c11423516c0e

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   original

   review Ready

   true

   review Readiness

   ready-with-access-limits

   finding

   No benefit was detected for the primary quality-of-life, safety or general mental-health outcomes at 12 months. Depression caseness, a secondary outcome, was lower.

   limitation

   Patient and doctor masking was absent; 70–74% completed 12-month follow-up. A secondary depression result should not obscure null primary outcomes.

   adverse Findings

   Abstract reports no adverse events.

   crosses

   1

   access

   abstract

   action

   amend

   hold Current Revision

   true

   cross Verification On Hold

   false

   new Evidence

   A same-trial harms abstract reports emotional distress and retraumatization from research participation. The 24-month report found no sustained secondary depression advantage. Neither supplies quantified excess harm caused by counselling.

   revised Interpretation

   Keep the original null primary finding. Qualify “no adverse events” as the 2013 abstract’s report and include the related harms evidence separately. Do not conflate research-participation distress with proven treatment harm. Access to the 2013 report itself remains abstract-only.

   required Before Approval

   Amend the safety/durability context before approval. A legitimate full 2013 paper is still needed for direct appraisal of its own methods; companion evidence does not upgrade its access level.

   source URLs

   https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/sometimes-cathartic-sometimes-quite-raw-benefit-and-harm-in-an-in-2/ · https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC7733186/fullTextXML

   source Location

   Harms-paper abstract; 24-month report Findings and Tables 3–4

   assessment Changed

   false

   human Approval

   false

   publication Recommendation

   status

   recommended-summary

   reason

   Suitable as a qualified research-library summary at the stated source-access level. This is not a conclusion that the intervention is effective or safe.

   scope

   Research summary only; no treatment recommendation

   human Release Approval

   false

   editorial Audit

   auditor

   Codex (AI)

   completed At

   2026-10-31T05:11:05.655793+00:00

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   prior Source

   frozen-120

   source Verification

   id

   dv-adult-therapy-23598181

   doi

   10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60052-5

   pmid

   23598181

   fresh Metadata

   Europe PMC core

   metadata Retrieved

   true

   metadata SHA256

   82ee1d0cc04a61284bae7eb331e6e04f967fb743766cd55ba53cd59524c94fc5

   claim Check

   Headline finding/design/limitations compared with indexed abstract or accessible primary evidence; retained methods amendments separately adjudicated.

   sources

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   applied Proposals

   methods-adult/proposed-candidates.json

   method

   AI editorial assessment of all 130 publication records: compare identity, headline finding, design, relevance and limitations with indexed abstracts or available primary material; adjudicate retained source-supported methods amendments. This is a source-limited publication audit, not an independent full-text systematic review or a clinical guideline.

   limitations

   Abstract-only records do not establish allocation concealment, complete harms reporting or full risk of bias. · No formal independent RoB 2, GRADE appraisal or numerical reconstruction of every effect was performed. · Source-access labels describe retained appraisal evidence; fuller prior appraisals were checked through their source ledgers and selected material, not independently repeated in full. · Publication counts are not independent trial or participant counts; cohort links and overlapping review evidence remain provisional. · A randomized design cross does not indicate benefit, low risk of bias or human approval. No double-blind trial is verified in this release. · No professional clinical peer review is claimed. Recommended content is limited to accurately qualified research summaries.

   study Design Assessment

   category

   rct

   is Randomized Controlled Trial

   true

   basis

   Same WEAVE cohort: 52 doctor/practice clusters (25 intervention/27 control), 272 women (137/135). Independent statistician generated Stata 12 sequence with location-stratified blocks 2/4 after baseline; nonrecruiting coordinator kept allocation key. Source for these shared methods is the full 24-month primary report.

   sources

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   abstract

   paper Trust Assessment

   scope

   Paper

   status

   assessed

   score

   2

   randomized Controlled Trial

   true

   peer Reviewed

   true

   blinding

   not-confirmed

   basis

   Verified doctor-cluster randomization; doctors/women unmasked. Researcher/analyst masking does not establish double-blinded treatment. One cross retained.

   sources

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   review Scope

   abstract

   human Approval

   false

   display Crosses

   1

   masking Roles

   participants

   Explicitly unmasked.

   providers

   Explicitly unmasked.

   assessors

   Other researchers, recruiters and analysts masked until interpretation/preliminary write-up; participant-reported outcomes remain unmasked.

   analysts

   Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

   jadad

   status

   unassessed

   score

   Not recorded

   evidence

   population

   relation

   direct

   population

   Female primary-care patients who reported fear of a partner during the preceding year.

   exposure Evidence

   Women screened positive for fear of a partner/ex-partner in previous 12 months, supplied safe contact/address and could speak English. Screened fear need not equal a specified physical-IPV diagnosis.

   rationale

   Explicit domestic/intimate-partner violence exposure in the studied population; psychological intervention is within Language scope.

   transfer Limit

   See limitation and quality fields; no population-wide clinical recommendation is implied.

   intervention

   description

   Woman-centered family-doctor counselling using active listening, motivational interviewing and problem solving, supporting the woman’s readiness and decisions.

   dose

   Offered 1–6 free sessions over 6 months. 67/137 (49%)attended any; most attended one. Doctor training 6 hours distance learning plus 1 hour practice visit.

   provider

   Intervention family doctors, trained for the study.

   comparator

   Usual primary care; both groups’ doctors received basic IPV information and women received resource lists.

   outcomes

   1. name

      Quality of life, safety planning, SF-12 mental health

      follow Up

      12 months

      result

      No between-group difference detected.

      effect Estimate

      Not recorded

      uncertainty

      Original full 2013 report inaccessible; shared methods verified in later same-cohort primary report. No extra 12-month effect estimates inferred.

      primary Status

      primary at 12 months (original abstract)

   2. name

      Depression caseness

      follow Up

      12 months

      result

      Secondary outcome favored counselling.

      effect Estimate

      OR .3; 95% CI .1–.7; p=.005

      uncertainty

      Secondary depression advantage, not primary-outcome success. Later same-cohort 24-month report finds no sustained depression advantage.

      primary Status

      secondary at 12 months (original abstract)

   access

   level

   abstract

   source URLs

   https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=EXT_ID:23598181%20AND%20SRC:MED&format=json&resultType=core · https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1016%2Fs0140-6736%2813%2960052-5

   retrieved At

   2026-10-30T07:15:55.705516+00:00

   citation Snapshot

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   Not recorded

   source

   Not recorded

   retrieved At

   Not recorded

   status

   not-assessed

   provenance

   Discovered by AI

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   None recorded

   collection

   language

   chapter Number

   5

   topic Id

   domestic-family-violence

   topic Title

   Domestic & Family Violence

   trust Score

   2

evidence Type

Cluster randomized controlled trial

intervention

Woman-centered family-doctor counselling using active listening, motivational interviewing and problem solving, supporting the woman’s readiness and decisions. Offered 1–6 free sessions over 6 months. 67/137 (49%)attended any; most attended one. Doctor training 6 hours distance learning plus 1 hour practice visit.

comparator

Usual primary care; both groups’ doctors received basic IPV information and women received resource lists.

sample

Original WEAVE cohort: 52 doctor/practice clusters, 25 intervention/27 control; 137/135 women. 196/272 returned 12-month follow-up. Later 24-month paper reports this same cohort.

measurement

Quality of life, safety planning, SF-12 mental health; Depression caseness

timing

12 months

trial Id

ACTRN12608000032358

relationship Note

Explicit domestic/intimate-partner violence exposure in the studied population; psychological intervention is within Language scope. See limitation and quality fields; no population-wide clinical recommendation is implied.

measured Genes

None recorded

pathways

None recorded

source Access

level

abstract

source URLs

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=EXT_ID:23598181%20AND%20SRC:MED&format=json&resultType=core · https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1016%2Fs0140-6736%2813%2960052-5

retrieved At

2026-10-30T07:15:55.705516+00:00

outcomes

1. name

   Quality of life, safety planning, SF-12 mental health

   follow Up

   12 months

   result

   No between-group difference detected.

   effect Estimate

   Not recorded

   uncertainty

   Original full 2013 report inaccessible; shared methods verified in later same-cohort primary report. No extra 12-month effect estimates inferred.

   primary Status

   primary at 12 months (original abstract)

2. name

   Depression caseness

   follow Up

   12 months

   result

   Secondary outcome favored counselling.

   effect Estimate

   OR .3; 95% CI .1–.7; p=.005

   uncertainty

   Secondary depression advantage, not primary-outcome success. Later same-cohort 24-month report finds no sustained depression advantage.

   primary Status

   secondary at 12 months (original abstract)

quality

risk Of Bias

Unmasked self-report, low counselling uptake, substantial long-term attrition and selected English-speaking screening responders limit inference. Masked researchers/analysts and cluster-adjusted analyses support methods; no formal numerical risk rating.

attrition

Original abstract: 196/272 completed 12 months, 70% intervention/74% control. Same cohortlater retained 166/272 at 24 months.

confounding

Mixed-effects models use available repeated observations, adjusted for practice clustering and urban/rural stratification. Nonattender exclusions are selected analyses. Both arms received information/resources and repeated IPV questionnaires.

adverse Findings

Original abstract reports no adverse events recorded. This does not mean no negative experiences: same-trial 2014 harms abstract identifies distress and retraumatization themes. Neither abstract establishes counts of treatment-caused harm; 24-month follow-up reports no significant detected harms.

transfer Limits

English-speaking women who returned a mailed screen and reported partner fear; young women and those with lower education/employment were under-represented. No basis for a child/adolescent-specific conclusion.

jadad

not established

masking Roles

participants

Explicitly unmasked.

providers

Explicitly unmasked.

assessors

Other researchers, recruiters and analysts masked until interpretation/preliminary write-up; participant-reported outcomes remain unmasked.

analysts

Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

population

relation

direct

population

Female primary-care patients who reported fear of a partner during the preceding year.

exposure Evidence

Women screened positive for fear of a partner/ex-partner in previous 12 months, supplied safe contact/address and could speak English. Screened fear need not equal a specified physical-IPV diagnosis.

rationale

Explicit domestic/intimate-partner violence exposure in the studied population; psychological intervention is within Language scope.

transfer Limit

See limitation and quality fields; no population-wide clinical recommendation is implied.

status

unassessed

score

Not recorded

1. id

   depression

   evidence

   1. field

      outcomes

      text

      Quality of life, safety planning, SF-12 mental health | Depression caseness

      matched Text

      Depression

   scope

   Study population or investigated outcome; not a diagnosis or efficacy claim.

depression

2

status

not-indexed

retrieval Available

false