Two-year follow up of a cluster randomised controlled trial for women experiencing intimate partner violence: effect of screening and family doctor-delivered counselling on quality of life, mental and physical health and abuse exposure.

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sources

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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

Same 52 doctor-cluster cohort as 2013; 24-month respondents 81/137 intervention and 85/135 control. Longitudinal models used available data for all baseline participants, so 166 is final time point count, not a new trial.

measurement

SF-12 mental health and quality of life; Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness; Physical health; Participant-reported benefit/harm

timing

24months

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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

full-text

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outcomes

1. name

   SF-12 mental health and quality of life

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant between-group difference in mental health or any WHOQOL-BREF domain.

   effect Estimate

   SF-12 mental MD−1.6 (95% CI−5.3, 2.1), p=.393. QOL physical 1.5 (−2.9, 5.9), psychological−0.2 (−4.8, 4.4), social−1.4 (−8.2, 5.4), environment−0.8 (−4.0, 2.5).

   uncertainty

   Attrition and low uptake limit precision; null difference is not proof of equivalence.

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   primary

2. name

   Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant comparative benefit; earlier 12-month secondary depression benefit was not maintained.

   effect Estimate

   DepressionOR 1.0 (95% CI 0.4, 2.9); anxiety 0.6 (0.2, 2.2); PTSD 0.9 (0.3, 2.5); IPV 0.5 (0.2, 1.7).

   uncertainty

   Models adjusted for baseline, time and clustering; all intervals cross 1.

   primary Status

   secondary

3. name

   Physical health

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant difference.

   effect Estimate

   SF-12 physical MD 2.4 (95% CI−0.8, 5.6), p=.145.

   uncertainty

   Secondary finding; no superiority established.

   primary Status

   secondary

4. name

   Participant-reported benefit/harm

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant comparative harm-benefit difference; most respondents glad to participate.

   effect Estimate

   VAS MD 4.4 (95% CI−0.8, 9.6), p=.092; 145/166 (87.3%)glad to participate.

   uncertainty

   Reflects respondents and research participation; does not establish zero harms in all 272 women.

   primary Status

   safety/acceptability

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

24-monthresponse 81/137 (59%)intervention and 85/135 (63%)control, 166/272 overall. Available-data mixed models do not remove potential nonresponse bias.

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

Report says no significant harms detected and refers to the dedicated harms analysis. A same-family primary abstract nevertheless describes short-/long-term negative emotions, recall, retraumatization and minimization. These are participation experiences, not demonstrated treatment-caused excess harm; counts and causal attribution unavailable. 24-month VAS difference nonsignificant.

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.

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providers

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assessors

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analysts

Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

population

relation

direct

population

Women who screened positive for fear of a partner in 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.

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   title

   Two-year follow up of a cluster randomised controlled trial for women experiencing intimate partner violence: effect of screening and family doctor-delivered counselling on quality of life, mental and physical health and abuse exposure.

   authors

   Hegarty K; Valpied J; Taft A; Brown SJ; Gold L; Gunn J; O'Doherty L

   year

   2020

   journal

   BMJ open

   doi

   10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034295

   pmid

   33303427

   urls

   https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034295 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33303427/ · https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=EXT_ID:33303427%20AND%20SRC:MED&format=json&resultType=core · https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1136%2Fbmjopen-2019-034295 · https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC7733186/fullTextXML · https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publications/sometimes-cathartic-sometimes-quite-raw-benefit-and-harm-in-an-in-2/

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   neurotransmitters

   None recorded

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   anxiety · ptsd · depression

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         SF-12 mental health and quality of life | Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness | Physical health | Participant-reported benefit/harm

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

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   adults

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   dv-adult-therapy-33303427

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   language

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   Eligibility 16–50 years. Baseline table reports 17–29, 30–39, 40–50 year categories; mean 38.5 (SD 8.1). Exact enrolled minimum and under 18 count not established.

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   Not recorded

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   Eligibility included 16–17 years; no adolescent-specific efficacy analysis established.

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      direct

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   finding

   At 24 months the WEAVE counselling offer did not improve primary or secondary outcomes versus usual care. The 12-month secondary depression finding did not persist; these reports are one cohort.

   summary

   At 24 months the WEAVE counselling offer did not improve primary or secondary outcomes versus usual care. The 12-month secondary depression finding did not persist; these reports are one cohort.

   limitation

   Only 166/272 responded at 24 months and 49% of women offered counselling attended any (mostlyone session). Self-reported outcomes were unmasked. The absence of statistical benefit is not equivalence; within-group improvement does not establish counselling efficacy.

   evidence

   evidence Type

   Cluster randomized trial follow-up

   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

   Same 52 doctor-cluster cohort as 2013; 24-month respondents 81/137 intervention and 85/135 control. Longitudinal models used available data for all baseline participants, so 166 is final time point count, not a new trial.

   measurement

   SF-12 mental health and quality of life; Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness; Physical health; Participant-reported benefit/harm

   timing

   24months

   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

   full-text

   source URLs

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

   outcomes

   1. name

      SF-12 mental health and quality of life

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant between-group difference in mental health or any WHOQOL-BREF domain.

      effect Estimate

      SF-12 mental MD−1.6 (95% CI−5.3, 2.1), p=.393. QOL physical 1.5 (−2.9, 5.9), psychological−0.2 (−4.8, 4.4), social−1.4 (−8.2, 5.4), environment−0.8 (−4.0, 2.5).

      uncertainty

      Attrition and low uptake limit precision; null difference is not proof of equivalence.

      primary Status

      primary

   2. name

      Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant comparative benefit; earlier 12-month secondary depression benefit was not maintained.

      effect Estimate

      DepressionOR 1.0 (95% CI 0.4, 2.9); anxiety 0.6 (0.2, 2.2); PTSD 0.9 (0.3, 2.5); IPV 0.5 (0.2, 1.7).

      uncertainty

      Models adjusted for baseline, time and clustering; all intervals cross 1.

      primary Status

      secondary

   3. name

      Physical health

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant difference.

      effect Estimate

      SF-12 physical MD 2.4 (95% CI−0.8, 5.6), p=.145.

      uncertainty

      Secondary finding; no superiority established.

      primary Status

      secondary

   4. name

      Participant-reported benefit/harm

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant comparative harm-benefit difference; most respondents glad to participate.

      effect Estimate

      VAS MD 4.4 (95% CI−0.8, 9.6), p=.092; 145/166 (87.3%)glad to participate.

      uncertainty

      Reflects respondents and research participation; does not establish zero harms in all 272 women.

      primary Status

      safety/acceptability

   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

   24-monthresponse 81/137 (59%)intervention and 85/135 (63%)control, 166/272 overall. Available-data mixed models do not remove potential nonresponse bias.

   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

   Report says no significant harms detected and refers to the dedicated harms analysis. A same-family primary abstract nevertheless describes short-/long-term negative emotions, recall, retraumatization and minimization. These are participation experiences, not demonstrated treatment-caused excess harm; counts and causal attribution unavailable. 24-month VAS difference nonsignificant.

   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

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   direct

   population

   Women who screened positive for fear of a partner in 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.

   study Design Assessment

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   rct

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   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.

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   title

   Two-year follow up of a cluster randomised controlled trial for women experiencing intimate partner violence: effect of screening and family doctor-delivered counselling on quality of life, mental and physical health and abuse exposure.

   authors

   Hegarty K · Valpied J · Taft A · Brown SJ · Gold L · Gunn J · O'Doherty L

   year

   2020

   journal

   BMJ open

   doi

   10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034295

   pmid

   33303427

   trial Registration

   ACTRN12608000032358

   collection

   language

   intervention Family

   WEAVE family-doctor counselling.

   publication Type

   24-month follow-up of cluster randomized trial

   study Family Id

   ACTRN12608000032358

   family Linkage Uncertain

   false

   existing Repository Matches

   None recorded

   relevance

   relation

   direct

   population

   Women who screened positive for fear of a partner in 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.

   age

   groups

   adults · adolescent eligibility

   reported Range

   Eligibility 16–50 years. Baseline table reports 17–29, 30–39, 40–50 year categories; mean 38.5 (SD 8.1). Exact enrolled minimum and under 18 count not established.

   youth Scope

   Eligibility included 16–17 years; no adolescent-specific efficacy analysis established.

   country

   Australia

   setting

   Victorian Australian primary care, one doctor per practice; doctors recruited 2008–2010.

   sample Size

   randomized

   272

   analyzed

   166

   description

   Same 52 doctor-cluster cohort as 2013; 24-month respondents 81/137 intervention and 85/135 control. Longitudinal models used available data for all baseline participants, so 166 is final time point count, not a new trial.

   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

      SF-12 mental health and quality of life

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant between-group difference in mental health or any WHOQOL-BREF domain.

      effect Estimate

      SF-12 mental MD−1.6 (95% CI−5.3, 2.1), p=.393. QOL physical 1.5 (−2.9, 5.9), psychological−0.2 (−4.8, 4.4), social−1.4 (−8.2, 5.4), environment−0.8 (−4.0, 2.5).

      uncertainty

      Attrition and low uptake limit precision; null difference is not proof of equivalence.

      primary Status

      primary

   2. name

      Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant comparative benefit; earlier 12-month secondary depression benefit was not maintained.

      effect Estimate

      DepressionOR 1.0 (95% CI 0.4, 2.9); anxiety 0.6 (0.2, 2.2); PTSD 0.9 (0.3, 2.5); IPV 0.5 (0.2, 1.7).

      uncertainty

      Models adjusted for baseline, time and clustering; all intervals cross 1.

      primary Status

      secondary

   3. name

      Physical health

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant difference.

      effect Estimate

      SF-12 physical MD 2.4 (95% CI−0.8, 5.6), p=.145.

      uncertainty

      Secondary finding; no superiority established.

      primary Status

      secondary

   4. name

      Participant-reported benefit/harm

      follow Up

      24months

      result

      No significant comparative harm-benefit difference; most respondents glad to participate.

      effect Estimate

      VAS MD 4.4 (95% CI−0.8, 9.6), p=.092; 145/166 (87.3%)glad to participate.

      uncertainty

      Reflects respondents and research participation; does not establish zero harms in all 272 women.

      primary Status

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   finding

   At 24 months the WEAVE counselling offer did not improve primary or secondary outcomes versus usual care. The 12-month secondary depression finding did not persist; these reports are one cohort.

   limitation

   Only 166/272 responded at 24 months and 49% of women offered counselling attended any (mostlyone session). Self-reported outcomes were unmasked. The absence of statistical benefit is not equivalence; within-group improvement does not establish counselling efficacy.

   design

   type

   Cluster randomized trial follow-up

   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

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   Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

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   1

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   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

   24-monthresponse 81/137 (59%)intervention and 85/135 (63%)control, 166/272 overall. Available-data mixed models do not remove potential nonresponse bias.

   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

   Report says no significant harms detected and refers to the dedicated harms analysis. A same-family primary abstract nevertheless describes short-/long-term negative emotions, recall, retraumatization and minimization. These are participation experiences, not demonstrated treatment-caused excess harm; counts and causal attribution unavailable. 24-month VAS difference nonsignificant.

   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.

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   crossref Relations

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   Two-year follow up of a cluster randomised controlled trial for women experiencing intimate partner violence: effect of screening and family doctor-delivered counselling on quality of life, mental and physical health and abuse exposure.

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   The frozen null/durability interpretation is confirmed. This is the same WEAVE cohort, not another independent trial.

   required Before Approval

   No new hold on the core finding. Human review of the fuller appraisal remains pending.

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   sources

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   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.

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   rct

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   sources

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   Explicitly unmasked.

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   Explicitly masked until interpretation and preliminary write-up.

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   evidence

   population

   relation

   direct

   population

   Women who screened positive for fear of a partner in the preceding year.

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   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.

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   Intervention family doctors, trained for the study.

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      follow Up

      24months

      result

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      effect Estimate

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      Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness

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      uncertainty

      Models adjusted for baseline, time and clustering; all intervals cross 1.

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   3. name

      Physical health

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      effect Estimate

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      Secondary finding; no superiority established.

      primary Status

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   4. name

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      result

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      effect Estimate

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Cluster randomized trial follow-up

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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.

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

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SF-12 mental health and quality of life; Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness; Physical health; Participant-reported benefit/harm

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24months

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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

full-text

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

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   follow Up

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   result

   No significant between-group difference in mental health or any WHOQOL-BREF domain.

   effect Estimate

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   Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness

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   No significant comparative benefit; earlier 12-month secondary depression benefit was not maintained.

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   DepressionOR 1.0 (95% CI 0.4, 2.9); anxiety 0.6 (0.2, 2.2); PTSD 0.9 (0.3, 2.5); IPV 0.5 (0.2, 1.7).

   uncertainty

   Models adjusted for baseline, time and clustering; all intervals cross 1.

   primary Status

   secondary

3. name

   Physical health

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant difference.

   effect Estimate

   SF-12 physical MD 2.4 (95% CI−0.8, 5.6), p=.145.

   uncertainty

   Secondary finding; no superiority established.

   primary Status

   secondary

4. name

   Participant-reported benefit/harm

   follow Up

   24months

   result

   No significant comparative harm-benefit difference; most respondents glad to participate.

   effect Estimate

   VAS MD 4.4 (95% CI−0.8, 9.6), p=.092; 145/166 (87.3%)glad to participate.

   uncertainty

   Reflects respondents and research participation; does not establish zero harms in all 272 women.

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   safety/acceptability

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

24-monthresponse 81/137 (59%)intervention and 85/135 (63%)control, 166/272 overall. Available-data mixed models do not remove potential nonresponse bias.

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

Report says no significant harms detected and refers to the dedicated harms analysis. A same-family primary abstract nevertheless describes short-/long-term negative emotions, recall, retraumatization and minimization. These are participation experiences, not demonstrated treatment-caused excess harm; counts and causal attribution unavailable. 24-month VAS difference nonsignificant.

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

Women who screened positive for fear of a partner in 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

   anxiety

   evidence

   1. field

      outcomes

      text

      SF-12 mental health and quality of life | Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness | Physical health | Participant-reported benefit/harm

      matched Text

      anxiety

   scope

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

2. id

   ptsd

   evidence

   1. field

      outcomes

      text

      SF-12 mental health and quality of life | Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness | Physical health | Participant-reported benefit/harm

      matched Text

      PTSD

   scope

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

3. id

   depression

   evidence

   1. field

      outcomes

      text

      SF-12 mental health and quality of life | Depression, anxiety, PTSD and IPV caseness | Physical health | Participant-reported benefit/harm

      matched Text

      Depression

   scope

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

anxiety · ptsd · depression

2

status

not-indexed

retrieval Available

false