Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and their experiences of support services by systematically identifying qualitative and mixed-method studies and thematically synthesising their findings.

Design

Systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Searches were conducted in 12 databases and the grey literature with no language or date restrictions. Quality appraisal of the studies was carried out using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Reviewers extracted first and second order constructs related to help-seeking, identified themes and combined them by interpretative thematic synthesis.

Setting

DVA experienced by male victims and defined as any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling coerciv

SUBMITTER: Huntley AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585830 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature