Table 1

Sample characteristics

NumberAuthorsYear (country)ObjectiveQualitative method (analysis)Sample (age range)
1Ahmad et al 58 2009 (Canada)To explore the views of Southeast Asian immigrant women with experiences of IPA and the meaning of help-seeking and reasons for/against help-seekingFocus groups (thematic analysis)n=22 (29–68)
2Bacchus et al 44 2016
(USA)		To explore women’s views and experiences of being screened for IPA during perinatal home visits in rural and urban contexts in the USAInterviews (thematic analysis)n=26 (16–35)
3Bradbury-Jones et al 65 2011 (Scotland)To explore the healthcare experiences of women living with IPA, specifically in relation to the primary care settingInterviews (thematic analysis)n=17
(age not specified)
4Buchbinder and Barakat66 2014
(Israel)		To understand the relationships between Arab–Israeli abused women with social workers in community health clinicsInterviews (content analysis)n=12 (27–56)
5Chang et al 45 2005
(USA)		To describe what women want from IPA healthcare interventions and to understand why they found certain interventions useful or not usefulInterviews (grounded theory)n=21 (22–62)
6Damra et al 25 2015 (Jordan)To explore the experiences of pregnant women disclosing IPA and seeking help from public hospitals in JordanInterviews (thematic analysis)n=25 (20–42)
7Dienemann et al 46 2005
(USA)		To increase understanding of abused women’s preferences concerning HCP response when they disclose IPAFocus groups (thematic analysis)n=26 (21–65+)
8Evans and Feder54 2014
(UK)		To explore pathways to support for IPA victim/survivors and their experiences of barriers and facilitators to disclosure and help-seekingInterviews (thematic analysis)n=31 (20–65)
9Jack et al 59 2012 (Canada)To develop an IPA intervention to embed within a nurse family partnershipInterviews (content analysis)n=20 (mean age 21)
10Keeling and Fisher55 2015
(UK)		To gain a deeper understanding of women’s experiences of disclosure of IPA to HCPsInterviews (thematic analysis)n=15 (21–54)
11Kelly47 2004
(USA)		To describe experiences Latina women receiving healthcare, and expectations of HCPs and healthcare systems when experiencing IPAInterviews (interpretive phenomenological analysis)n=17 (19–53)
12Larsen et al 67 2014 (Germany)To listen to the voices of female victim/survivors exposed to IPA in GermanyInterviews
(transcendental phenomenology)		n=6
(Age range 20–49)
13Lundell et al 64 2017 (Mexico)To describe how women in Mexico who have suffered from IPA experience their encounters with HCPInterviews (thematic analysis)n=7 (age not specified)
14Lutz48 2006
(USA)		To explore how IPA during pregnancy influences women’s decisions about seeking care and disclosing abuse and their preferences for HCP responsesInterviews (grounded theory)n=12 (18–43)
15Malpass et al 56 2014
(UK)		To understand women’s experiences of disclosure of IPA in general practice settings and subsequent referral by their GP or practice nurse to a domestic violence advocateInterviews (thematic analysis)n=12 (27–81)
16Narula et al 60 2012 (Canada)To understand how women affected by IPA felt their family physicians cared for them and to identify where gaps in care existInterviews (content analysis)n=10 (40–73)
17Naved et al 68 2009 (Bangladesh)To understand how women affected by IPA found an initiative to use paramedics as the first-level mental health counsellors of abused women in rural BangladeshInterviews (thematic analysis)n=30 (not stated)
18Nemoto et al 70 2006
(Japan)		To explore Japanese women’s experiences of healthcare after disclosing IPAInterviews and focus groups (content analysis)n=6 (20–60)
19Nemoto69 2006
(Japan)		To explore Japanese women’s experiences of healthcare after disclosing IPAInterviews (content analysis)n=6 (20–60)
20Nicolaidis et al 4 2008
(USA)		To explore what IPA victim/survivors believe about the relationship between mental health and physical symptoms and to elicit their recommendations for addressing depressionFocus groups (thematic analysis)n=23 (age not specified)
21Olive57 2017
(UK)		To explore women’s emotional responses following attendance to emergency department after an incident of IPAInterviews (thematic analysis)n=6 (age not specified)
22Örmon et al 71 2014 (Sweden)To elucidate how women subjected IPA experience care provided at a general psychiatric clinic after the disclosure of abuseInterviews (content analysis)n=9 (20–55)
23Pratt-Eriksson et al 72 2014 (Sweden)To gain a deeper understanding of women’s lived experience of IPA and their encounters with HCP, social workers and police following IPAInterviews (thematic analysis)n=12
23–56)
24Ragavan et al 50 2017
(USA)		To explore the opinions of women and adolescents residing at a transitional housing programme for adult female IPA victim/survivors and their childrenFocus groups (thematic analysis)n=25 (26–45+)
25Reeves and Humphreys51 2018
(USA)		To develop knowledge on women victim/survivors' HCP experiencesInterviews (thematic analysis)n=14 (22–63)
26Reisenhofer and Seibold61 2012 (Australia)To explore healthcare experiences of Australian women living with IPA and consider how these influence their understanding of IPA and sense of selfInterviews (grounded theory)n=7 (35–50)
27Spangaro et al 62 2019 (Australia)To explore Aboriginal women’s perceptions of the impact of IPA enquiry on themselves or their family, and the conditions associated with positive or nil positive impactInterviews (grounded theory)n=12 (20–36)
28Spangaro et al 63 2020 (Australia)To refine and extend a model and understand the pathways leading to perceptions of positive impact of screeningInterviews (thematic analysis)n=32 (17–41)
29Tower et al 73 2006 (Australia)To explore the health and HCP of women affected by IPA in order to interrogate current health service responses.Interviews (thematic analysis)n=9
(Age range 29–45)
30Watt et al 52 2008
(USA)		To describe the potential for social support for IPA victim/survivors in healthcare settings, according to a woman’s stage of readiness to disclose and take action to address her safetyInterviews (thematic analysis)n=16 (19–47)
31Zink et al 53 2004
(USA)		To better understand the experiences and needs of older victim/survivors of IPA in the healthcare settingInterviews (thematic analysis)n=38 (55–90)

  • GP, general practitioner; HCP, healthcare provider; IPA, intimate partner abuse.