title: Systematic Review of ED-based Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Assessment reactivity may be a factor in the modest results of brief interventions for substance use in the emergency department (ED). The presence of assessment reactivity in studies of interventions for intimate partner violence (IPV) has not been studied. Our objectives were to identify ED IPV intervention studies and evaluate the presence of a consistently positive effect on the control groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a systematic search of electronic databases for English=language intervention studies addressing IPV in the ED published since 1990. Study selection and assessment of methodologic quality were performed by two independent reviewers. Data extraction was performed by one reviewer and then independently checked for completeness and accuracy by a second reviewer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 3,620 unique manuscripts identified by database search, 667 underwent abstract review and 12 underwent full-text review. Only three met full eligibility criteria; data on the control arm were available for two studies. In these two studies, IPV-related outcomes improved for both the experimental and control condition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The paucity of controlled trials of IPV precluded a robust evaluation for assessment reactivity. This study highlighted a critical gap in ED research on IPV.
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Care, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Esther K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.affiliation: Baystate Health, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeLuca
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Care, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tape
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Caron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zlotnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult