Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1996, USA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Apr;19(4):729-33. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1495.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem with significant impact on the workplace. Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are a confidential benefit to assist employees and their families with a variety of problems that may negatively affect their job performance. The purpose of this systematic review is to study the extant literature to identify articles that have explored the role of EAPs in addressing IPV.
We searched Medline, PsychINFO, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for English-language papers that have explored how EAPs can address IPV. Articles published through 2008 were included.
Our review yielded nine articles, mostly from EAP-centered journals. Nearly all of the studies were published before the year 2000 and primarily describe the need for EAPs to be more engaged in preventing violence against women. Most of the studies were commentaries, often using case reports to support recommendations on how EAPs could address IPV. Results from the two intervention studies revealed close connections between EAP clients being treated for alcoholism and IPV perpetration and the effectiveness of a standardized tool to identify EAP clients experiencing IPV.
Research in this area is in its infancy, and more studies are needed to inform the formulation of evidence-based policies and programs that guide the role of EAPs in addressing IPV. The lack of research on how EAPs address IPV is alarming, as many employers state that they often refer employees affected by IPV to the EAP for assistance.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一个重大的公共卫生问题，对工作场所有着重大影响。员工援助计划（EAP）是一种保密福利，可以帮助员工及其家属解决各种可能对其工作表现产生负面影响的问题。本系统评价的目的是研究现有文献，以确定探讨 EAP 在解决 IPV 方面作用的文章。
我们在 Medline、PsychINFO 和 Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature（CINAHL）中搜索了以英文发表的探讨 EAP 如何解决 IPV 的文章。纳入了截至 2008 年发表的文章。
我们的综述共产生了 9 篇文章，主要来自以 EAP 为中心的期刊。几乎所有的研究都发表在 2000 年之前，主要描述了 EAP 需要更多地参与预防针对妇女的暴力行为。大多数研究是评论，经常使用案例报告来支持关于 EAP 如何解决 IPV 的建议。两项干预研究的结果表明，EAP 客户接受酗酒治疗与 IPV 实施之间存在密切联系，以及一种标准化工具识别经历 IPV 的 EAP 客户的有效性。
该领域的研究仍处于起步阶段，需要更多的研究为制定基于证据的政策和方案提供信息，指导 EAP 在解决 IPV 方面的作用。缺乏关于 EAP 如何解决 IPV 的研究令人震惊，因为许多雇主表示，他们经常将受 IPV 影响的员工转介给 EAP 寻求帮助。
