Su Zhaohui, McDonnell Dean, Roth Stephanie, Li Quanlei, Šegalo Sabina, Shi Feng, Wagers Shelly
Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies, Mays Cancer Center, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Department of Humanities, Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow, R93 V960, Ireland.
Global Health. 2021 Jun 28;17(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00710-7.
Due to COVID-19, domestic violence victims face a range of mental health challenges, possibly resulting in substantial human and economic consequences. However, there is a lack of mental health interventions tailored to domestic violence victims and in the context of COVID-19. In this study, we aim to identify interventions that can improve domestic violence victims' mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic to address the research gap.
Drawing insights from established COVID-19 review frameworks and a comprehensive review of PubMed literature, we obtained information on interventions that can address domestic violence victims' mental health challenges amid COVID-19. We identified practical and timely solutions that can be utilized to address mental health challenges domestic violence victims face amid COVID-19, mainly focusing on (1) decreasing victims' exposure to the abuser and (2) increasing victims' access to mental health services.
Domestic violence is a public health crisis that affects all demographics and could result in significant morbidity and mortality. In addition to emphasizing mental health challenges faced by domestic violence victims, multidisciplinary interventions are identified that could provide timely and practical solutions to domestic violence victims amid the pandemic, which range from tailored shelter home strategies, education programs, escape plans, laws and regulations, as well as more technology-based mental health solutions. There is a significant need for more multipronged and multidisciplinary strategies to address domestic violence amid and beyond the pandemic, particularly interventions that could capitalize on the ubiquity and cost-effectiveness of technology-based solutions.
由于新冠疫情，家庭暴力受害者面临一系列心理健康挑战，可能会导致巨大的人力和经济后果。然而，缺乏针对家庭暴力受害者且在新冠疫情背景下的心理健康干预措施。在本研究中，我们旨在确定在新冠疫情期间可改善家庭暴力受害者心理健康的干预措施，以填补这一研究空白。
从既定的新冠疫情综述框架以及对PubMed文献的全面综述中获取见解，我们获得了关于在新冠疫情期间可应对家庭暴力受害者心理健康挑战的干预措施的信息。我们确定了可用于应对家庭暴力受害者在新冠疫情期间所面临心理健康挑战的切实可行且及时的解决方案，主要侧重于（1）减少受害者与施虐者的接触，以及（2）增加受害者获得心理健康服务的机会。
家庭暴力是一场影响所有人群的公共卫生危机，可能导致重大的发病率和死亡率。除了强调家庭暴力受害者面临的心理健康挑战外，还确定了多学科干预措施，这些措施可为疫情期间的家庭暴力受害者提供及时且切实可行的解决方案，范围从量身定制的庇护所策略、教育项目、逃生计划、法律法规，以及更多基于技术的心理健康解决方案。在疫情期间及之后，迫切需要更多多管齐下和多学科的策略来应对家庭暴力，特别是那些可以利用基于技术的解决方案的普遍性和成本效益的干预措施。
