School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 3;19(7):4286. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074286.
Domestic violence is a threat to human dignity and public health. Mounting evidence shows that domestic violence erodes personal and public health, spawning issues such as lifelong mental health challenges. To further compound the situation, COVID-19 and societies' poor response to the pandemic have not only worsened the domestic violence crisis but also disrupted mental health services for domestic violence victims. While technology-based health solutions can overcome physical constraints posed by the pandemic and offer timely support to address domestic violence victims' mental health issues, there is a dearth of research in the literature. To bridge the research gap, in this study, we aim to examine technology-based mental health solutions for domestic violence victims amid COVID-19.
A literature review was conducted to examine solutions that domestic violence victims can utilize to safeguard and improve their mental health amid COVID-19. Databases including PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus were utilized for the literature search. The search was focused on four themes: domestic violence, mental health, technology-based interventions, and COVID-19. A reverse search of pertinent references was conducted in Google Scholar. The social ecological model was utilized to systematically structure the review findings.
The findings show that a wide array of technology-based solutions has been proposed to address mental health challenges faced by domestic violence victims amid COVID-19. However, none of these proposals is based on empirical evidence amid COVID-19. In terms of social and ecological levels of influence, most of the interventions were developed on the individual level, as opposed to the community level or social level, effectively placing the healthcare responsibility on the victims rather than government and health officials. Furthermore, most of the articles failed to address risks associated with utilizing technology-based interventions (e.g., privacy issues) or navigating the online environment (e.g., cyberstalking).
Overall, our findings highlight the need for greater research endeavors on the research topic. Although technology-based interventions have great potential in resolving domestic violence victims' mental health issues, risks associated with these health solutions should be comprehensively acknowledged and addressed.
家庭暴力是对人类尊严和公共健康的威胁。越来越多的证据表明，家庭暴力会损害个人和公共健康，导致终身心理健康问题等问题。更糟糕的是，COVID-19 及其社会对大流行的应对不力，不仅使家庭暴力危机恶化，还扰乱了家庭暴力受害者的心理健康服务。虽然基于技术的健康解决方案可以克服大流行带来的身体限制，并为解决家庭暴力受害者的心理健康问题提供及时支持，但文献中对此类解决方案的研究却很少。为了弥补这一研究空白，本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 期间针对家庭暴力受害者的基于技术的心理健康解决方案。
我们进行了文献综述，以研究家庭暴力受害者在 COVID-19 期间可以利用哪些技术来保护和改善他们的心理健康。我们使用了 PubMed、PsycINFO 和 Scopus 等数据库进行文献检索。搜索重点关注四个主题：家庭暴力、心理健康、基于技术的干预措施和 COVID-19。在 Google Scholar 中对相关参考文献进行了反向搜索。我们利用社会生态模型系统地构建了综述结果。
研究结果表明，已经提出了广泛的基于技术的解决方案来解决 COVID-19 期间家庭暴力受害者面临的心理健康挑战。然而，这些提议都没有基于 COVID-19 期间的实证证据。就社会和生态影响层面而言，大多数干预措施都是在个人层面上制定的，而不是在社区层面或社会层面上制定的，这实际上将医疗保健责任推给了受害者，而不是政府和卫生官员。此外，大多数文章都没有解决与使用基于技术的干预措施相关的风险（例如隐私问题）或在在线环境中导航的问题（例如网络骚扰）。
总的来说，我们的研究结果强调了在该研究主题上需要进行更多的研究工作。虽然基于技术的干预措施在解决家庭暴力受害者的心理健康问题方面具有很大的潜力，但应全面认识并解决这些健康解决方案相关的风险。
