How, why, for whom and in what context, do sexual health clinics provide an environment for safe and supported disclosure of sexual violence: protocol for a realist review
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Authors
Caswell, Rachel J.
Maidment, Ian
Ross, Jonathan D. C.
Bradbury-Jones, C.
Issue Date
2020-06-17
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Quality in Health Care , Genitourinary Medicine , Statistics & Research Methods
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Abstract
Introduction:
Supporting people subjected to sexual violence includes provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare. There is a need to ensure an environment for safe and supported disclosure of sexual violence in these clinical settings. The purpose of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of how, why, for whom and in what circumstances safe and supported disclosure occurs in sexual health services.
Methods and analysis:
To understand how safe and supported disclosure of sexual violence works within sexual health services a realist review will be undertaken with the following steps: (1) Focussing of the review including a scoping literature search and guidance from an advisory group. (2) Developing the initial programme theories and a search strategy using context-mechanism-outcome (CMO) configurations. (3) Selection, data extraction and appraisal based on relevance and rigour. (4) Data analysis and synthesis to further develop and refine programme theory, CMO configurations with consideration of middle-range and substantive theories.
Data analysis:
A realist logic of analysis will be used to align data from each phase of the review, with CMO configurations being developed. Programme theories will be sought from the review that can be further tested in the field.
Ethics and dissemination:
This study has been approved by the ethics committee at University of Birmingham, and has Health Research Authority approval. Findings will be disseminated through knowledge exchange with stakeholders, publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and formal and informal reports. In addition, as part of a doctoral study, the findings will be tested in multisite case studies.
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Citation
Caswell, R. J., Maidment, I., Ross, J. D. C., & Bradbury-Jones, C. (2020). How, why, for whom and in what context, do sexual health clinics provide an environment for safe and supported disclosure of sexual violence: protocol for a realist review. BMJ open, 10(6), e037599. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037599
Publisher
BMJ Open